A Buckhorn Range Chapter Fundraiser! We work hard to keep trails open. We educate, advocate and move that dirt to get it done. Our fundraising effort is to enable our chapter to support the BCHW mission with funds to cover local community and administrative costs. Pre-orders with payment available at BCHW Rendezvous March 14-16th, Come find us in the Manastash Room at Rendezvous Fair … Read More Show your BCHW Pride with an outdoor sign!
Updated January 3, 2025Our Chapter Meetings take place on Fridays at 7:00 PM at TRI-AREA COMMUNITY CENTER, Chimacum.Printable Events Calendar JANUARY 10 – Chapter meetingFEBRUARY 1 – Tool CacheMARCH 1 – Work party (TBD)MARCH 21 – Chapter meetingAPRIL 5 – Horse ParkMAY 2-4 – Regional work party, LeBar Horse Camp/Skok R. Trail Regional infoMAY 9 – Chapter meetingJUNE 7 – Work Party, National Trails … Read More 2025 Buckhorn Range Events
Trail magic happened at Hacienda Tizapan on December 14th when the Buckhorn Range crew traded our work boots for holiday hats! Who knew trail builders could work a festive hat like runway models? Our team lit up the restaurant (literally – shoutout to the mystery member with that amazing battery-powered Mexican-style Santa hat!) and filled it with enough holiday cheer to light up the … Read More Happy Holidays 2024
Mule trains and mule packers involved in the Helene rescue! We often pack supplies in and out of areas with mules and horses when BCHW has Chapter work parties. This of course is a whole other level with specific needs and challenging terrain. The articles below may be of interest to you. Image of Mule Rescue Team Heading to Help Hurricane-Ravaged Western North Carolina … Read More Salute to mule trains & packers after Hurricane disaster
SUMMARY: LeBar Horse Camp closed temporarily.July 7, 2024, courtesy of ONF Supervisor Kelly Lawrence There is a forest fire closer to Brown’s Creek Campground. The ONF is going to use LeBar as a base camp for firefighters and emergency personnel that will be containing the fire. The fire is currently about 5 acres.
Yay, its July – which means it’s time for our chapter’s yearly campout at LeBar Horse Camp. It will be July 12-14, 2024. It’s a beautiful camp with picturesque trails nearby. If you’ve never been there before, now’s your opportunity. Even if you don’t camp, you could come down for the day on Saturday and have potluck dinner with us. For planning purposes, kindly … Read More Chapter’s LeBar Horse Camp July 12-14
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Buckhorn Range Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of WA is partnering with Quimper Trails Association to host our 3rd annual National Trails Day event together to spruce up the trails at Gibbs Lake County Park. Please join us there at the main parking area on Gibbs Lake Rd. We will meet at 10 a.m. June 1st for a safety briefing, hand out tools and … Read More Bikes, Boots and Bridles – Partnering for Gibbs Lake Trails on National Trails Day June 1st
REGIONAL WORK PARTY- OLYMPIC NATIONAL FORESTHOSTED BY BUCKHORN RANGE CHAPTER Our Regional Work Party is now scheduled for April 26-28th. Please join us if you can make it, we always have a great time and Kim, the dutch oven queen always prepares an excellent feast for Saturday dinner!You can sign up here https://form.jotform.com/240356439263155 on the BCHW website LEBAR HORSE CAMP & LOWER S. FORK SKOKOMISH … Read More 2024 LeBar Regional Work Party
March 15-17, 2024, Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, WA Report Out By Helen Shewman I went to the First aid/ CPR class. It was fantastic! He was an incredible teacher. Lots of good stories since he has a background in law enforcement and is a horse rider as well. Lots of good practical hands on experience too. I would highly recommend the class even if … Read More Rendezvous Reminiscing
March 15-17, 2024, Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, WA It was a fabulous weekend in Ellensburg with our fellow members of Back Country Horsemen of Washington, wonderful to see friends from all over the state. Weather was wonderful, classes full of good learning, much merriment was flowing. Our Chapter’s Live Auction Donation Saddle Fitting Class Larry Baysinger, Mt Olympus Chapter, Packing Demo Helen found … Read More Rendezvous 2024
March 15 – 17, 2024BCHW Rendezvous, Ellensburg, WA Kris Lenke was nominated for a 2023 Lopper Award in recognition of her ongoing commitment to BCHW reflected in her many years of service as Buckhorn Range Chapter President for a decade, and two decades as a tireless trail worker. Her always ready, can-do attitude, be it as a work party participant or as a public-facing … Read More Kris Lenke wins 2023 BCHW Lopper Award
We had our first Work Party on March 2nd on the trails at the County solid waste site accessed from Cape George Road (former horse park). This is an area with good but brushy trails that we use for some chapter rides. We all spent time brushing the trails, or fighting back scotch broom using brush cutters, loppers/clippers, determination and our field mower. Folks … Read More Brush off a new year
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