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Burning Man Tour of the City 2008: Leave No Trace and Green Model Camps - The Green Map!sign

--> Down load the final 2007 Green Map and Green Guide to BRC! (note that if you want to print these, they are 11x17 files)

Earth Guardians invites you to join the 7th Leave No Trace and Green Tour of the City. Model camps show participants at Burning Man working examples of smart camping on the playa. This year camps are invited to go the extra mile and showcase examples of earth and playa friendly ways to camp greener at Burning Man.

We are giving special attention to ways to make Burning Man a more environmentally- friendly event. We will showcase green practices on the playa with examples of 

  • Renewable energy sources to power camp, art, and vehicles
  • Use of recycled or repurposed materials
  • Conservation and reduced consumption
  • Reuse and UPcycling
  • Efficient or innovative grey water management
  • Trash and waste management
  • Locally purchased and locally sourced and sustainable products
  • Low energy lighting
  • Reduced fossil fuel consumption for transportation
  • Ecological footprint calculations and carbon offsets
  • Green education and outreach on and off the playa

GET ON THE GREEN MAP!

The only requirements for the LNT and Green model camps are that your camp:

The LNT Principles

  • Plan Ahead and Prepare
  • Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
  • Dispose of Waste Properly
  • Leave What You Find
  • Minimize Campfire
  • Respect Wildlife
  • Be Considerate of Other Visitors
  1. Be a registered theme camp
  2. Subscribe to all 7 LNT principles
  3. Submit a copy of your LNT and Green plans
  4. Be willing to show your featured pracices to participants during the Burning Man event
  5. Submit your schedule of green educational activities and events (if you have any)

Each participating camp will receive a sign designating them as a model camp and will be featured in a large map at the Earth Guardians Pavilion, at Playa Info, at the Man Base Pavilion Environmental Expo, and at each of the plazas.  Model camps are automatically entered in the Camp of the Day contest, which awards 2 free tickets to next year’s event to the camps that best exemplify both Leave No Trace and Green principles. Model camps will be also be designated on a map given out at the Gate, with special recognition to the Model camps.

The Green Principles
  • Rethink What We Need to Thrive
  • Reduce What We Purchase & Bring,
  • Conserve Energy & Reduce the Use of Fossil Fuels
  • Reuse What We Can From Year to Year
  • Recycle Everything Else – Aim for Zero Waste
  • Coordinate With Our Neighbors to Share Resources
  • Respect the Environment  - Restore the Playa

Download the application form here in microsoft word and Adobe PDF formats and email it to greenmap (at) burningman.com

Note that we will be sharing your cool camp information with other burners! Descriptive information and links that model camps provide will be available in a notebook in the Earth Guardians Pavilion library and on the Earth Guardians web page and is used to update education and outreach each year. This year’s experiences will also help us build content for the new Environmental Section of the Burning Man web site.