Calling All Equestrians!
We need to be heard this month-all of us. Oregon Parks and Recreation is doing a survey that will be used to prioritize future trail funding and develop the next Oregon Statewide Trails Plan. Please take the survey. The window started March 31st and will end on April 30th. Plan approximately 20 minutes to complete the survey. DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP FOR ALL EQUESTRIANS INCLUDING YOURSELF! Happy Trails! vpoutreachoet@gmail.com
https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/prp/pages/pla-statewide-trails.aspx
Check out our calendars in the Events Tab to see all the great opportunities to meet folks, camp with seasoned campers, join up in your area or choose the area you would like to visit with your horse at their events. This month we have rides, campouts, clinics, etc. etc. When you join you will receive the monthly newsletter that will give you all the timely info that you can use. Need a quick answer? email: vpoutreachoet@gmail.com We’re here for you and your horse!!
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 MoreThe 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 MoreNeed some help with your highline? Check out these tips from TrailMeister.com.
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 MoreThe 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 MoreEleven 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 MoreI’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 MoreI happened upon the OET booth at the Oregon State Fair. I loved to trail ride and was looking for some others like me who enjoyed the wilderness and the trails. I had also noticed the trails were often blocked by downed trees, and it was getting more and more difficult to find places to trail ride, especially …
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