Leave No Trace Award
 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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