Back Country Horsemen of Washington Archives – Page 2 of 9

National Trails Day

May 28, 2020 by Press

Back Country Horsemen of Washington hopes this letter finds you doing well. As we all know, COVID-19 restrictions have impacted BCHW’s ability to hold meetings. I assure you our great officers and chairs are still working to keep our organization on a solid path to fulfill our Mission Statement in …

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Collaboration Keeps Trails Open

June 12, 2020May 20, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

collaboration (noun) 1. The action of working with someone to produce or create something. Back Country Horsemen of Washington (BCHW) is “hooves down” invested in collaboration. Collaboration is often the best and most efficient way for BCHW to fulfill our mission to keep trails open and accessible to stock use. …

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GiveBig May 5/6 & BCHW Auction May 3-11

May 13, 2020May 6, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

On behalf of BCHW, we are truly excited to share with you the below opportunities to donate to BCHW. These will be posted on BCHW’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/public.bchw/posts/?ref=page_internal but also are available on BCHW’s updated website https://www.bchw.org/ GiveBIG May 5/6: GiveBIG is an online giving event (watch BCHW Facebook …

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Opening of DNR, WDFW and State Parks

June 10, 2020May 5, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Washington State Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and Dept. of Natural Resources are opening their lands on May 5th for DAY USE ONLY. But what does it really boil down to. Reopening state lands is proving to be a complicated process and will require all of us to recreate responsibly if …

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The Methow Valley – A Treasure Trove of Trails

June 12, 2020April 1, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Photo courtesy Jan Ford/Methow Valley BCHW

There are numerous trails for equestrians in the Methow Valley watershed. They range from back country rugged mountain trails (in or out of the wilderness) to more accessible and level front country trails lower down in the valleys of the Methow River and its tributaries. Equestrians and other trail users …

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UP FOR AUCTION to Benefit BCHW – “Come Ride Our Part of the State”

May 13, 2020March 17, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Skagit Chapter originally intended to donate this Event as a Silent Auction Item at the BCHW Rendezvous EVENT UP FOR AUCTION to benefit BCHW: “Come Ride Our Part of the State” DEADLINE for final bidding is 8:00 P.M. on APRIL 15, 2020. You do NOT need to be …

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BCHW Rendezvous 2020 Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

June 10, 2020March 14, 2020 by Press

From BCHW President regarding cancellation of Rendezvous 2020: After a lot of discussion and thought with those involved in the preparation for Rendezvous, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Rendezvous 2020 for the first time in our history. Kittitas County declared a State of Emergency last week after …

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Be Prepared Before Heading Out – Rendezvous Offers Educational Opportunities

June 12, 2020March 1, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Learn the crosscut saw and much more at Rendezvous. Photo by Jum Thode.

It’s time to start planning your riding adventures for this year! The BCHW calendar of chapter-sponsored events is being updated almost weekly. For a full list go to www.bchw.org and click on Upcoming Activities. There is a list of state events at the top of the page: Leave No Trace …

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Plans in Place for 2020 Trail Work – Exciting Projects in Northwest and Southwest Washington

June 12, 2020January 1, 2020 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Damaged puncheon will be replaced in the Mount Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest. Photo by Rob DeBoer, Skagit Chapter

Back Country Horsemen chapters and members already have plans for a variety of projects this coming season. Here are two of them: one is saving established trails, the other is creating new trails. More help for each would be very much appreciated! Trails in our National Forests have been undermaintained for …

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You can make a difference for BCHA

May 4, 2020December 16, 2019 by Back Country Horsemen of Washington

We understand this is a busy time of year. You can exponentially impact our efforts by fundraising on behalf of BCHA. Create a Facebook fundraiser, refer a friend, gift a membership; becoming a fundraiser ensures we can continue reaching others and enabling great work like this to continue. Thank you …

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