Dispose of fish remains at least 200 feet from shorelines, campsites, trails, and portages. Q: What do you do with live bait and fish remains?Ī: Dump bait bucket water before every portage and refill on the other side. Q: What rules apply to cans and bottles in the BWCAW?Ī: Possessing any cans or glass bottles is illegal, except for containers of fuel, insect repellent, or medicines. Use soap and other products sparingly, they are not biodegradable. Filtering dirty water through soil allows the breakdown of bacteria. Q: How far away from water should you be to wash yourself and your dishes?Ī: Preserve water quality, wash at least 200 feet from shore. Never leave a campfire unattended! 9 out of 10 wildfires are caused by humans. Q: How do you put out a fire?Ī: DROWN your fire with water and STIR the ashes until they are COLD to the touch. Consider using a camp stove, they have less impact and work well during rainy weather. Don’t build a fire on a windy day and keep fires small. Never cut a live tree! Q: Where can you have a fire?Ī: Fires are allowed only within a USFS fire grate. Use only dead and downed wood easily broken by hand and smaller than your wrist. Never cut live vegetation! Q: Firewood: What should you gather and from where?Ī: Paddle well away from camp to collect firewood. Peeling birch bark, carving, or chopping roots kills the trees. Q: Why is it NOT okay to cut, peel or deface a tree or shrub or pick flowers?Ī: Damaging any living plant is illegal. Q: Tell me about portage etiquette.Ī: Wait on the water until the group in front of you has proceeded down the trail. Walk in single file in the middle of the trail, even when it’s muddy. Q: What does it mean to camp and travel on durable surfaces?Ī: Place your tent in areas with no vegetation-keep campsites small. All group members listed on the permit must camp together. How do you know it's a designated campsite? A campsite has a USFS fire grate and latrine. Q: Where must you camp in the BWCAW?Ī: At a USFS designated campsite. Avoid playing music, yelling, banging pots, dragging canoes over rocks, and singing loudly! Q: Explain the 9 person and 4 watercraft rule.Ī: Group size is limited to 9 people and 4 watercraft at any time or anywhere in the Wilderness-on the water, on portages, or in camp. Q: Why is it so important to be quiet to preserve the wilderness experience?Ī: Human noise has a significant effect on solitude and scares off wildlife. Q: Why is it necessary to enter the BWCAW at the entry point and date shown on your permit?Ī: Your permit is valid to enter only on the entry date and at the entry point specified, because entry points and dates regulate visitor distribution and support solitude. Please remember to check out the BWCAW Trip Planning Guide for everything you need to know when planning your visit. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service regulations are enforceable with a maximum penalty of $5,000 and/or 6 months in jail. To preserve the values you are travelling to experience, some regulations have been established. Read on to find commonly asked questions and answers regarding your trip to the BWCAW. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Regulations and Rules
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