Boy Scouts of America

Leave No Trace Resources

Leave No Trace in Scouting

For general information on how Leave No Trace is used across scouting’s outdoor programs, please see the Cub Scout program literature, Scouts BSA Handbook, and the Fieldbook.

For more detailed information on Leave No Trace in Scouting’s outdoor program, including trainings, awards, resources, the Outdoor Ethics Guide, events, and news please see BSA Outdoor Ethics.

Many councils have an Outdoor Ethics Advocate and Leave No Trace Level 1 & 2 Instructors who provide leadership and support to their local units, districts and council.

General Leave No Trace Resources

For general Leave No Trace information, teaching resources, books, posters, plastic cards listing the Leave No Trace Seven Principles, and information on becoming a Leave No Trace member, visit the Leave No Trace website LNT.org.

Leave No Trace is a private, not-for-profit organization established to administer the national Leave No Trace program while partnering with the following federal agencies: U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service.

Some Leave No Trace Materials

The following booklets from the Leave No Trace Outdoor Skills and Ethics series provide techniques for specific regions. 

Alaskan Tundra
Desert and Canyon Country
Lakes Region
North American (also available in Spanish)
Northeast Mountains
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Southeastern States
Western River Corridors

Other Written Materials

Bigfoot’s Playbook, A Youth Educator’s Guide
Teaching Leave No Trace: An Activity Guide
Backcountry Horse Use
Caving
Mountain Bicycling
Rock Climbing
— and much more

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.