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>> TEXAS IS A BEAUTIFUL STATE
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP KEEPING
IT THAT WAY.
IMAGINE IF EVERY PERSON WHO
WENT OUT IN NATURE LEFT BEHIND
A TRACE OF THEIR PRESENCE.
BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BOTH
PRESERVE AND ENJOY THE
GREAT OUTDOORS.
WE CALL THIS "LEAVE NO TRACE."
FIRST UP, BE PREPARED.
RESEARCH THE AREA YOU'RE
VISITING TO FIND OUT WHAT
FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE.
CHECK FOR BURN BANS AND OTHER
RESTRICTIONS.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
GEAR AND THAT INCLUDES BEING
PREPARED FOR CHANGES IN WEATHER.
ONCE YOU'RE OUT IN THE PARK,
STICK TO THE TRAILS.
GOING OFF TRAIL TRAMPLES
VEGETATION AND DISTURBS
WILDLIFE.
AND GOING OFF TRAIL COULD
LEAD YOU INTO POISON IVY
OR OTHER SURPRISES.
LOOK FOR THE TENT PAD
OR FLATTENED AREA
TO PUT YOUR TENT.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY BURN BANS,
MINIMIZE YOUR CAMPFIRE'S IMPACT
BY USING ESTABLISHED FIRE RINGS.
BUILD ONLY AS BIG A FIRE AS
NEEDED FOR THE COOKING AT HAND.
AND MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS DOUSE
YOUR FIRE COMPLETELY.
IF YOU PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT.
PROPERLY DISPOSE OF YOUR TRASH
IN A DUMPSTER OR TRASH
RECEPTACLE.
YOU CAN ALSO HELP THE RANGERS
BY PICKING UP PIECES OF TRASH
YOU FIND.
WANT SOME NATURAL SOUVENIRS?
TAKE PICTURES!
IT'S A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO
REMOVE RESOURCES FROM THE PARK.
THINGS LIKE ROCKS, PLANTS,
AND OTHER NATURAL OBJECTS.
RESPECT WILD ANIMALS IN THEIR
NATURAL HABITAT AND FROM
A SAFE DISTANCE.
NEVER FEED WILDLIFE!
HUMAN FOOD IS HARMFUL,
EVEN DEADLY TO WILDLIFE
AND CAN CAUSE THEM TO LOSE
THEIR FEAR OF PEOPLE.
AND FINALLY, BE CONSIDERATE
OF OTHER VISITORS.
AVOID WALKING THROUGH OTHERS'
CAMPSITES, KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN
AND RESPECT THE PARK'S QUIET
HOURS SO FOLKS CAN ENJOY THE
SOUNDS OF NATURE.
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JUST THESE FEW SIMPLE THINGS
CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THANKS FOR KEEPING TEXAS WILD!