Leave No Trace Award
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As more people use parks and recreation facilities, LEAVE NO TRACE® guidelines become even more important for outdoor visitors.
Leave No Trace is a plan that helps people to be more concerned about their environment and to help them protect it for future
generations. Leave No Trace applies in a backyard or local park (frontcountry) as much as it does in the wilderness (backcountry).
We should practice Leave No Trace in our attitude and actions‹wherever we go. Understanding nature strengthens our respect toward the
environment. One person with thoughtless behavior or one shortcut on a trail can spoil the outdoor experience for others.
Help protect the environment by remembering that while you are there, you are a visitor. When you visit the outdoors, take special care of
the area. Leave everything just as you find it.
Hiking and camping without a trace are signs of a considerate outdoorsman who cares for the environment. Travel lightly on the land.
When boys and leaders complete the requirements they may purchase a Cub Scout Leave No Trace temporary patch (No. 08797) through
their local council.
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The Six Leave No Trace Guidelines for Cub Scouts:
Watch for hazards and follow all the rules of the park or outdoor facility. Remember proper clothing, sunscreen, hats, first aid kits, and
plenty of drinking water. Use the buddy system. Make sure you carry your family's name, phone number and address.
Stay on marked trails whenever possible. Short-cutting trails causes the soil to wear away or to be packed, which eventually kills trees and
other vegetations. Trampled wildflowers and vegetations take years to recover.
Managing your pet will keep people, dogs, livestock and wildlife from feeling threatened. Make sure your pet is on a leash or controlled at all
times. Do not let your pet approach or chase wildlife. When animals are chased or disturbed, they change eating patterns and use more
energy that may result in poor health or death. Take care of your pet's waste. Take a small shovel or scoop and pick-up bag to pickup your
pet's waste.
When visiting any outdoor areas, try to leave it the same as you find it. The less impact we each make, the longer we will enjoy what we
have. Even picking flowers denies others the opportunity to see them and reduces seeds, which means fewer plants next year.
Expect to meet other visitors. Be courteous and make room for others. Control your speed when biking or running. Pass with care and let
others know before you pass. Avoid disturbing others by making noise or playing loud music. Respect "No Trespassing" signs.
Make sure all trash is put in a bag or trash receptacle. Trash is unsightly and ruins everyone's outdoor experience. Your trash can kill
wildlife. Even materials such as orange peels, apple cores and food scraps take years to break down and may attract unwanted pests that
could become a problem.
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Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, Webelos Scout Award
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.
- Boys in a Tiger Cub den complete the activities for
Achievement 5, Let's Go Outdoors; boys in a Wolf
den complete Requirement 7, Your Living World;
boys in a Bear den complete Requirement 12,
Family Outdoor Adventures; boys in a Webelos den
earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.
- 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.
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Cub Scout Leader Award Requirements
- Discuss with your den's Cub Scouts or 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.
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You can take the pledge to practice the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines wherever
you go. Just review the guidelines and promise to practice them in your frontcountry outings.
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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.
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