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Sustainable
Movement
Daniel Rodarte
Malia Silverman
Mission
 Implement a recreational activity that
promotes sustainability and conservation
practices.
 Activities
 Ropes Course
 Canopy Tour
Why Bonsai?
Leading focal point is sustainability
 Reducing office waste, minimizing tree removal, reusing fallen
trees on site
 Leaving small footprint on land
 Run a fossil fuel free combustion engine on site
 Course layouts are designed specifically to unique terrain sites
Also…
 20 years of experience in the Aerial Adventure Course Industry
 Provide and ACCT- Accredited Certification program for staff
 Focused on building community through projects
 Prepared to serve any project, size, and season
Sustainability
 Wood blocks individually formed to trees
 Involve guests with impact on the
environment and protecting our forests
 Explain the ecosystem surrounding the tours
and how we are impacting it
 Courses are set up without puncturing the
trees; only cables and wood blocks are used
Initial Start-Up Costs
 Costs range dramatically
Installation Related Costs
 Survey of the property and tree assessments
 Soil studies and engineering
Non-Installation Costs
 Storage facilities, roadways, staff equipment and
uniforms, etc.
Operational Costs
 Training of staff to safely operate the course
 Routine maintenance- Independent Arborist
 Inspections
 Improvements to infrastructure
 Managing support systems such as gear and
other equipment
 Tree Management Plans
Return on Investment
How do we benefit?
 Total Initial Investment v. Price Point
 Seasonality
 Staffing
 Sustainability 20 Adult Canopy = $1000
20 Adult Rope = $900
2 years to pay back initial
investment
Courses
Ropes Course
Challenge Courses
 A classic addition to any adventure business
 Customized designs
 Allow individuals or groups to test emotional and physical strength on
various rope courses, stand-alone events, and towers
 High and low features for maximum versatility
Canopy Tour
Arbor-Flight™ Canopy Tours
 Our flagship product, empowered with decades of arboreal expertise
 Aesthetic designs coupled with extremely smooth operating systems
 World-class installations providing experiential interactions with
nature
 Innovative course layouts utilizing your unique terrain
Programs/ Prices at Tenaya
 Canopy Tours
 Single Child- $60
 Single Adult- $75
 Family Package (2A, 2C) - $225
 Ropes Course- 1 hour
 Single Child- $30
 Single Adult- $45
 Family Package- $150
 Night Course Child- $40
 Night Course Adult- $55
 Night Course Family Package- $175
 Developmental Training Program on Ropes Course
 Company Rate- $750 (Corporate)
 Company Rate- $500 (Small group)
Requirements:
• Ages 10+
• Weight: 50-250 lbs
• Height: 52”+
Video
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZaoIws
az8
Sources:
http://bonsai-design.com/wp-
content/uploads/Bonsai_Getting_Started_0613.pdf
http://bonsai-design.com/roi-analysis/
http://bonsai-design.com/why-bonsai/
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/25168153/eco-
friendly-high-ropes-course-opens-in-west-bloomfield
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Sustainable Movement

  • 2. Mission  Implement a recreational activity that promotes sustainability and conservation practices.  Activities  Ropes Course  Canopy Tour
  • 3. Why Bonsai? Leading focal point is sustainability  Reducing office waste, minimizing tree removal, reusing fallen trees on site  Leaving small footprint on land  Run a fossil fuel free combustion engine on site  Course layouts are designed specifically to unique terrain sites Also…  20 years of experience in the Aerial Adventure Course Industry  Provide and ACCT- Accredited Certification program for staff  Focused on building community through projects  Prepared to serve any project, size, and season
  • 4. Sustainability  Wood blocks individually formed to trees  Involve guests with impact on the environment and protecting our forests  Explain the ecosystem surrounding the tours and how we are impacting it  Courses are set up without puncturing the trees; only cables and wood blocks are used
  • 5. Initial Start-Up Costs  Costs range dramatically Installation Related Costs  Survey of the property and tree assessments  Soil studies and engineering Non-Installation Costs  Storage facilities, roadways, staff equipment and uniforms, etc.
  • 6. Operational Costs  Training of staff to safely operate the course  Routine maintenance- Independent Arborist  Inspections  Improvements to infrastructure  Managing support systems such as gear and other equipment  Tree Management Plans
  • 7. Return on Investment How do we benefit?  Total Initial Investment v. Price Point  Seasonality  Staffing  Sustainability 20 Adult Canopy = $1000 20 Adult Rope = $900 2 years to pay back initial investment
  • 8. Courses Ropes Course Challenge Courses  A classic addition to any adventure business  Customized designs  Allow individuals or groups to test emotional and physical strength on various rope courses, stand-alone events, and towers  High and low features for maximum versatility Canopy Tour Arbor-Flight™ Canopy Tours  Our flagship product, empowered with decades of arboreal expertise  Aesthetic designs coupled with extremely smooth operating systems  World-class installations providing experiential interactions with nature  Innovative course layouts utilizing your unique terrain
  • 9. Programs/ Prices at Tenaya  Canopy Tours  Single Child- $60  Single Adult- $75  Family Package (2A, 2C) - $225  Ropes Course- 1 hour  Single Child- $30  Single Adult- $45  Family Package- $150  Night Course Child- $40  Night Course Adult- $55  Night Course Family Package- $175  Developmental Training Program on Ropes Course  Company Rate- $750 (Corporate)  Company Rate- $500 (Small group) Requirements: • Ages 10+ • Weight: 50-250 lbs • Height: 52”+