The Leave No Trace Seven Principles

THE LEAVE NO
TRACE SEVEN
PRINCIPLES
Plan Ahead and Prepare
• Before going to a place, check if your planned activity
is permitted.
• Make sure you have the needed equipment for our
activity and the skills needed to undertake activity.
• Plan how to cope in case emergency arises.
• Check your weather forecast and be prepared for
changing weather condition.
Travel and Camp on Double Surface
• Walk, run, bike, or camp on durable surfaces like established tracks,
rocks, gravel, and dry grasses.
• Avoid walking on soft surface like soft plants. You might be trampling
on a young tree or pasture, and this will cause vegetation damage.
• Camp at least 200 feet from lakes and rivers to protect the water.
• Use existing trails or campsite, no need to build a new campsite that
will alter the environment.
Dispose of Watse Properly
• Pack it in, pack in out means everything you brought

should be brought back with you including left-over
food or fruit peel. Nothing should be left.
• When camping, cat holes are dug for human waste and
covered just same with soil and weeds or leaves on top.
• Dishes should be washed 200 feet away from lakes or
rivers and use biodegradable soap. Scatter strained
dishwater.
Leave What You Find
• Examine archeological structures, old walls, and other
heritage artifact but do not touch nor leave marks on
them.
• Leave nature as found them. Do not take any plant,
rock, plants, or marine animal with you.
• Avoid introducing non-native plant and animals
• Do not build structure, furniture, or dig trenches.
Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfire can cause lasting
impacts.
• If fire is permitted, use fire rings or mound fires that are
already set-up.
• Keep fires small and use only sticks from ground than can be
broken by hand.
• No burning of plastics or other substance that emit toxic
fumes.
Respect Wildlife
• Observe wild animals from a distance and they should be
avoided during sensitive time such as mating, nesting, or
raising the young.
• Do not feed wild animals or birds as it is not natural food.
• Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by storing
and securing the trash well.
• In case you decide to bring your pets along, make sure it
is allowed and you can control them.
AQUATIC
ACTIVIES
Water or Aqua
• Has a certain unique attraction to people of all
ages. Children love to engage in water to play,
while adults alike would get lured to take dip at
the sight of a pool or the beach. Water in its most
natural form, can be a great venue to relax, to
workout, to have fun, to pump up the adrenaline,
and to challenge one’s limits.
Snorkeling
• Snorkeling is peeking through life underneath
water by swimming with the aid of a snorkel and
mask. Snorkeling is not only use for recreational
purposes, it has also been used in water-based
search by rescue teams and in water sports such
as underwater hockey, underwater rugby, and
spear fishing.
WHAT ARE THE BASIC
EQUIPMENT IN
SNORKELING?
Mask
• The mask serves as the viewing device in

appreciating the world beneath the water.
Without the mask, everything viewed
underwater will be blurred or distorted.
Parts of the mask
• Strap – holds the mask to the face

underwater.
• Mask Skirt – is the soft flexible material that
seals the mask around the face.
• Nose pocket – cushions and protects the
nose.
Snorkel
•Is a piece of equipment that makes it

possible to breath at the surface while
the face is submerged in water. The
snorkel is basically composed of a tube,
also called the barrel, and mouthpiece.
Classic snorkle
• Has the most basic part, the solid tube and

mouthpiece. Sometimes, this can be bent to
a specific shape.
Snorkel with a flexible tube
• The flexible tube allows the top and

mouthpiece to rotate to different angles to
better fit the face. It can also drop away
from the face when it not in use.
Splash guard
• Prevents splashed water and spray from

easily entering the tube. However, this will
not stop water from entering the tube when
a big wave covers the snorkel or when one
goes underwater.
Dry valve
• Is a special valve on top of the tube that

completely stops water from entering the
tube when a wave comes or when diving
underwater.
Snorkeling Fins
• Water resists or “pushes back” anything

moving through it. This is the principle
behind what the fins do. It is this resistance
that provides much of the propulsion created
by a moving fin.
Snorkel vests
• Snorkel vests are small and inflatable, which

provide more buoyancy while floating on
water. This will help in consuming less
energy in moving around.
Skin protection
• Snorkeling may require one to under the sun

for some time. In order to protect the skin
from heat of the sun, one may use a good
biodegradable sunscreen, or a better choice
will be wearing a long sleeve rash guard.
Swimming Cap
• The swimming cap is a big help in keeping

hair out of the snorkel and the face as well.
It will also help in preventing the scalp from
burning on a sunny day.
Mask Defogger
• Mask defogger helps prevent mask from

fogging up. Be sure to choose one that is
non-toxic, biodegradable, and alcohol free
for one’s protection and for the protection of
marine life.
P.E ACTIVITY NO. 5.2
• You are going to snorkel for the first time, and you were
also given a budget by your parents to buy all the
necessary equipment for snorkeling. You went to the sports
store and saw so many choices of mask, snorkels, and fins.
1. How will you choose your mask?
2. What features of the snorkel will you be looking for
why?
3. What kind of fin will you be buying and why?

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THE LEAVE NO

• Pack it in, pack in out means everything you brought

• The mask serves as the viewing device in

• Strap – holds the mask to the face

•Is a piece of equipment that makes it

• Has the most basic part, the solid tube and

• The flexible tube allows the top and

• Prevents splashed water and spray from

• Is a special valve on top of the tube that

• Water resists or “pushes back” anything

• Snorkel vests are small and inflatable, which

• Snorkeling may require one to under the sun

• The swimming cap is a big help in keeping

• Mask defogger helps prevent mask from

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