Leave No Trace Level 1 Course

Virtual Level 1 Course - July 8-10, 2025

Participants taking the Level 1 Instructor Course will learn Leave No Trace skills, ethics, and techniques for educating others. Level 1 Instructor Course graduates are prepared to offer Leave No Trace Skills Courses and Workshops to their community.

Buy $200.00

This Course Requires Virtual Meetings

Course Requirements:

Each participant must commit to attending all group virtual meetings, as well as finishing the self-paced work within the course timeframe. All participants must have access to:

A computer with a webcam & microphone
Reliable internet connection

Course curriculum

Topics we will cover:

1. Course Instructions
2. Course Requirements
3. Meet Your Instructors
4. Introduce Yourself
5. Goals and Objectives
6. Course Agenda
1. The Leave No Trace Organization
2. Spotlights
3. Gold Standard Designation
4. Leave No Trace Partnerships
5. Overview of Leave No Trace's New Training Structure
6. Recreational Training
7. Instructor Training Track
8. Leave No Trace National Training Guidelines
1. Teaching: The Art and The Science
2. Learning Preferences & Inclusive Teaching
3. Analyzing Your Audience
4. Teaching Methods
5. Lesson Plans
6. Lesson Plan Template
7. Debriefing the Lesson
8. Teaching Session
9. Resources for Your Teaching Session
1. Human Caused Impacts
2. Cumulative Impacts
3. Practice Not Perfection
4. The 7 Principles
1. The Science Behind Leave No Trace
2. Leave No Trace Research
1. Plan Ahead and Prepare: Overview
2. Backcountry Trip Planning
3. Key Elements to Consider When Planning a Trip
4. The 10 Essentials
5. Planning for Different Types of Trips
6. Inquiry: Plan Ahead and Prepare
7. Teaching Plan Ahead and Prepare
1. Travel and Camp On Durable Surfaces: Overview
2. What Do We Mean By Durable?
3. Understanding Durable Surfaces
4. Off-Trail Travel
5. Camping
6. How to Choose a Campsite
7. Inquiry: Durable Sufaces
8. Teaching Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
1. Dispose of Waste Properly: Overview
2. Trash
3. Managing Human Waste
4. Human Waste Disposal Methods
5. How to Use a WAG Bag
6. Urine
7. Menstural Waste
8. Build a Backcountry Poop Kit
9. Grey Water
10. Inquiry: Waste Disposal
11. Teaching Dispose of Waste Properly
1. Zoom Meeting
1. Leave What You Find: Overview
2. Everything Plays a Role
3. Avoid Spreading Invasive Plants and Animals
4. Inquiry: The Wow
5. Teaching Leave What You Find
1. Minimize Campfire Impacts: Overview
2. Should I Have a Fire?
3. How to Put Out a Fire
4. Responsible Campfires
5. Collecting Firewood
6. Inquiry: Fire Restrictions
7. Teaching Minimize Campfire Impacts
1. Zoom Meeting
1. Respect Wildlife: Overview
2. How Do We Impact Wildlife
3. Observe From a Distance
4. Keep Wildlife Wild
5. Store Food, Trash and Other Attractants Securely
6. How to Use a Bear Canister
7. Inquiry: Food Storage
8. Teaching Respect Wildlife
1. Be Considerate of Others: Overview
2. Respect Others and Protect the Quality of Their Experience
3. Yield to Other Trail Users
4. Be Considerate With Pets
5. Leave No Trace and Sharing the Lands
6. Inquiry: Building a Welcoming Outdoors
7. Teaching Be Considerate of Others
1. Activity Specific Principles
2. Guidelines
3. Leave No Trace In Daily Life
1. Utilizing Leave No Trace Education
2. The Power to Influence Behavior
3. Authority of the Resource Example
4. Spot The Differences
5. Agency Vs. Resource
6. It Starts With A Smile
7. Authority of the Resource in 3 Steps
8. Ultimate Goal of Authority of the Resource
9. When and How We Use the Authority of the Resource Technique
1. Your Role as a Level 1 Instructor
2. Leave No Trace National Training Guidelines
3. Resources for Teaching Leave No Trace
4. Course Materials
1. Action Plan
1. Zoom Meeting
1. Put Leave No Trace Into Action
2. Follow Us
3. Thank You!

About this course

$200.00
105 lessons

Virtual Level 1 Course - July 8-10, 2025

This Course Requires Virtual Meetings

Course curriculum

Welcome

The Leave No Trace Organization

Principles of Education

Leave No Trace Curriculum

The Research Behind Leave No Trace

1. Plan Ahead and Prepare

2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

3. Dispose of Waste Properly

First Zoom Meeting

4. Leave What You Find

5. Minimize Campfire Impacts

Second Zoom Meeting

6. Respect Wildlife

7. Be Considerate of Others

Leave No Trace Beyond the 7 Principles

Effective Communication of Leave No Trace

Teaching Leave No Trace

Action Plans

Third Zoom Meeting

Wrap Up

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