Leave No Trace Trainer

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Completion of this 16 hour (weekend) Leave No Trace Trainer (LNT) Course qualifies Scouts (age 14 and up) and Scouters to conduct Leave No Trace Awareness workshops. This training is required for youth who hold the new LNT Trainer position in their Troop.

Participants are expected to:

• Bring their own meals (Saturday bag lunch, Saturday backpack dinner and Sunday backpack breakfast) - prepare as for a backpacking trip, including cooking gear (stove, plate, cup and animal proofing).
• Bring their own camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, personal gear and ten essentials).
• Bring signed LNT release form, downloaded from http://lnt.org/sites/default/files/Trainer_Course_Release.pdf   (note: youth under 18 must also have a parental signature).
• Bring a current health and release form (Parts A, B, and C must be completed).  Use the newest form which can be downloaded fromhttp://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/whole.pdf .
• Prepare a 10 minute presentation on one of the 7 principles of Leave No Trace. Hint: go to http://lnt.org/learn/7-principles  for the principles and details.
• Have a great weekend experince learning about Leave No Trace principles and techniques for sharing them.

The May 18-19, 2013 LNT Trainer course will be held at Rush Ranch in Solano County.  Cost is $35 through April 27, 2013 and $40 thereafter until class maximum of 24 students is reached. 

Fall 2013 LNT Trainer course will be held October 5-6, 2013 at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County.  

2014 LNT Trainer courses are tentatively scheduled for May 17- 18, 2014 and October 4-5, 2014.

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