NOLS Soft Paths

• Leave No Trace, minimum impact skills and ethics

• New research and field experience prescribe better minimum-impact techniques for wilderness use

• Expanded information on camping practices

• How far you should camp from water, where to pitch your tent, how to build a fire or if you should build one in the first place

• Respecting and caring for wildlands, doing your part to protect our limited resources and future recreation opportunities

• Trampling, litter, waste disposal, fire use, wildlife health, and protecting cultural resources