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Good, solid piece. I am glad someone asked.

2011-03-25T06:18:00.566-04:00

Good, solid piece. I am glad someone asked.

Pinecones? All these years and I don't remembe...

2011-03-24T22:35:44.772-04:00

Pinecones?
All these years and I don't remember you mentioning pinecones.

Anon - that is a great link, and I am going to g...

2011-03-24T20:42:26.872-04:00

Anon -

that is a great link, and I am going to get a copy to the other people on the trip. It actually lists both, a marine solution and a cathole solution, with the marine solution preferred because of the slow breakdown time in the soil in Alaska.

The National Outdoor Leadership School - Alaska Branch - used to use the marine method, and switched to catholes because they did a study of the sites frequently used by their courses and did find a microbial effect in the water. Because of that I lean towards the cat hole method, but we will probably do a mix.

Thanks so much for the link.

PO

You might be interested in this southcoastal Alask...

2011-03-24T17:21:41.466-04:00

You might be interested in this southcoastal Alaska specific Leave No Trace guidance developed by the Forest Service Wilderness Rangers. http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/outdoor_ethics/leave_no_trace/intro/twenty-six_page_details_of_chugach_&_tongass_principles.pdf Common procedure for leave no trace waste disposal with small groups in dispersed areas is to "go" well below high tide line. Details are found in this document.

It does vary based on usage, and Even location. Di...

2011-03-24T12:22:28.038-04:00

It does vary based on usage, and Even location. Different locations have different cocerns, and this post is - mostly - speaking in generic terms.

The LNT site offers a lot of specific information for different environments. They uses to say the solution to pollution is dilution' which we know today isnt always the correct answer.

Thanks for your comment.

PO

I know for our trip down the Salmon River, they re...

2011-03-24T10:28:01.505-04:00

I know for our trip down the Salmon River, they requested that we only urinate in the river. Urine is generally sterile, but does also contain some toxins and can smell bad. The best solution is to dilute it to levels where it has no impact, and 6000 cfs does a pretty good job of diluting! I suspect the ideal solution for waste varies quite a bit depending on level of traffic the area receives.