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Leave No Trace  Outdoor Skills Ethics Leave No Tracefor the Boy Scouts of America Presentation Objectives Provide an overview of resource impacts resulting from recreational use. Review why a national Leave No Trace educational program is needed. Introduce and describe Leave No Trace practices most applicable for Boy Scouts. Improving the Reputation of Scouts Loving Our Public Lands To Death? Why Leave No Trace ? One poorly located campsite or campfire may have little significance, but thousands of such instances seriously degrade natural resources and recreation experiences. To protect our resources we must take the responsibility to educate ourselves and practice the skills and ethics necessary to Leave No Trace. Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics Partners with federal agencies, manufacturers, retailers and others to promote minimum impact messages. The LNT Challenge The Seven LNT Principles 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces 3. Dispose of Waste Properly 4. Leave What You Find 5. Minimize Campfire Impacts 6. Respect Wildlife 7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Poor camping hiking skills that unnecessarily impact natural resources or degrade the experiences of other visitors. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Leaders and participants can learn, apply, and teach Leave No Trace skills and ethics. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Large group sizes that are noisy and crowd out other visitors. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Obtain sufficient leadership to travel and camp in smaller groups, even when there aren’t group size limits. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Use of equipment that unnecessarily increase resource impacts. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Select equipment that facilitates Leave No Trace practices. 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces Widening trails by hiking two or more abreast, creating new trails, and cutting switchbacks. 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces Stay on formal trails when