Whats New on the Site?

Good question.  On this page we will provide an updated list with links to the latest updates.  Updates will be dropped from this list after six months.  Check back often as we update much more often than most websites. 

We need your help to identify additional features to add or links to include on the site.  Please contact us with your ideas.  We would also like you to send us scans or photos of your nature awareness collectibles (memorabilia) and photos of your nature awarness activities.

Updates:

June 12, 2008:  Jeff Marion provided PowerPoint presentations and a link to articles and papers he has completed as a result of his research work.

June 11, 2008:  Additional information has been added for BSA Leave No Trace Master Educator courses.

March 20, 2008:  Georgia provided three more links for the Girl Scout page.  She also provided a link a Guide to Basic Outdoor Ethics from the BLM.  Howard Kerns also provided a handout for the Master Educator course at Camp Trask this fall.

March 19, 2008:  Georgia provided another Girl Scout link for the Water Drop Patch.  The link is on the Girl Scout page.  New Leave No Trace Master Educator and Trainer courses have been listed on the Boy Scout page.

March 18, 2008:  Georgia Bosse provided two new resources for Girl Scouts.  Check out the Girl Scouts & Leave No Trace Fact Sheet and the Leave No Trace & Girl Scout Promise.  Both are located on the Girl Scouts and Nature Awareness page.

February 28, 2008:  Larry Burkholder suggested we add links to the children's survival Hug-A-Tree program and the Children and Nature Network.  It was a good idea so we did it.  Links are found on the Students and Youth page.

February 27, 2008:  At the suggestion of Nic Colasurdo a page has been added to list BSA sponsored Leave No Trace Trainer courses.  The link is located on the Boy Scouts and Nature Awareness page.  Let us know of other courses and we will add them.  Nic also provided updates for some of the Master Educator courses.

January 30, 2008:  Added a document that compares Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly! principles.  This makes it very easy to see the connection between the two programs.  The link is on the Training page of documents created by ROAR.

January 15, 2008:  Added Leave No Trace BSA Master Educator course information for Camp Lowden in Illinois and Camp Resolute in Massachusetts.

January 3, 2008:  Added the history of Leave No Trace implementation within the Utah National Parks Council.  The purpose of this document is to provide ideas to help others start a program in their area.  It also shares what worked and did not work the the UNPC.

December 7, 2007:  Larry Burkholder suggested adding a link on the Federal Agency page to link us to the Sierra Interagency Black Bear Group.  Follow their links to other Sierra-Nevada topics.

December 2, 2007:  Added additional information for the Florida Master Educator Course.  Be sure to check out this great training opportunity.