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Leave No Trace NPS Video

Presented by the National Park Service, this video is an inspiring testimony of individuals who love the land. It introduces the ideas and principles of Leave No Trace and the importance of taking a personal role in preserving the outdoor experience for future generations.

Leave No Trace Training Guidelines

• Leave No Trace National Training Guidelines (PDF)
  • Master Educator Course
  • Trainer Course Guidelines (PDF)

• Trainer Course Step-by-Step Guide (PDF)
• Trainer Course Training Agreement (PDF)
• Insurance for Master Educators (PDF)
• Course Release Form (PDF)*
• Trainer Course Evaluation Form (PDF)
• Submit Trainer Course Rosters (Online)

• Leave No Trace Education Deptartment; P.O. Box 997, Boulder, CO 8030, Fax: 303.442.8217, Email: sarah@LNT.org

• Note: If your organization or company wishes to facilitate, host or sponsor a Trainer Course in a National Service Park Unit, and your organization or company is under a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) with the National Park Service,please contact Ben Lawhon to discuss the use of participant acknowledgement of risk forms.

• Awareness Workshop Guidelines (PDF)
• How to Run an Awareness Workshop (PDF)
• Awareness Workshop Guidelines (PDF)
• Awareness Workshop Reporting (Online)
• Awareness Workshop Certificate (PDF) - New Design! A printed version of these certificates (in color, card stock) can be purchased via our online store.

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Leave No Trace Presentation Materials

Visit the link below to download the presentation.

• Leave No Trace Slideshow (Power Point format)

Miscellaneous Leave No Trace Information and Teaching Resources

• Leave No Trace Principles
• North American Skills & Ethics Booklet (PDF)
• Leave No Trace Principles Tri-fold Brochure (PDF)
• Concepts and Plans for Teaching LNT Principles
• Wilderness Education Resources
• Leave No Trace for the Appalachian Trail
• Leave No Trace for the Outdoor Workplace — Information for Land Managers
• Leave No Trace Information for Winter Recreation
• Leave No Trace Information for Llama Packing
• Leave No Trace Cell Phone Use Guidance
• Leave No Trace Group Use Brochure
• Guidelines for the Use, Alteration and Development of Leave No Trace Information

Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts Teaching Resources

• Boy Scouts Leave No Trace Achievement Award
• Boy Scouts Teaching Leave No Trace Activity Guide
• Cub Scouts Leave No Trace Achievement Award
• Awareness Award Service Project Ideas
• Boy Scout Leave No Trace Interpretive Trail Activity
• BSA Supplement to the Leave No Trace Master Educator Handbook
• Boy Scouts Leave No Trace Trainer Course Manual
• Boy Scouts Leave No Trace 101 Course Guide
• Qualification for Boy Scouts Leave No Trace Awarness Card

Leave No Trace Related Research

• Comprehensive Leave No Trace Research Bibliography
• Leave No Trace Laboratory Project - Final Report
• Effectiveness of Leave No Trace Education Research Paper
• Communicating Leave No Trace Ethics and Practices: Effectiveness of two-day Leave No Trace Trainer Courses
• Recreation Impacts and Management in Wilderness: A State-of-Knowledge Review
• Recreation Ecology Research Findings - Implications for Wilderness and Park Managers