Even when it rains Northwest Chapter volunteers of Oregon Equestrian Trails get the job done. With all the rain this year, the Shelter at the Buxton Trail Head of the Banks–Vernonia State Trail in Oregon was having some drainage issues from our abundant rainfall this year. The shelter entrance was being over run by ground water. The solution … Read More
In 1983, Mildred Kanipe passed away, and left her beloved ranch to the public as a Douglas County Park. Mildred’s gift included almost 1,100 acres of land consisting of pastures, creeks, rolling hills, orchards and forests. Mildred Kanipe Park offers historical adventure with structures include a turn-of-the-century schoolhouse, a farmhouse, and outbuildings. The campground is an Equestrian’s dream … Read More
The Northwest Chapter of Oregon Equestrian Trails partnered with the Territorial Riders Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of Oregon to put on a mini horse packing clinic and demonstration. This members only event (BCH or OET Members Only) was well attended, there were more than 50 in attendance. We learned about Leave No Trace, information on preparations for … Read More
Each year in the Spring the North West Chapter or Oregon Equestrian Trails spends two weekends in the Spring getting the Hares Canyon Horse Camp located inside LL Stub Stewart State Park ready for the coming camping season. This year for 2015 camping season was no exception, members picked up downed limbs, raked site pads, and spread gravel in all … Read More
The North Valley chapter previously adopted the section of the Pacific Crest Trail(PCT) between Joe Graham Horse Camp and Triangle Lake Horse Camp. This section covered 26 miles of the PCT and we have met PCT through hikers on the trail and I am amaze me by their resolve. Becky Wolf a honorary OET member, had managed this … Read More
Riding Horses at the Sandy River Delta The Sandy River Delta (SRD) is very different from most trails on National Forest land. It is flat and the trails are wide. There is one of the seven Confluence Project installations, the “Bird Blind” at the SRD. The area is bounded by the Sandy River, Sandy River East Channel, and the Columbia … Read More
The 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 More
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 More
The NW Chapter members in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry, hold an annual Reehers Camp clean up. Each year the NW Chapter members spend an early Spring Saturday getting the camp ready for summer campers, in both the equestrian section and the non-horse camper section of the camp. They inspect the horse corrals for any damage from winter an … Read More