TOPIC 2: PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 1

• 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.

Answer 1

PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 2

• Make sure you have the needed equipment for your activity and the skills needed to undertake the activity.

Answer 2

PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 3

• Plan how to cope in case emergency arises.

Answer 3

PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 4

• Check the weather forecast and be prepared for changing weather conditions.

Answer 4

PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 5

• To minimize environmental impact and for safety reasons, keep group numbers small.

Answer 5

PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 6

• Repack food to minimize waste.

Answer 6

PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE

Question 7

• Walk, run, bike or camp on durable surfaces like established tracks, rocks, gravel, and dry grasses.

Answer 7

TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES

Question 8

• Use existing trails or campsites, no need to build a new campsite that will alter the environment.

Answer 8

TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES

Question 9

• Avoid places where impacts/are just beginning to show. When camping, keep the campsite small and discreet.

Answer 9

TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES

Question 10

• Camp at least 200 feet from lakes and rivers to protect the waters

Answer 10

TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES

Question 11

• “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.

Answer 11

DISPOSING WASTE PROPERLY

Question 12

• 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.

Answer 12

DISPOSING WASTE PROPERLY

Question 13

• Dishes should be washed 200 feet away from lakes or rivers and use biodegradable soap. Scatter strained dish water.

Answer 13

DISPOSING WASTE PROPERLY

Question 14

• Observe wild animals from a distance and they should be avoided during sensitive times such as mating, nesting or raising the young.

Answer 14

RESPECT WILDLIFE

Question 15

• 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.

Answer 15

RESPECT WILDLIFE

Question 16

• Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by storing and securing trash well.

Answer 16

RESPECT WILDLIFE

Question 17

• In case you decide to bring your pets along make sure it is allowed and you can control them.

Answer 17

RESPECT WILDLIFE

Question 18

• Examine archeological structures, old walls, and other heritage artifacts but do not touch nor leave marks on them.

Answer 18

LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND

Question 19

• Leave nature as you found them. Do not take any plants, rocks or marine animal with you.

Answer 19

LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND

Question 20

• Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches.

Answer 20

LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND

Question 21

• Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfires can cause lasting impacts.

Answer 21

MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS

Question 22

Keep fires small and use only sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand.

Answer 22

MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS

Question 23

• Burn all the wood to ash and make sure fires are completely out. Scatter the cool ash.

Answer 23

MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS

Question 24

• Respect people who live and work in the country side

Answer 24

BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS

Question 25

• Respect other visitors and let them have a momentous experience as well.

Answer 25

BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS

Question 26

• Allow the sound of nature to prevail, not your noise or the radio.

Answer 26

BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS