Teaching "Leave No Trace"

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Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby mt_goodrich » Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:22 pm

I'd like to prepare myself to teach the "Leave No Trace" principles to my troop and would like to know where to begin gather material and perhaps, getting myself trained to do this.
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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby WVBeaver05 » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:02 pm

Check out http://lnt.org/

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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby kwildman » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:11 am

Check out the Bible. Some of the LNT principles are straight from the Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 23:12-14 (NLT)

12 “You must have a designated area outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. 13 Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement. 14 The camp must be holy, for the Lord your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he will turn away from you.
No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way. - Lord Baden-Powell
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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby FrankJ » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:13 am

And we thought LNT was a new idea. :o This is something I will use.
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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby mt_goodrich » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:30 am

Thanks kwildman.....I will certainly use that as well.
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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby 9009scoutmaster » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:42 pm

Wonderful I will have to use this passage.
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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby alex gregory » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:59 pm

National Outdoor Leadership School arguably has the best LNT programs. Check out.

www.nols.edu/lnt/principles.shtml
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Re: Teaching "Leave No Trace"

Postby alex gregory » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:12 pm

The best and easiest place to get started teaching LNT to boy scouts is from the boy scouts.

Check out:

http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/Teach ... Trace.aspx
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