LNT Guidelines - Revision history

Emilywithay at 18:29, 23 May 2025

2025-05-23T18:29:46Z

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-== Rule #1: Defend against MOOP! ==
+== Be a good steward of the land. ==
 === Definition ===
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 ** '''Toilet paper''' (if you use TP in the woods, it needs to go into your personal trash bag)
 ** '''Food scraps''' (no, you can't toss your banana peel into a bush)
 * '''Poop''' (Please don't poop in the woods. We don't want to have to pick it up. 💩🤢)
 === Guidelines ===
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 * Reduce your total trash by removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you pack them.
-== Rule #2: Set up camp responsibly. ==
+== Bring Lost & Found items to MOMM. ==
 Found objects are not “ground-scores.” Bring them to the Lost and Found, located just up the path from Upper Parking and the Upper Portos, as you would hope someone would do for your stuff.
 Firefly's Lost & Found is also known as the Museum of Modern MOOP (MOMM), and you're encouraged to caption and display any items you find and return. Also remember to check here for items you may have lost before leaving the event! There will also be a lockbox for valuables like electronics, medication, and jewelry.
-== Rule #4: Don't contaminate the stream or forest. ==
+== Use portopotties responsibly. ==
 * If it didn’t come from your body, it doesn’t go in the potty. The only exception is the provided 1-ply toilet paper.
 * Baby wipes, pads/tampons, etc. must be carried out.
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 * Any deco or signage hung in the portos may use painters tape only.
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Emilywithay: /* Rule #2: Set up camp responsibly. */

2025-05-23T17:41:14Z

Rule #2: Set up camp responsibly.

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	=== DON'Ts ===		=== DON'Ts ===

	* 🚫 Don't do anything involving leafblowers, weedwhackers, shovels, or mattocks.		* '''🚫 Don't do anything involving leafblowers, weedwhackers, shovels, or mattocks.'''
	* 🚫 Don't cut, rip, or shred any ferns. This damages them and there are less and less of them each year, changing the appearance, habitat, and ecosystem of the forest.		* '''🚫 Don't cut, rip, or shred any ferns.''' This damages them and there are less and less of them each year, changing the appearance, habitat, and ecosystem of the forest.
	* 🚫 Don't cut or damage saplings. Anything standing vertical and alive is to remain vertical and untouched. You can move sticks, branches, and chopped wood to make room for your camp infrastructure. If you spot a tree or branch dangling menacingly over your camp, bring this to DPW's attention.		* '''🚫 Don't cut or damage saplings.''' Anything standing vertical and alive is to remain vertical and untouched. You can move sticks, branches, and chopped wood to make room for your camp infrastructure. If you spot a tree or branch dangling menacingly over your camp, bring this to DPW's attention.
	* 🚫 Don't rake paths or camping spots bare, as that 1) disturbs habitats unnecessarily and 2) create slick mud pits when it rains; leaf litter helps to prevent paths and camping spots from becoming outright mud puddles.		* '''🚫 Don't rake paths or camping spots bare,''' as that 1) disturbs habitats unnecessarily and 2) create slick mud pits when it rains; leaf litter helps to prevent paths and camping spots from becoming outright mud puddles.
	* 🚫 Don't level or terraform the ground, including to redirect rainwater or streams. If whatever you are planning on doing requires shovels or mattocks, do not do it. Especially take care not to redirect rainwater into main paths; drainways have been specifically shaped along the main vehicle accessible paths in order to allow rainwater to cross paths without damaging them or flow away from the paths altogether. Modifying these drainways or redirecting rainwater may compromise paths and impede road access in case of emergencies.		* '''🚫 Don't level or terraform the ground,''' including to redirect rainwater or streams. If whatever you are planning on doing requires shovels or mattocks, do not do it. Especially take care not to redirect rainwater into main paths; drainways have been specifically shaped along the main vehicle accessible paths in order to allow rainwater to cross paths without damaging them or flow away from the paths altogether. Modifying these drainways or redirecting rainwater may compromise paths and impede road access in case of emergencies.
	* 🚫 Don't remove any plant or animal life, dead or alive, from the forest.		* '''🚫 Don’t bag or trash fire pit ash;''' instead scatter them broadly in the woods (after checking for MOOP) to return those minerals to the soil. Only wood should be burned in fire pits, not cigarette butts or other trash. (Note: Ashes from fires in which toxic flame colorants have been used should not be scattered, so please avoid those chemicals or have a plan for how to deal with the ashes.)
			* '''🚫 Don't remove any plant or animal life''', dead or alive, from the forest.
			* '''🚫 Do not open areas of the rock wall that are not already open!''' This may only be done with landowner permission and will be handled by DPW.

	== Rule #3: Bring Lost & Found items to MOMM. ==		== Rule #3: Bring Lost & Found items to MOMM. ==
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	Firefly's Lost & Found is also known as the Museum of Modern MOOP (MOMM), and you're encouraged to caption and display any items you find and return. Also remember to check here for items you may have lost before leaving the event! There will also be a lockbox for valuables like electronics, medication, and jewelry.		Firefly's Lost & Found is also known as the Museum of Modern MOOP (MOMM), and you're encouraged to caption and display any items you find and return. Also remember to check here for items you may have lost before leaving the event! There will also be a lockbox for valuables like electronics, medication, and jewelry.

