BCHA Introduces a Gift Legacy Program

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The Back Country Horsemen of America is proud to introduce a Gift Legacy program for its members. This new program enables members and non-members alike to bequest a gift through a will or annuity to help BCHA fulfill its mission of truly Keeping America’s Trails Open Forever. We all know too well the enormous challenges facing BCHA —ranging from the selling of America’s Public Lands, lack of federal trails … Read More

Newsletter, Fall of 2016 Issue

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Click here to Open the Fall 2016 Newsletter Inside This Issue BCH Education Grant Reports 1-5 The Catch Pen 6-9 BCH Outreach to Mongolia 9-10 From the Chairman’s Saddle 13 National News 13 Message from the Executive Director 15

National Forest Trail Maintenance Legislation H.R. 845 Passes House

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Groups hail legislation that will preserve America’s trails Washington D.C. (September 26, 2016) Today the House of Representatives approved H.R. 845, the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act by Representatives Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Tim Walz (D-MN). The legislation would keep more trails across the nation open and accessible by expanding the use of volunteer and partner organizations and providing … Read More

Take Action : Support the Land & Water Conservation Fund

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This Bill in Congress Would Benefit Trails and Horsemen in Three Ways As the 114th Congress looks toward its final months of work, we urge you to support the bipartisan agreement to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund that passed the Senate in April as part of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BCHA is a member of the LWCF … Read More

Take Action: Weigh in on Yosemite Wilderness Plan

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Comment Online with BCHA Talking Points Below Yosemite National Park recently issued “Preliminary Concepts & Ideas” for its forthcoming Wilderness Stewardship Plan. The plan covers over 704,000 acres of designated Wilderness, or 94%, of Yosemite National Park. The park identified four topics that have substantive effects on wilderness and wilderness management. Those topics are visitor use and capacity, stock use, trail management, and commercial … Read More