ACTION REQUEST: Forest Park Use Meeting
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
Oregon Horse Country Announces High Desert Horse Expo in Bend!
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
OET Launches a New Look on the Web
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
Metolius-Windigo Trail is designated an Oregon Scenic Trail
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
Comment Request: Letz Ride Environmental Assessment
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
Douglas Trail Connector Completed (East Clackamas County)
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
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Mission State Park Equestrian Arena Rebuild
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