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Leave No Trace
Wilderness
Public Lands Management
Backcountry Travel
Outdoor Practices and Leadership
100
Packing out trash and digging catholes are ways to practice this LNT principle.
What is Dispose of Waste Properly?
100
This is the year when the Wilderness Act was passed
What is 1964.
100
This land management agency manages mostly rangelands and underground mineral rights, and manages lands in 12 Western states.
What is the Bureau of Land Management?
100
This is the number of Leave no Trace Principles
What is 7?
100
This is the knot used to tie into your harness when climbing.
What is the Figure Eight Knot?
200
Knowing regulations, preparing for weather and emergencies, and scheduling your trip to avoid high times of use are examples of this LNT principle.
What is Plan Ahead and Prepare?
200
This percentage of US lands are designated as Wilderness Areas.
What is 4.5%?
200
This land management organization manages land in 44 states, mostly managing timberlands and above-ground resources, and is part of the Department of Agriculture.
What is the US Forest Service?
200
These help sustain energy levels over multiple days exerting energy while backpacking.
What are healthy, unsaturated fats?
200
This is how to keep food safe from critters while camping.
What is hang a bear bag/hang your food in a tree?
300
Using established trails and campsites are examples of practicing this LNT principle.
What is Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces?
300
This state has the most designated Wilderness in all of the US.
What is Alaska?
300
This percentage of US lands are owned by the federal government
What is 30%?
300
These are 2 examples of durable surfaces.
What are rock, trail, snow, gravel, grass, etc?
300
This is what causes people to occasionally become ill from drinking untreated water in the backcountry.
What is bacteria?
400
Not disturbing rocks, plants, and historical structures are examples of practicing this Leave No Trace principle.
What is Leave What You Find?
400
This is an example of a local Wilderness Area
What is the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness; Holy Cross Wilderness; Raggeds Wilderness; Collegiate Peaks Wilderness; Hunter Frying-Pan Wilderness
400
The Colorado River runs through this many states.
What is 7?
400
These are 2 considerations to make when planning a backpacking menu.
What is the weight of the food, space in your backpack, equipment to cook on, limited food storage, nutritional needs?
400
These are two uses of water from the Colorado River
What are agriculture, human consumption/cities, ranching, etc?
500
Storing food properly, not approaching animals, and controlling your pets are examples of practicing this Leave No Trace ethic.
What is Respect Wildlife?
500
These are 2 of 5 criteria necessary for land to be considered for Wilderness designation.
What is 1) land must be under federal ownership/management 2) area must be at least 5,000 acres 3) human influence is "substantially unoticeable" 4) there are opportunities for solitude and recreation 5) area possesses ecological, geological, scientific, educational, scenic, or historic value
500
This is the philosophy that the environment and its resources should be used by humans and managed in a responsible manner
What is Conservation?
500
This is where you should pack heavy items in your backpack.
What is close to your back and in the middle of your pack?
500
This is the philosophy that lands and natural resources shouldn't be consumed by humans, rather they should be maintained in their pure form.
What is preservation?