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Two Years in a ROW!!!! Subject: Theme Camp Of Day Award LNT Tour / Camp of the Day Contest The Leave No Trace Tour of Black Rock City initiative was launched in 2002. The tour was conceived as part of an effort to gather and disseminate information about successful practices and technologies for adapting to the specialized conditions of the playa and Burning Man. Theme camps were invited to be part of the tour by featuring simple or novel examples of grey water and trash management systems, camp kitchens, reusable structures, and camp showers that they had devised. The nine participating camps included two villages and a large-scale sound camp that aspired to "leave nothing but energy." Camps were encouraged to share their plans and designs, which were then incorporated into announcements to theme camps, articles in the Black Rock Gazette, Jack Rabbit Speaks, and camp and Earth Guardians web sites. Burning Man participants were invited to visit the camps via the LNT tour, and they could also access information on the techniques in the Earth Guardians library. Participating theme camps were entered in the Camp of the Day contest, which awards two tickets to Burning Man and recognition on the Earth Guardians bulletin board and web pages.
The inaugural tour of 2002 catalyzed an exchange
of ideas about camp design and planning that leaves no trace. Some camps simply
want to do the right thing, some love to tinker and experiment, while others
aspire to establish truly sustainable camps. The tour was a vehicle for
communication about better ways to plan ahead and leave no trace. The 2002 Camp
of the Day winners were Borrachos Y Bicicletas, Heart Waves, Om Bayou, and Poly
Paradise. |