
BSA Leave No Trace Trainer Course: Akridge
This course is a formal "Leave No Trace Trainer" course under the guidelines of the BSA and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Successful completion of this course entitles the participant to recognition as a Leave No Trace Trainer. For a Scout to serve in the troop Leave No Trace Trainer position, he must complete the Leave No Trace Trainer Course. Graduate Trainers will be sharing the Leave No Trace message through 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.
This course uses an overnight camping experience to help participants understand the practical aspects of the Leave No Trace educational message. It is designed to enhance your understanding of Leave No Trace practices and ethics and to increase your level of expertise and confidence in teaching Leave No Trace skills. Through focused activities, hands-on field experience and both formal and informal discussions, you will be introduced to concepts and methods that will advance your knowledge of Leave No Trace issues, expand your repertoire of low-impact skills, and increase your effectiveness in teaching these important skills to others.
Participants must be 14 years old at the start of the course. Youth must be willing and able to conduct themselves appropriately for an adult training experience that is tightly scheduled and highly interactive. Participants need to make a short presentation on a Leave No Trace topic in front of their sub-group. All participants in the Trainer course must complete the entire course to graduate. Any individual who is associated with either implementing or training for any BSA outdoor program would be a logical candidate for attending the Leave No Trace Trainer course. This could include, but not be limited to, the following:
2014 Course Schedule:
Akridge Scout Reservation, Dover, DE (split 2 session format)
Sunday, May 4, 2014, 1:00PM to 5:00PM: Indoor portion.
The Need for Leave No Trace, LNT History and background, LNT Training structure, Student topic selection, the TreadLightly! Program, Training resources.
Saturday, May 10, 2014, 8:00 AM to Sunday May 11, 2014, 11:00 AM. Outdoor portion.
Field sessions covering the 7 Leave No Trace Principles, Student presentations, Student learning styles, BSA Outdoor Ethics Award Program, the Land Ethic, personal reflection and goals. Evaluations and awards.
Contact: Gary Lehr, Del-Mar-Va Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate
302-438-7187
truelehr@yahoo.com