Training Promotion Guidelines

Let's get it right! Make sure your training materials are up-to-date.

Common Mistakes

Here are some mistakes commonly seen in training flyers, websites, and topic presentations:

NEW - Don't use BSA Leave No Trace 101 Course: Our BSA Leave No Trace 101 course has been renamed BSA Leave No Trace Basics to avoid confusion with Leave No Trace's new online Leave No Trace 101 Course.
Our course content has not changed.; (The older term may still be appropriate in historical references.)
NEW - Don't use Leave No Trace Trainer or Master Educator: These are now called Level 1 Instructor and Level 2 Instructor; (The older term may still be appropriate in historical references.)
NEW - Don't Recommend Level 1 Instructor courses for OE Guides: Leave No Trace's Minimum age for Level 1 Instructor courses is now 18.
NEW - Don't use Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop: This is now called just Leave No Trace Workshop, and there are new guidelines for the content.
Current BSA Programs: The organization name is still the Boy Scouts of America; Use Scouts BSA instead of "Boy Scouts" when referring to the program or members of our 11-18 year-old program.; Don't use the word "girl" in front of "scout". More Information; All programs now include girls. Fix references to "boys", "he", "him", etc to be inclusive of girls.; Don't use "Varsity Scouts" - no longer a BSA program; (The older terms may still be appropriate in historical references to past events or programs.)
NEW - Refering to the "Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics", or "The Center": Per Leave No Trace's new (Oct 2021) Brand Standards Guide, they have dropped the "Center for Outdoor Ethics" and are now simply "Leave No Trace"; (The older term may still be appropriate in historical references.)
NEW - Using old Leave No Trace Logos: Per Leave No Trace's Brand Standards Guide, please make sure all your Leave No Trace course promotional materials, teaching aids, etc use the new correct/current Leave No Trace logos!; Use this:; Phase out these:; Do not use these:; See our Logos page for easy to copy BSA Outdoor Ethics, Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly! logo graphics in a variety of sizes.; Also - don't warp/stretch the logo, and leave the specified whitespace around it.
Using the old Leave No Trace Mission statement: This is current (see https://lnt.org/about):; Using the power of science, education and stewardship, Leave No Trace is on a mission to ensure a sustainable future for the outdoors and the planet.

No matter where or why you get outside, it’s yours to protect.
It’s Your Nature.
Listing the Leave No Trace Seven Principles without including the copyright.: Per Leave No Trace's Brand Standards Guide, always include "© Leave No Trace: www.LNT.org" when listing the Leave No Trace Seven Principles.; Also - Refer to them as the Leave No Trace Seven Principles
Using the LNT abbreviation.: Per Leave No Trace's Brand Standards Guide, always write it out as Leave No Trace - do not use LNT (except when referring to the LNT.org website).
Combining Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor and Tread Lightly Trainer in one course.: Both Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly! have requested that we keep their training clearly separated from other trainings.; The BSA Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor course should follow the course manual, and must not be combined with any Tread Lightly! course or other BSA courses such as the BSA Outdoor Ethics Orientation or an Outdoor Ethics Guide training.; The Tread Trainer course should follow the course syllabus, and must not be combined with a Leave No Trace course or other BSA courses such as the BSA Outdoor Ethics Orientation or an Outdoor Ethics Guide training.; Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor and Tread Trainer courses must be advertised as separate courses, held on different dates or as separate sections of a training event, and must have separate registrations.
Using TREAD Lightly! or Tread Lightly: Per the Tread Lightly! Graphics Standards, the specified usage in text is Tread Lightly!
In text, Tread Lightly! begins with a capital "T" and "L." ... Always be sure to include the exclamation mark at the end - "Tread Lightly!"
References to Leave No Trace Trainer position of responsibility.: There is no longer a Leave No Trace Trainer position of responsibility (as of Jan 1, 2016).
The Outdoor Ethics Guide position does not require the Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor course (or any other training).
Obsolete Older Patches: Don't Use These:; See our Logos page for the current patch graphics.

Yes - we know that not all the information on this website is up to these standards yet, but we're working on it. If you come across something - let us know. Thanks!