2022-07-01 FINAL Glowbe

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Weather Might Happen! 🌩☔🌬

Check the weather and air quality forecasts. Read the news about the wildfire smoke if you haven’t already. Think about your plans. Make sure you’re prepared for Radical Self Reliance during the event, even if it’s a smoky mud-filled Firefly. (fingers double crossed it won’t be!)

VT Department of Health Air Quality Alerts & Wildfires info page:

https://www.healthvermont.gov/environment/climate/air-quality-alerts-wildfires-your-health

NO REFUNDS AFTER SUNDAY (TOMORROW, JULY 2) AT 9AM

No refunds for any reason after 9am tomorrow. If you are not planning on going to Firefly and have a ticket, please return your ticket ASAP. People on the waitlist will thank you!

Just a few Firefly Express Bus Plus Tickets Left!

Still on the waitlist? There are *22* Firefly Express combined event + bus tickets available to anyone currently on the waitlist. These can be purchased at https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ until Sunday at 9 AM – only a few hours left!

Important information to know:

Buses leave from Boston area at noon on Tuesday 7/4 and Wednesday 7/5.
Riders will be permitted one large suitcase, one carry-on size suitcase, and one day bag. Got more stuff? Read on and use the gear truck!
Buses will make a 30-minute stop in White River Junction, for riders to buy groceries/perishables.
If you do not receive your wristband ON THE BUS you will not be permitted entry. That is, if you buy this ticket you may not arrive at Firefly in any other way except the bus.

New Camping Areas and New Path for This Year

New Camping Areas

This year, available land for camping and Firefly activities has been extended to include the eastern side of the Butterfly Blvd field. Some people are planning on camping inside the tree canopy near the rock wall parallel to the stream. Enjoy the shade! Please note: there is no camping or Firefly activity allowed inside the forest side of the wall in the new camping area. Please see the map below for clarification. The event boundaries also exclude the further-north field & any other grounds beyond the Butterfly Blvd field.

Do NOT bring your chainsaw, weedwacker, or machete to clear live trees in the new camping area. Do NOT bring a mattock, a leaf blower, or rakes, and terraform a new campsite. Find a spot that is mostly clear already. You may remove dead and dangerous branches. Also, don’t forget to look up and check for dead trees that could come down and fall on your tent!

There are ample high-quality forest camping spots in this region, for small and larger camps alike. To help with maintenance and preservation, we ask that you spend some extra time re-naturalizing your campsite before your final departure.

New Path

There is a new footpath that connects the Butterfly Blvd Field to Redacted Road to the back of the Back 40. True to its designation, this new footpath is for foot traffic only; no ATVs/Polarises allowed. Please note it’s more of a bumpy rocky path than the more established trails at Firefly. Watch your feet! Have fun!

Event Boundaries / Off Limits Areas

The new camping areas and new path are near areas that are Off Limits to Firefly this year. Please stay within the event boundaries; do not trespass into the Off Limits areas.

Respect the Stream Boundaries

In the new camping areas and the new path area, please be respectful of the stream boundaries. Do not leave the marked path. Do not climb down to the stream or interact with it. As always, never dump anything in the stream, and kindly keep your urine, greywater, and any sort of non-water liquid at least 100ft away. Please do spend as much time as you’d like passively engaging with your eyes and ears. We are taking a conservative approach while we figure out how best to reasonably enjoy this delicate natural water feature while also ensuring its conservation. If you want to interact with the stream, please do so at established locations such as the Water Shrine or near Bring a Cup.

Nudity in the Butterfly Blvd Field!

Butterfly Blvd Field is not within view of the road; as with within the forest, nudity is allowed (unlike in the burn field – don’t be naked where you’re visible from the road please). In general, this newly-private area of the event can now be considered similar to the woods in terms of conduct and permissiveness.

Firefly Code of Conduct

Make sure to read the Firefly Code of Conduct before the event!

Lost And Found Update

Hello fabulous Fireflies!

An update to the Lost and Found collection site:

In the Glowbe we stated Lost and Found would be by upper portos, this has changed: The bin will be at a more centralized location near Rangers.

Rangers will very kindly be holding valuables such as keys, cell phones, medications. Their capacity to help with this is limited, please respect that their attention may be needed elsewhere and practice patience when attempting to reunite with your items.

Please do not bug the Rangers for your lost blinky toy, hat, water bottle, etc!

REMINDER: LABEL YOUR SHIT

Our Lost and Found heroes may be able to reunite you with your items *if* you have done this! They will be circling major camps each day and bringing items to the L&F bin.

Name, camp, email / phone number are essential information.

It can be helpful for small or awkward items to write this on a piece of paper then attach it to your object with clear packing tape.

*Check the bin when you walk by and before you leave the event, you are likely to not know what you have lost!*

lnt@fireflyartscollective.org

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