Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
7 Principles
  • Plan Ahead & Prepare
  • Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces
  • Dispose of Waste Properly
  • Leave What You Find
  • Minimize Campfire Impacts
  • Respect Wildlife
  • Be Considerate of Other Visitors
    The Outdoor Code
    As an American, I will do my best to:
    Be clean in my outdoor manners.
    Be careful with fire.
    Be considerate in the outdoors.
    Be conservation minded.
    Recommendation for Pest Management Companies / Non-Chemical Pesticides
  • Nature's Good Guys
  • How to Make a Homemade Weed Killer (Native Plant Hearld) [Ingredients include vinegar, salt, soap]
    Raising Chickens in Your Backyard
  • How to Raise Happy Chickens (Country Living)
  • Extension Poultry Science (TAMU Extension Service) | Poultry Extension Specialists |
    Texas Chicken Bill [Regarding raising chickens in your own backyard in residential areas]
  • Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association House Bill 1686 (TX HB1686 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature [Prior Session Legislation] [LegiScan] | Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill Status: Engrossed on May 13 2021 - 50% progression Action: 2021-05-14 - Referred to Local Government Died in Senate Local Government Committee |
  • Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association. Senate Bill 1062 (TX SB1062 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature [Prior Session Legislation] [LegiScan] | Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0) Status: Introduced on March 5 2021 - 25% progression Action: 2021-05-19 - Co-author authorized Died in Senate Local Government Committee |
  • Texas Chicken Bill (Backyard Chickens.com)
    Water Management
  • Water My Yard (Texas AgriLife Extension)
  • Smarter about Water (Harris Galveston Subsidence District)
  • Watering Recommendations (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District [in Conroe])
  • Rain Barrel Workshops (Galveston Bay Foundation) [Hint: Use rainwater to water your plants, not water from the hose.]
    Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
  • Food Waste FAQs (USDA.gov)
  • Vermiculture Guide – How to Start Vermicomposting at Home (Happy DIY Home)
  • Composting 101 (Natl. Resources Defense Council)
  • Planned Obsolescence (Wikipedia)
  • See also Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
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