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!!
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is coming to your community to share information on how your public lands in Western Oregon will be managed for the next 20 years, and they want to year your thoughts and ideas. The BLM is interested in engaging in dialogue with community partners, cooperating agencies, federal and state agencies, and the general …
Read MoreThe Salmonberry Corridor Coalition will hold two public meetings later this month to present the findings of assessments conducted as part of the master planning process for the proposed new trail. Meetings will be held: Tuesday, February 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Port of Tillamook Bay Officers Mess Hall Meeting Room at 4000 Blimp Blvd. …
Read MoreHave the summer off? Want to enrich the lives of kids while working with horses? YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is looking to hire a Summer Equestrian Team Director and four staff for their Equestrian Team at YMCA Camp Collins. Each summer, two thousand children come to YMCA Camp Collins. Their goal is to provide these children with fun and …
Read MoreGuy Rodrigue, the Park Manager for Milo McIver State Park, is asking for letters to support a ConnectOregon V grant, which they’re applying for to construct the Deep Creek and North Fork Deep Creek bridges. These bridges will complete critical parts of the new trail that will eventually allow equsetrians to ride from McIver toward Barton park. If you support this project, please email …
Read MoreJoin the West Valley Chapter for the grand opening of the Upper Nestucca Equestrian Trail Head at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, near Carlton, Oregon. This is the only equestrian trail head in Yamhill County. The trails in this new system are open to hikers and equestrians. West Valley Chapter member Chris Cummings, who spearheaded the creation of …
Read More Central Oregon chapter is responsible for about 70 miles of trail in the Swamp Wells system, south of Bend. This spring, Diana Pyle and Kim McCarrel rode out to install some temporary signs along the Swamp Wells Tie Trail and ended up doing some pretty fancy on-the-spot improvising. You see, the temporary signs will be replaced this fall by permanent …
Read MoreOur equine friends in the Sheridan/Willamina area have a gargantuan vision—to create Wallace Bridge, one of the finest equestrian resorts in the world. Wallace Bridge will provide a one-of-a-kind venue for elite horseman, with facilities for polo, hunter/jumper, dressage, and Eventing, as well as support services. The venue will feature luxury accommodations for visitors, with a farm stand providing locally …
Read MoreThe Oregon Equestrian Trails web site will now includes a blog portion offering people and user groups more insight to what volunteers are about and what they do for your community and surroundings. Jenny Hill our new Vice President of Marketing will be leading the charge.
