We recently received information about Willow Prairie Horse Camp from Rogue Valley member Debbie Davenport: The Rogue River National Forest recently proposed turning over management of six campgrounds to Rogue Recreation, Inc. This is a locally based concessionaire who already operates eight campgrounds in the area. The Forest Service has received positive feedback from campers about Rogue Recreation’s attention … Read More
Have you ever considered taking a trip into the Three Sisters Wilderness? Rhonda Marquis from our Central Oregon Chapter has done it and offers these tips: Oregon is more populated and seems a little tamer than Alaska, but you can still get cold, hungry, hurt, or lost just as easily. A popular Oregon destination is the Three Sisters. Here are some … Read More
We recently received this message from Forest Park Neighborhood Association President Jerry Grossnickle. Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Forest Park Conservancy is looking for a few volunteers this Thursday, February 5, to participate in a focus group that will seek to understand what value Forest Park … Read More
The High Desert Horse Expo (HDHE) is Oregon’s newest equine expo and the only expo east of the Cascade in Oregon or Washington. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Deschutes County Expo Center. Organized by the Oregon Horse Country Foundation (a 501 (c)(3) non-profit), proceeds from this event … Read More
The Oregon Equestrian Trails web site has received a face lift, www.oregonequestriantrails.org. The new look includes a more modern look and support for all sizes of devices. You can view the web site on your smart phone, small tablets and of course your PC/MAC and the page will automatically shift things around to make them fit and still … Read More
The North Valley chapter previously adopted the section of the Pacific Crest Trail(PCT) between Joe Graham Horse Camp and Triangle Lake Horse Camp. This section covered 26 miles of the PCT and we have met PCT through hikers on the trail and I am amaze me by their resolve. Becky Wolf a honorary OET member, had managed this … Read More
Riding Horses at the Sandy River Delta The Sandy River Delta (SRD) is very different from most trails on National Forest land. It is flat and the trails are wide. There is one of the seven Confluence Project installations, the “Bird Blind” at the SRD. The area is bounded by the Sandy River, Sandy River East Channel, and the Columbia … Read More
Central Oregon Oregon Equestrian Trails(OET) and East Cascades Back Country Horsemen (ECBCH) are very pleased to announce that the Metolius-Windigo Trail has been awarded the designation as an official Oregon Scenic Trail. OET has been working on obtaining this designation for the past two years, and it’s great to see our iconic trail being recognized in this way. … Read More
We wanted to pass on this letter from the United States Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management Dear Citizen, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eugene District Office, Siuslaw Resource Area is in the process of initiating preliminary planning for the Letz Ride Environmental Assessment (EA) (see Letz Ride scoping map) located at T. 20 S.; R. … Read More