Backcountry Camping Impact, White Mountains - This photography work focuses on backcountry camping impact in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Some areas are being littered with trash and are showing signs of surface erosion from heavy usage. And in other areas campsites are completely abandoned; campers are leaving all they're camping gear behind in the forest, and this eventually turns into a big mess that someone has to pick up. In other areas of the White Mountain National Forest, campers are cutting young healthy trees down to build tent platforms and shelters. This project creates awareness for the poor leave no trace practices some campers are using. Scenes include; campfires left unattended, trash thrown in the woods, and damaged done to the forest. More outdoor education courses will help with this problem. [Continue reading]

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