Explore Livingston joins “Recreate Responsibly’ nationwide movement

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Livingston Montana has joined the ‘Recreate Responsibly’ movement, which provides guidelines to help travelers advance resident and visitor safety and the sustainability of tourism resources.

‘Recreate Responsibly’ encourages everyone to have a holistic outdoor experience by following all aspects of responsible recreation: keeping yourself, others, and outdoor places safe; accessing outdoor benefits essential to the human experience; and building an outdoors for all through justice, diversity, and inclusion.

“We’re encouraging everyone in Montana to help protect our remarkably beautiful assets by limiting their impact on nature and people,” said Jan Stoddard, of the Montana Office of Tourism.

The ‘Recreate Responsibly’ guidelines include:

1. Know Before You Go: Trails, roads or certain areas may be unavailable due to unforseen circumstances. Check local weather forecasts, and the official website or social medial channels of your destination

2. Plan And Prepare: Permits may be required for entry, camping, certain activities or transportation. Also having, and knowing how to use the appropriate gear for your activity could make or break your experience. Have a back-up plan in case your destination or activity are unavailable.

3. Build An Inclusive Outdoors: Historically, outdoor recreation and access to outdoor-spaces have been systematically exclusive, and rooted on stolen land. We must dismantle barriers to the outdoors while increasing inclusivity and equity for all seeking connection in and with nature.

4. Respect Others: Given record visitation to public, private, and tribal lands and waters, it's important to remain understanding, respectful, and open to learning about from others. Especially regarding understanding and respecting indigenous land & water stewardship. 

5. Leave No Trace: The guidance found in the seven Leave No Trace principles aide in understanding how to minimize your physical imprint upon sensitive ecosystems or cultural resources. Learn more at LeaveNoTrace.org

6. Make it Better: Though we may want to minimizing our physical impact on nature - we can all make a big impact on how we care for the outdoors together. We can take our love of the outdoors with us where ever we go and take action to protect the places we love.

For More Information The Recreate Responsibly Coalition is an active coalition of more than 1,000 businesses, agencies, nonprofits, and influential voices who are working together to help everyone experience the benefits of nature. Born out of a desire to see people enjoy the outdoors safely at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Recreate Responsibly’s diverse community has grown into a collaborative hub to share common sense guidance about getting outside responsibly during this public health crisis and beyond. Visit https://www.recreateresponsibly.org/ for more information.