Click to open the 2023 Fall Newsletter Contents From the Chairman’s Saddle 2 Tells Creek Camp 3 Haney Meadows 4 Pick Up a Title 5 Shoshone BCH 6 BCHA Contact Information 7 BCH State Organization Contact Information 8

2022 – A grant was awarded to Teton Valley BCH in 2022 for the total amount of $655.     2022 – Mat-Su chapter of BCHA would like to thank the committee for the $1000.00 grant towards the purchase of a clearing saw and shoulder harness.

$262,000 in funding awarded to 17 trail projects in US Forest Service regions across the nation. Columbia Falls, MT (May 25, 2023) – The National Forest System Trail Stewardship (NFSTS) Funding Program awarded a total of $262,000 to 17 trail projects in US Forest Service regions across the nation. Each of these projects support trail maintenance that is led by … Read More

Click here to Open the Spring Newsletter 2023 Inside… BCHA Celebrates 50 Years 1 The very first BCH volunteer project 2 From the Chairman’s Saddle Podium 3 You are invited! 3 Time to Start Planning 4 Public Lands Update: New Agreement with NPS 4 Culvert Operations 6 Hike the Hill Summary 7  Florida Chapter Raises the Bar 10 BCHA Officers … Read More

In February 2023, BCHA Chairman Sherry Copeland and National Park Service(NPS) Director Charles F. Sams, III, signed a 5-year General Agreement orientedtoward mutual cooperation. It’s a long-awaited renewal of BCHA’s previousagreement with the agency. The agreement encourages national park unitsthroughout the nation to partner with local BCH chapters for service, education-related and trail maintenance projects. Park units across the nation … Read More

Click here to Open the Winter Newsletter 2023 Inside… BCH Tri-Lake Chapter Grant Report 1 From the Chairman’s Saddle Podium 2 BCHA Mission Statement & National Board Meeting Info 2 BCH Redwood Chapter Grant Report 3 Time to Start Planning 4 Arkansas BCH Hosts First Chainsaw Certification Class 5 Arkansas BCH Rendezvous River Ride 6-7 FIsh Plant Burnout 8  RMBCH … Read More

Click here to Open the Fall Newsletter 2022 Inside… BCHA Mission Statement 2 From the Chairman’s Saddle Podium 2-3 Tahoe Rim Trail Association Crews get BCH Pack Support 4 Time to Start Planning Your Youth Program for Next Year 5 Southern Appalachian BCH & Cherokee National Forest Join Forces to Repair Damaged Bridge 5 Wasatch Front Chapter of BCH Utah … Read More

Click here to Open the Summer Newsletter 2022 Inside… National Board Meeting Highlights 1,4 From the Chairman’s Saddle Podium 2-3 NBM Welcome Wes Virginia 6 Black Hills BCH SD Host Youth Trail Challenge 7 East Slope BCH Tackle Weed Management 8 Public Lands Update 9-11 Status of the Continental Divide Scenic Trail in Wyoming 12 UCD Student Pack Team Wins … Read More

Greetings from the BCH of North Carolina, Uwharrie Chapter. We give our sincere thanks and gratitude for the $1000 grant we received last year from BCHA. The grant was used to help offset project costs to repair a section of the River Trail located in the Uwharrie National Forest near the intersection of the River Trail (TR#713) and Forest Road … Read More

Click here to Open the Spring Newsletter 2022 Inside… View from the Chairman’s Saddle 2 Public Lands Update 3-4 BCHA Legacy Fund 5 Shasta Trinity Unit Plants Fish 6 Will Horses Eat Mush? 7-9 Little Projects Count 11 Remember Mile Reedy 12-13    

U.S. Forest Service Guidance on Use of Equestrian Campsites At the prompting of BCHA and allies that include the American Horse Council, last month the Forest Service national office circulated a memo to all national forests and national grasslands titled “Recommended Best Practices for Managing Stock Use Sites at Developed Campgrounds“. We encourage BCHA chapters and volunteers to review this … Read More