P.E. Flashcards
(23 cards)
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.
PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
Make sure you have the needed equipment for your activity and the skills needed to undertake the activity
PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
Plan how to cope in case emergency arises.
PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
Check the weather forecast and be prepared for changing weather conditions.
PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
> To minimize environmental impact and for safety reasons, keep group numbers small.
> Repack food to minimize waste.
PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
Walk, run, bike or camp on durable surfaces like established tracks, rocks, gravel, and dry grasses.
Travel and camp on durable surfaces
Use existing trails or campsites, no need to build a new campsite that will alter the environment.
Travel and camp on durable surfaces
> Avoid places where impacts/are just beginning to show.
> When camping, keep the campsite small and discreet
Travel and camp on durable surfaces
Camp at least ________ feet from lakes and rivers to protect the waters
200
“Pack it in, pack it out” means everything you brought should be returned with you including leftover food or fruit peel.
Nothing should be left.
Disposing waste properly
When camping, cat holes are dug ______ inches deep for human waste and covered just the same with soil and weeds or leaves on top.
6-8 inches
Dishes should be washed _______ feet away from lakes or rivers and use biodegradable soap. Scatter strained dish water
200
Examine archeological structures, old walls, and other heritage artifacts but do not touch nor leave marks on them.
Leave what you find
Leave nature as you found them. Do not take any plants, rocks marine animal with you.
Leave what you find
Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches
Leave what you find
Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfires cause lasting impacts.
Minimize campfire impacts
> Keep fires small and use only sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand.
> Burn all wood to ash and make sure fires are completely out. Scatter the cool ash.
Minimize campfire impacts
Observe wild animals from a distance and they should be avoided during sensitive times such as mating, nesting or raising the young.
Respect Wilflife
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.
Respect wildlife
> Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by storing and securing trash well.
> In case you decide to bring your pets along, make sure it is allowed and your can control them.
Respect wildlife
> Respect people who live and work in the country side
> Respect other visitors and let them have a momentous experience as well
BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS
Allow the the sound of nature to prevail, not your noise or the radio
BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS
7 principles of leaving no trace
*Plan ahead and prepare
*Travel and camp on durable surfaces
*Disposing waste properly
*Leave what you find
*Minimize campfire Impacts
*Respect Wildlife
*Be considerate of other Visitors
