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bri&buboffroad
04-04-2013, 12:14 PM
Bri & Bub Off-Road is going to be putting on a tread trainer course on Sunday 5/19/13 in Estacada, OR.

Tread Lightly!®’s Tread Trainer™ course is an 8-hour course designed to provide a “crash course” on outdoor ethics focusing on motorized and mechanized or water recreation. Participation in the course qualifies individuals to present the Tread Lightly! message to others in their state or region. Participants will work with Master Trainers or Tread Lightly! staff on understanding the role outdoor ethics play in the recreation community, learn the Tread Lightly! principles of responsible recreation and be provided with the tools to conduct workshops and coordinate community outreach.

The Tread Trainer course is designed to help volunteers promote the message responsible recreation where lands and waters are protected, safety is a top priority and everyone enjoys the experience of being outdoors. The course centered on land based recreation focuses on the Tread Lightly! principles designed to minimize impacts on roads, trails and the wildlands they access.

BENEFITS of tread trainer:
Trainers receive 100-page manual, Tread Lightly! PowerPoint presentations and training resources on a flash drive, certificate of completion, a set of durable plastic Tread Lightly! hangtags, set of guides for responsible recreation, set of PSAs, “On the Right Trail” video, $25 annually in free education materials and an extra discount on all Tread Lightly! materials.

Trainers also receive improvements in presentation skills, networking opportunities with other agencies/organizations at the course, expertise in Tread Lightly! ethics and ways to minimize outdoor impacts when recreating, use of the display upon request, updates through a semi-annual newsletter, emails and website.

For More info and/or to register for the class please view theses links:
http://briandbuboffroad.webs.com/treadlightlytraining.htm
http://www.facebook.com/events/135260049986811/?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://treadlightly.org/programs/tread-trainer-overview/