BSA Outdoor Ethics Resources

This section of the website includes numerous resources for individuals interested in outdoor ethics issues.

Teaching Leave No Trace Generally
The best all around reference for teaching Leave No Trace in Scouting is Teaching Leave No Trace and the discussions in Chapter 7 of the Boy Scout Handbook and Chapters 7-10 of the Fieldbook.

Teaching Leave No Trace

Boy Scout Handbook website

Fieldbook website

BSA Recommended Practices

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is the body charged with advancing the Leave No Trace program. The Center’s website has many resources. Some of the most important for the Scouting and Venturing programs are highlighted below:

Center website
Center training resources
Center training resources for purchase

Resources for Trainers

BSA Leave No Trace 101 Course Guide
Awareness Card Competency Test Guide [coming soon]
Order form for Awareness Cards [6.3.3]
Link to BSA generic training report form
History of Leave No Trace Powerpoint
The Need for Leave No Trace Powerpoint
Wildlife Impacts Powerpoint

Resources for Master Educators

BSA Trainer Course Manual (pdf)
Awareness Card Competency Test Guide (pdf)
Request for Authorization to Conduct BSA Trainer Course (pdf)
Order form for Trainer Cards (pdf)
Link to BSA generic training report form (pdf)
Leave No Trace Educational Model
The Science behind Leave No Trace Powerpoint
History of Leave No Trace Powerpoint
The Need for Leave No Trace Powerpoint
Wildlife Impacts Powerpoint


Resources for Instructors


BSA Trainer Course Manual (pdf)
BSA Supplement to the Master Educator Handbook (pdf)
Course Guides (pdf)
Order Form (pdf/excel)
Center Forms
Task Force Forms

Resources for Council Outdoor Ethics Advocates


Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate position description
Minimum Elements
BSA Trainer Course Manual
Order form for Awareness Cards
Order form for Trainer Cards
Request for Authorization to Conduct BSA Trainer Course (pdf)
Request for Authorization to Conduct BSA Master Educator Course (pdf)
Advocate Annual Report form
Master Educator course schedule
Link to BSA generic training report form