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1 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 1 Los Padres Times President s Message: Increased access to public lands is a benefit for all of us. We are a diverse lot when it comes to experiencing the great outdoors. For instance, just take a look at our local area. We ride dune buggies on the beach and mountain bikes at Montana de Oro, hike local scenic trails, camp, hunt, go horseback riding, and venture into the Los Padres National Forest with pack mules. Those of us that treasure the outdoors understand the importance of being good stewards of our lands. And we are progressive enough to realize the importance of working together for the achievement of our goals. The National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act passed last Fall. It s passage was the culmination of several years of coordination and hard work. Basically, this legislation keeps more trails accessible by expanding partnerships in trail management with volunteer organizations. Governmental agencies, conservation, sportsmen, motorized recreation, outfitter, and equestrian groups, including Backcountry Horsemen, were in support. The recent successful workday on Super Bowl Sunday at Montana de Oro is an example of how local groups can join together on behalf of local trails. Inside this issue: Presidents Message 1,2 Newsletter and Advertising 2,3 Board and Committee Members Calendar 3,6 Happy Camper Column 7 Education Chair s Message 5,11,13 Bits and Pieces 7 Philosophy & Purpose 8 Work Projects 8 Spring Camp and Ride Info and Application 9,10 Membership and Application 4,12 Calendar/Events 6,15 HAPPY TRAILS I want to extend a warm invitation to join us at our March 15 general meeting starting 6:00 pm at Margie s Diner in San Luis Obispo. The general meetings are a great way to meet members and catch up with unit activities. Plus, we have a short entertaining program. I hope to see you there. The Backcountry Horsemen of California 30th Annual Rendezvous is just around the corner. Admission is free during the March event in Bishop, California. Continued on page 2

2 Page 2 March/April 2017 Volume 26, Issue 2 Los Padres Unit 2017 Backcountry Horsemen Officers and Committees President Brenda Mills brendadmills@hotmail.com Vice President Richard Waller (805) homeranch@gmail.com Secretary - Barb Riley therileys@wildblue.net Continued from page 1 There will be a Friday night concert featuring Dave Stamey, nationally acclaimed cowboy entertainer. Don't forget about our Spring Ride at the Indians on April 7-9. I close with Backcountry Horsemen of America s motto: dedicated to keeping America s trails open for all. Brenda Mills Treasurer Cheryl McGray (805) cmcgray@msn.com Public Lands Kathleen Phelps kathleenrides@gmail.com and Richard Waller - (805) homeranch@gmail.com Education Nancy Kimmell Chaides (805) njk@tcsn.net Newsletter - Susan Tuttle (805) callsusan411@yahoo.com Programs - Gail Perez (805) gperez@co.slo.ca.us IMPORTANT NEWSLETTER DELIVERY INFORMATION Starting January 1st, 2017 we will NO longer send the BCHC-Lp unit Newsletter through the postal service. The Los Padres Times newsletter will be available on the website, on Facebook and will be ed to you if we have your . Printed copies of the Newsletter will be available at all our General/Board meetings. Thank you for your understanding! EASY TO GET AND PRINT YOUR CAMPFIRE PERMITS ON LINE! Here is the Link - Forest Service Liaison - Melody Fountain (805) melodyandbob@gmail.com Membership - Shirley Rasmussen shirleyrasmussenreg@peoplepc.com Historian Ellie Livingston ellielivingston20@gmail.com Member at Large - Greg Feinberg Los Padres Unit 2017 Backcountry Horsemen Committees Public Relations- Shirley Rasmussen Work Parties- Kathleen Phelps Rides NEED-Please sponsor a Ride! Don t forget to check these websites for all the important things being done by Backcountry Horsemen!

