Tread Lightly!

{{Short description|Non-profit organization in the USA}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Tread Lightly!

| logo = Tread lightly logo.png

| type = Nonprofit Organization

| foundation = Launched in 1985 as a public awareness program

Became Nonprofit in 1990

| founder = US Forest Service

| location_city = Salt Lake City, Utah

| location_country = United States

| key_people = Matt Caldwell, Executive Director
Danielle Fowles, Assistant Director
Evan Robins, Stewardship Manager
Jerrica Archibald, Communications Manager{{Cite web |title=Tread Lightly Meet Our Staff! |url=http://treadlightly.org/about-us/meet-our-staff/ |access-date=4 October 2014 |website=treadlightly.org}}

| industry = Outdoor

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| homepage = {{URL|www.treadlightly.org}}

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Tread Lightly! is a nonprofit organization based in Centerville, Utah, whose mission is to promote responsible recreation through stewardship, education and communication. It was started as a campaign to address impacts from off road vehicles by the United States Forest Service in 1985, and became a nonprofit in 1990.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.treadlightly.org/page.php/aboutus/About-Us.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216162414/http://www.treadlightly.org/page.php/aboutus/About-Us.html |archive-date=2008-12-16 |access-date=2009-01-03 |website=TreadLightly.org}}{{Cite news |last=Jason Tanz |date=2004-01-02 |title=Driving: Making Tracks, Making Enemies |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/02/travel/driving-making-tracks-making-enemies.html?scp=1&sq=&pagewanted=4}}

Background

Tread Lightly and its partners lead a national initiative to protect and enhance recreation access and opportunities by promoting outdoor ethics to heighten individuals’ sense of good stewardship. The organization's goal is to balance the needs of people who enjoy outdoor recreation with the need to maintain a healthy environment through minimum impact education and on-the-ground public land stewardship.{{cn|date=June 2022}}

Tread Lightly's core ethic revolves around five tenets of responsible recreation, called the T.R.E.A.D. Principles:{{cn|date=June 2022}}

  • Travel Responsibly
  • Respect the Rights of Others
  • Educate Yourself
  • Avoid Sensitive Areas
  • Do Your Part

See also

{{Portal|Environment|Ecology|Earth sciences|Biology}}

References

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