Education in Motion: Where to find the Traveling Trainers in NOVEMBER

The Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers, as well as the Leave No Trace e-tour Team are conducting the following training events across the country in November. For more information about these or to attend, visit their calendars. We hope to see you on the road!

Team East November Calendar
Team West November Calendar
E-tour November Calendar

Arizona:

• REI - Paradise Valley
• REI - Tucson
• Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps - Tucson
• Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona - Tucson

California:

• San Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument - Palm Desert
• Living Desert Reserve - Palm Desesrt
• Boy Scoot Troop 772 - Dana Point
• San Gabriel River Hot Spot - Glendora
• Environmental Nature Center - Newport Beach
• Crossroad School for the Arts & Science - Santa Monica
• Outdoor Outreach - San Diego
• Point Loma Outdoor Education - San Diego

Florida:

• Association for Experiential Education International Conference - Jacksonville

Kentucky:

• Jellystone Parks Tradeshow - Covington
  

Nevada:

• KOA Convention - Las Vegas
  

New Mexico:

• San Juan College - Farmington
• Mosaic Academy - Farmington

New York:

• Green Lakes State Park - Fayetteville

North Carolina:

• Montreat College - Montreat

Oregon:

• Oregon Caves National Monument - Cave Junction
• Madrona Elementary School - Grants Pass
• Rogue River Elementary School - Rogue River
• Evergreen Elementary School - Cave Junction
• Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington - Medford

Do you want the Traveling Teams to come to your town? We are currently accepting event requests online for 2012.

NOTE: You MUST request an event by December 1st for the 2012 January - June window.

Education in Motion: May Training from our Traveling Teams

The Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers as well as the e-tour are conducting the following training events across the country in May. For more information about these or to attend, visit their calendars.

Team East May Calendar – http://tinyurl.com/62zpg9u
Team West May Calendar - http://tinyurl.com/5ty8ac9
Leave No Trace e-tour Calendar – http://tinyurl.com/66uow8x

Colorado:
• Shining Mountain School – Boulder
• Legacy Elementary School – Frederick
• 4-H Club – Berthoud
• Colorado State Parks – Walden

Maryland:
• American Hiking Society – Silver Spring
• Queen Anne School – Upper Marlboro
• Sudlersville Middle School – Sudlersville

Montana:
• Beartooth Pass Ride – Red Lodge

New Hampshire:
• Appalachian Mountain Club – Pinkham Notch

New Jersey:
• Joint Military Base – Tabernacle

New York:
• The North Face Endurance Challenge – Bear Mountain
• JackRabbit Sports – NYC
• Boy Scout Troop 163 – Webster
• Adirondack Mountain Club – Lake Placid

Oregon:
• Multnomah Falls – Portland

Pennsylvania
• Boy Scouts Dutch Council – Lebanon
• Camp Men-O-Lan – Quakertown

Vermont:
• Topnotch Resort & Spa – Stowe

Washington:
• 49er Days – Winthrop
• Methow Valley School Visits – Winthrop
• Garfield High School – Seattle
• Mount Rainier National Park – Ashford
• Community in Schools of Renton – Renton
• Outdoor Adventure Center – Index
• Explorer West Middle School – Seattle

Washington D.C:
• The North Face Explore Your Parks

Community Partnerships in Action

Just finished a great morning training with crew members from Groundwork Denver & Big City Mountaineers. The crew is headed up into Rocky Mountain National Park to camp and complete trail and conservation projects for the next three weeks.

Groundwork Denver (GWD) is a unique organization, whose mission is to bring about the sustained improvement of the physical environment and promote health and well-being through community-based partnerships and action.

"We have found that the interest in urban environmental improvements - ranging from tree planting, to toxic cleanup, to energy efficiency improvements, to transit-oriented design – cuts across income, ethnic, and language barriers." - GWD website

Similar to GWD, Big City Mountaineers works with urban communities, "offering transformative outdoor experiences to enrich lives, broaden horizons and instill critical life skills."

The Center's work with these organizations is critical in providing outreach and education to a broad cross-section of communities participating in a range of outdoor activities. What great projects are going on in your community?

Don't forget the next Connect Grant deadline is August 1. Nominate an organization in your community or apply on behalf of a group you work/volunteer with. Help incorporate Leave No Trace education into all outdoor experiences!

Master Educator Courses 2010

Beginning tomorrow, representatives of each one of the Center's Master Educator Course Providers will meet in Boulder to exchange ideas and plan for the upcoming Master Educator Course season.

A Master Educator course is typically five days in length and designed for people who are actively teaching others backcountry skills or providing recreation information to the public.

Course Providers include:

• National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
• Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
• Landmark Learning
• US Forest Service - Ninemile Training Center
• Wilderness Education Association (WEA)
• Boy Scouts of America
• Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK)

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (SIUC) students and staff participate in a Master Educator Course conducted by Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainer Team East.

If you are interested in participating a Master Educator Course, please check the 2010 schedule and contact the appropriate course provider.

Partial scholarships are available for course participants. Please check out the online application. Deadlines for 2010 will be set shortly, most likely mid-April and mid-August.

If you have any questions about scholarships, please email grants@LNT.org

Really???

From the Associated Press: updated 12:00 p.m. MT, Sun., Oct . 25, 2009

FRESNO, Calif. - Last month two men and their teenage sons tackled one of the world's most unforgiving summertime hikes: the Grand Canyon's parched and searing Royal Arch Loop. Along with bedrolls and freeze-dried food, the inexperienced backpackers carried a personal locator beacon — just in case.

In the span of three days, the group pushed the panic button three times, mobilizing helicopters for dangerous, lifesaving rescues inside the steep canyon walls.

What was that emergency? The water they had found to quench their thirst "tasted salty."

Read the full story here.

We want you to Take the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainer Survey!

If you have had any interaction with the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers over the past 10 years we are asking you to take just 10 minutes to fill out this survey. Click here to begin the survey. Thank you for taking the time to help us improve and build for the future. We sincerely appreciate all that you do for Leave No Trace!

Free Resources for Leave No Trace Education

Hello all!

I almost forgot my blog today because I've been updating our general powerpoint/slideshow.

This is a great resource for educators that are beginning to familiarize themselves with the Leave No Trace program and need a teaching resource for a workshop, class presentation, even a Trainer Course.

Provided is information about the history of Leave No Trace, the science behind it, how it's grown and the programs that are available for you!

The presentation is FREE for download on the Educational Resources Page, which is under the "Training" tab, or you can click here: Leave No Trace Slideshow

On that note, don't forget to click on the Send A Kid to Camp campaign sponsored by Mountain Hardwear (see my last blog). Each "click" donates one dollar towards a youth-serving organization. It's going on until April.

Sarah