ROAR: Tread Lightly!

Tread Lightly! is a nonprofit organization offering educational materials, training courses, restoration opportunities, communication pieces and a variety of tools to help arm recreationists and the industries that serve them with essential outdoor ethics. Our mission is to proactively protect recreation access and opportunities in the outdoors through ethics education and stewardship initiatives.

Tread Lightly! On Land

               Travel responsibly on designated roads and trails or
                   in permitted areas.
               Respect the rights of others including private property
                   owners and all recreational trail users, campers and others
                   to allow them to enjoy their recreational activities
                   undisturbed.
               Educate yourself by obtaining travel maps and regulations
                   from public agencies, planning for your trip, taking
                   recreation skills classes, and knowing how to use and
                   operate your equipment safely.
               Avoid sensitive areas such as meadows, lakeshores, wetlands
                   and streams, unless on designated routes. This protects
                   wildlife habitat and sensitive soils from damage.
               Do your part by leaving the area better than you found it,
                   properly disposing of waste, minimizing the use of fire,
                   avoiding the spread of invasive species, restoring degraded
                   areas, and joining a local enthusiast organization.

Tread Lightly! On Water

               Travel responsibly on designated waterways and launch your
                   watercraft in designatged areas.
               Respect the rights of others including anglers, swimmers,
                   skiers, boaters, divers and others to allow them to
                   enjoy their recreational activities undisturbed.
               Educate yourself by learning rules and regulations, planning
   for your trip, taking recreation skills classes, and knowing
   how to use and operate your equipment safely.
               Avoid sensitive areas and operating your watercraft in shallow
                   waters or near shorelines at high speeds.
               Do your part by leaving the area better than you found it,
                   properly disposing of fuel, oil and waste, avoiding the spread
   of invasive species, restoring degraded areas, and joining
                   a local enthusiast organization.