PowerPoint Presentation - Bringing the Vision to Life

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Leave No Trace (LNT)
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Learning Objectives

• Provide a better understanding of what LNT really
  is, and how it relates to Scouting
• Explore/emphasize importance of using LNT
  principles during the upcoming outdoor experience
• Explore ways that Wood Badge participants can
  incorporate LNT message in home units, districts,
  and councils

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LNT What Is It?

• Leave No Trace, Inc (www.lnt.org), is a nonprofit
  educational corporation authorized by the NPS,
  USFS, BLM, and the USFWS, that works with these
  agencies, educational programs and youth
  organizations, and a growing segment of the
  outdoor industry.
• NOLS works with LNT, Inc, to develop educational
  programs to promote responsible use of wildlands.
• The 7 principles are guidelines not rules.

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Seven Principles of LNT

• So, what are
• the seven principles of LNT?

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Seven Principles of LNT

• Plan Ahead and Prepare
• Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
• Dispose of Waste Properly (pack it in, pack
  it out)
• Leave What You Find
• Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Respect Wildlife
• Be Considerate of Others

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Applying the Principles

• During the preopening, you shared information on
  individual gear and clothing. Next, you will
  discuss group gear, menus, and cooking methods.
• Discuss briefly how choices of equipment,
  clothing, and menus are affected by LNT
  principles.

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Different Ways of ThinkingAbout LNT
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Different Ways of ThinkingAbout LNT
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Different Ways of ThinkingAbout LNT
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Taking It Home

• Discuss some ways that you could ensure that
  Leave No Trace principles are used in your home
  unit, district, or council.

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Taking It Home - Suggestions

• Challenge Scouts and Scouters to earn the Leave
  No Trace Awareness Award.
• Invite representatives of land management
  agencies to share LNT principles at meetings.
• Remind folks that LNT principles appear
  prominently in the Boy Scout Handbook.
• Offer no other alternative (proscriptive!).

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Mission Statement

• The mission of the Leave No Trace program is to
  develop a nationally recognized minimum-impact
  backcountry educational system that educates
  wildland user groups, federeal agencies, and the
  public through training and effective written
  materials.
• EVALUATE IT!