“Leave No Trace” Trainers Coming

All members of the Washington community are encouraged to attend and learn about Leave No Trace principles to help protect and preserve the San Juan Islands for years to come.

Leave No Trace recently designated Washington’s San Juan Islands as one of the nation’s eight ‘Hot Spots’ in the U.S. this year as part of the nonprofit organization’s campaign to address and help public lands that are facing the threat of irreversible environmental damage. The event is conducted by the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers and helps communities raise awareness and take action using Leave No Trace principles.

“Many outdoor areas across our nation, like the San Juan Islands, are negatively impacted by recreational use. We are literally loving the land to death,” according to Danielle Rowland, Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainer. “In most cases, the land impact isn’t due to a malicious intent to harm nature and wildlife. Instead, it’s simply lack of an understanding or know-how of ‘Leave No Trace’.”

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