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Overland Bound Trail Guardian Program
Anyone can use Rally Point to create a "Trail Guardian" event. Please contact info@overlandbound for Guardian Challenge Coin Details.
Overland Bound Trail Guardian Program
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Participants earn a free Trail Guardian Coin[/caption]
To help spread the word and encourage these principles, Overland Bound is introducing the Trail Guardian program. To get a free Guardian challenge coin*:
We will send you a Guardian challenge coin absolutely free.
Leave it better than you found it.
Outfit & Explore
A Connection with Nature is Paramount
First, we want as many people as possible to have a connection with the great outdoors. We firmly believe it makes us better humans. Surviving in the great outdoors connects us at a core level to what it means to be alive. It raises our confidence. It makes us less afraid. It gives us perspective. It connects us to people when we need help. Lessons in the wild, and the exploration mindset, pays huge dividends back in civilization, where that connection tends to get lost.
Second, We are optimists. We believe humans will be here forever. We need to find and maintain a healthy, sustainable relationship with the great outdoors as our population increases. Appreciation for these wild places starts with first-hand experience. If we appriciate it, we’ll protect it.
Third, keeping places secret is not sustainable. The population of the planet is more than twice what it was in 1950. Today we are north of 7 billion. In 1950, we were around 2.5 billion. If you have the feeling traffic is getting worse, it is! Does your favorite campsite have someone there and that never used to happen? You are right!
In your lifetime, you feel the impact of population growth. In addition, we have Google Earth and other technology making it easier to discover the unknown. We also have LADAR and other technologies making it possible to see structures and features under a canopy of trees without setting foot on the ground. “Keep it secret, keep it safe” is simply not a sustainable concept.
What’s the alternative to keeping it secret? Education. Setting a new standard of care for the great outdoors. Every person has an impact of on the trail and the locations we visit. Overlanders seek out and can enjoy even the most remote locations. It is vital to preserve the locations we visit. An Overland Bound Founding Principle is, “leave it better than you found it”. As our community grows, we have the opportunity to be an increasingly positive impact on our planet, not the opposite.
Anyone can use Rally Point to create a "Trail Guardian" event. Please contact info@overlandbound for Guardian Challenge Coin Details.
Overland Bound Trail Guardian Program
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To help spread the word and encourage these principles, Overland Bound is introducing the Trail Guardian program. To get a free Guardian challenge coin*:
- Organize a cleanup day. Share the event with others.
- Take a “before” and “after photo”, including the trash that was removed, and post it to Instagram to show what you did!
- Tag @overlandbound in the photo and hashtag #trailguardian with a simple message about conservation.
We will send you a Guardian challenge coin absolutely free.
Leave it better than you found it.
Outfit & Explore
A Connection with Nature is Paramount
First, we want as many people as possible to have a connection with the great outdoors. We firmly believe it makes us better humans. Surviving in the great outdoors connects us at a core level to what it means to be alive. It raises our confidence. It makes us less afraid. It gives us perspective. It connects us to people when we need help. Lessons in the wild, and the exploration mindset, pays huge dividends back in civilization, where that connection tends to get lost.
Second, We are optimists. We believe humans will be here forever. We need to find and maintain a healthy, sustainable relationship with the great outdoors as our population increases. Appreciation for these wild places starts with first-hand experience. If we appriciate it, we’ll protect it.
Third, keeping places secret is not sustainable. The population of the planet is more than twice what it was in 1950. Today we are north of 7 billion. In 1950, we were around 2.5 billion. If you have the feeling traffic is getting worse, it is! Does your favorite campsite have someone there and that never used to happen? You are right!
In your lifetime, you feel the impact of population growth. In addition, we have Google Earth and other technology making it easier to discover the unknown. We also have LADAR and other technologies making it possible to see structures and features under a canopy of trees without setting foot on the ground. “Keep it secret, keep it safe” is simply not a sustainable concept.
What’s the alternative to keeping it secret? Education. Setting a new standard of care for the great outdoors. Every person has an impact of on the trail and the locations we visit. Overlanders seek out and can enjoy even the most remote locations. It is vital to preserve the locations we visit. An Overland Bound Founding Principle is, “leave it better than you found it”. As our community grows, we have the opportunity to be an increasingly positive impact on our planet, not the opposite.
