MILES Impact

Education and experiential activities are the best ways MILES is and will continue to impact how the citizens of Idaho manage their wonderful resources. Resources used by different user groups for different, but equally important uses. There is always a cost to us, the environment, future generations. We educate ourselves first and then others and put in place policies that benefit both ourselves and the environment. They are not mutually exclusive, but are often treated as such. A farmer farms for many reasons. Number one: income. He has to feed his family. Convince him/her of better farming practices through education that benefit them both and the farmer will make changes. Leave No Trace is an example of how back country user groups have been educated on ways to minimize impact and it has worked. While biking the Hiawatha Trail with my extended family this last June I was able to share Leave No Trace principles with each of them. As they practice those principles change occurs.  A billion citizens of the world participated in Earthday 2017 and thousands of ecofriendly activities and projects were created and accomplished. Education is where we make our mark.