Transcript BSA and Leave No Trace - Longs Peak Council, BSA

BSA and Leave No Trace
What’s New
Mark Hammer, Spring 2010
(updated 9/2)
BSA Outdoor Ethics - History
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Conservation Legacy
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Outdoor Code – the 5th “Ideal”
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As an American I will do my best to:
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Be
Be
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clean in my outdoor manners
careful with fire
considerate in the outdoors
conservation minded
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… Minimum Impact …
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Leave No Trace
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(since 1948)
(since 1994)
build upon the ethic in the Outdoor Code
to provide more specific guidelines and skills when acting in the
outdoors
BSA 2010 – Increased LNT Emphasis
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New Advancement Requirements
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New Junior Leadership Position
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New Advocacy Positions
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New Courses
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New BSA Outdoor Ethics Website
New BSA Rank Requirements
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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.
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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.
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Star, Life, and Eagle
5 - Leave No Trace Trainer is a new qualifying leadership position
Leave No Trace Trainer
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New Youth Leadership Position - 2010
From bsahandbook.org
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The Leave No Trace Trainer
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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
Leave No Trace Trainer
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The Leave No Trace Trainer:
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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:
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Leave No Trace Trainer
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Scout who has successfully completed the 16-hour minimum
nationally recognized Leave No Trace Trainer training course
Instructor teaching Leave No Trace skills
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Scout who has not completed Leave No Trace Trainer training
BSA Outdoor Ethics
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BSA Leave No Trace Taskforce (2007-2008)
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New - BSA Outdoor Ethics Website:
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outdoorethics-bsa.org
New - Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate
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(under construction)
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
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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)
Local LNT Training Opportunities
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BSA LNT Trainer Courses
(Friday evening, all day Saturday - $25)
October 15-16, 2010 - Cheyenne
 April 8-9, 2011 – Camp Patiya, Boulder
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BSA LNT Master Educator Courses
(5-day course - $300)
October 4-9, 2010 - Philmont
 More in other states …
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LNT Resources
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Longs Peak Council website:
longspeakbsa.org/conservation/LNT
 The web page has current news, links to LNT
resource, classes, contacts, ...
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Contacts:
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Your District Conservation Committee Representative, LNT
Trainers and LNT contacts
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See website for contact info
Mark Hammer, Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate
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[email protected]