Leave No Trace Leave No Trace for the Boy Scouts of America for the Boy Scouts of America A National Education Program Designed to Teach Stewardship, A National Education Program Designed to Teach Stewardship, Land Ethics, and Outdoor Skills on Public Lands Land Ethics, and Outdoor Skills on Public Lands
52
Embed
Leave No Trace for the Boy Scouts of America A National Education Program Designed to Teach Stewardship, Land Ethics, and Outdoor Skills on Public Lands.
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Leave No TraceLeave No Trace for the Boy Scouts of Americafor the Boy Scouts of America
A National Education Program Designed to Teach Stewardship,A National Education Program Designed to Teach Stewardship,Land Ethics, and Outdoor Skills on Public LandsLand Ethics, and Outdoor Skills on Public Lands
Presentation ObjectivesPresentation 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.
Overview of Visitor Overview of Visitor ImpactsImpacts
Vegetation ImpactsVegetation Impacts
Vegetation loss
Spread of non-native species
Tree damage
Soil ImpactsSoil Impacts
Loss of organic litter
Soil compaction
Soil erosion
Wildlife ImpactsWildlife Impacts
Disturbance of wildlife
Altered behavior
Reduced health & reproduction
Water Resource ImpactsWater Resource Impacts
Turbidity, sedimentation
Soap & fecal wastes
Social ImpactsSocial Impacts
Crowding
Conflicts
Cultural Resource Cultural Resource ImpactsImpacts
Theft of artifacts
Damage to historic structures
Damage to cultural features
Loving Our Public Lands To Death?Loving Our Public Lands To Death?
National Park Service visits: 33 million in 1950 172 million in 1970287 million in 2000
Wilderness recreation visitor days: 7 million in 1975 15 million in 1985 20 million in 2000
Increasing visitation = Increasing impacts?
Combined visitation to undeveloped public lands:
670 million in 1992
Leave No Trace Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor EthicsCenter for Outdoor Ethics
Partners with federal agencies, manufacturers, retailers and others to promote minimum impact messages.
A non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and inspire responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships.
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service
National ParkService
U.S. ForestService
Leave No Trace (LNT)Leave No Trace (LNT)
Leave No Trace staff develop and
distribute educational materials,
promote LNT initiatives with federal
agencies and cooperating organizations,
and conduct fundraising.
For more information: 1-800-332-4100 or www.LNT.org
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Current StatusCurrent Status
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is guided by an Executive Director and a Board of Directors with corporate, non-profit and government representatives.
$700,000 budget and 11 staff in 2001
Funding is primarily derived from corporate manufacturing and retail partners (N=250 currently).
Why Leave No Trace 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 might seem unimportant until you consider the combined effects of millions of outdoor visitors.
LNT practices are science-based:
The LNT MessageThe LNT Message
Recreation ecology research tells us about recreation impacts and how they can be reduced by managers and visitors.
Social science research tells us about visitor attitudes, behaviors, and social norms.
Prevent avoidable resource and social impacts
Minimize unavoidable impacts
Preserve the quality of resources and recreation experiences
The LNT ChallengeThe LNT Challenge
The Seven LNT PrinciplesThe 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 Prepare1. Plan Ahead and Prepare
Poor camping & hiking skills that unnecessarily impact natural
resources or degrade the experiences of other visitors.
Problem:
Soap in streams
Expansion of campsites
Campfire impacts
Creation of new trails
1. Plan Ahead and Prepare1. Plan Ahead and Prepare
Adult and youth leaders can learn, apply, and teach Leave No