Leave No Trace and Outdoor Ethics
@ Del-Mar-Va Council

 

Hiking and camping without a trace are signs of an expert outdoorsman, and of a Scout or Scouter who cares for the environment. Leave No Trace is an awareness and an attitude rather than a set of rules. It applies in your backyard or local park as much as in the backcountry. We should all practice Leave No Trace in our thinking and actions—wherever we go. The Leave No Trace program is a tool we can use in Scouting to help teach young people about ethical decision making. Instruction and practice of Leave No Trace is integrated into the BSA advancement and awards programs, and included in the Scout Handbook and Scout Fieldbook. The BSA is a partner with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics and an authorized provider of Leave No Trace Master Educator courses. Courses conducted by the BSA include supplemental instruction and discussion about implementing outdoor age appropriate ethics programs in the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing programs.

 

Leave No Trace Trainer courses provide both Adults and Youth with the background necessary to apply Leave No Trace in their scouting program. The course includes both classroom and field experience in a 16 hours “weekend” format. Graduate Trainers will share the Leave No Trace message both informally and by teaching the BSA Leave No Trace 101 course, leading group awareness sessions and workshops, and assisting individuals working on their BSA Leave No Trace and Outdoor Ethics Awareness awards. The Trainer course is an abbreviated version of the Master Educator course.

Leave No Trace Master Educator courses are conducted over six days. Any BSA registered adult leader (age 18 or older) is welcome. The course teaches advanced skills and ethics based on the most up to date Leave No Trace research. It includes classroom instruction, discussion, hands-on activities, and a four day / three night field experience which will include some combination of backpacking, paddling or outpost camping. The Leave No Trace Master Educator course prepares the participants to instruct others in the skills & principles of Leave No Trace, and conduct LNT Trainer courses.

 

Trainer Courses:

·       Del-Mar-Va Council - October 28-30 @ Henson Scout Reservation

 

Master Educator Courses:

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