Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

Camping

100

 Campsites so highly impacted that further use will cause no additional disturbance are the best or worst place to set up camp..

Best

200

When camping in undisturbed areas...breaking camp, a camper should take time to naturalize the site. Covering scuffed areas with natural materials (such as pine needles), brushing out footprints, and raking matted grassy areas with a stick will help the site recover and make it less obvious as a campsite.  True or False.....

True!

300

When camping on a durable surface or in areas of sensitivity, campsites should be kept _____ to avoid creating more established areas.

Small

400

Constructed trails impact the land; however, they are a necessary response to the fact that people travel through natural areas. True or False

True

500

If you don't like the designated campsite, it is ok to always choose to camp in another area as long as you lessen the impact?

False

Traveling

100

This is the distance that hikers will want to keep to avoid damage to riparian areas....

200 ft. 

200

When following established trails and paths hikers should always use this "method" to hike, even in when its muddy as to mitigate their impact

Single File

300

When hiking on non-established trails, this method should be used to mitigate impact and not create new trails.  A synonym of "Scatter"...

Disperse 

400

Some hikers might be tempted to step off trail to avoid mud and muck on their hiking adventure leading to the increase in trail size or damage to sensitive vegetation.  This can be avoided by wearing proper _______, so that mud and other grime on the trail won't negatively impact the trek.

Foodware 

500

When traveling on ice or snow, it is necessary to clear the ice and snow first as to walk safely down the chosen path?   True or False?

False

The Basics

100

These types of areas include  established trails, campsites, rock, gravel, and dry grasses or snow.

Durable Surfaces

200

This saying about campsites consists of being found and not...

Made

300

This referee to areas not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization)...

Pristine

400

Impacts are on a spectrum.  To mitigate impact we want to avoid places where impact are just ______

Beginning

500

These are zones of vegetation that occur along the edges of rivers, streams, lakes, and other water bodies..

Reparian Areas

Surface Durability

100

These surfaces are highly durable and can tolerate repeated trampling and scuffing. However, lichens that grow on rocks are vulnerable to repeated scuffing.

Rock, Sand, and Gravel

200

The effect of travel across these surfaces is temporary, making them good choices for travel—assuming good safety precautions are followed and the snow layer is of sufficient depth and firmness to prevent vegetation damage.

Ice and Snow

300

This type of ground growth is one of the biggest to not impact.  Loss of this can cause erosion to expand and could reduce the food source for some animals.  Loss of this can also reduce the biodiversity of similar types in the area.

Vegetation

400

Water is a preciously scarce resource for all living things in the desert. Don’t walk through these when walking off established trails, or disturb surface water in any way. These types of things are also home to tiny desert animals.

Desert Puddles and Mud Holes

500

These soil biomes are found in desert environments, and is extremely vulnerable to foot traffic. The "crust" consists of tiny communities of organisms that appear as a blackish and irregular raised crust upon the sand often taking decades or hundreds of years to form.

Cryptobiotic Crust or "living soil"