be considerate & minimise environmental damage

• Stay on the track, even if it's rough or muddy. Walking on the track edges and cutting corners on steep, zigzagging tracks increases erosion and visual scarring.
• Tread softly, choosing your footwear for the terrain. Often you will only need to wear lightweight walking boots or even running shoes.
• If there are no tracks, spread out rather than follow each other's footsteps. A plant will be more likely to recover if walked on once than if stomped on by the whole party.
• Appreciate and respect the local wildlife
• Walk as quietly as possible. This reduces the likelihood of disturbing wildlife and increases the chances of seeing it.
• Carry all rubbish with you. Even discarded organic litter such as apple cores or orange skin adds nutrients to the soil which can aid the spread of weeds.
• Avoid walking on sensitive vegetation by staying on rocks and hard ground wherever possible. Swamp and bog plants, mosses and other soft vegetation are easily destroyed by trampling.
• Only use toothpaste and soap if you're at least 50m from any waterways, to prevent harm to fish and other wildlife.
• Please don't feed native animals - it can damage their health and make them dependent on campers for food.
• Wallabies and other animals can get a severe disease called ‘lumpy jaw’ if fed by visitors.
• No damage or removal of native plant species.
• No removal of shells from beaches, coastal areas or inland middens
• Try to leave everything as you found it. Don't disturb historic places, Aboriginal sites, plants, animals or bushrock.
• Aboriginal middens (shell and bone deposits) are found in the remote sand dunes of Maria.  These sites are protected and should be left undisturbed.
• While in any natural area it is good to observe the minimal impact bushwalking code.  This includes keeping to marked tracks and using toilets provided.  Where no toilets dig a 15cm deep hole, at least 100m away from campsites, water, and tracks. Bury all faecal waste and toilet paper.
• Light fires only in the constructed fireplaces.
• Prevent the spread of the serious plant disease (Phytophthora) by washing all soil carrying equipment including boots at the wash down station near the jetty.