Educator Workshop: Leave No Trace Trainer

NOTE: This Educator Workshop is intended specifically for educators — not the general public.

The mission of Leave No Trace is to use the power of science, education, and stewardship to ensure a sustainable future for the outdoors and the planet. Participants of this two-day Leave No Trace Trainer Course learn the essential skills, ethics, and techniques for educating others about low impact practices when recreating outside. Trainer Courses typically take place over two consecutive days and involve more than half of the course outdoors. Graduates of a Trainer Course are prepared to offer Leave No Trace Awareness Workshops for their community.

Join Erin Smith, a Leave No Trace Master Educator and one of Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation’s own Interpretation and Education staff members, as participants explore, learn and implement the seven Leave No Trace principles into their daily lives and educational programming

NC EE Certification Credit: Criteria II, 16 hours and CEU credit are available.

Thursday and Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (both days)

This workshop is $60 per person or $51 for Bridge Club members, plus tax. Advance registration is required. Limited to 12 participants. Registration opens here May 30. Attendees are asked to bring their own lunch, although there is a restaurant on site.

What to Bring?
Your time will be spent indoors and outdoors and all programs are held rain, snow or shine. You should be prepared for a variety of mountain weather conditions and temperatures. Appropriate clothing, equipment, and footwear are very important. Please bring a daypack with enough room to carry extra clothing (i.e., extra layers, rain gear), water, lunch, notepad/paper, pen/pencil, etc. Mildred’s Grill will be open and participants may purchase food from the restaurant for lunch if they prefer to do so.

Additional information
Educational Experience Forms will be available for certification hours and Continuing Education Credit for the instructor to sign off on. Grandfather Mountain may also serve as Criteria III – Site visit hours, but these hours must be gained outside of the time that the workshop takes place (i.e., prior to or after the workshop). Staff will be available to sign off on these site visit forms.

Refunds/Cancelations
If you cannot attend the educator workshop that you are registered for, please let us know ten days in advance of the workshop: call 828-733-2013 Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

About Grandfather Mountain Educator Workshops
Grandfather Mountain’s Educator Workshop series invites educators to take advantage of the mountain’s classroom in the clouds. This is an opportunity to learn and have fun, while earning certification as an environmental educator in North Carolina. These programs offer credits with Criteria I, II and III programs. All workshops take place at Grandfather Mountain and may include some walking, so participants are encouraged to bring appropriate footwear and be prepared for inclement weather. Learn more.