Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award

Guided by the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace, millions of Scouts have enhanced their awareness of the natural world around them, minimizing impact to the land. For Scouts who have a deep interest in the outdoors, nature, and the environment, Scouting’s outdoor ethics will give you an ever-deeper appreciation of the richness of the land and how we fit into it.

If you are prepared to venture down the path of really becoming aware of your surroundings, of building the skills that will allow you to leave no trace on the land, then the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award is for you.

Who is eligible to earn the award:

· Scouts BSA and Scouters

· Venturer and Scouters

· Sea Scouts and Scouters

Award Requirements are as follows:

· Recite from memory and explain the meaning of the Outdoor Code.

· Watch the National Park Service Leave No Trace video.

· Complete the Leave No Trace online course. Print the certificate.

· Complete the Tread Lightly! online course. Print the certificate.

· Participate in Outdoor Ethics Workshop BSA Leave No Trace 101. See attached Flier for Upcoming Workshop.

Date: April 29th

Time: 8:30 AM Registration

          9:00 AM Session Begins

          Noon Dismissal

Location:

Webster University

Webster Groves, Missouri 

Interdisciplinary Science Building/Browning Hall.

https://www.webster.edu/campus-map.php  #36 on map

Registration Fee - $10.00

Course Prerequisites:

1. Recite from memory and explain the meaning of the Outdoor Code. 2. Watch the National Park Service Leave No Trace video. 3. Complete the Leave No Trace online course. Print the certificate. 4. Complete the Tread Lightly! online course. Print the certificate.

Instructors:

Michael Brand - Program Lead Faculty- LNT Trainers & LNT Master Educators

Course Participants Receive:

Each attendee who participates in a meaningful way will receive

BSA “Leave No Trace Awareness Card,” No. 21-116.

Requirement #5 of the Scouts BSA Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award:

For those having satisfactorily completed Course Prerequisites

Scout will have earned the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award!

Learning Objectives:

· Knowledge of Leave No Trace and its seven principles

· Understanding the importance of Leave No Trace in outdoor activities

· Where to locate additional Leave No Trace resources

· and opportunities for further Leave No Trace training

Course Outline:

· Introduction and Welcome (10 minutes)

· Brief History of Leave No Trace (10 minutes)

· The Need for Leave No Trace in Scouting (10 minutes)

· Teaching the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace (1 hour 30 minutes)

· Background on the Principles of Leave No Trace

· Two hands-on sessions (15 minutes each – 30 minutes total)

· BSA Advancement / Outdoor Ethics Awards (10 minutes)

· Leave No Trace Resources and Additional Training (5 minutes)

· Wrap up Question and Answer and Present Awareness Cards (5 minutes)

Course Participants Receive:

Each attendee who participates in a meaningful way will receive

BSA “Leave No Trace Awareness Card,” No. 21-116.

Attending will satisfy the following:

Requirement #5 of the Scouts BSA Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award:

For those having satisfactorily completed Course Prerequisites

Scout will have earned the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award!