Leave No Trace Principles
📋 What it is
Leave No Trace means enjoying nature while leaving it exactly as you found it — for wildlife and the next visitor.
🗣️ Coach says
Leave No Trace is the outdoor code of respect: pack out ALL rubbish (even food scraps), stay on trails to protect plants, don’t take or damage natural things, be careful with fire, and respect wildlife and other visitors. The goal is simple — leave the place so the next person can’t tell you were there.
🧠 Memory hook
Leave No Trace = pack out all rubbish · stay on trails · take nothing · care with fire · respect others. Leave it as you found it.
😂 Giggle
What's a geologist's favorite trail snack?
Rock candy — they love the sediment-al value!
😲 Whoa!
A banana peel or apple core can take weeks or even years to break down in the wild — "natural" litter is still litter, so the rule is pack out everything.
✅ Quick check: Does it matter if you leave "natural" food scraps like a banana peel outdoors?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Yes — they take a long time to break down, can harm wildlife, and are still litter; pack out everything.
Even natural scraps disrupt ecosystems; Leave No Trace.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Next time outdoors, pack out one bit of litter (even not yours) — leaving it better than you found it.