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BSA and Leave No Trace What’s New

BSA and Leave No Trace What’s New. Mark Hammer, Spring 2010 (updated 9/2). BSA Outdoor Ethics - History. Conservation Legacy Outdoor Code – the 5 th “Ideal” (since 1948) As an American I will do my best to: Be clean in my outdoor manners Be careful with fire

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BSA and Leave No Trace What’s New

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  1. BSA and Leave No TraceWhat’s New Mark Hammer, Spring 2010 (updated 9/2)

  2. BSA Outdoor Ethics - History • Conservation Legacy • Outdoor Code – the 5th “Ideal”(since 1948) • As an American I will do my best to: • Be clean in my outdoor manners • Be careful with fire • Be considerate in the outdoors • Be conservation minded • … Minimum Impact … • Leave No Trace (since 1994) • build upon the ethic in the Outdoor Code • to provide more specific guidelines and skills when acting in the outdoors

  3. BSA 2010 – Increased LNT Emphasis • New Advancement Requirements • New Junior Leadership Position • New Advocacy Positions • New Courses • New BSA Outdoor Ethics Website

  4. New BSA Rank Requirements • Second Class 2 - Discuss the principles of Leave No Trace 3b - On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched. Explain what factors you should consider when choosing a patrol site and where to pitch a tent. • First Class 3 - Since joining, have participated in ten separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), three of which included camping overnight. Demonstrate the principles of Leave No Trace on these outings. • Star, Life, and Eagle 5 - Leave No Trace Trainer is a new qualifying leadership position

  5. Leave No Trace Trainer • New Youth Leadership Position - 2010 • From bsahandbook.org • The Leave No Trace Trainer • specializes in teaching Leave No Trace principles • ensures that the troop follows these principles on outings • can help Scouts earn the Leave No Trace award • should have a thorough understanding of and commitment to Leave No Trace • Completed Leave No Trace Trainer (16-hour) training • Ideally - earned the Camping and Environmental Science merit badges

  6. Leave No Trace Trainer • The Leave No Trace Trainer: • Teaches troop and patrol members the principles of Leave No Trace • Improves Scouts’ outdoor ethics decision making skills • Helps the troop and patrol to prevent avoidable impacts and minimize unavoidable impacts from our use of the outdoors. • The Senior Patrol Leader Appoints: • Leave No Trace Trainer • Scout who has successfully completed the 16-hour minimum nationally recognized Leave No Trace Trainer training course • Instructor teaching Leave No Trace skills • Scout who has not completed Leave No Trace Trainer training

  7. BSA Outdoor Ethics • BSA Leave No Trace Taskforce (2007-2008) • New - BSA Outdoor Ethics Website: (under construction) • outdoorethics-bsa.org • New - Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate • Coordinates: Training, Recruiting, Promoting and Reporting • Each Council should have at least one: Leave No Trace Master Instructors • Each District should have at least one: Leave No Trace Trainers • BSA Specialized Leave No Trace Training • New - BSA Leave No Trace 101 – 3 hours • BSA Leave No Trace Trainer Course – 16 hours • BSA Leave No Trace Master Educator Course – 5 day • New - Implementing Leave No Trace in the Local Council (Philmont)

  8. Local LNT Training Opportunities • BSA LNT Trainer Courses (Friday evening, all day Saturday - $25) • October 15-16, 2010 - Cheyenne • April 8-9, 2011 –Camp Patiya, Boulder • BSA LNT Master Educator Courses(5-day course - $300) • October 4-9, 2010 - Philmont • More in other states …

  9. LNT Resources • Longs Peak Council website: longspeakbsa.org/conservation/LNT • The web page has current news, links to LNT resource, classes, contacts, ... • Contacts: • Your District Conservation Committee Representative, LNT Trainers and LNT contacts • See website for contact info • Mark Hammer, Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate • meh@LPBroadband.net

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