 | Tread Trainer Newsletter Winter/Spring 2009
The Importance of Well Written Learning Objectives
You have just been asked to present to a local ATV group on why Tread Lightly! and outdoor ethics are important to that community. You think to yourself, “I want them to know that the image of the OHV community is tarnished because of bad behaviors by a few people and that we need to step up and be proactive; be ambassadors of our sport. And Tread Lightly! is the best way to do that.” Now that seems like a great objective…but is it? |
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 | Tread Trainer Newsletter Summer 2008
10 Things You Can Do to Spice Up Your Next Presentation
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Personal stories and experience are great tools to draw people into a presentation. Bring in your own recreation experience, both good and bad, into your presentation to personalize it.
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Ask yourself “What do I have in common with my audience?” Find common ground with the participants. Do you enjoy the same type of recreation or do you care about a specific area or issue? Make sure your audience knows this.
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 | Tread Trainer Newsletter Winter 2007-2008
What is a teachable moment? It serendipitous. When you were a kid you mom probably caught you running with scissors and stopped you to explain how you could hurt yourself. |
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 | Tread Trainer’s New Master Course Debuts at the Interagency Outdoor Ethics Conference
The past twelve months represented a period of change for the Tread Trainer program. It began with the conversion of the Tread Trainer course to the 8-hour format originally designed as the Master Tread Trainer course. It culminated in April with the launch of the 2-day Master Tread Trainer course. |
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 | The Education Trunk: A Great Tool for Tread Trainers
One of the most under utilized tools Tread Lightly! provides for Tread Trainers is the education trunk. The trunk (really a duffle bag) is loaded with lesson plans and all the props necessary for fun interactive programs for children and adults. Many of the activities represented in the trunk are found in your Tread Trainer manual, but the trunk makes it easy by providing ready-to-use props and handouts (photo copying required). So what can you find in the trunk? Below is a short description of the lessons and the props that go along with each activity. |
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 | Tread Trainer Program Changes
By now many of you are aware of the changes taking place within the Tread Trainer™ program. Here is a brief re-cap of the Tread Trainer program changes and what they will mean to Master and Tread Trainers. |
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 | Forest Service Travel Management Initiative
My children and I were fortunate to see The Missouri Historical Society’s Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition in Denver before it moved on to Portland, Oregon. As I was considering an article for this newsletter on the Forest Service’s new travel management initiative, I entered the mapping part of the exhibit. I was struck by the description of map-making differences between Clark, the Europeans and the Indians (sic). One particular display, The Measure of the Country, excerpted below, struck me for its continued relevance in public lands management issues today. It read in part: |
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 | Training in Two Unique Settings
Last year, I had the opportunity to spread the Tread Lightly! message to some unique audiences in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Besides speaking to several obviously interested OHV organizations, I was also afforded the opportunity to provide Tread Lightly! training to a couple of extraordinary recreation-oriented groups—the 2004 South Dakota Becoming An Outdoors Woman Workshop and the 2004 Black Hills Recreation Leaders Conference/Laboratory. |
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 | The National Trails Training Partnership: A Valuable Resource For Trails Education
The challenges involved in the care and development of trails and greenways are enormous. One of these challenges is shared by all the diverse kinds of trails advocates: the need for well-trained, effective volunteers and staff. Some trail groups have relied on experienced trail builders from the federal agencies, but the old-timers are fast retiring and new people with trails skills aren’t necessarily being hired. In the same way, volunteers don’t always stick around for years, and training new people is hard work in itself. |
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 | Tread Trainer Debuts
An unprecedented effort to spread responsible outdoor ethics celebrated its one-year anniversary this month. |
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