Keeping Wild Spaces Wild: The Ethics of Social Media

[Mark Wetherington]

Interestingly, Outside Magazine did an article on the topic:

https://www.outsideonline.com/2276176/21st-century-update-leave-no-trace-principles

AND Leave No Trace is asking for input:

https://lnt.org/blog/social-media-and-8th-principle-discussion

I think you are absolutely correct that many younger people/people new to outdoor recreation don't understand that many areas are much more vulnerable than they appear and have a limited capacity to absorb increased amounts of concentrated use -- especially if those visitors are unfamiliar with LNT in general. 

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

I also posted some of my expanded thoughts regarding these issues over on the blog last week:

Great to see the discussion all around and hopefully Leave No Trace has received some good feedback and input as well.