Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor Course students enjoy a sunny day on the trail in the German Alps.
Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor Course discussing Front Country principles at Larabee State Park in Washington State.
Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructors show the trash found in a campsite upon arrival.
A beautify outdoor classroom in the German Alps.
American Alpine Institute's Staff pose for a fun photo during the Leave No Trace Provider Training with Andrew Leary and Ben Lawson of the Leave No Trace Center.
Leave No Trace Level 2 Educator Respecting Wildlife by using their phone's zoom tool to view a beaver in its natural habitat.
During this Leave No Trace Master Educator Course, we will spend the majority of our time in the outdoors. This outdoor setting provides the perfect atmosphere for participants to not only discuss Leave No Trace Principles and Ethics while we are constantly reminded of our surroundings and our presence within them. Erin-Leigh Hardy.
LNT Master Educators teach and practice Being Respectful of Other Visitors, yielding to other trail users and protecting the quality of their experience on the trail and in campsites.
One of the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace is Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces. Hiking on rock, sand, gravel, and using established trails and campsites helps prevent soil erosion and trampled vegetation.
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Leave No Trace Principle #4: 'Leave What You Find.' Cairns and rock stacks have been a topic of conversation amongst Leave No Trace educators since the beginning. Cairns are an important route-finding tool above the tree line that minimizes impact by keeping climbers to an established trail. Rock stacks are aesthetic structures that create ecological hazards by destroying wilderness habitats and contributing to erosion. Here, climbers use a cairn to stay on trail during their otherwise unmarked descent. Grayson Ridge.
Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor Course
The Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor Course (formally known as the Master Educator course) provides participants with extensive training in Leave No Trace skills and ethics, through practical application in a field-based setting. A more comprehensive version of the Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course (formally known as the Trainer course), the Level 2 Instructor Course is designed for people who are actively teaching backcountry skills or providing recreation information to the public.