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A Leave No Trace Master Educator course is planned at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center Jan. 12-16.
The immersive experience takes place at Touch of Nature, a 3,100-acre site about 8 miles south of Carbondale off Giant City Road.
Located along Little Grassy Lake, the experiential learning and nature facility is bordered by Giant City State Park and Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.
Throughout the course, participants will get hands-on experience putting into practice what they are learning.
They will participate in on-site adventures and back-country day outings.
On the final day, each participant will present a 15- to 20-minute lesson on one of the Leave No Trace Seven Principles and how it relates to a specific activity.
SIU’s Touch of Nature offering Leave No Trace Master Educator Course in January
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by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. Learn how to experience the great outdoors while having a minimal impact upon it and how to teach what you learn during the Leave No Trace Master Educator course at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center Jan. 12-16.
Comprehensive course
The immersive experience takes place at Touch of Nature, a 3,100-acre site about eight miles south of Carbondale off Giant City Road. Located along Little Grassy Lake, the experiential learning and nature facility is bordered by Giant City State Park and Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.
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