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ARTHUR CARHART NATIONAL WILDERNESS TRAINING CENTER
Roger Semler
Interpretation and Education in Wilderness
ARTHUR CARHART NATIONAL WILDERNESS TRAINING CENTER
Leave No Trace
America’s Preeminent Outdoor Skills & Ethics Program
Leave No Trace
America’s Preeminent
Outdoor Skills & Ethics Program
Encouraging responsible outdoor recreation
and stewardship of our public lands
Roger Semler
National Park Service
Chief, Wilderness Stewardship Division.
roger_semler@nps.gov/202-430-7615
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
Combining Outdoor Skills & Ethics
Skill: The ability to use one's knowledge
effectively and readily in execution or
performance.
Example: Hanging food properly in bear country
Ethic: a consciousness of moral
importance.
Example: Doing the right thing when nature calls and the
mosquitos are thick!
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
Agency Program Coordinators
BLM: Rachel Sowards
rsowards@blm.gov
USFS: Jaime Schwartz
james.schwartz@usda.gov
USFWS: Nancy Roeper
nancy_roeper@fws.gov
NPS: Roger Semler
roger_semler@nps.gov
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
How It Came to Be
Stage 1 -Initial creation (ending around 1985)
Increasing backcountry & wilderness use, growing awareness
of recreational impacts over several decades, booming
backcountry/wilderness use in the 60’s and 70’s.
Stage 2 -Formation, coordination, institutionalize
(1985-1994) Establishing curriculum, outreach and training
programs, interagency collaboration, agency coordinators
established.
Stage 3: Expansion (1994 to present)
Creation of LNT, Inc./LNT Center for Outdoor Ethics, MOU
with wilderness agencies, refinement of principles, expansion
of programs and resources, addition of many more players.
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
How It Came to Be
International Journal of Wilderness
Leave No Trace: How It Came to Be
December 2018 | Volume 24, Number 3
by David N. Cole
Downloadable Reference provided at end
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
Interagency Collaboration
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
among
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Forest
Service Agreement #09-SU-11132424-039
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land
Management BLM Agreement # United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS Agreement # National Park Service NPS Agreement #
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE United States Army Corps
of Engineers USACOE Agreement#
and
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
Downloadable Reference provided at end
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
How Are We Doing?
Poll #1
How successful are the agency staff in
your home unit at practicing Leave No
Trace Outdoor Skills & Ethics when
working in the field?
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
How Are We Doing?
Poll #2
How successful are the recreational users
in your home unit at practicing Leave No
Trace Outdoor Skills & Ethics?
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
How Are Public Lands Users Doing?
Poll #3
Which of the following principles of Leave No
Trace is most challenging for recreationists
in your area to practice?
•Plan Ahead & Prepare
•Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces
•Dispose of Waste Properly
•Leave What You Find
•Minimize Campfire Impacts
•Resect Wildlife
•Be Considerate of Other Visitors
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
Emerging Issues?
Poll #4
What is the most important emerging issue
related to Leave No Trace Outdoor Skills &
Ethics?
Example: Use of technological devices in
wilderness
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Leave No Trace
Best Practices
Recognize the direct connection between LNT and preservation of
wilderness character
Recognize that physical resource impacts can be cumulative
Integrate LNT into interdisciplinary training
Integrate LNT into guide/outfitter permits & commercial service
authorizations
Integrate LNT into interpretative hikes & programs
Take advantage of teachable moments
Recognize that LNT principles and agency regulations are equally
important and compatible
Recognize diversity and inclusion in our education and outreach
strategies
Respect & honor indigenous Peoples connections to the land
Practice what we promote; set the example for others (agency
personnel)
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
DIVISION
National Park Service
US Department of Interior
Conclusion: Leave No Trace outdoor skills & ethics have a direct
and positive effect on our ability to preserve wilderness character in
the National Wilderness Preservation System