3 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 3 Newsletter Advertisement PLACE YOUR AD TODAY! Cost for ads member fee is $15.00 and non-members $30.00 for the year (6 issues) for a business card size ad. Personal ads and sponsor ads will remain free. Please help with the cost of our Newsletter Please place and Pay for your ad Today. LUCKY CALENDARS please support your State Board and Los Padres Unit Fundraiser The Los Padres Unit is asking for MEMBERS!! to donate $25 for an opportunity to be placed in a drawing to win money. If your ticket is drawn, your ticket goes back into the drawing for an opportunity to win again!!! For your donation of $25, you receive a GORGEOUS 2017 calendar which shows many of our activities throughout the year, in addition to other units projects. We are responsible for 325 calendars so PLEASE MEMBERS contact Nancy Kimmell at or njk@tcsn.net for more information on where to send your $25 donation and receive your BCHC calendar for Buy yours today! CALENDAR WINNERS that our unit sold for 2016 Jan 8th Karen Tacket - $50.00 Jan 9th Lisa Backus - $ Feb 15th Russ Rantz - $50.00 Feb 29th Cheryl McGray - $ Mar 5h Tony Grjalva - $ Mar 9th Skip Dyke - $50.00 Mar 26th Keri Bruns - $ Apr 23rd Nancy Chaides - $ May 9th Kaye Bruns - $50.00 Jun 10th Linda Hamilton - $50.00 Jul 20th Rachel Greenbuch - $50.00 Jul 25th Laurie Waller - $50.00 Aug 20th Kaye Bruns - $ (repeater) Sep 19th Ken Knabke - $50.00 Oct 21st Stan Porhola - $50.00 Nov 25th Penny Osburn - $50.00 Dec 5th Matt Knabke - $50.00 Dec 12th Tony Grjalva - $50.00 (repeater) Dec 21st Jesse Vasquez - $50.00 WINNERS for 2017 Jan 1st JOHN GLEASON SANTA MAR- GARITA $ WAY TO GO JOHN!! Jan 2nd Cory Pereira - $50.00 Jan 31st Patty Mensing - $ Congratulations to all the winners for 2016 and for this year!!!! We are only selling the 2017 calendars and will be taking a break and not sell calendars for 2018 or So please contact me (Nancy ) to purchase 2017 calendars as this will be a huge difference moko jumbie in our funding for the next two years. Nancy A NOTE FROM YOUr NEWSLETTER EDITOR! Please send your articles, stories and ads to Susan at callsusan411@yahoo.com Please send in a Word document and JPEG picture format. Thank you! Confirm your asap! Deadline for BCHC newsletter is March 22, 2017 Spring June 15, 2017 Summer Deadline for BCHA newsletter is March 1, 2017 Spring This newsletter is published six (6) times per year, in January, March, May, July, September and November. Deadline for submissions is the 10th of the previous month. word files and pictures to: callsusan411@yahoo.com

4 Page 4 March/April 2017 Volume 26, Issue 2 MEMBERSHIP NEWS Look what you can get! If you refer a new member Five referrals equal one T Shirt; Eight referrals equal one Sweat-shirt; Ten referrals equal one Jacket. This is an annual JanuaryDecember contest. Remember to let me know if you refer anyone! Thanks Shirley Rasmussen WELCOME new member Linda O'Dell Memberships coming due: March Eva Devine Karin Donnelly Skip Dyke Christina Forren Gordie Foy Jim Keller Everette Lambert Dave Lewis James McGarry Barney Northcote Alice Olla Susanne Stadler Karen Tacket Catrina Tarabini George Tracy Richard Waller April PJ Anderson Lee Ashworth Julie Beaver Lisa Chadwick Jerry Clay Vicky Duniven John Gleason Diane Kellebrew Michael Larson Mike McCormick Victoria Mahony Kris Parton Janet Porhola Kathleen Redden Pamlea Stableford Dave Stamey Glenn Teixiera Jane Wilson Thoughts and Prayers go toall members in need! Riding Warehouse Will now give a 15% discount to our members when we order using the BCH discount code. Shop today! Please contact Shirley Rasmussen for the discount code. shirleyrasmussenreg@peoplepc.com

