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Leave No Trace NPS Video

Presented by the National Park Service, this video is an inspiring testimony of individuals who love the land. It introduces the ideas and principles of Leave No Trace and the importance of taking a personal role in preserving the outdoor experience for future generations.

Leave No Trace Training Guidelines

• Leave No Trace National Training Guidelines (PDF)
  • Master Educator Course
• Trainer Course Guidelines (PDF)
  • Trainer Course Step-by-Step Guide (PDF)
  • Trainer Course Training Agreement (PDF)
  • Insurance for Master Educators (PDF)
  • Trainer Course Release Form (PDF)*
  • Trainer Course Evaluation Form (PDF)
  • Submit Trainer Course Rosters (Online)
  All course participants must sign the release form. Multiple participants can sign one form to reduce the number of forms needed. Signed forms must be mailed, faxed or emailed directly to:

  Leave No Trace Education Dept.

  P.O. Box 997, Boulder, CO 80306

  Fax: 303.442.8217, Email: Education Dept.

• Awareness Workshop Guidelines (PDF)
• How to Run an Awareness Workshop (PDF)
• Awareness Workshop Guidelines (PDF)
• Awareness Workshop Reporting (Online)
• Awareness Workshop Certificate (PDF) - New Design! A printed version of these certificates (in color, card stock) can be purchased via our online store.

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Leave No Trace Presentation Materials

Visit the link below to download the presentation.

• Leave No Trace Slideshow (PowerPoint Format)

Miscellaneous Leave No Trace Information and Teaching Resources

• Leave No Trace Principles
• North American Skills & Ethics Booklet (PDF)
• Leave No Trace Principles Tri-fold Brochure (PDF)
• Concepts and Plans for Teaching LNT Principles
• Wilderness Education Resources
• Leave No Trace for the Outdoor Workplace — Information for Land Managers
• Leave No Trace Information for Winter Recreation
• Leave No Trace Information for Llama Packing
• Leave No Trace Cell Phone Use Guidance
• Leave No Trace Group Use Brochure
• Guidelines for the Use, Alteration and Development of Leave No Trace Information

• Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts Teaching Resources
• Boy Scouts Leave No Trace Achievement Award
• Cub Scouts Leave No Trace LNT Achievement Award
• Awareness Award Service Project Ideas
• Boy Scout Leave No Trace Interpretive Trail Activity

Visit our new Online Awareness Course. For questions or more information, please contact the Education Department.

Leave No Trace Related Research

• Comprehensive Leave No Trace Research Bibliography
• Leave No Trace Laboratory Project - Final Report
• Effectiveness of Leave No Trace Education Research Paper
• Communicating Leave No Trace Ethics and Practices: Effectiveness of two-day Leave No Trace Trainer Courses
• Evaluation of Leave No Trace Knowledge Quiz
• Recreation Impacts and Management in Wilderness: A State-of-Knowledge Review
• Recreation Ecology Research Findings - Implications for Wilderness and Park Managers