Leave No Trace - Trainer Course

The Indian Waters Council is sponsoring the first Leave No Trace - Trainer Course since the BSA became an official partner with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. This event will take place at Camp Barstow on October 1st and 2nd. This course will not merely teach the seven principles of Leave No Trace. This course meets all BSA National Camp Standards for Leave No Trace, and participants who complete this 16 hour course of instruction will be recognized as Leave No Trace - Trainers.

This course is open to all Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing leaders as well as youth ages 14 and up. The youth who complete this course will also qualify for the Leave No Trace Trainer position of responsibility in their troop or crew, and will enhance their desirability as camp staff next summer.

This course will be led by our very own Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate and Leave No Trace Master Educator, Bruce Cannon, and his very capable and experienced staff of Leave No Trace Trainers.

The fee for this course is $50 and includes all meals, course materials and, of course, a Leave No Trace - Trainer patch suitable for uniform wear. You can't buy this patch. You have to earn it. To see if this training is being offered HERE

For more information about this course, you can e-mail Bruce at bcannon3@sc.rr.com

Cub Scout LNT Awareness Award

·Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

·On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

·Boys in a Tiger Cub den complete the activities for Achievement 5, Let's Go Outdoors; boys in a Wolf den complete Requirement 7, Your Living World; boys in a Bear den complete Requirement 12, Family Outdoor Adventures; boys in a Webelos den earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.

·Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project.

·Promise to practice the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

·Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

For Cub Scout Leaders:

·Discuss with your den's Cub Scouts or your pack's leaders the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

·On three separate outings demonstrate and practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

·Participate in presenting a den, pack, district, or council awareness session on Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

·Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project.

·Commit yourself to the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

·Assist at least three boys in earning Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Awareness Award.

For More Information Click HERE

Boy Scout LNT Awareness Award

· Recite and explain in your own words the principles of Leave No Trace, and discuss how an ethical guideline differs from a rule.

· On three separate camping trips with your troop or team, demonstrate and practice the Leave No Trace skills appropriate to the trip.

· Earn the Camping and Environmental Science merit badges.

· Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project that reduces or rehabilitates recreational impacts. Discuss with your troop or team which recreational impacts were involved with the project.

· Give a 10-minute presentation on a Leave No Trace topic approved by your unit leader to a Scouting unit or other interested group.

· Teacha Leave No Trace-related skill to a Scouting unit or other interested group.

For More Information Click HEREfor LNT Principles OR HEREFor Teaching LNT.