	== Rule #4: Don't ~~be gross~~. ==		== Rule #4: Don't contaminate the stream or forest. ==

	=== You can pee in the woods, but ===		=== You can pee in the woods, but ===
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	* Put the seat down for best ventilation.		* Put the seat down for best ventilation.
	* Any deco or signage hung in the portos may use painters tape only.		* Any deco or signage hung in the portos may use painters tape only.

			=== If you use permethrin, apply it off-site! ===
	[[Leave No Trace (LNT) Core\|Return to LNT main page]]		[[Leave No Trace (LNT) Core\|Return to LNT main page]]

Emilywithay: /* Other Tips */

2025-05-19T11:47:31Z

Other Tips

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	* Brightly colored zip ties, paracord, etc. are easier to find when packing up than black, white, or clear ones.		* Brightly colored zip ties, paracord, etc. are easier to find when packing up than black, white, or clear ones.
	* ~~You can reduce~~ your total trash by removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you pack them.		* Attach small pieces of brightly colored flagging tape to fairy light strings, metal tent stakes, and anything else that might try to blend in nature.
			* Reduce your total trash by removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you pack them.

	== Rule #2: Set up camp responsibly. ==		== Rule #2: Set up camp responsibly. ==

Emilywithay at 11:39, 19 May 2025

2025-05-19T11:39:57Z

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			[[Leave No Trace (LNT) Core\|Return to LNT main page]]

	== Rule #1: Defend against MOOP! ==		== Rule #1: Defend against MOOP! ==

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	* Put the seat down for best ventilation.		* Put the seat down for best ventilation.
	* Any deco or signage hung in the portos may use painters tape only.		* Any deco or signage hung in the portos may use painters tape only.
			[[Leave No Trace (LNT) Core\|Return to LNT main page]]

Emilywithay at 06:21, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T06:21:06Z

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	* Brightly colored zip ties, paracord, etc. are easier to find when packing up than black, white, or clear ones.		* Brightly colored zip ties, paracord, etc. are easier to find when packing up than black, white, or clear ones.
	* You can reduce your total trash by removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you pack them.		* You can reduce your total trash by removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you pack them.

			== Rule #2: Set up camp responsibly. ==

			=== If it’s dead, you can move it. If it’s alive, leave it. ===

			=== DOs ===

			* ✅ Put a tent over ferns without cutting them. (They will bounce back.)
			* ✅ Rake around fires and burn barrels to prevent fires. (Put the leaf litter back afterwards.)
			* ✅ Move sticks to make room for camp infrastructure or to designate paths or other spaces within your camp. (Scatter any sticks you've intentionally arranged afterwards.)

			=== DON'Ts ===

			* 🚫 Don't do anything involving leafblowers, weedwhackers, shovels, or mattocks.
			* 🚫 Don't cut, rip, or shred any ferns. This damages them and there are less and less of them each year, changing the appearance, habitat, and ecosystem of the forest.
			* 🚫 Don't cut or damage saplings. Anything standing vertical and alive is to remain vertical and untouched. You can move sticks, branches, and chopped wood to make room for your camp infrastructure. If you spot a tree or branch dangling menacingly over your camp, bring this to DPW's attention.
			* 🚫 Don't rake paths or camping spots bare, as that 1) disturbs habitats unnecessarily and 2) create slick mud pits when it rains; leaf litter helps to prevent paths and camping spots from becoming outright mud puddles.
			* 🚫 Don't level or terraform the ground, including to redirect rainwater or streams. If whatever you are planning on doing requires shovels or mattocks, do not do it. Especially take care not to redirect rainwater into main paths; drainways have been specifically shaped along the main vehicle accessible paths in order to allow rainwater to cross paths without damaging them or flow away from the paths altogether. Modifying these drainways or redirecting rainwater may compromise paths and impede road access in case of emergencies.
			* 🚫 Don't remove any plant or animal life, dead or alive, from the forest.

			== Rule #3: Bring Lost & Found items to MOMM. ==
			Found objects are not “ground-scores.” Bring them to the Lost and Found, located just up the path from Upper Parking and the Upper Portos, as you would hope someone would do for your stuff.

			Firefly's Lost & Found is also known as the Museum of Modern MOOP (MOMM), and you're encouraged to caption and display any items you find and return. Also remember to check here for items you may have lost before leaving the event! There will also be a lockbox for valuables like electronics, medication, and jewelry.

			== Rule #4: Don't be gross. ==

			=== You can pee in the woods, but ===

			* Don't do it within 100 feet of the stream.
			* Don't leave toilet paper behind; take it with you in your personal trash bag.

			=== You can cool off in the stream, but ===

			* NO SOAP in the stream, even the hippy stuff.
			* Wash off your sunscreen, bug spray, and personal products at least 100 feet away from the stream first.

