Most damage to the outdoors doesn’t come from people who don’t care. It comes from people who don’t know what to look for. Trash left behind, water polluted, trails widened, wildlife pushed off, fires that got away. These are the accumulated result of small choices made by millions of visitors every year.
That’s why Leave No Trace focuses on education. When people understand how their choices affect a place, they make better ones. Research shows individuals trained in Leave No Trace are five times more likely to protect the outdoors. Below are the impacts education addresses, and what you can do about each one.
