All We Need Is You

Three years go, the powers that be from Keen Footwear, a growing West coast shoe company, had an epiphany after listening to a story about the tsunami’s devastation. In its wake, Keen funneled its entire 2005 print advertising budget into a foundation and gave that money, to a handful of nonprofit organizations, Leave No Trace being one of them. Since, Keen has distributed over a million dollars to environmental and social organizations and Leave No Trace has been on the receiving end of tangible funds to help our volunteers on the ground and build local support for the Leave No Trace program.

In three years, we’ve been able to give thousands of dollars and resources to Leave No Trace state advocates, build a new training grants program, distribute about 150,000 Leave No Trace educational pieces in communities like yours, and develop tools, such as the Community section on the Leave No Trace website, to support local advocacy.

Now, all we need it you. Get involved in three ways:

Get Involved: #1
Our latest is the new Community page at www.LNT.org. Click into your state and find events, training, education, volunteers, partners and learn more about your state advocate. Contact us to be added to the list if you are a Master Educator or Trainer who feel that you can make a difference. If you are conducting any sort of Leave No Trace training or workshop, let us, and everyone in your state, know about it by listing it on the Community page.

Get Involved: #2
Email the office if you would like to be put onto your state’s Volunteer Registry. We are collecting the names of people who can help at events or training sessions. Even if you only have a couple of hours, this is a great way to get involved.

Get Involved: #3
Another tool on this page is the Leave No Trace Community Blog. When you read something that interests you, add a quick comment to the blog or, better yet, contact us if you would like to contribute as a guest blogger. Make a New Years Resolution to add your voice and perspectives to the Leave No Trace community.