What is Leave No Trace?
The Leave No Trace Trainer Course develops environmental ethics
through a practical methodology that has been developed and tested
in the national park system of the United States (www.lnt.org)
and is now spreading n Asia, Africa and Latin America. The program
begins with minimum impact techniques that apply to all ecosystems,
including daily life in the big city. Mr. Diego Allolio, an instructor
of the National Outdoor Leadership School (www.nols.edu),
is a certified Master of the Leave No Trace (LNT) program and he
organizes the LNT courses in Argentina with the supervision and
support of NOLS Patagonia.
The LNT Trainer Course is designed for anyone who spends time in
natural areas, particularly professionals who work in the outdoors
in some capacity. It includes 16 hrs of instructing and 10 hours
of experiential learning in an outdoor setting, including one night
of camping outdoors. This course can be conducted in any ecosystem
or place including wetlands, the coast, the dessert, a national
park, the mountains, etc. The curriculum includes the seven LNT
principles, teaching techniques and environmental ethics. The program
designed to educate trainers who will then teach their Leave No
Trace knowledge to others.
The classes include activities on teaching techniques & learning
styles in order to prepare the participants for instructing Leave
No Trace on their own. All students are expected to participate,
present the principles in a creative way and prove they can be effective
teachers of LNT, proving that they can replicate the LNT message
to others. At the end of the course, participants receive an official
Diploma from the National Outdoor Leadership School, which is the
educational arm of the Leave No Trace non profit Incorporated organization.
These courses are not designed to instruct specific outdoors skills
such as mountaineering, river crossings, camping techniques, etc.
However, because the class is held outdoors, these skills are often
included. Participants should be in good physical in order to get
the most out of the course. For more information on the program,
visit: http:://WWW.LNT.ORG or HTTP://NDR.NOLS.EDU,
for the Spanish version.
Instructors
Diego Allolio has trained UNESCO World Biosphere
Reserve rangers in México, CONAF rangers in Chile and the
National Parks Administration in Argentina. He is an Instructor
of the National Outdoor Leadership School both in the United States
and Patagonia, and a Master in LNT. He is also an Argentine Mountain
Guide, consults as an organizational experiential learning specialist
and translates materials for both LNT Inc. and NOLS Patagonia.
Diego Magaldi is a Leave No Trace Trainer, Course
Director for Outward Bound West School since 1995, Argentine Mountain
Guide, Outdoor Educator and Wilderness First Responder instructor
for Ecomed (www.ecomed.org.ar).
After this course, participants should be able to:
- Inspire people of all ages and social groups to develop environmental
ethics.
- Be effective teachers of minimum impact techniques for a variety
of different ecosystems and audiences.
- Develop and use sound judgment when traveling and camping outdoors.
- Foster a connection to nature in other individuals.
- Educate and in a spontaneous manner, taking advantage of ‘teachable
moments.
Bibliography
The National Outdoor Leadership School and Leave No Trace Inc.,
a Non-Governmental Organization based in Boulder, CO, provide the
teaching material for this course. This material is based in the
scientific research of ecology specialists at NOLS Outreach, who
study the impacts that recreational users make in wilderness areas.
Two of these professionals, Jeff Marion and David Cole, have developed
a new model for protected land management, called Limits of Acceptable
Change, which is taking over the older model of Recreational Load
Capacity.
| Seasons |
March through November, dates pre arranged w/sponsor organization |
| Length |
Two Days |
| Locations |
Pre arranged with the sponsor organization |
| Difficulty |
This course is not designed to challenge
participants in any physical capacity. However we suggest
a good physical condition previous to the course. |
| Pre-requisites |
Basic camping skills. Complete a medical
form and a risk acknowledgement forms. Read all pre course
information and personal equipment list. Forms will be
sent by E-mail and have to be returned in signed originals. |
| Price includes |
Instruction, written material supporting
the activities, video projection, all ground transfers
from and to rendezvous location, snacks & 2 lunches
in the field, one field dinner and one closure in town
meal. Minimum impact equipment: Large Trash Plastic Bags,
latex gloves, trowels. Group gear: tents, stoves, cooking
gear and fuel, first aid supplies, radios & maps.
Groups are usually 12 students, with a maximum ratio of
6 participants/1 instructor. |
| Price doesn't include |
International and domestic flights, personal
gear (please request personal gear list for each activity),
personal hygiene items, lodging and accommodations. |
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Completed forms should mailed in signed originals to:
Diego Allolio
Aries 73
8400 - San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Argentina Tel/fax: +54 2944 441219
Training scheme of the LEAVE NO TRACE PROGRAM
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