The Ultimate Tread Lightly! Resource for Government Agencies

Learn ways to utilize the Tread Lightly! program by clicking below.

Tread Lightly! thrives to serve the needs of land and water management agencies. You are the reason our organization was created in the first place. That is why it is so important that you understand that Tread Lightly! is not just a message anymore—it is a growing nonprofit organization that offers you educational materials, ethics training, restoration funding, networking opportunities and many other tools. We hope you will take advantage of our resources. Please click on one of the options above to find ways to start expanding our relationship... and making a difference in the environment.

10 Ways To Utilize Tread Lightly! to Help Educate the Public in Responsible Recreation

1. BECOME A TREAD TRAINER The Tread Trainer program is designed to train participants in innovative, practical methods of spreading outdoor ethics to the public with a curriculum specifically focused on motorized and mechanized recreation. Once a participant becomes active in the Tread Trainer program he or she is equipped to present the Tread Lightly! message to other educators, clubs, employees, visitors, enthusiasts or community members. The Tread Trainer program was recently highlighted by the National Forest Foundation as a key aid in confronting the threat of unmanaged OHV recreation to public land.  Tread Lightly! also now offers a water recreation Tread Trainer course.  Enthusiast club members, tour guides, safety trainers, and land managers from all over the country have been trained and are proclaiming the program’s crucial value in today’s recreation issues. Sign up for a course today or request that one be held in your area. TREAD TRAINER INFO
2. BROCHURE SERIES The most efficient way to spread the Tread Lightly! message is to distribute our new handy one-page tip brochures. These address the best ways to minimize impact while recreating in the great outdoors. Thanks to a new initiative, these brochures are available for no cost to members except shipping and handling (all government entities are considered members). Brochures include tips on ATV riding, four wheeling, off-highway motorcycling, mountain biking, personal watercraft use, snowmobiling, sand duning for kids, camping, geocaching, hiking, fishing, hunting with ATV, horseback riding, water recreation and cross country skiing.REQUEST BROCHURES       MORE INFORMATION
3. GUIDEBOOKS Tread Lightly!’s renowned guidebook series includes books for four-wheel driving, ATV riding, mountain biking, snowmobiling, personal watercraft use, trail biking and “leaving a good impression.” The books are based on the Tread Lightly! principles and include safety tips, checklists, and ways to minimize impact on the outdoors. ORDER GUIDEBOOKS
4. PSAs A great way to educate visitors is utilize Tread Lightly!’s public service announcements (PSAs). Many agencies have printed the PSAs out as posters, posted them up at kiosks, inserted them into publications, and have urged local newspapers and magazines to donate ad space for them. They are available in high resolution on DVD (or on a series of CDs) at no cost to individuals who commit to use them effectively. REQUEST PSA DISK      VIEW OR DOWNLOAD PSAs
5. WEB BANNERS Millions of Americans scour government agency websites in search of recreation information. What a perfect place to post a public service announcement. Tread Lightly!’s web banners are educational and inspirational. A variety of banner sizes and recreation types are available. VIEW BANNERS
6. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS Tread Lightly! products act as billboards for responsible recreation by visibly reminding people to “tread lightly.” They can make great gifts for staff or visitors. Check out the store for the full range of products Tread Lightly! offers. VISIT THE STORE
7. LOGO USE The Tread Lightly! logo renders a strong message. Government agencies have the opportunity to use the Tread Lightly! logo on brochures, maps, newsletters, posters, kiosks, signage and any other type of printed or posted materials. To request the logo in a high-resolution format, click here. REQUEST LOGO
8. YOUTH OUTREACH KIT Make sure to download Tread Lightly!’s Youth Outreach Kit to help you teach outdoor ethics to kids. The printable kit includes pledge cards, a kids’ principles sheet, a poster/psa, and coloring book pages. These items can be printed out and given away at information booths or events and can be posted on websites and kiosks. Also available in this kit is a series of kids’ web banners. YOUTH OUTREACH KIT
9. RADIO PSAs Utilize Tread Lightly!’s targeted radio public service announcements to educate local off-road enthusiasts about outdoor ethics. Simply download the PSAs of your choice and email them to your local radio stations, asking them to air the message whenever possible. Download PSAs   Help finding radio contacts
10. CURRICULUMS Tread Lightly! has created several highly-effective curriculums for hunter education, junior high teachers, and elementary school teachers. Our hunter education curriculum, E.T.H.I.C. (Educational Tools for Hunters: Improving Choices), is our most popular teaching piece among government agencies. ORDER ETHIC    OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS

Remember: Government agencies receive member prices on all Tread Lightly! products.

Restoration How Tread Lightly! Can Help You

Part of Tread Lightly!’s mission is to empower generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly through stewardship. We work to help ease the billions of dollars in backlog of needed maintenance and repairs to federal and state land.

RESTORATION FOR RECREATION
To accomplish this, Tread Lightly! established its Restoration for Recreationä program in 1997. Since then, Tread Lightly!, its government partners, industry, and non-governmental partners, along with the sweat of volunteers have been transforming damaged and degraded areas into enjoyable recreation resources. The program also educates the public about outdoor ethics to minimize future impacts.
Unique by design, Restoration for Recreation generates capital from the private sector at a time when government recreation budgets are in intensive care on life support. Tread Lightly! and its partners match funding with public agency resources to rehabilitate dilapidated recreational facilities into environmentally and economically sustainable areas of beauty and enjoyment for generations to enjoy. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RESTORATION FOR RECREATION

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
Tread Lightly! is looking for short concept papers demonstrating potential projects throughout the National Forests. If you have trails, roads, parking and staging areas and other facilities used for OHV recreation, this a great opportunity to link up with potential funding for restoration through Tread Lightly!. Although there is no money available yet, the concepts you send will be used in a proposal package to show potential sponsors.

Please email your concept papers or mail them to:

Tread Lightly!
Attn: Mary VanBuren
298 24th Street
Suite 325
Ogden, UT 84401

M.O.U.s Current Memorandums of Understanding with Government Agenciesss

Please click on the appropriate agency below to see its Memorandum of Understanding with Tread Lightly!.

Contact How to reach Tread Lightly!

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Call us: 1-800-966-9900

Write to us:
Tread Lightly!
298 24th Street
Suite 325
Ogden, UT 84401

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The United States undeniably has some of the most gorgeous and inspirational landscapes in the world. But Americans are losing them. Favorite trails are closing from the lack of land management resources. Rivers and streams are slowly being destroyed by uneducated recreationists. The backlog of needed maintenance and repairs to our national forests is climbing into the multi-billions of dollars.

If your workplace participates in the Combined Federal Campaign, you can make payroll donations to Tread Lightly!. With your help, Tread Lightly! empowers the public to enjoy the outdoors responsibly through education, training and restoration initiatives designed to remedy current recreation issues and instill an ethic of responsibility in recreationists.

Please contribute. Even small donations can make a big difference. Combined Federal Campaign.
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