5 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 5 INCENTIVE QUESTION Nancy Kimmell Education Chair I had seven (6) responses for the January/February newsletter again thanks everyone for participating. The responses were Peggy Phaklides, January 7th, at 3:27 p.m., Larry Wesch, January 10th, at 11:16 a.m., Janette Wesch, at 11:16 a.m., Greg Feinberg, at 12:15 p.m., Shirley Rasmussen, at 12:15 p.m., and Barb Riley, January 11th, at 1:53 p.m. I have decided not to put a start date on the drawing, but if it is drawn at the meeting, then any entries after are not going to be included. So get your pick in!!!! The winner drawn was GREG FEINBERG. Congratulations GREG!! Greg will enjoy $20.00 off the price of our unit s campout. The answer to the Question: In the Country of Kazakhstan, what is the name of smoked fermented mare s milk? Was Kumis. The answer was located on page 6 in the Happy Camper Article at the end of that section. KUMIS is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare s milk. Kumis is a dairy product similar to kefir, but is produced from a liquid starter culture, in contrast to the solid kefir "grains". Because mare's milk contains more sugars than cow s or goat s milk, when fermented, kumis has a higher, though still mild, alcohol content compared to kefir. Even in the areas of the world where kumis is popular today, mare's milk remains a very limited commodity. Industrial-scale production, therefore, generally uses cow's milk, which is richer in fat and protein, but lower in lactose than the milk from a horse. Before fermentation, the cow's milk is fortified in one of several ways. Sucrose may be added to allow a comparable fermentation. Another technique adds modified whey to better approximate the composition of mare's milk. The next Question is: What is the name of stilts walker or dancer? The answer is located within a section of text throughout your newsletter. READ YOUR NEWS- LETTER!! A $20.00 certificate will be given to the person with the correct answers from the newsletter and must be presented with your pre-registration form to any of our unit s camping activity requiring a registration fee. This certificate is not transferable and not applied toward merchandise purchase. PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT RESPONSES WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS THE NEWSLETTER IS ON FACEBOOK. Contact VIA (NJK@TCSN.NET) OR PHONE CALL TO ME (805) The correct responses will be placed in a drawing container and the winner selected at the following general meeting. You must give me your name in your . The winner drawn will be mailed the $20.00 certificate for remittance at any unit camping activity requiring a pre-registration fee. You may win more than once. Any questions, please contact me. Also Susan Tuttle and I are not eligible to win. SLO Horse Expo Feb 22 was the first SLO Horse Expo held at the Madonna Center. They had different speakers, vet, farrier, Suppliers of animal products. Our booth was SO Cute, Brenda Mills brought all kinds of items from home and everyone said we were the best decorated booth. Thanks to Brenda for all your work and great ideals. Thanks also to Kathleen Phelps, Richard Waller, Melody Fountain-Stone, Greg Feinberg, Shirley Rasmussen and Charlene Ackerman for their contributions to the booth and being their so we could all check out the event ourselves. We had lots of people come to visit us and take information sheets and membership forms. Shirley Rasmussen

6 Page 6 March/April 2017 Volume 26, Issue 2 Jan. 18, Wed. Events and Activities for 2017 this a PROPOSED outline B&G Meeting, Location Rooster Creek Grill, AG Jan , Sat. USFS Training, Indoctrination class, Los Prietos Sta.- Plan to attend. Feb 5, Sun. Work party at Montana de Oro Feb 10-11, State Meeting Santa Nella Brenda, Nancy, and Bill Feb. 15, Wed. 6:30 p.m. Unit Brd. Mtg. La Mexicana, Atascadero. Feb 21, 5:30 8:30 Horse Expo Madonna Inn Trail Trials BCHC will be hosting some all natural trail trials this year With year end awards to be held at our Fall campout. Two clinics are scheduled April 29 April 30 For more info contact Shirley naturaltrailtrials@gmail.com Mar. 15, Wed. B/Gen. Mtg. Margie s Diner, San Luis Obispo. Mar , State Rendezvous, Bishop, CA Plan to participate & volunteer. Mar 31-Apr 2, Pacific Coast Longriders American Canyon non BCHC event Apr 7-9, Spring Camp & Ride Indians must be a member of BCHC Apr 19, Wed. 6:30 Unit Brd TBD Apr 19-21, California State Trails and Greenways conference, Monterey CA Apr 27-30, American Canyon Atascadero Horsemen non BCHC event May 13, Nacitone Fundraiser Dutch Oven cooking May 17, Wed. 6:30 B/Gen. Mtg. TBD May 23-28, Mule Days Bishop June 3, Elks Parade. June 21 Wed. Unit Brd Mtg TBD June 15-18, Youth Summer Camp Montana de Oro July 4, Templeton 4th of July Parade - participate July 19, Wed B/Gen Mtg. TBD Aug 16, Wed Brd Mtg TBD Like Backcountry Horsemen Los Padres Unit on FACEBOOK! Sept 20, Wed B/Gen Mtg. TBD Sept 23, Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival parade Sept 24, Los Alamos Parade participate. Oct 7, Pioneer Parade Paso Robles Oct 13-14, State Board of Directors meeting Santa Nella Oct 18, Wed Unit Brd Mtg. TBD Oct 27-29, Fall Camp n Ride, TBA looking at Porter Ranch Nov 15, Wed B/Gen Mtg. - Elections Dec. Christmas Party TBD CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: Place it in your favorites! May 26-29, 2017 Memorial weekend fundraiser campout sponsored by Gloria and Barney Northcote and friends on their ranch known as Redemption Ranch. Questions? Call Gloria at

