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ISSUE 5: AUTUMN 09

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                                        Walkers Scheme Incorporates
                                        Leave No Trace
                                        Plans for the Future
                                        Exhibiting at the
                                        ‘Farming Festival’
Walkers Scheme Incorporates Leave No Trace Plans for the Future Exhibiting at the 'Farming Festival' - ISSUE 5: AUTUMN 09
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  Welcome
      to Leave No Trace Ireland’s                                                                                                               Plans for the Future...
      fifth Newsletter…
                                                                                                                                                To help secure the necessary funding to allow the continuation of Leave No Trace across Ireland,
                                                                                                                                                Leave No Trace Ireland has recently completed a 3 year Strategic Plan which covers the period
      Within the last 6 months Leave No Trace Ireland has:
                                                                                                                                                January 2010 to December 2012. The Plan sets out the key areas of work which Leave No Trace
      •   Completed the wording for the Caving Skills and Ethics Booklet.                                                                       Ireland will concentrate its activities on during the next 3 years.
      •   Secured 2 new partners.
      •   Agreed with Ordnance Survey Ireland to include information on Leave No Trace                                                          Work will focus on 4 Key Areas:                 A selection of the plan’s key                 c. Education & Training
          on all its maps (but particularly those maps associated with walking routes).                                                                                                         performance indicators include:               • Re-establish Education Sub Committee
      •   Held a Board of Directors’ meeting in July 2009.                                                                                      a. Network Support                                                                            • 30% increase in registered users of
      •   Produced its first e-newsletter.                                                                                                        To gain the support of a wide range of        a. Network Support                              the Forum
                                                                                                                                                  individuals and organisations for the         • 9 new organisations recruited as            • Train an extra 50+ people as Leave No
      •   Attended 2 major events in Ireland - Cool Earth in Dun Laoghaire and the
                                                                                                                                                  Leave No Trace programme and in turn            Network members                               Trace Trainers
          National Ploughing Championships in Athy.
                                                                                                                                                  assist them in promoting the message                                                        • Deliver 15+ Awareness Sessions per year
      •   Established 2 sub committees - Organisation & Resources Sub Committee & Education Sub Committee.
                                                                                                                                                  of Leave No Trace to as wide and diverse      b. Marketing & Promotion                      • Deliver 1 Master Educator Course in
                                                                                                                                                  an audience as possible.                      • Effective distribution of the information     2010 and 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                                  booklet to 5,000 people                     • Establish a Leave No Trace training
                                                                                                                                                b. Marketing and Promotion                      • All member organisations present the          centre in Southern Ireland
                                                                                                                                                  To promote the message of Leave No              Leave No Trace Ireland logo on their own    • Secure funding for the appointment of

                           Walkers Scheme                                                                                                         Trace across Ireland through a variety of
                                                                                                                                                  mediums ensuring that as wide an
                                                                                                                                                  audience as possible is reached.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  organisation’s homepage of their website
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Develop and upload educational
                                                                                                                                                                                                  material to ‘Youtube.com’
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                an Education Officer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Publish a training manual setting out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ‘101 ways to teach Leave No Trace’

