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Leave No Trace Training

Leave No Trace is a national and international program designed to assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce their impacts when they hike, camp, picnic, snowshoe, run, bike, hunt, paddle, ride horses, fish, ski or climb. The program strives to educate all those who enjoy the outdoors about the nature of their recreational impacts as well as techniques to prevent and minimize such impacts. Leave No Trace is best understood as an educational and ethical program, not as a set of rules and regulations.

Oct. 23-24

Leave No Trace Trainer 

The Trainer Course is a vital component of the nationwide Leave No Trace program. Participants receive introductory training in Leave No Trace skills and ethics in a condensed two-day format. The Trainer Course assists the student participants in learning more about the seven principles of Leave No Trace and techniques for disseminating these low impact skills.

Location: Heart Lake Program Center

Cost: $85/$95, includes instruction, meals and use of group gear.

                       

Aug. 18-22 (backpacking), Sept. 6-10 (canoeing)

Leave No Trace Master Educator 

This five-day course is designed for individuals who are actively teaching others backcountry skills or providing recreation information to the public. Through classroom discussions, lectures and a four-day backpacking or canoe trip, this course will cover the seven Leave No Trace principles and discuss wildland ethics, as well as give the participants the tools and techniques for disseminating these low-impact skills to other users of the backcountry. Participants could include a mixture of federal agency partners, educators, outdoor retailers, youth group and outing club leaders, and other individuals. Upon completion of the course, you will be qualified to teach Leave No Trace Trainer courses. The Leave No Trace Master Educator qualification is recognized and valued throughout the outdoor industry.

Location: Heart Lake Program Center

Cost: $629/$699, includes instruction, curriculum, teaching materials, a subscription to the Leave No Trace Tracker, and a one-year Leave No Trace individual membership. Wednesday night lodging in the loft of the Adirondak Loj, meals, group equipment, and transportation during the course are also included.

                                                         

First price is member price; second price is nonmember price. Complete registration information here.