Development of the Leave No Trace Program in Australia
The goal of the Leave No Trace educational program is to avoid
or minimise impacts to natural and cultural resources and help
ensure a positive recreational experience for all visitors.
Our land is a finite resource. Land managers face a perennial
struggle in their efforts to achieve an appropriate balance
between the competing mandates to preserve natural and cultural
resources and provide high quality recreational use. Visitor
education designed to instill low impact ethics and skills is
a critical management component and is seen as a light handed
approach that can reduce the need for more direct and regulatory
forms of management.
The following document describes the development of the Leave
No Trace program from its origins in the US and its implementation
and progress in Australia.
Activities