Leave No Trace Youth Educator Virtual Workshop – Urban Connections

Leave No Trace Youth Educator Virtual Workshop - Urban Connections 

October 29, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CT / 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

Through a partnership with the USFS Urban Connections program, the Leave No Trace organization is excited to offer Leave No Trace training, education and outreach to communities and other partner organizations in participating cities and beyond.

The Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Teams provide proven, research-based skills and education for getting outside in an environmentally sustainable way, connecting with nature all around us, and minimizing our impacts, whether in local city parks and outdoor spaces, nearby national forests, or in our daily lives.

Topics in this workshop include:

• Best practices for effectively reaching youth with Leave No Trace, including fun and interactive games and activities educators can use, whether online or in person, and in various settings from urban areas to forests, to teach students, campers, and other youth participants (ages 6 to 18) how to Leave No Trace.
• Activities may include resources from Leave No Trace’s website, Bigfoot’s Playbook, PEAK, TEEN program, and Social Media + Stewardship.  
• Leave No Trace's involvement in the Urban Connections program and opportunities to get more involved, including free, in-person programming such as Leave No Trace Youth Educator training workshops, youth programs, and collaborating on outreach and activation at youth-focused or family-oriented events in 2025.
• Designed for youth-serving organization educators, teachers, guides, camp staff, and other full-time, seasonal, or volunteer youth educators interested in teaching kids how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. NOTE: Participants who are new to Leave No Trace or have not had Leave No Trace training in recent years are encouraged to participate in a Leave No Trace introductory program or complete the self-paced (30-45 min.) online Leave No Trace 101 Course in advance. 

***The Zoom link will be provided after registering. If you do not receive it, please check your email junk/spam folders or contact [email protected]***

Remember to double-check the time for your specific time zone: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CT / 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET