Description and Support

Leave No Trace for Boy Scouts

Start your Cubs off right in the outdoors by teaching them how to act, what to be concerned about, and how not to harm our environment. Keeping our wilderness areas from being buried in the cast-offs we leave behind is the challenge and this course will give you the things to keep in mind while we work to preserve our wild habitats while teaching them these principles in an age appropriate fashion.

Support provided:

Unit leaders will be provided with all the materials needed to do the course including leader's briefs that explains the activity so that you can answer any of your Scout's questions. Additional Camp Staff leadership can be provided if you feel additional help is needed.

This is currently supported at Camp Acahela and Goose Pond.

Class size: No restrictions

Advance notice needed: Two weeks is preferred.

Cost to the unit is: $6.00 per participant

Patches for the completed award are available at a cost of $4.45 each and can be purchased at Camp Acahela or at the Scout Service Center's Scout Shop.

THE KEY to the Requirements

Below are the current requirements for this Merit Badge. This color key is designed to help you understand what requirements can be completed at our facilities, what has to be done ahead of time, and what we can't support (or what will require special arrangements). Certain requirements may require additional fees to cover the costs of materials used and will be noted with this symbol set (*) .

Text that is green like this means these are fieldwork requirements we support at our camps and can be completed with our Counselors.

Text that is blue like this means that you can arrange to meet with our Counselors and and review or complete these requirements with them. This usually means you must complete these in advance using a worksheet and then sit in a class-like meeting to discuss the material or requirement.

Text that is in red like this is not supported in our program. If you elect to do this requirement, you must complete these requirements with local Counselors.

Text that is in purple like this means this is a Pre-Requisite and needs to be completed ahead of time. (In some cases we also support these Pre-Reqs separately).

Text that is pink like this means that this requirement can be done either by our counselors or by some other local counselor but usually requires additional outside work that won't be completed in a single weekend. This usually means special arrangements need to be made, but this can usually be worked out by speaking with us ahead of time.

Requirements

Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge

I promise to practice the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines wherever I go:

Plan ahead.

Stick to trails.

Manage your pet.

Leave what you find.

Respect other visitors.

Trash your trash.

Tiger Cub Scout Requirements

Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

Complete the activities for Achievement 5, Let's Go Outdoors.

Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project.

Promise to practice the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

Wolf Cub Scout Requirements

Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

Complete Achievement 7, "Your Living World."

Participate in a Leave No Trace - related service project.

Promise to practice Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

Bear Cub Scout Requirements

Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

Complete Achievement 12, "Family Outdoor Adventures."

Participate in a Leave No Trace - related service project.

Promise to practice Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

Webelos Scout Requirements

Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

Earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.

Participate in a Leave No Trace - related service project.

Promise to practice Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

Cub Scout Leader Requirements

Discuss with your den's Cub Scouts or your pack's leaders the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

On three separate outings demonstrate and practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.

Participate in presenting a den, pack, district, or council awareness session on Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.

Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project.

Commit yourself to the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.

Assist at least three boys in earning Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Awareness Award.

On-Line and Additional Support

Requirements

Details about this Award can be found at the US Scout Service Project Website at the following URL:

http://scoutleaderawards.com/advance/cubscout/leavenotrace.asp

If you have any questions or need further guidance or help, we're here for you! Contact Ranger Tim Bongard at (570) 335-0283 or e-mail him at tbongard@nepabsa.org .