7 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 7 Durable Surfaces Happy Camper Column Richard Waller This season more than any other in recent memory requires us horsemen to be especially alert to trail conditions. I have found our backcountry trails to be any assortment of mud, water, bogs. As responsible horsemen we must be alert to these trail conditions and stay off them as needed. Kathleen and I discussed our trails the other day. It appears that many of them should not be ridden until there has been a week to two weeks without rain. Consider, a 130 lbs person puts 2.6 lbs per square foot pressure on the trail, bog or mud hole. A horse will put lbs per square foot on the trail, bog or mud hole (if I did my math right!). It is easy for horse hooves to destroy the tread on a soft and muddy trail. That sickening sound of your horse hooves sinking into mud, along with the floundering efforts of your horse to extract itself from the mud are things we want to avoid! As a sweeping statement, The Los Padres Forest trails and the hill trails at Montana De Oro should be avoided until we have two weeks of sunshine. The damage to the trails, and that other users can easily see horse damage are serious issues for us. Where should we ride? The beaches, Morro Bay, Pismo, the sand spit at MDO, Woodlands on the Nipomo Mesa and La Purisima Mission are all sandy trails, well drained and should be our primary riding locations for the time being. A note on rivers, I am think particularly of the Salinas River which is commonly ridden. Quicksand is caused by subsurface flows floating sand and sediment. After rains and high water when sand and sediment is displaced they are unconsolidated and highly susceptible to forming quicksand. Few things are worse than a horse getting into quicksand. The rescue of a horse or person is best done by positioning a fire engine near, and flooding the area with water, breaking the suction of the quicksand and allowing the victim to be floated out. Some fire engines in rural areas carry special equipment for precisely this task. You can see the problem. If an engine cannot get near, or cannot respond quickly, rescue is unlikely. Stay out of riverbeds until the firmness can be evaluated (watch for fresh ATV tracks, if they go through you might be safe. If they go halfway through, you might not be). Often, trails will be firmer than the unpacked ground nearby except when they aren t!. Ride on trails, avoid leaving them, watch the ground. until everything is thoroughly dry, much later this season. Don t skirt mud patches, ride through them to avoid damage to the area around the trail. The key words for our use are, Durable Surface Look for hard surfaces ride on those, avoid soft. When you stop for a break, look for durable surfaces. If you are camping, camp on durable surfaces, in the Sierra that is easy, camp on on the dry decomposed granite flats. If you are grazing your animals, move them frequently, both for avoiding over grazing and also tearing up the ground. A hobbled animal is easier on the ground than one in a portable electric fence or picketed. If you use either of those two techniques move your animal frequently. An aphorism I keep in mind is, let no one say to your shame, there was beauty here before you came. To get discounts on Travel, Hotels, Shopping and More, go to A percentage of sales help BCHC Bits and Pieces If you use ZamZuu shopping site; BCHC earns easy money Los Padres Merchandise Contact Nancy Kimmell 805/ or njk@tcsn.net Check the website for availability Merchandise is a non-profit status and provides for our unit members to purchase and display our unit s logo and promote membership for BCHC-Los Padres Unit. Please help and support your unit.

