Leave No Trace

• We pledge to Leave No Trace in and around our campsite, including our own and others’ waste.
• We will read the survival guide, complete our camp’s Leave No Trace Plan and share it with the entire camp.
• We will plan the assembly and takedown of our structures and decorations and tape the edges of our carpets
• We will inventory vehicle space so that we can pack out everything
• We will take the packaging off of just about everything and stock up on reusable products and containers
• We will bring no glass, cheap trinkets, small feathers, sequins, or glitter or anything that might get left on the playa.

• We will check our camp daily
• We will pick up MOOP as we go, realizing that any trash or MOOP can blow away or be buried at any moment.
• We will keep our recyclable and garbage clearly separated for easy disposal
• We will recycle our aluminum, either on-site or back home
• We will have special cleanup crews for any high traffic activities we host and take care of any trash left by guests
• We won’t leave trash in or around the port-o-potties
• We won’t light fires on bare ground or dig pits, leaving scars. If we must burn, we’ll use a public burn barrel or burn platform
• We won’t dig large holes or trenches
• We will keep all items tied or weighted down
• We will not dump any grey or black water on the playa.  Any spills will be properly taken care of before we leave
• We will encourage members of our camp to carry a personal trash (MOOP) container and a cigarette butt container when they are outside camp

• We will put aside time and have designated volunteers for the final cleanup
• We will take all trash in and recyclables in sealed bags to a designated waste/recycling site on the way home.
• After cleaning our own camp, we will volunteer additional time to general city cleanup
• We will commit to take one bag of camp trash to dispose of off-playa.
• We will pack out everything, including any unevaporated gray water
• We won’t put trash in or around the port-o-potties
• We will help out our neighbors and fellow citizens and will do our best to spread information
  

• We will encourage our guests to bring their own beverage containers.
• We will help out our neighborhood on a regular basis
• We will adopt the space around our camp, making sure that it stays traceless
• We will help careless or forgetful campers, providing spare MOOP containers and information

Here’s how we’ll do it:

Camp Design: We’ll make sure that open spaces are easily policed for trash, and that public spaces have receptacles for trash, cigarettes, and recyclables.  Gray water evaporation is handled in a spot that gets sunlight throughout the bulk of the day, and we are prepared to take all remaining unevaporated water home.  Our common area will offer large water coolers, eliminating the need for many smaller sized packaged water containers on playa.

Breakdown: Camp infrastructure will be itemized and accounted for during breakdown in order to ensure there are no forgotten items.  LNT policing will continue down to the last person in camp on playa, making sure that all space under parked vehicles is searched several times before the end of the event.

Garbage Management: Trash will be separated and accounted for regularly throughout our time on the playa.  As additional group trash is produced, a member will claim the trash for the return trip.

Water Management: We’ll make sure that all gray water, black water, drips from vehicles, etc are kept off the playa surface.  Vehicles and trailers will be checked daily and any spills will be handled properly.

Education: We’ll make sure that all camp members and guest are aware of the proper way to handle their trash (self reliance first and foremost) and that everyone knows how to do their part to keep a clean camp.

We will bring the following items for camp operations

The camp will provide the following items for the camp’s breakdown and clean-up. We also encourage camp members who can bring those items to do so.

Packing Out and Restoration of Our Site

• We will take away everything we brought with us plus a few things we didn’t know we’d have (It always happens!)
• Our restoration team will mark our camp’s borders, break up any dunes that formed around vehicles or structures, and divide our area to begin line sweeps.  We will have each restoration volunteer carefully check their area while we move through the camp in a grid.  We will pick up all debris down to the last hair or splinter of wood.
• We will try to give a helping hand to our neighbors and will help police empty space in the neighborhood before we leave.