{"id":90,"date":"2021-02-04T22:33:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T22:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/2021-2-4-know-before-you-go\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T06:51:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T06:51:09","slug":"know-before-you-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2021\/02\/04\/know-before-you-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Before You Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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February is a time of year that many of us plan for summer. I know this is true for our family as we book campsites in national parks and start to plan for activities at our destination. This month, we are focusing on planning for your vacation and holiday travel with Nature First in mind. We will be sharing throughout the month on social media and through our community advocates and groups about why and how to plan ahead of time. Most of what we will talk about this month centers around our Nature First principle, – Educate yourself about the places you photograph. <\/em>We have found there are many benefits both personally as well as for nature when we plan ahead.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

\u201c\u201cWe abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.\u201d – Aldo Leopold<\/blockquote><\/figure><\/div><\/div>

Why we should prepare for travel and nature photography?<\/strong><\/p>

Knowledge and education increases preservation. Each area we visit has unique features that require different levels of care and attention. By planning ahead, we start our travel equipped with information about the environments we visit. For example, the delicate alpine tundra should not be stepped on and we should stay on trails to not crush the fragile plant life. Along some coastlines, sand dunes should not walked on because it loosens the vegetation and damage the dunes that protects land from the ocean. If we visit a tropical location, we can learn ahead of time not to touch coral reefs and that we should only use certain sunscreens that don\u2019t leave coral-destroying residue in the water. With a bit of education, we come prepared to our reduce impact on our natural world.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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There are also a lot of personal benefits for us when we plan ahead. A few ways that some planning can help with your vacation\/holiday include:<\/p>