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.
- Find your council’s key Outdoor Ethics Contacts
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