TOPIC 2: PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE Flashcards
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- Before going to a place, check if your planned activity is permitted. Make sure to know the rules, guidelines and safety procedures they have set.
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PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
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- Make sure you have the needed equipment for your activity and the skills needed to undertake the activity.
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PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
3
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- Plan how to cope in case emergency arises.
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PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
4
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- Check the weather forecast and be prepared for changing weather conditions.
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PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
5
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- To minimize environmental impact and for safety reasons, keep group numbers small.
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PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
6
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- Repack food to minimize waste.
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PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
7
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- Walk, run, bike or camp on durable surfaces like established tracks, rocks, gravel, and dry grasses.
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TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES
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- Use existing trails or campsites, no need to build a new campsite that will alter the environment.
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TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES
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- Avoid places where impacts/are just beginning to show. When camping, keep the campsite small and discreet.
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TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES
10
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- Camp at least 200 feet from lakes and rivers to protect the waters
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TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES
11
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- “Pack it in, pack it out”
o Means everything you brought should be brought back with you including left-over food or fruit peel. Nothing should be left.
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DISPOSING WASTE PROPERLY
12
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- When camping, cat holes are dug 6 – 8 inches deep for human waste and covered just the same with soil and weeds or leaves on top.
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DISPOSING WASTE PROPERLY
13
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- Dishes should be washed 200 feet away from lakes or rivers and use biodegradable soap. Scatter strained dish water.
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DISPOSING WASTE PROPERLY
14
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- Observe wild animals from a distance and they should be avoided during sensitive times such as mating, nesting or raising the young.
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RESPECT WILDLIFE
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- Do not feed wild animals or birds as it is not their natural food. The food might damage their health or alter their natural behaviors and even expose them to predators.
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RESPECT WILDLIFE
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- Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by storing and securing trash well.
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RESPECT WILDLIFE
17
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- In case you decide to bring your pets along make sure it is allowed and you can control them.
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RESPECT WILDLIFE
18
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- Examine archeological structures, old walls, and other heritage artifacts but do not touch nor leave marks on them.
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LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND
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- Leave nature as you found them. Do not take any plants, rocks or marine animal with you.
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LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND
20
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- Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches.
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LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND
21
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- Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfires can cause lasting impacts.
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MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS
22
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Keep fires small and use only sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand.
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MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS
23
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- Burn all the wood to ash and make sure fires are completely out. Scatter the cool ash.
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MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS
24
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- Respect people who live and work in the country side
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BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS
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* Respect other visitors and let them have a momentous experience as well.
BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS
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* Allow the sound of nature to prevail, not your noise or the radio.
BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS
