- Original and free
- on40 seeks to find the original essence of the land…and cultivate freedom. Open space…open time…Open everything
- Keeper
- All management is locally-derived from the People and containing neighborhood(s), enforcement and maintenance issues are dealt with by local keeper authority as first-call
- Native plants only
- on40 encourages the growth of native flora and fauna such as butterflies and other insects originally sharing the ecosystem
- No herbicides
- on40 gardening is organic… in addition, the symbiosis of native perennials with food plants such as fruit, roots, cabbage, potatoes etc.
- No heavy equipment
- Usage of industrial machinery is minimized (no bulldozers or leaf blowers). Projects that require heavy equipment are not sustainable
- No leash restrictions
- If Dogs are happy, Humans and Nature are happy. A certain degree of wildness feeds all our souls, on40 is always the place to explore our natural states of freedom
- Trails form by use not design
- Trails evolve organically based on usage (exceptions for specific conditions like slope erosion, etc.)
- Natural forms
- Trees are not happy when mushroomed. Fallen branches are retained because they form protective shade and lodging for all different kinds of critters. Avoid cutting what is not understood fully…form is spirit, function is ineffable
- Respect for the dark
- Artificial light is never added that will disturb the view of night sky and the activities of nocturnal creatures
- Always open
- Avoid limits on hours of occupancy
