Why Your Horse Should Walk While Pooping on the Trail
You will lighten your impact on the landscape if you train your horse to poop without stopping as he walks down the trail. Piles of manure – the big mounds …
The Ten Essentials for Every Trail Ride
Essentials for Every Trail Ride – What to carry on every ride and why to do so. As published in Horsemen’s Corral Magazine – July 2020 What are they? Back …
New U.S. Forest Service Guidance on Use of Equestrian Campsites
At the prompting of the equine community, last month the Forest Service national office circulated a memo to all national forests and national grasslands titled “Recommended Best Practices for Managing …
Nominate Your Trails Hero for a Doug Newman Award
The Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council (ORTAC) is calling for nominations for the annual Doug Newman Memorial Award. The award honors an individual whose hard work, integrity and social responsibility …
Weigh In: Oregon Coast Public Access Survey and Listening Sessions
Oregon Coastal Management Program is conducting a public access survey and focus group listening sessions to examine public perceptions surrounding important issues regarding public access policy for Oregon coastal shorelines/beaches. Information …
Sisters Cow Camp Ready for Summer
Volunteers from OET’s Central OR chapter got Sisters Cow Camp ready for the summer season: cleaning up manure left by other campers, repairing the outer fence, installing a drain hole …
New Central Oregon Horse Trail Book is Here
The fully-updated Central Oregon Horse Trails book is here, and it has a BUNCH of new trails: 5 new trails at Allen Creek Horse Camp and a new trail at …
What does a wilderness permit cost?
Central Cascades Wilderness Permits for day use have a reservation fee of $1 per person per trip. You can get permits for your riding buddies at the same time you …
Save the Date: Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit at Mt. Hood, Oct. 27-29, 2022
The 2022 Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit (in partnership with the Oregon Trails Summit) combines fun and high impact, in-person networking opportunities with conference programming on the important issues of the …
Central Cascades Wilderness Permits Will be Required This Summer
If you want to ride in Oregon’s Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, or Mt. Washington Wilderness Areas this summer, be sure to plan ahead. Twenty trailheads in the Central Cascades will …