Research

Leave No Trace funds, designs, and undertakes ground-breaking research to inform new ways to protect our natural world.

Dirt road in the desert around sundown

Leave No Trace Research Bibliography

Trash cans at a trailhead with the backdrop of snow-capped mountains

Waste in National Parks

Man walking dog throwing away it's poop in a garbage can

Pet Waste Study

Group of kids digging up leaves

Leave No Trace Youth Study

Man high-ball bouldering in a snowy park

Rocky Mountain National Park Bouldering Study

Sign attached to wooden post

Undesignated Trail Use Study

Volunteers taking notes in a sandy field

State Park Visitor Behavior Study

Person hiking in a park with high cliffs and tall pines

National Park Visitor Behavior Study

Hiker looking out over a canyon

Leave No Trace Research Stats

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