			=== You can wash dishes at your camp, but ===

			* Not in the stream
			* Strain your grey water and dispose of it at least 100 feet from the stream.
			* If it’s chunky or oily, pack it out! Use a funnel and container with screw top. To reduce chunkiness of grey water, wipe dishes with a paper towel into the trash before washing.
			* Use ONLY biodegradable soaps

			=== Please use the portopotties, but ===

			* If it didn’t come from your body, it doesn’t go in the potty. The only exception is the provided 1-ply toilet paper.
			* Baby wipes, pads/tampons, etc. must be carried out.
			* Peeing in the woods is fine, but all other human waste MUST go in the potty or be otherwise removed. POOP and PUKE are MOOP!
			* Put the seat down for best ventilation.
			* Any deco or signage hung in the portos may use painters tape only.

Emilywithay at 05:49, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T05:49:33Z

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	==~~= Do not bring anything with =~~==		== Rule #1: Defend against MOOP! ==

	* Feathers 🚫🪶		=== Definition ===
	* Sequins 🚫💎		MOOP stands for Matter Out of Place, and avoiding leaving MOOP anywhere on the hill, in the forest, on the fields, along paths, etc. is an essential part of leaving no trace at Firefly. MOOP includes, but is not limited to:
	* Glitter 🚫🌟
	* Anything else likely to fall off and ~~become~~ MOOP

	~~=== Do ===~~		* '''Personal items''' that have been misplaced or forgotten
			* '''Trash''' of any size, including
			** '''Feathers, sequins, or''' '''glitter''' (DO NOT pack anything with these on them)
			** '''Cigarette butts''' (bring a container to dispose of these if you plan to smoke)
			** '''Toilet paper''' (if you use TP in the woods, it needs to go into your personal trash bag)
			** '''Food scraps''' (no, you can't toss your banana peel into a bush)
			* '''Poop''' (Please don't poop in the woods. We don't want to have to pick it up. 💩🤢)

	* ~~PUT A NAME LABEL ON ANYTHING YOU’RE LIKELY TO PUT DOWN~~, ~~especially cups~~ and ~~water bottles but probably also everything else~~ you ~~bring with~~ you.		=== Guidelines ===
	* ~~Bring trash bags for~~ your ~~personal trash for the week~~		* '''🚫 DO NOT BRING''' anything with feathers 🪶, sequins 💎, glitter 🌟, or anything else likely to fall off your costume or body and become MOOP. This is a rule and not a suggestion; if you're walking around in a MOOPy outfit, attentive Fireflies will tell you to go back to your tent and change.
	* Bring small reclosable plastic bags to carry with you ~~in case you create or find trash while away from your campsite~~		* '''🏷️ LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS''' with your name and where you're camping, especially cups, water bottles, hats, jackets, or other items you're likely to carry around with you.

	~~=== We also suggest ===~~		* 🍬 '''CARRY A SMALL PLASTIC BAG''' for any trash you create or find while away from your campsite. It's expected that everyone be prepared to pick up any MOOP they encounter at Firefly.
			* '''🗑️ BRING TRASH BAGS''' to use for your personal trash for the week. You will need to carry all your trash offsite with you at the end of the event.

	* Bringing brightly colored (rather than black, white, or clear) zip ties, paracord, etc. that will be easy to see when packing up.		=== Other Tips ===
	* Removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you get to the event.
	* Bringing a container for cigarette butts if you smoke.

	~~=== Other ===~~		* Brightly colored zip ties, paracord, etc. are easier to find when packing up than black, white, or clear ones.
			* You can reduce your total trash by removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you pack them.
	* ~~Firefly is a carry in~~, ~~carry out event; there is nowhere to dispose of trash at the event~~.
	* Toilet Paper is MooP! Have a baggie to ~~put your TP in~~ when ~~peeing in the woods~~.
	* ~~Make sure all camp members carry their~~ trash ~~out~~ and ~~that the last person to leave does a final MooP sweep~~.

Emilywithay at 05:17, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T05:17:54Z

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	a		=== Do not bring anything with ===

			* Feathers 🚫🪶
			* Sequins 🚫💎
			* Glitter 🚫🌟
			* Anything else likely to fall off and become MOOP

			=== Do ===

			* PUT A NAME LABEL ON ANYTHING YOU’RE LIKELY TO PUT DOWN, especially cups and water bottles but probably also everything else you bring with you.
			* Bring trash bags for your personal trash for the week
			* Bring small reclosable plastic bags to carry with you in case you create or find trash while away from your campsite

			=== We also suggest ===

			* Bringing brightly colored (rather than black, white, or clear) zip ties, paracord, etc. that will be easy to see when packing up.
			* Removing unnecessary packaging from food and other items before you get to the event.
			* Bringing a container for cigarette butts if you smoke.

			=== Other ===

			* Firefly is a carry in, carry out event; there is nowhere to dispose of trash at the event.
			* Toilet Paper is MooP! Have a baggie to put your TP in when peeing in the woods.
			* Make sure all camp members carry their trash out and that the last person to leave does a final MooP sweep.

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