                           Incorporates Leave No Trace                                                                                          c. Education and Training
                                                                                                                                                                                                • 2 e-zines produced and distributed
                                                                                                                                                                                                  annually with 100% increase
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                specific to the Irish environment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Publish a Teachers’ Handbook
                                                                                                                                                  To deliver, using a wide range of               in registered e-zine subscribers            • Publish outdoor skills and ethics books
                                                                                                                                                  appropriate resources, an extensive           • Examine the use of social marketing and       for 3 activity specific activities
      Fáilte Ireland has introduced the Walkers      The accommodation providers, pubs, cafes,     “The guiding principle behind the Walkers
                                                                                                                                                  educational and training programme              produce a report with key                   • Publish a Master Educators’ Handbook
      Welcome initiative which aims to raise the     restaurants and walking guides within the     Welcome Iniative - that all participating
      standard of service walkers can expect from    iniative promote and practise the message     tourism operators and the local walking        catering for all levels of those interested     recommendations for Leave No                • Create a DVD to show in awareness
      their walking holiday in Ireland. Responding   of Leave No Trace to their customers. In      community make it a priority to deliver an     in the Leave No Trace message and to            Trace Ireland                                 sessions
      to the needs of walkers a series of Walkers    order for businesses to meet this charter     outstanding walking experience to all          give support to those trained to spread       • Attend 2 large events to promote Leave      • Officially incorporate Leave No Trace into
      Welcome charters have been developed.          Failte Ireland will be offering a number of   walkers in the area, presents a great          the message.                                    No Trace each year                            the training programme of a minimum
                                                     Leave No Trace Awareness Sessions so that     opportunity to develop the area, increase                                                    • ‘Piggy back’ on a minimum of 5 events         of 3 youth organisations
      These charters are a commitment from the       those involved can pass on and promote        visitor numbers and grow revenue for all”    d. Finances and Resources                         each year to promote Leave No Trace
      local community and tourism providers to       the message of Leave No Trace properly.       stated Ciara Scully, Development Officer,                                                                                                  The 3 year Strategic Plan is now available to
                                                                                                                                                  To secure the necessary funding to            • Secure £300,000 PR per year
      offer the best walking experience possible                                                   Fáilte Ireland.
                                                                                                                                                  sustain the future of Leave No Trace.         • Produce and distribute 2 newsletters per    download from the homepage of the
      in the area by providing the following:        “We are delighted to be a part of this
                                                                                                                                                                                                  year to 800 stakeholders                    website - www.leavenotraceireland.org.
      • Guaranteed regular maintenance and           initiative; it really is a fantastic way to   For more information please visit
          upkeep of local walks                      promote the message of Leave No Trace         www.failteireland.ie.
      • A local walking officer offering             within the walking community”
          assistance and advice                      enthused Beverley Pierson, Project Officer,
      • Walks information, including map             Leave No Trace Ireland.
          boards and signage
      • Local Walkers Welcome approved               Approx 150 local businesses and tourism
          accommodation                              providers in 5 Walkers Welcome areas have
      • Local amenities committed to providing       already signed up to these charters and
          walker friendly service in shops, pubs     visitors to these areas are encouraged to
          and cafes (for example; the provision of   look for the Walkers Welcome Logo to be
          packed lunches, spaces for mucky           assured of a warm welcome with ample
          walking boots etc).                        information and services to help them
                                                     enjoy their walking experience.

