Posts about Leaving No Trace

Wherever we go, we seek to leave the places we visit in better shape than we found them.

Burning Man’s 2018 Environmental Check-Up

March 28, 2018 By Burning Man Project

Greetings, Earthlings! Since we only currently have one planet available, the Burning Man principle of Leaving No Trace is not ...Read More

December 18, 2017 By Jon Mitchell

This summer, IDEATE and Black Rock Labs created a program to buy carbon offsets for your 2017 Burn, which we ...Read More

November 17, 2017 By Burning Man Project

Burning Man is seeking a new 10-year permit from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to continue holding the event ...Read More

November 2, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

~ In which we answer your burning questions about the MOOP Map, its creation, and what you can learn from ...Read More

October 18, 2017 By Ballyhoo Betty

This year, 3,754 bikes were abandoned by participants with no regard for the principles of being a Black Rock City ...Read More

October 17, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

Great news: Today the Playa Restoration team finished MOOPing the entirety of the Black Rock City grid! At only 6 days, ...Read More

October 11, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

Welcome to Day 5 of Playa Restoration! I woke up to find actual ice covering the windshield of my truck ...Read More

October 4, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

After a day spent dodging dust storms under steadily darkening skies, no one was surprised when it started raining in ...Read More

September 25, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

This morning the Playa Restoration crew awoke to gray, threatening skies. Throughout the day storm cells swept across the playa, ...Read More