What to Know
Want hands-on help?
Leave No Trace consulting services can support your team through the designation process.
Designation is based on the Leave No Trace Assessment: a set of criteria that measure how Leave No Trace is carried out across your site or program, and at what level, across areas including staff training, onsite messaging, programming, and others.
You use the assessment to find your gaps, train your people, and put an action plan to work. When you’re ready, you apply, and we review.
Five-year designation
$200 application fee
Partnership agreement
Designees must maintain a Leave No Trace partnership or equivalent agreement.
Timeline varies
Most of the work happens before you apply. That’s where visitors start to benefit.
Request the application proposal when you’re ready. Contact [email protected] for complete application instructions, including documentation, partnership requirements, and application fee payment.
You receive an official designation letter and promotional materials. The designation lasts five years, with a short annual report along the way.
No. The assessment is a starting point. It shows where you stand today, and you decide what to do with
it.
Pick “Not sure” and add a note about what you do. A team member will reply with the right match.
Please contact [email protected] for further guidance.