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     Training
      Trainer Course Report
                                                                                                            visited a coastal and woodland area. The
                                                                                                                                                             Awareness Session Reports
                                                                                                                                                             Report 1
                                                                                                                                                             Course Facilitator/s:
                                                                                                                                                             Damian Martin, Martin Harken, John
                                                                                                                                                             McMahon (Instructors at Ardclinis Outdoor
                                                                                                                                                             Adventure Centre)
                                                                                                                                                             Venue: Watertop Open Farm, Ballycastle,
                                                                                                                                                             Co.Antrim
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Report 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Course Facilitator/s:
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Damian Martin, Martin Harken, John
                                                                                                                                                                                                               McMahon (Instructors at Ardclinis Outdoor
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Adventure Centre)
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Venue: Fair Head, Co.Antrim
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Date: August 2009
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The camping experience lasted 24 hours and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             offered the group more than ample time to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             cover all aspects of Leave No Trace.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The weather on the overnight camp was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             generally very good and they had a camp
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             fire using drift wood from the shoreline.
                                                                                                                                                             Date: 21st July 2009                              Course Participants: Members of Moyle
                                                                                                            woodland area was particularly relevant to       Course Participants: Carryduff Cubs               Coastal Challenge
                                                                                                            the course as participants met a group of        Number of Participants: 35                        Number of Participants: 36                    Next morning the group spent time
                                                                                                            over 60 people making their way up the                                                                                                           focusing on a number of the Leave No Trace
                                                                                                            Trassey track in the Mourne Mountains and                                                                                                        principles most relevant to their current
                                                                                                                                                             This session was run from Watertop Open           During the summer, 3 instructors from
                                                                                                            came across a ‘weekend drinking spot’ with                                                                                                       location - Minimise the Impact of Fire,
                                                                                                            discarded sleeping bags, tents, bottles and      Farm in the Antrim hills. Even though the         Ardclinis Outdoor Adventure Centre ran 3
                                                                                                                                                             weather on that particular weekend was            awareness sessions with participants on the   Dispose of Waste Properly, Travel and Camp
                                                                                                            other rubbish.
                                                                                                                                                             miserable the young people interacted and         Moyle Coastal Challenge, part of the summer   on Durable Ground and Be Considerate of
                                                                                                            Having decided to remove this rubbish and        enjoyed the short awareness session on Leave      splash programme. Each participant took       Others. “Once again I used the games from
                                                                                                            having recovered from their initial outrage,     No Trace. To begin, the Leave No Trace DVD        part in an 8 week course including life       the website…the awareness sessions went
                                                                                                            the group had some really constructive           was played to the group before taking them        saving, first aid, outdoor activity and an    very well and we had lots of opinions and
                                                                                                            discussion about how to deal with this           out to play games designed to highlight           overnight camp. The purpose of the camp       debates from everyone. I believe the
                                                                                                            problem and realised that moral indignation,     some of the principles of Leave No Trace. They    was to give everyone a positive camping       participants were having a positive
                                                                                                            although justified, does not lend itself to                                                                                                      experience. Make sure you are in an area
                                                                                                                                                             concentrated on the following principles          experience and use the opportunity to
                                                                                                            problem solving. If anyone has the answer to                                                                                                     where nature can be clearly seen and
                                                                                                            this dilemma - answers on a postcard please!     because the instructor felt that these were the   introduce the principles of Leave No Trace.
                                                                                                                                                             most relevant in relation to the area that they                                                 appreciated in order to get full benefit from
                                                                                                            The course finished on Sunday evening with       were in - Dispose of Waste Properly, Travel and                                                 the games on the awareness sessions”
                                                                                                            a feeling that the participants were going to    Camp on Durable Ground and Respect Farm                                                         added Damian Martin.
                                                                                                            prove widely influential to lots and lots of     Animals and Wildlife.
                                                                                                            younger people, who perhaps were being
                                                                                                            introduced to the outdoors for the first time.   The lead instructor on the session, Damian
      Course Facilitator/s:
      Stephen Millar (Leave No Trace Ireland              relating to points, that would be discussed                                                        Martin commented “The use of the games
                                                                                                            Stephen added “As a very wise man once
      Master Educator & Full Time Instructor at           (stemming from the 7 principles).                                                                  on the website to teach Leave No Trace in
                                                                                                            said, if you get them young then they are
      Tollymore Mountain Centre)                                                                            converts for life”.                              Ireland is a fantastic tool to get messages
      Venue: Tollymore Mountain Centre,                   Most of the participants work with younger                                                         across to all ages and increase the number
      Newcastle, Co.Down                                  people within their organisation, therefore       Leave No Trace Ireland would like to             of people questioning their own impact on
      Date: 1st & 2nd August 2009                         it was very beneficial to them to look at fun     welcome 8 new Trainers: David Batt, Sharon       wild areas”.
      Course Participants: Scouting Ireland               ways of introducing the message of Leave          Chapman, Andrew Slowey, James Usher,
      Number of Participants: 8                           No Trace and the many games that can be           Rachael Deegan, Stephen Gulsenan, Mealla         These games (specific to the Irish
                                                          delivered to illustrate it.                       Barry and Allegra Lalor.                         environment) can be accessed through the
      This course was held over 2 days with the
                                                                                                                                                             following link on the website:
      participants meeting at Tollymore                   Being a Trainer course, emphasis was put
                                                                                                                                                             http://www.leavenotraceireland.org/
      Mountain Centre on Saturday morning.                on understanding how different people learn
                                                                                                                                                             WaysToTeach.aspx
      They were given a teaching subject prior to

