BCHA’s Formal Public Comments on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule to Increase Recreational Opportunities Through the Use of Electric Bikes (e-Bikes) June 5, 2020—BCHA submitted a public comment letter that voiced strong opposition to elements of the BLM Proposed Rule (i.e., policy change) that would, if adopted, superimpose e-Bike use—a motorized form of travel—on non-motorized trails used … Read More

Click here to Open the Summer Newsletter 2020 Inside… Guardians of the Trails 2 What Are We Doing to Increase Membership? 2 View from the Chairman 3 Legacy Fund 3 Wilderness Advisor Dennis Dailey. 6 Public Lands Update 7 On the Lighter Side 8    

Click here to Open the Spring Newsletter 2020 Inside… What Are we Doing to Increase Membership 2 Create a Lasting Legacy 2 View from the Chairman 3 Public Lands Update 4 Words Matter 5 Creating Next Generation Back Country Horsemen 8 Non-Equestrians Occupying Camp Sites 10-11 A Tribute to Mylon Filkins 12

Click here to Open the Winter Newsletter 2020 Inside… Economic benefit of the Trail 2 Leaving Your Personal Legacy 2 View from the Chairman’s Saddle 3 BCH California MLU Seeks Youth Packers 3 Rocky Mountain BCH Reopens Trails 4 Mammoth Cave BCH Kentucky Summer Projects Report 5 Kendrick Mountain Arizona BCH Supports Lookout 6 Buffalo River BCH Arkansas Silver Celebration … Read More

SACRAMENTO, October 23, 2019 – Backcountry trail and forest groups in California joined together in a suit filed today that challenges the U.S. Forest Service decision to allow motorized bikes to operate on non-motorized trails in the Tahoe National Forest. Plaintiffs in the suit include the Gold Country Trails Council, Backcountry Horsemen of California, Back Country Horsemen of America, the Forest … Read More

When is a motor on a mountain bike not considered a motor? When the Secretary of Interior commands it. Nothing could be more crazy, but here we are. Electric bikes (e-Bikes) soon could be sharing multiple-use trails with horsemen. On August 29th, Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI), David Bernhardt, issued Secretarial Order 3376, titled “Increasing Recreational Opportunities through … Read More

2018 Double Diamond Award Pony Express trail Project Pony Express Trail Project Earns MLU the 2018 Double Diamond Award by Lucy Badenhoop 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act, so BCHC-MLU partnered with the US Forest Service (Eldorado National Forest) and the California Division of the National Pony Express Association to restore 47 miles of alpine … Read More

Click here to Open the Fall Newsletter 2019 Inside this Issue Public Lands Report 2 View from the Chairman’s Saddle 3 Olympic Chapter Donation Honors Founder of BCHW 3 News from the Ad Hoc Membership Committee 4 911, When Cell Phones Are Not an Option 6 Seventh Annual Washington State Work Party 7 Buffalo River BCH Receives Award 8

Secretary of Interior Declares: A Motor is Not a Motor. On August 29th, 2019, the Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI) issued Secretarial Order 3376, titled “Increasing Recreational Opportunities through the use of Electric Bikes.” The Order applies to all DOI agencies (National Park Service, BLM, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service). Essentially, it orders the agencies to adopt policies … Read More

The Wilderness Society, Gold Country Trails Council, Back Country Horsemen of America, Backcountry Horsemen of California, along with its Mother Lode Unit, and Forest Issues Group request that the Tahoe National Forest immediately withdraw its decision to permit Class 1 electric mountain bikes (EMTBs) on non-motorized trails and remove the approximately 132 miles of trails closed to motor vehicle use … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BCHA is leading the charge nationally to urge caution when allowing electric bikes on multi-use trails. Safety and compatibility concerns need to be considered. Contact: Tyler Ray, American Hiking Society, tray@americanhiking.org, 301-565-6704 (x705) Randy Rasmussen, Back Country Horsemen of America, WildernessAdvisor@bcha.org, 541-602-0713 Angela Gonzales, National Parks Conservation Association, agonzales@npca.org, 202-878-0359 Mark Larabee, Pacific Crest Trail Association, mlarabee@pcta.org, … Read More

Click here to Open the Summer Newsletter 2019 Inside this Issue View from the Chairman’s Saddle 3 Vice Chairman’s Comments 3 Finding Artifacts in the Back Country 4 Woods and Watersheds 5 National Board Meeting Reports 6 MLU Packing Clinic Expands Topics 7 Have You Heard? Keeping Trails Open for Future Generations   8