The Douglas connector trail is completed (with a little help of our friends). Curtis Smith, crew chief for Trailkeepers of Oregon, took the lead in helping to construct a connector trail from the new Douglas Trailhead constructed in 2012, to Douglas Trail in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, Mt. Hood National Forest. OET Mt. Hood and North Valley, and BCHO Territorial … Read More
There is a growing concern that non-equine campers have discovered campgrounds or sites that are intended for use only by campers with equines. As a result, these campgrounds are filling with non-equine campers, leaving campers with equines with no place to stay. It’s important that we collect information about specific events, so that we can truly assess the … Read More
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The North Valley and Silver Falls Chapter had repaired the Horse Corals at Mission State Park in 2012, so the park management (Park Ranger Bonny Shepard) once again contacted us for another project to replace the outdoor arena fencing near the Equestrian Parking area. The old one had been there for a number of years and most of the … Read More
The Pacific Crest Trail Association’s (PCTA) Skyline and Sasquatch crews offer week-long volunteer vacations on the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern Oregon and Southern Washington. These crews supplement the work of PCTA’s regular maintainers by tackling major tread erosion problems. Join for the full week of just a few days. All food is provided. Backpack into a wilderness campsite with … Read More
The NW Chapter members in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry, hold an annual Reehers Camp clean up. Each year the NW Chapter members spend an early Spring Saturday getting the camp ready for summer campers, in both the equestrian section and the non-horse camper section of the camp. They inspect the horse corrals for any damage from winter an … Read More
The NW Chapter and LL Stub Stewart State Park partnered on a project to create 10 turnpikes aimed at improving trail conditions during the wet months here in Oregon. We all know what it is like to trail ride in the mud, defiantly not as pleasant as riding in summer time. The plan was to start on the more popular … Read More
Eleven years ago, my husband and I moved to Oregon so I could start a horse boarding stable and he could keep his “real” job. As my husband likes to say, “When you own a stable, someone has to keep their day job.” Guess he got elected. We originally joined OET not long after we moved here, but … Read More
I’ve reached an age that may identify me as an old-timer, especially since my husband, Glenn, and I joined OET in 1977. I heard about OET in 1974, when I completed a student project for a BLM trail study. Early in 1978, Earl Flick, OET founder, invited me to attend the annual meeting. He and Les Bernard, another … Read More