       “It was great to see from an instructor’s perspective so many people who were passionate               Education Sub Committee
       about delivering this as part of their work with young people and that Scouting Ireland has            Leave No Trace has re-established a small
       really decided to make Leave No Trace a major part its ethos. As it really is at the front line of                                                       WITHIN LEAVE NO TRACE IRELAND:
                                                                                                              Education Sub Committee who will liaise
       working with young people who use the outdoors regularly, I can only see Leave No Trace
       having an increasingly positive role” - Stephen Millar, Course Facilitator.                            with the Board and be responsible for             • There are now a total of 22 Master Educators.
                                                                                                              directing and prioritising the Education
      the course with the main emphasis being                                                                 programme of Leave No Trace and co-               • To date there has been 26 Trainer Courses delivered.
                                                          differently and therefore how teachers
      on delivering a presentation on one of the          should practise different methods of                ordinating the development of the Trainers
      7 principles to their group of peers,               delivery within the visual and Kinaesthetic                                                           • There are currently 182 people qualified as Trainers of Leave No Trace across Ireland.
                                                                                                              and Master Educators. The Education Sub
      considering the use of the outdoors and             learning framework. Another point                   Committee consists of members all with            • There have been approximately 135 ‘Awareness Sessions’ delivered to date.
      the environment to help discuss and                 discussed was the fact that teachers often
                                                          deliver in the same way they were taught            education backgrounds including a Leave
      illustrate teaching points. Some
                                                          which has been traditionally very audio             No Trace Master Educator and a                    Details of all Training Courses and Awareness Sessions can be found on the ‘training’ section on
      participants had teaching topics that were
                                                          focused, efforts should move away from              representative from Scouting Ireland.             www.leavenotraceireland.org
      not one of the 7 principles but were topics
                                                          just presenting information to delivery in a
                                                          fun and interactive manner.

                                                          On the first day of the course the group

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             Exhibiting at the                                                                                                                                  Leave No Trace Ireland have also been liaising with other events across Ireland to ensure a Leave No Trace presence:
                                                                                                                                                                • The Leave No Trace Ireland leaflets were        added a link on their website and also          • The organisers of Monaghan Walking

  ‘Farming Festival’                                          This year’s National Ploughing                    recreational activity was gates being
                                                                                                                                                                  distributed at the Dublin Horse Show in
                                                                                                                                                                  August with over 60,000 people passing
                                                                                                                                                                  through the show.
                                                                                                                                                                • The Beast of Ballyhoura took place in
                                                                                                                                                                  August where the Leave No Trace leaflets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  distributed Leave No Trace leaflets.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • ACARA trekkers run various outdoor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  events all over the world. They have agreed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  to include information on Leave No Trace
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  on their website and to send out the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Week included information on Leave No
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Trace in their walking week brochure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and also distributed Leave No Trace leaflets.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • CAAN attended the following 3 events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and distributed Leave No Trace leaflets at
                                                                                                                                                                  were distributed.                               Leave No Trace leaflet to all their trekkers.     all 3 events – The Belfast Maritime
                                                              Championships were held in Athy,                  left open.                                      • Gael Force West took place in August          • The organisers of Donegal walking week            Festival / Tall Ships, Waterways Ireland
                                                              Co.Kildare from 22nd to 24th September.                                                             with approx 1500 competitors.                   in May hosted Awareness Sessions on               River Fest and the Dublin Docklands
                                                              This is a huge show having in excess of           The majority of people responded well to          The organisers included information on          Leave No Trace throughout the week                Festival.
                                                              100,000 people attending and for this             the message and believed that it needed           Leave No Trace in their monthly newsletter,     for participants.
                                                              reason the message of Leave No Trace              to be embraced by all using the outdoors
                                                              was presented at a basic level, creating
                                                              good brand awareness throughout the
                                                              farming community. This would be hard
                                                              to achieve in any other way as it is such a
                                                                                                                for recreation. Beverley Pierson, Leave No
                                                                                                                Trace Ireland Project Officer commented
                                                                                                                “This show is a great way to embrace a
                                                                                                                community that would otherwise be
                                                                                                                                                                                            Thousands Hit the Trails
                                                              targeted show.

