Tread Lightly!

Company type	Nonprofit Organization
Industry	Outdoor
Founded	Launched in 1985 as a public awareness program Became Nonprofit in 1990
Founder	US Forest Service
Headquarters	Salt Lake City, Utah , United States
Key people	Matt Caldwell, Executive Director Danielle Fowles, Assistant Director Evan Robins, Stewardship Manager Jerrica Archibald, Communications Manager^[1]
Revenue	1,217,396 United States dollar (2017)
Website	www.treadlightly.org

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]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Tread Lightly's core ethic revolves around five tenets of responsible recreation, called the T.R.E.A.D. Principles:^{[citation needed]}