MyHorseUniversity
Topic
Design and Construction for Equestrian Trails - Sustainably
Description
This webinar will cover some basic insights on how sustainable and long lasting trails should be created. The discussion will start with proper design techniques, where the trail should go, where shouldn't it go, and why. This will be followed by a talk about best management practices for construction that will create durable trails in many different terrain and soil types.
Time
Oct 17, 2017 7:00 PM in Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada)
For registration go here:
https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T7X_bCbqTbuMH69iFuxUgw
Friday, September 22, 2017
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Equestrian Voices Needed: Attend the Oregon Trail Summit!
TrailKeepersOfOregon.orgOREGON TRAILS SUMMIT REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
October 27, 2017 Bend, Oregon
Summit will include:
• Opportunities to build relationships with trail advocates, land managers, trails professionals, dedicated volunteers, and fellow trails enthusiasts
• Keynote address and sessions on increasing access, addressing overuse, overcoming conflicts, and collaboration models
• Updates from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Travel Oregon, and the Oregon trails community
• Strategic planning for a nascent statewide trails coalition
• Off-site networking happy hour hosted by Travel Oregon
• FUN!
Who should come to the Oregon Trails Summit?
• Land management, parks and recreation, and transportation public agency professionals charged with developing and/or maintaining trails
• Professional trail builders and trail planners
• Volunteer and non-profit trail advocates, stewards, and crew leaders
• Trail outfitters, tour guides, and outdoor recreation industry professionals with an interest in trails
• Local leaders and policy makers who know trails are valuable to their communities
• Trails enthusiasts of all types
• YOU!
The Oregon Statewide Trails Coalition is being planned by a committee of public agency, non-profit, and private sector trails enthusiasts.
Sponsorship opportunities are available! Contact Steph at noll.stephanie@gmail.com for more info.
Register here:
https://www.trailkeepersoforegon.org/get-involved/oregontrailssummit/
Monday, September 4, 2017
Wisconsin: Northern Kettle Moraine Horse Trail Association completes trail project
Sheboyganpress.com - Full Article
For USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin Published 9:43 a.m. CT Sept. 2, 2017
Northern Kettle Moraine Horse Trail Association completed trail enhancements totaling $32,000 on chronically wet Kettle Moraine State Forest - North equine trail. The Horse Trail Association values Wisconsin’s state forests and works hard to protect our right to enjoy these lands by horseback, according to a press release.
The association completed trail enhancements on the multi-use hiking, snowmobile and horseback riding trail in the Kettle Moraine State Forest – North Unit. Improvements included removing saturated soil with heavy equipment, installing geotextile fabric and material brought in to repair and solidifying the trail surface...
Read more here:
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2017/09/02/community-notes-sheboygan-county-northern-kettle-moraine-horse-trail-association-completes-trail-pro/621865001/
For USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin Published 9:43 a.m. CT Sept. 2, 2017
Northern Kettle Moraine Horse Trail Association completed trail enhancements totaling $32,000 on chronically wet Kettle Moraine State Forest - North equine trail. The Horse Trail Association values Wisconsin’s state forests and works hard to protect our right to enjoy these lands by horseback, according to a press release.
The association completed trail enhancements on the multi-use hiking, snowmobile and horseback riding trail in the Kettle Moraine State Forest – North Unit. Improvements included removing saturated soil with heavy equipment, installing geotextile fabric and material brought in to repair and solidifying the trail surface...
Read more here:
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2017/09/02/community-notes-sheboygan-county-northern-kettle-moraine-horse-trail-association-completes-trail-pro/621865001/
Friday, September 1, 2017
Proposed LWCF Appropriations in 2018 Bill (8/29/2017)
PNTS.org
August 30 2017
The House Appropriations Committee is recommending appropriating $275 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to be used for acquiring land for conservation and recreation for Fiscal Year 2018. This is $125 million less than Congress appropriated for Fiscal Year 2017. During the Committee’s markup of the 2018 Bill, Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen and Interior Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert both stated that they are willing to seek greater funding for LWCF in deliberations with the Senate later in the appropriations process. The House and Senate are expected to work toward passing the 2018 Appropriations bills in September after Labor Day.
Included in the recommended $275 million for the LWCF is funding for land acquisitions along or adjacent to these National Trails:
Bureau of Land Management
• Mojave Trails National Monument CA – Old Spanish NHT: $1.4M
• North Platte River Special Recreation Management Area WY – Oregon NHT: $1.3M
US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge PA – Appalachian NST: $500,000
National Park Service
• Appalachian NST – NY: $2M
• North Country NST – MI: $3.472M
US Forest Service
• Trinity Divide CA – Pacific Crest NST: $5M
Total: $13,672,000
If Congress appropriates $400 million for LWCF projects as it did for Fiscal Year 2017 then projects along the Continental Divide NST and Overmountain Victory NHT could be funded.
August 30 2017
The House Appropriations Committee is recommending appropriating $275 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to be used for acquiring land for conservation and recreation for Fiscal Year 2018. This is $125 million less than Congress appropriated for Fiscal Year 2017. During the Committee’s markup of the 2018 Bill, Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen and Interior Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert both stated that they are willing to seek greater funding for LWCF in deliberations with the Senate later in the appropriations process. The House and Senate are expected to work toward passing the 2018 Appropriations bills in September after Labor Day.
Included in the recommended $275 million for the LWCF is funding for land acquisitions along or adjacent to these National Trails:
Bureau of Land Management
• Mojave Trails National Monument CA – Old Spanish NHT: $1.4M
• North Platte River Special Recreation Management Area WY – Oregon NHT: $1.3M
US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge PA – Appalachian NST: $500,000
National Park Service
• Appalachian NST – NY: $2M
• North Country NST – MI: $3.472M
US Forest Service
• Trinity Divide CA – Pacific Crest NST: $5M
Total: $13,672,000
If Congress appropriates $400 million for LWCF projects as it did for Fiscal Year 2017 then projects along the Continental Divide NST and Overmountain Victory NHT could be funded.
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