WHAT WE DO
Arcadia Guided Outdoor Education (AGO) is a non-profit organization which exists to offer a variety of Leave No Trace educational opportunities, listed below.
Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course
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. We offer both virtual and in-person Level 1 Instructor Courses. Participants who complete either an in-person or virtual course become certified Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructors, and are prepared to offer Leave No Trace Skills Courses and Workshops to their community. Course fees are $175 per participant.
Virtual: These courses are offered regularly, and include pre-course homework and a series of 3-hour video conference meetings over the course of three consecutive days. Current course offerings can be found here.
in-person: In-person Level 1 Instructor Courses typically occur over two consecutive days and involve spending more than half of the course outdoors. Current offerings can be found here. If your organization is interested in partnering with us to offer this to your staff, please reach out to adam@learnwitharcadia.org.
Leave No Trace Workshops
Each year, in-person and online Leave No Trace Workshops reach tens of thousands of people with minimum impact skills and ethics. These introductory workshops are typically one to three hours long, but can be up to a full day in length. They can be tailored to educators, youth, college students, outdoor professionals or anyone with an interest in learning more about Leave No Trace practices. A workshop may also be tailored in its content— Leave No Trace for a specific environment, a specific recreation activity or maybe just an overview of the 7 Principles. We partner with a variety of organizations to offer these Workshops: from municipal park services and schools, to outdoor clubs and religious communities. These workshops are offered at no cost to participants.If you would like to set up a Leave No Trace Workshop for your organization or group, please reach out to us here.
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