Burning Man Festival - August 14, 2024
The JRS: π± Greening Your Burn Β» BRC 2024
The Jackrabbit Speaks by Burning Man Project | V28#26 β β β β...
| No images? Click here  Volume 28, Issue #26 | August 13, 2024    Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.  Every human who touches down in BRC has a role in minimizing our collective ecological impact on the Black Rock Desert, and on the Earth. Black Rock City has always been a laboratory for sustainable innovation. The Burning Man Project nonprofit is making exciting progress towards our 2030 Roadmap goals. For example, we have significantly reduced our use of fossil fuels through solar and battery-powered infrastructure, renewable fuels and other innovations. This work serves as inspiration for other events, and for the world. The learnings continue with the Green Theme Camp Community, Renewables for Artists Team and more. Keep reading to get involved with these participant-run projects! If you're headed to BRC in the very near future, listen up! There is no garbage collection service in BRC. It all has to return home with you. Make it easy on yourself by removing all excess packaging from your stuff before you hit the road to BRC. EVERYTHING you bring to the playa can become Matter Out of Place (MOOP) if you don't pick it up. Fresh off the press, Playa Restoration has rolled out their playbook for Leaving No Trace. Keep scrolling to read it! When you're all packed up and ready to leave, secure the load on your vehicle so nothing blows away. Please only drop off trash and recycling at one of these Burner-friendly disposal sites (this list is also on the back of your WhatWhereWhen guide). But wait, there's more. Playa Restoration is looking for superstar Burners to stay in the desert and make sure Black Rock City leaves no trace. Apply below! While you're here, expand your mind by watching the recording of our 2024 Sustainability Update. It's all happening, friends. LEAVE NO TRACE!   What You Need to Know...
 But First... How Do You Bring Burning Man into Your Life?  Whether you've been to Black Rock City or participated in other events and experiences, chances are the Burning Man global cultural movement has inspired the way you live. We want to know: How do you bring Burning Man into the default world β in your work, with your friends and family, through your creative pursuits? Tell us about it here. We may share your story with the world. Art: USS Nevada mutant vehicle, 2022 (Photo by Leori Gill)  Follow Playa Restoration's 2024 Playbook for Leaving No Trace  If you are a citizen of Black Rock City this year, then YOU are assigned the noble task of picking up Matter Out of Place (MOOP) in your campsite, at your project, and everywhere else. Every tiny thing that is not originally part of the Black Rock Desert is MOOP β that means wood chips, cigarette butts, zipties, little scraps of paper... Don't let it hit the ground! How you can help leave no trace in BRC:
Learn how to MOOP test your campsite and get the lowdown on keeping BRC MOOP free in Playa Resto's handy 2024 Playbook for Leaving No Trace. (Photo by Michael H Whitten)  Mark and Pull Up ALL Your Stakes, Rebar and Lag Bolts  Since 2022 Black Rock City has had a new number one MOOP. Tent stakes, rebar and lag bolts are being left in the ground at an alarming rate. It's up to all of us to flag our stakes during build so we can find them again during strike. SO add some of that brightly-colored flagging tape to your packing list! Read "Leaving No Trace the Playa Restoration Way" (Photo courtesy of DA)  Learn About Burning Sustainably at BRC's Green Corridor  YOU are invited to visit the Green Corridor, a new neighborhood in Black Rock City inhabited by theme camps leading sustainability efforts β everything from powering infrastructure with regenerative technologies, to composting and educating the community on sustainable practices. It's near the the 4:00 Avenue from A through F β drop by! (Photo by Brooke LaValley)  Watch the 2024 Sustainability Report: Year Five Update  Burning Man has seen substantial progress towards our goals to to Handle Waste Ecologically, Be Regenerative, and Be Carbon Negative by 2030. In Black Rock City 2023 alone, 868 camps (69%) sorted waste into compost, 539 camps (43%) used renewable power, and that's just the beginning... This call, which marks five years since publication of the 2030 Environmental Sustainability Roadmap, highlights projects in Black Rock City and beyond.   Watch the "Going Solar" Documentary from Profiles in Dust  This recent documentary from our friends at Profiles in Dust explores some of the ways Burners are harnessing solar energy to power their camps, their creations, and Black Rock City infrastructure. Solar innovators put these learnings into practice year round and well beyond the desert, making BRC a carbon-neutral model for the future.   The Playa Restoration All Stars Want YOU to Join their Crew  Are you ready to be part of something extraordinary? The 2024 Playa Restoration All-StarTeam, a.k.a. Resto, is seeking passionate individuals committed to the Leaving No Trace principle. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a newcomer eager to contribute, your efforts are crucial in ensuring that we leave the Black Rock Desert clean, beautiful, and without a trace as we face the BLM Post-Event Site Inspection. (Photo by Steve Tietze)  Join these Participant-led Sustainability Initiatives  Black Rock citizens are some of the most innovative humans we've ever encountered. For decades now, Burners have been creating renewable systems to run their camps and projects. In recent years, these efforts have accelerated, and several groups have emerged with the goal of teaching YOU how to implement sustainable technology and practices. Want to get involved? Join these community-led projects:
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