8 Page 8 March/April 2017 Volume 26, Issue 2 Philosophy and Purpose of Backcountry Horsemen of California To perpetuate the common sense use and enjoyment of horses and mules in America s back country and wilderness. To work to ensure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use. To assist the various government and private agencies in their maintenance To educate, encourage, and solicit active participation in the wise use of the back country resource by horsemen and the general public commensurate with our heritage. To foster and encourage the formation of new units of the organization. Concerned Men and Women Dedicated to Gentle Use of California Trails and Back Country WORK PROJECTS, by Kathleen Phelps (kathleenrides@gmail.com) Dates of upcoming work projects with the sponsor's web site (for more information/sign up) are listed below. Dates & locations change due to rain, check ahead of going! Let me know if you have projects that need volunteer workers or packers. If you want to learn to pack, volunteering to help with packing is a great way to learn. Usually, Otis Calef coordinates the Packers, but you can learn from any of the Packers. We need more Packers! Anytime - a welder is needed to make tie rails for the Avila Overlook picnic area at Pismo Preserve. Sponsor: BCHC & WCRMHC, contact Kathleen at kathleenrides@gmail.com. February 5-8am-noon: Montana de Oro (MDO). DONE, we had a good turnout from equestrians. We did lots of work on the Bloody Nose trail. Thanks everyone! February 10-12: Rinconada trail (moved from Sellers Potrero due to rain). Bill Obermeyer is the local contact. Sponsor: VWA -w- Cal Poly. February 17-20: Lower Manzanna Trail. Trail Workers & Packers needed. Sponsor: lpforest.org March 7-15: Trout Creek & Sellers Potrero Trails. Packers needed. Sponsor: lpforest.org -w- Ace Crew. March 11-17: Santa Barbara Cyn Trail, only Packers are needed at beginning & end of project, sponsor: lpforest.org. This is a good project for beginning Packers. March 17-19: Three Peaks trail, Packers/trail workers needed. Sponsor: VWA.org March 24-26: Hi Valley Trail, trail workers needed, sponsor: lpforest.org April 1-8: Sisquoc Trail via the Jackson trail. Only Packers are needed at the beginning & end of the project, sponsor: lpforest.org. April 15-20: Sisquoc Trail via Lower Manzanna Trail or drive to Schoolhouse. Work from Schoolhouse to Water Cyn, trail workers only, sponsor: lpforest.org April 21-May 7, Sisquoc trail, Water Cyn to Abel Cyn. Workers & Packers are needed, sponsor: lpforest.org. This is a good project for beginning Packers anytime during this project. May 13-29: Alamar Canyon, near Double Bay Camp, needs TBD, sponsor: lpforest.org May??-??: Madulce Working Vacation, Workers & Packers are needed, sponsor: lpforest.org lpforest.org = LPFA/Los Padres Forest Association CCCMB.org = Central Coast Concerned Mtn Bikers BCHC = Backcountry Horsemen of California, Los Padres Unit WCRMHC = West Coast Rocky Mountain Horse Club VWA = Ventana Wilderness Alliance

9 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page SPRING CAMP & RIDE at the INDIANS April 7,8,9. Fri Sun BCHC MEMBERS ONLY Send Registration form with your remittance to our Board Treasurer, We will have portapotties, and our usual BBQ. Please bring potluck dishes to share. We will need a few volunteers to cook. Someone with a truck who is not bringing a trailer will be needed to pick up the rental BBQ trailer in Paso Robles on Friday, and return it on Sunday. The riding is great, a fine oak and grass valley bordered by high mountains. A great ride is down to Wagon Rock and the cave which still has hooks from where the old timers switched from wagons to pack mules and hung their rigging off the hooks so the rats could not get to them. I will be working on a route to the historic Merle ranch, used today by the Forest Service as the Monterey District mule ranch. The Indians adobe is an historic adobe well worth visiting, with a very pleasant trail up the canyon behind the adobe. There is the Carrizo trail which our unit helped pay for trail work on last year. It is a great ride up into the mountains on the south side of the valley, with views of Junipero Serra peak, Salsipuedes Valley, eastward to the Gabilan range, and northwest into the Ventana Wilderness. The road across the river and to the closed Salsipuedes Ranch gate. I am working on a loop ride, I should have that mapped by March. If you are going to have a campfire at your camp, please; carefully excavate the sod 3 x3, place aside the fire area, have your fire in the cleared area. When you are done, drown your fire thoroughly, replace the sod, water. When you leave there should be no sign there was ever a fire at that spot. Directions to Indians (which is formally, Milpitas Valley: We will camp off Road #6 by the corrals.. Everyone should always have a map of where you are planning to trek. A link from Google Maps Directions can provide explicit directions. From the South areas, travel North on Hwy 101 past Paso Robles and then past the Bradley exit. Continue North and take the Jolon exit leading to Hunter Liggett military base. Continue on Jolon Rd. past North Shore, Lake San Antonio Intersection. Continue to the Hunter Liggett left turn entrance on to Mission Road. There is No check point at this location. BE SURE TO OBSERVE ALL POSTED SPEED LIMITS as they are STRICTLY ENFORCED. Continue on Mission Road about 4.9 miles and bear left at a military control curve and then bear right, turning right when you see a green steel bridge on your left. Continue on Mission Rd., you ll pass a Visitors Center on your right (don t stop), then you ll pass the Hunter Liggett Military Base Security Entrance, (do not enter -go straight) watch for the end of a chain link military fence on the right side of the road. Just before the end of the chain link fence at the intersection, you ll turn Left onto Del Venturi Road. After the turn, there is a SIGN directing you to the Indians and Santa Lucia Memorial Park. Continue on Del Venturi Rd., crossing the river, bear right at the intersection of Vasquez Boulevard, continuing on Del Venturi Road for about 10miles to the USFS boundary. Continue for about a mile or so, look for white post road numbers. On the left at Road #6 TURN LEFT, There will be a BCHC sign. The Dirt road is full of ruts and low tree branches high rigs use caution. REMEMBER, it is Primitive Camping, there are no facilities, we will have porta potties. There is a trough near camp. Richard Waller

