Outdoor Code

The Outdoor Code

As an American, 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 and garbage 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 permitted and 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 the land and other land users with respect. I will follow the principles of outdoor ethics 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.)

As the troop committee chair for hubby's Scout troop, I strive to live by this whenever I'm out and about in the great outdoors.  In my humble opinion, it all boils down to what I learned as a 7 year old Brownie:  Leave a place cleaner than you found it!