Leave No Trace

Your NameTroop Guide

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Leave No TraceProvide ground rules:

•Note taking is encouraged

•Handouts at end of presentation

•Ask questions when you have them

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Learning Objectives To emphasize the importance of using

Leave No Trace principles during the upcoming Outdoor Experience.

To provide a better understanding of what Leave No Trace really is.

To explore ways that Wood Badge participants can incorporate the Leave No Trace message in their home units, districts and councils.

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Learning Objectives To emphasize the importance of using

Leave No Trace principles during the upcoming Outdoor Experience.

To provide a better understanding of what Leave No Trace really is.

To explore ways that Wood Badge participants can incorporate the Leave No Trace message in their home units, districts and councils.

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The Seven Principlesof Leave No Trace

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How many here are familiar with the Leave No Trace Program?

How many are using the Principles of Leave No Trace in their unit?

Can you name any of the Principles of Leave No Trace?

Distribute copies of The Principles of Leave No Trace pamphlet and briefly review each principle.

The Seven Principlesof Leave No Trace

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1. Plan Ahead and Prepare

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1. Plan Ahead and Prepare

• Proper planning insures:– Low risk adventures– Properly located campsites– Appropriate campfires and minimal

trash (e.g. repackaging food to limit trash)

– Comfortable and fun camping and hiking experiences

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2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

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2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

• High Use Areas:– Concentrate activities– Use existing trails and designated

campsites– Keep campsites small

• Remote, Less Traveled Areas:– Spread out– Take different paths– Disperse tents and cooking activities– Choose the most durable surfaces -

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3. Dispose of Waste Properly

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3. Dispose of Waste Properly

• Trash - Pack it in - Pack it out• Wastewater - Strain and dispose of

wastewater at least 200 feet from water sources. Use biodegradable soap.

• Human Waste – if allowed, dig a cat hole 6 to 8 inches deep, at least 200 feet from water sources, trails and campsites. (Know before you go – Planning)

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4. Leave What You Found

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4. Leave What You Found

• Look and enjoy what you see• Do not alter sites by building or

digging• Replace what you clear from a

campsite• Cleanup high impact campsites• Good campsites are found - Not made

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5. Minimize Campfire Impacts

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5. Minimize Campfire Impacts

• Use lightweight stoves• Use existing fire rings in a well placed

campsite• Leave No Trace fires are small and

burnt down to ashes• LNT fires do not leave scorched rock

or dead earth• Be certain all wood and campfire

debris is dead out

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6. Respect Wildlife

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6. Respect Wildlife

• Observe wildlife from afar• Give animals a wide berth• Store food securely and out of reach• Never feed the wildlife

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7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors

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7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors

• Travel and camp in small groups• Let nature’s sounds prevail• Select campsites away from other groups• Always travel and camp quietly• Use clothing and gear colors that blend in

with the environment• Respect private property and leave gates as

found

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The Outdoor

Experience

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The Outdoor Experience

• During the pre-opening activity, you shared information with each other about the gear and clothing you will take with you for the upcoming Outdoor Experience. Later in this meeting, the patrol will discuss group gear, menus and cooking methods.

• Can you explain how your choices of equipment, clothing and menus are effected by Leave No Trace principles?

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Different outdoor settings or activities require different ways of thinking about Leave No Trace.

Hand out copies of the Alpine setting.The picture in front of you is an Alpine Setting. This is

just one type of environment that you could be camping in.

You can tell from the number of fire rings, log benches and numerous trails that others have camped here often.

Where should you camp? (Camp in the well-used areas near the fire rings and

avoid the surrounding area that shows little or no impact.)

Scenario 1: Alpine Setting

How can we insure the use of Leave No Trace

principles in our home units, districts

and councils?

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How can we insure the use of Leave No Trace principles in our home units, districts and councils?

Ask for some ideas, then offer the following:• Challenge Scouts and Scouters to earn the LNT

Awareness Award.• Invite representatives of land management agencies

to share LNT presentations at Scout meetings.• Remind Scouts that the LNT principles are

prominently listed in the Boy Scout handbook• Offer Scout units no other alternative. If LNT

principles are the guidelines by which Cub packs, Scout troops and Venturing crews always operate, that way of thinking will become second nature.

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Mission Statement of the Leave No Trace Program

The mission of the Leave No Trace program is to develop a nationally recognized minimum-impact back-country educational system which educates wildland user groups, federal agencies and the public through training and effective written and video materials.

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Mission Statement of the Leave No Trace Program

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The mission of the Leave No Trace program is to develop a nationally recognized minimum-impact back-country educational system which educates wildland user groups, federal agencies and the public through training and effective written and video materials.

Learning Objectives To emphasize the importance of using

Leave No Trace principles during the upcoming Outdoor Experience.

To provide a better understanding of what Leave No Trace really is.

Explore ways that Wood Badge participants can incorporate the Leave No Trace message in their home units, districts and councils.

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Learning Objectives

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To emphasize the importance of using Leave No Trace principles during the upcoming Outdoor Experience.

To provide a better understanding of what Leave No Trace really is.

Explore ways that Wood Badge participants can incorporate the Leave No Trace message in their home units, districts and councils.

Thank You!

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Hand out the information on The Leave No Trace Program

Thank You!

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