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