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What does a Leave No Trace Trainer do?

What does a Leave No Trace Trainer do?

The Leave No Trace Trainer helps minimize impact on the land by teaching members the principles of Leave No Trace and improving Scouts’ outdoor ethics decision-making skills. Information on courses available in the local area should be available from the local council’s Outdoor Ethics Advocate. …

Where does the Leave No Trace patch go?

The Leave No Trace Awareness Award is worn on the uniform shirt, centered on the right pocket as a TEMPORARY patch. Only ONE Temporary patch may be worn at a time. This award has been replaced by the Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards.

What is Leave No Trace BSA?

Leave No Trace Awareness 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 learn Leave No Trace by sharing the principles and then discovering how they can be applied.

What are the Leave No Trace principles for kids?

Leave No Trace Principles For Kids

  • Know Before You Go.
  • Choose The Right Path.
  • Trash Your Trash.
  • Leave What You Find.
  • Be Careful With Fire.
  • Respect Wildlife.
  • Be Kind to Other Visitors.

What are the three levels of Leave No Trace training?

The Training Guidelines describe three levels of Leave No Trace training in detail: Master Educator, Trainer, and Awareness.

Do leave no trace certifications expire?

The Leave No Trace Trainer course is a professional-level training, but does not provide a certification. Participants that successfully complete the course will be “Trained Instructors of Leave No Trace” and that training does not expire.

What are the 7 No Trace principles?

The Leave No Trace Seven Principles Dispose of waste properly. Leave what you find. Minimize campfire impacts (be careful with fire). Respect wildlife.

How do I teach myself to leave without a trace?

Contents

  1. Plan Ahead and Prepare.
  2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces.
  3. Dispose of Waste Properly (Pack It In, Pack It Out)
  4. Leave What You Find.
  5. Minimize Campfire Impacts.
  6. Respect Wildlife.
  7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors.

What are the 7 principles of LNT?

The 7 Principles

  • Plan Ahead & Prepare.
  • Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces.
  • Dispose of Waste Properly.
  • Leave What You Find.
  • Minimize Campfire Impacts.
  • Respect Wildlife.
  • Be Considerate of Other Visitors.

Do Leave No Trace certifications expire?

How long does Leave No Trace certification last?

How long does a Leave No Trace membership last? There are two types of memberships — annual and monthly memberships. Annual memberships begin on the date of your contribution and expire one year after your contribution is made.

What are outdoor ethics?

What are outdoor ethics? Think about it like this: Developing an outdoor ethic means getting personally involved in wild places because for many, time spent outdoors is a cherished and essential part of life they wish to pass on.

Can a Boy Scout take a leave no trace course?

A Scout, or Venturer may take any 16-hour Leave No Trace Trainer course from a Leave No Trace Master Educator to qualify for the troop, or crew position of responsibility. The BSA is seeking to have one or more BSA-affiliated Master Educators in each council to provide this training.

Why do you need a leave no trace trainer?

Leave No Trace Trainer. The Leave No Trace Trainer helps minimize impact on the land by teaching members the principles of Leave No Trace and improving Scouts’ outdoor ethics decision-making skills.

Who are the Master Educators for leave no trace?

Trainers and Master Educators conduct awareness workshops, which are designed to promote Leave No Trace. Through a cooperative agreement with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, the BSA is actively placing Master Educators in every council and Trainers in every district.

What can you do with a leave no trace Award?

Earning the BSA Leave No Trace Achievement Award could set the stage for starting on a comprehensive Leave No Trace training continuum: Advanced training is available for Master Educators, the top Leave No Trace instructors. Master Educators teach Trainers, the second level of instructors.