Eco- Tourism

Eco-Tourism refers to having a good take taking in the natural beauty around a person, however cause little to no damage to the environment. This includes not littering, taking objects from the particular environment, or causing harm to anything or anyone in living in the environment. The Taiga Shield is not as heavily populated, so it is a great ecozone to slip away from the city. When in the Taiga Shield ecozone, the following are great Eco-touristic activities to do, so that no harm occurs to the environment because of your visit.

 Hiking:Leave Only Footprints

Have a good time enjoying the nature around you, but remember to leave the environment just like how you found it (or even better)!

When you go on your hikes to enjoy the beautiful scenery the Taiga Shield has to offer, leave the place exactly as you found it. As in, don't leave plastic water bottles behind or destroy habitats while walking. When hiking with others, travel with a group less than six. This is because, when walking down trails with numerous people, tiny insect or amphibian habitats can be destroyed and so no major impact is made in one certain area. Also with groups under six, it minimizes the noise level, which opens up opportunities to see wildlife without scaring animals off, or disturbing other nature lovers. When hiking walk in lines and not beside one another, on already established trails. This prevents from getting lost, and from creating new trails, with could cause potential erosion's and redirection of rain water.

Bird Watching: Have Some Distance

The man above has distance from the bird. Although more distance would be preferred, he is causing no harm the bird, and both the man and bird feel comfortable being in where they are.

 Bird-watching is the best idea any one could have when visiting the Taiga Shield. It has a large variety of birds to see, a combination form the Arctic, Boreal, and Atlantic Ocean, and is a great way to enjoy the sights but also preserve them for other to see. When bird watching, it is important to remember to not feed or approach the bird. This is because when approaching the bird, it may cause fear to the bird and it may attack you, or flee from the location, which enables others form seeing the bird. Feeding is not encouraged because the bird may not eat the food provided and cause harm to it and because it is important to only absorb what is around you, not to interact with it. Also have a distance between the bird and yourself, in order for the bird to feel safe, and continue to visit the location you found it. Remember only leave footprints, do not change anything in the environment.

Canoeing: Clean Water

A great way to spend time in the water with friends and family. It cause little/ no harm to the water ecosystem, at the same time, have fun paddling and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the water and landscapes around it.

Canoeing is probably the most preferred activity chosen by naturalists.  Canoeing is eco-friendly because no pollutants are being emitted from the boat and because marine animals are safe from the boat, because they are not going to be hit. When canoeing it is important to remember that no garbage from little snacks or lunches should be thrown into the water. As humans, we do not want to cause any harm to both the animals and cleanliness of the water. So remember, LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND!