Rocky Fork State Park

Description: NOLI - Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course - 2 Day Course

Location: Rocky Fork State Park

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Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course - 2 Day

Saturday, 07/11/26 - Sunday, 07/12/26 9:00 AM to 5:00 pm

Adult: $175.00 Child: $175.00

Do you feel a connection to the natural world and want to play a role in helping to protect it for generations to come? If so, the two-day Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course is a great step in the right direction.

Participants taking the two-day Level 1 Instructor Course learn Leave No Trace skills, ethics, and techniques for educating others about these low-impact practices. Leave No Trace Instructor Courses are a vital component of the national Leave No Trace program. It is designed for educators, guides, agency employees, other outdoor professionals and anyone interested in learning more about minimum impact skills and ethics and how to help educate others.

Research has shown that:

1. LNT Instructor Courses significantly improve participants knowledge and understanding of Leave No Trace skills and ethics
2. LNT course participants report a change in behavior consistent with Leave No Trace skills and ethics
3. 94% of Instructor Course participants go on to teach Leave No Trace after the course

This course covers the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace as well as techniques for disseminating these low impact skills. The main objective of this course is to train attendees on how to model and present the ethics to others. Various teaching methods will be introduced and discussed, and each participant will have the opportunity to present one or more of the principles to the class using innovative and engaging approaches.

Upon successful completion, participants will become a certified Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor, will receive a completion certificate from Leave No Trace and will be equipped to:

• Understand, demonstrate, and teach state-of-the-art minimum impact techniques for friends, family, or community groups
• Lead a discussion on outdoor ethics and help others explore their own personal outdoor ethic
• Lead Leave No Trace Skills Courses and provide Certificates of Completion
• Lead Leave No Trace Workshops and provide Certificates of Completion
• Serve as a co-instructor for in-person Level 1 Instructor Courses with a qualified Level 2 Instructor

The course features both classroom and backcountry instruction and application. Age 16+.

To register, visit the NOLI website: www.nolilearn.org/availability