"Leave No Trace" Ethics
 Boundary Waters Experience will be educating people about low-impact
backcountry travel and helping them appreciate our limited natural
resources.
All of our instructors and students are trained in Leave No Trace
(LNT) camping and travel techniques developed in a coordinated effort
between federal land agencies, wilderness educators, environmental
scientists, outdoor retailers and equipment manufacturers. Students
are also introduced to the concept of environmental stewardship, an
acceptance of personal responsibility for maintaining the health and
beauty of the natural environment.
By living a simple, self-reliant, low-impact lifestyle in the wilderness,
students have the opportunity to analyze firsthand the effect of human
activities upon the environment and realize what aspects of their lifestyles
back home are wasteful and destructive. We hope that every participant
in the Boundary Waters Experience (BWX) is inspired to deepen his or
her ties with nature and appreciate the value of preserving God's wilderness. |