                                                              Leave No Trace Ireland was very thankful
                                                                                                                unreachable. It also allows for a wider
                                                                                                                engagement with other groups such as
                                                                                                                scouts, school groups and families”.
                                                                                                                                                                                             for National Trails Day
                                                                                                                                                                                             Across the country, 125 trail based events were held all over Ireland on Sunday 4th
                                                              to be placed on the Department of                                                                                              October for National Trails Day - a celebration of Ireland’s wonderful variety of trails
                                                              Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs            To attract children, one of the Master
                                                                                                                                                                                             and a chance for everyone to enjoy some of the most beautiful countryside, forests,
                                                              stand, based within their rural recreation        Educators Una Donoghue tried
                                                              section. Éamon Ó Cuív TD,                         something a little different! Una brought
                                                                                                                                                                                             mountains and lakes.
                                                              (Minister for Community, Rural and                some fake poo along with her to display
                                                                                                                                                                Activities ranged from family cycling,           people taking part. A number of sporting
                                                              Gaeltacht Affairs) officially launched the        on the stand. It certainly worked well in
                                                                                                                                                                mountain biking, scavenger hunts, Leave No       personalities also came out for the day
                                                              new fund raising campaign on behalf of            getting people’s attention – the first
                                                                                                                                                                Trace events, orienteering, mountain hikes,      including former Olympian John Tracey who
                                                              Muintir na Tíre within the Department’s           reaction was to think ‘what on earth is
                                                                                                                                                                canoeing and horse riding. More than             attended a walk from Ticknock, Co. Dublin
                                                              stand and therefore attracted a lot of            that’ which led Una nicely on to discuss
                                                                                                                                                                10,000 people, compared to 6,000 in 2008,        and Olive Loughnane, World
                                                              visitors particularly farmers which was a         the message of Leave No Trace and why it
                                                                                                                                                                came out to enjoy some of Ireland’s most         Championship silver medalist who helped
                                                              good way to engage with them. The                 is important to dispose of waste properly
                                                                                                                                                                beautiful scenery on the wonderful network       out at the woodland walk in Coillte Farran
                                                              farmers were all appreciative of Leave No         when using the outdoors.
                                                                                                                                                                of established trails.                           Woods, Co. Cork. The day was widely
                                                              Trace, the most recurrent problem with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 covered by the national and local media
                                                                                                                                                                Three Leave No Trace events were held on         and the feedback from those who attended

  Taking part in the Festival of World Cultures                                                                                                                 the day with approximately a total of 100        was hugely positive.

  Leave No Trace Ireland manned a stand at Cool Earth in late August, an event held as part of the Festival                                                    For more information please visit www.nationaltrailsday.ie
  of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire.

                                                                                                                                                               Wicklow’s ‘Young Observers’
   Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's             were happy with the numbers of people that           I hope we can be there again. The message is
   Environment & Culture Department were               they had the opportunity to engage with over         getting through, the interest as always is alive
   proud to present the 3rd annual Cool Earth          the 2 days. There was, as always, a huge amount      and I am looking forward to next year already”.
   Exhibition, a 2 day environmental exhibition        of interest, a willingness to discuss the issues
   that illustrated simple ways to reduce your
   carbon footprint!
                                                       and have a go at the true / false questionnaire.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              value the message!
                                                       Angela Sweeney, a Leave No Trace Trainer and                                                                                                             Session as part of the Young Observers             Desmond and Helen Lawless took each of
   Along with guest speakers and musical               Area Community Officer for Dún Laoghaire                                                                                                                 Awards 2009. The students were doing a 3 day       the smaller groups in turn to look at one of
   interludes, Cool Earth featured information         Rathdown County Council manned the Leave                                                                                                                 residential workshop based at Baltinglass          the Leave No Trace principles in detail.
   stands by organisations and businesses              No Trace Ireland stand for the duration of the                                                                                                           Outdoor Education Centre built around the
   working to combat climate change through            event and commented,“This is the 3rd year of                                                                                                             theme of ‘Discovering Wicklow’s Landscape’.        Many of the students have some
   global thinking and local action, all hoping to     Cool Earth and the 2nd year that Leave No                                                                                                                The workshop was organised by the Wicklow          involvement in outdoor recreation and
   illustrate the simple ways to reduce your           Trace Ireland have exhibited and it seemed to                                                                                                            Uplands Council with input from the Irish          all displayed a good understanding of
   carbon footprint!                                   me that the message of Leave No Trace is                                                                                                                 Uplands Forum and funding from the                 how activities can impact on other people
                                                       getting through, I didn’t have to explain as                                                                                                             Heritage Council and the Department of             and the natural environment.
   Many people visited the Leave No Trace Ireland      frequently as before what Leave No Trace was,                                                                                                            Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs.
   stand and left with the information booklet and     most people seem to be familiar with the                                                                                                                                                                    The response from the group was really
   hopefully with an understanding of what Leave       principles and the logo which I thought                                                                                                                  Over the 3 days the group considered how           positive, proving again that Leave No Trace
   No Trace is all about. The weather, as always was   was interesting.                                                                                                                                         the Irish landscape is changing and how the        is an effective way to package and promote
   unpredictable and the increase in footfall past                                                                                                             Thirty two transition year students from 7       landscape is shared with others. On the final      a responsible use message. The biggest hit
   the stand was indicative of a turn for the worst                                                                                                            different schools across Wicklow recently        morning of the workshop the group was              was undoubtedly Aodhnait’s chocolate and
   outside but all in all Leave No Trace Ireland                                                                                                               participated in a Leave No Trace Awareness       split into 3 and Aodhnait Carroll, Jill            banana special cooked over a mound fire!

