333rd Toronto Scout Troop
                                                  Environment Code      

Don't touch Nature or you could destroy a home...just look and listen 

Leave Nature alone...let it look after itself

When you make a Port-A-Potty, dig a hole about 30-50 cm. deep 
Every time you use it, pour some dirt into the hole. 
 When you leave, pour the rest of the dirt in
...make sure it doesn't smell ...stamp it down...mark it with a cross.

Don't pollute water by doing your business in there, or by throwing things in,
or by washing with soap or shampoo in there.

Use dead and dry wood for fires...don't cut down live trees.

Build fires carefully, and where there were fires before.  
If you MUST build a fire in a new place, do it on rocky ground,
and clear a non-burnable space 2 m. diameter.


If your stomach can't churn it, don't burn it.  Save the Scouting way!

Clean up after yourself, leave no trace of fires and pick up every little scrap of garbage
...Even if it's not yours!


When you leave, try to make it as clean or cleaner than when you arrived
  Leave No Trace  you've been there;  just your thanks.
Carry out garbage if there is no receptacle where you are.

Walk lightly on travelled paths...don't make new paths

Don't put chemicals or oil down storm drains

Don't waste resources through carelessness or neglect

Be a leader in preventing damage to the land, earth, air and water

Why?   Because we're Scouts.   This is our country to care for !




The Principles of
Leave No Trace

 

1. Plan Ahead and Prepare

2. Travel & Camp on Durable
    Surfaces

3. Dispose of Waste Properly         (Pack It In, Pack It Out)

4. Leave What You Find

5. Minimize Campfire Impacts

6. Respect Wildlife

7. Be Considerate of Other
    Visitors

8. Leave Nothing But Your
   Thanks

 


Outdoor Code

 

As a proud Canadian, I will do my best to:

Be clean in my outdoor manners. I will treat the outdoors as a heritage.   I will take care of it for myself and others. I will keep my
trash, garbage and waste out of lakes, streams, fields, woods, and
roadways.

Be careful with fire. I will prevent wildfire. I will build my fires only
when and where they are appropriate. When I have finished using
a fire, I will make sure it is cold out. I will leave a clean fire ring, or
remove all evidence of my fire.

Be considerate in the outdoors. I will treat public and private
property with respect. I will follow the principles of Leave No Trace
 for all outdoor activities.

Be conservation-minded. I will learn about and practice good
conservation of soil, waters, forests, minerals, grasslands, wildlife,
and energy.   I will urge others to do the same.


Last updated May 2009