Web site teaches outdoor ethics.The non-profit Tread Lightly! recently launched www.treadlightlykids.org, a Web site that teaches outdoor ethics to children who recreate with vehicles like dirt bikes and ATVs. The site features resources such as a hiking hiking Walking, often among hills or mountains, as recreational sport. It represents an activity in its own right and also figures in backpacking, camping, hunting, mountaineering, and orienteering. checklist, coloring pages and an ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. trail maze maze, detail of landscape gardening based on the Greek labyrinth, consisting of intricate paths or alleys lined with high hedges and having a center and exit difficult to find. It was a prominent feature in the formal English gardens of the 17th and 18th cent. , all designed to educate and entertain kids about how to recreate with responsibility. "This site rocks!" said 8-year-old Kyle Woolstenhulme from Cedar Hills, Utah Cedar Hills is the town in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,094, at the 2000 census and by 2005 was estimated at 7,790. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s. . "I am always hiking or riding my bike, so it's pretty cool to have a Web site like this. I learned some stuff and had fun coloring, making a funny story and doing the maze." Tread Lightly! is also making available a youth outreach kit for park and recreation agencies interested in providing educational material. The kit can be downloaded from the site. |
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