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Teaching Leave No Trace in Ireland
   Made Easier!
                                                      Leave No Trace Ireland has made it easier for           games that were being used to teach the
                                                      those who teach Leave No Trace in Ireland by            programme in Ireland were sometimes very
                                                      making games specific to the Irish                      specific to the American environment. Now
                                                      environment available on its website.                   the programme can be taught in a way that
                                                      The section ‘Ways to teach Leave No Trace’              makes it relate to the Irish environment,
                                                      consists of a range of games specifically               hopefully creating a better understanding.
                                                      tailored to each principle to ensure a complete
                                                      understanding of the whole programme.
                                                      As the programme originated in America, the

                                                       To access the teaching games please visit - www.leavenotraceireland.org/WaysToTeach.aspx.

                                                      New Ezine!
                                                        Leave No Trace Ireland launched its new               hand to answer questions and how to
                                                        ezine in August 2009. The ezine allows                register onto the online forum.
                                                        visitors to keep up to date on any current
                                                        developments within the programme. For                To subscribe to the ezine, please visit
                                                        example, the Dublin Mountains Partnership             www.leavenotraceireland.org and enter
                                                        volunteer ranger programme, Leave No                  your email address into the
                                                        Trace in the Irish Mountain Log, events               ‘E-Newsletter’ box.
                                                        where Leave No Trace experts will be on

   New DVD to come!
    One of Leave No Trace Ireland’s Board of Directors Shay Walsh has been working on creating a new DVD for Leave No Trace Ireland. The DVD
    will be specific to the Irish environment and will be a useful aid for Leave No Trace training. The DVD is still at the production stage and the
    script is almost finished, it is hoped to become available early next year. Work has also begun to recruit volunteers for the voice overs and to
    act as actors for the walk-through parts. The DVD will be produced by Chris Avison on behalf of Mountain Meitheal for Leave No Trace Ireland.

   Contact Details
   Leave No Trace Ireland, c/o CAAN, The Stableyard, Barnett Demesne, Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5PB
   T. +44 (0) 28 9030 3930 F. +44 (0) 28 9062 6248 E. beverley@leavenotraceireland.org www.leavenotraceireland.org

                            At present Leave No Trace Ireland is funded and supported by the organisations listed below. Leave No Trace relies heavily on the
                            support it receives from its partnerships with other organisations. This ensures the project is kept sustainable and continues to carry
                            out its important activities including its training and spreading the message. Without this help, Leave No Trace would struggle to exist
                            in Ireland. If you would like more information on how to become a partner of Leave No Trace Ireland and the range of benefits that
                            different levels of partnership bring, please visit the support section on www.leavenotraceireland.org

                                               Main Financial Partners of Leave No Trace Ireland

                                              Other Financial Partners of Leave No Trace Ireland
  An Taisce • Ballynahinch Castle Hotel • CAAN • Catholic Guides of Ireland • Dublin Mountains Partnership • Irish Girl Guides • Irish Uplands
 Forum • Limavady Borough Council • Metamorphic Media • Mountaineering Ireland • Mountain Meitheal • Mourne Cycle Tours and Tory Bush
                                Cottages • Scouting Ireland • Sport Northern Ireland • Wicklows Upland Council
                                                               Design by www.thinkstudio.co.uk

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