Be a Watershed Steward: out in the wildlands
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Be a Watershed Steward – out in the wildlands
Enjoy the outdoors? You can make a difference when you’re out hiking, camping, riding and boating. Treat the wildlands in a way that leaves them in as good or better shape than you found them.
- Follow “Leave No Trace” principles.
- Stay on trails when hiking, bicycling or horseback riding. Keep ATVs to designated routes.
- Camp away from the banks of waterways.
- Use only weed-free hay for backcountry travel with horses or other livestock.
- Inspect and wash watercraft to avoid introducing exotic pests into rivers and lakes.
