| Tread Lightly! | |
| 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[1] |
| Industry: | Outdoor |
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.[2] [3]
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.
Tread Lightly's core ethic revolves around five tenets of responsible recreation, called the T.R.E.A.D. Principles: