BSA Leave No Trace Master Educator Courses

Dates	Council	Camp	Course Info	Field Experience
2018
March 16-18, April 13-16	Theodore Roosevelt Council	Schiff Scout Reservation, Wading River, NY and other locations	Flyer Info and Registration
March 23-25, April 5-8	Quapaw Area Council	Mar: Lake Ft. Smith SP Apr: NPS Steel Creek Campground on the Buffalo River	Flyer Registration Form Online Registration CC: Andrew Miller	Canoeing & Non-Trek
April 13-15, 27-30	Mayflower Council	Nobscot Scout Reservation, Sudbury, MA	Flyer Info and Registration CC: Pete Lane
April 20-22, May 10-13	W. D. Boyce Council Cancelled	Camp Peairs and Salyer's Preserve	CC: Jo Litwiller
May 13-18	National Council	The Summit	Staff Course Closed
May 16-20	National Council	Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico	Staff Course Closed	Backpacking
July 9-14	Sequoia Council, CA	BSA Camp Chawanakee, Shaver Lake, California	Flyer Info Registration CC: Timothy Brox	Backpacking & Non-Trek Primitive
July 21-28	Winnebago Council, IA	Bighorn NF, Dayton, Wyoming	Flyer Information & Registration	Backpacking
August 12-17	National Council	Northern Tier High Adventure Base, Ely, Minnesota	Flyer Information & Registration	Canoeing
August 12-17	Mason-Dixon Council Cancelled	Camp Sinoquipe Western Maryland, Lower Central Pennsylvania, and Upper West Virginia	Information and Registration Contact: Rev Scott Johnston	Backpacking
August 13-18	Trapper Trails Council	Camp New Fork, Pinedale, WY	Flyer Information and Registration Contact: Shanae Ames (Backpacking) Michael Cutter (Non-Trek)	Backpacking & Non-Trek Primitive
August 17-19 Sept 6-9	Michigan Crossroads Council Cancelled	Cole Canoe Base, Alger, MI	Registration Contact: Harry Price	Canoeing & Non-Trek Primitive
August 17-19, Sept 13-16	Crossroads of America Council	Ransburg Scout Reservation, Bloomington, IN	Info/Registration Flyer Contact: John Melton	Canoeing
Sept 9-15	National Council	Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico	Information Details & registration	Backpacking, Non-Trek Primitive
November 9-14	Greater Tampa Bay Area Council	Sand Hill Scout Reservation	Flyer Info and Registration Contact: Jeanette McCullough	Non-Trek Primitive

This five-day, five-night course trains interested individuals ages 18 and up to serve as Leave No Trace Master Educators. Master Educators work with their council's Outdoor Ethics Advocates to provide Leave No Trace Trainer, BSA Leave No Trace 101 and other outdoor ethics awareness training.

Prerequisite: Prior completion of a Leave No Trace Trainer course is recommended. A person who has not previously attended a Trainer course may be accepted with the recommendation of the council's Outdoor Ethics Advocate or approval of the course's Lead Instructor.
Instructed By: Each BSA Master Educator course is taught by a set of nationally-designated Master Educator Instructors, so your Master Educator standing is recognized nationally by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

What is a Leave No Trace Master Educator?

" This valuable training is recognized throughout the world ...

"Successful graduates of the Master Educator course have the ability to train others in Leave No Trace skills and ethics..."

The Master Educator Course provides participants with a comprehensive training in Leave No Trace skills and ethics, through practical application in a field-based setting ..."

(more info at LNT.org)

What is a BSA Leave No Trace Master Educator?

The BSA Leave No Trace Master Educator Course includes the full core Leave No Trace Master Educator curriculum, plus Scouting-specific curriculum.

"Much of the curriculum added into a BSA Leave No Trace ME course is to help graduates become a top-level Leave No Trace resource for their unit, district, and council.
A major goal for our BSA Leave No Trace ME courses is to graduate effective and active Leave No Trace Masters who will return to their home council and conduct the key Leave No Trace Trainer courses needed to support their unit, district and council outdoor programs."

Charlie Thorpe, BSA Outdoor Ethics Task Force