10 Page 10 March/April 2017 Volume 26, Issue SPRING CAMP & RIDE at the INDIANS Apr 7-9, Fri Sun BCHC MEMBERS ONLY Send Registration form with your remittance to our Board Treasurer, Cheryl McGray, 606 S. Hart, Santa Maria, CA RSVP by March 31, 2016 Dogs are welcome, however restricted to your individual camp site only. FEES: $25.00 per adult, $10.00 for minors 13-17yrs of age, 12 and under free. NO REFUNDS FOR THIS EVENT Our Unit will provide dinner entrees, chicken for Friday and beef for Saturday evenings. Gracious side dishes of pot-luck service to be provided by the entire membership in attendance. Meal service will start at 6:00 p.m. This is a Primitive setting: Will have Port-a-potties - NO POTABLE WATER - No showers. Make a camping list for all your camping needs for yourself and your stock. Bring your own Drinking Water. Provide your own containment for your animal. # Adults. # Minors 13/17. # Children 12 or younger. Last Name: All First Names along with children s names: Address: Phone # E/Mail Amount of Remittance:.

11 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 11 VOLUNTEER HOURS This year I was very excited about the hours I received but also disappointed that I did not receive more. We submitted a total of only 21, hours and 140, total miles (personal and stock). The above amount calculates in dollar amount to $797, Pretty sad when I have always submitted hours and miles to total OVER $1,000, Last year, the dollar amount was $1,006, I still need more people to submit their volunteer hours to me. You do NOT, I repeat, NOT have to be doing PHYSICAL trail work. Whenever you go for a ride, you are observing the trail and if there is a problem, you need to report this. This is TRAIL RECON work. Also when you ride, take your clippers and cut some overgrown branches. This is basic labor. These hours need to be reported to me. I have enclosed a Volunteer Hours Form for you to clip out and USE!!! I have also enclosed an explanation of how to report your hours. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT Nancy Kimmell, at or njk@tcsn.net. Volunteer hours are very important. Each unit submits their hours to California State. They collect all hours from all units and deliver to BCHA (National). These hours collected show the work we do on the trails and show our efforts to keep our access to riding areas. All of land managers and other trail users have trouble closing areas to us when we are doing large portions of the trail work. Nancy Explanation of Sections on Volunteer Report Description of Work trail project, is it brushing, trail recon, water bar, packing, garbage packing, trailhead project, how many trail miles, etc. Is this an educational clinic or class for members, public, 4-H, agency, etc.? Is this a public meeting, what about? Basic Labor Trail maintenance brush clearing, work not requiring skilled labor. (includes, cooking time, camp time, GU/LNT clean up time, general attendance at Rendezvous and BCHC events. Do Not Include Sleeping Time. (Basic Labor is the catch all for things you don t see fitting in other categories.) Continued on page 13

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13 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 13 Skilled Labor Hours of activities requiring skilled labor such as packing, carpentry, bridge construction, use of power equipment saws, chain saws, cross cut saw, GPS, etc. (This is labor only, tool use time is reported under Power Tools.) Trail Recon Work Not requiring skilled labor. (Trail Condition reports, etc.) Trail Miles New for 2012, there are two categories. Actual trail miles worked on over the season are reported here. There is no dollar value assigned to this work. This new category will give a better picture of how many trail miles we actually work on/improve/maintain each season. (Miles of trail actually cleared) Wilderness Miles Only those miles cleared in a Wilderness Area. Trail Miles All other miles cleared. It is recommended to use a GPS coordinating system from trailhead to the junction to another trail. If a GPS is not available, use a "best estimate" of distances cleared. When a portion of a trail has been previously cleared or worked on needs additional work or maintenance, that section should be counted each time it is worked on. If you are able to ride a certain distance on a trail before coming upon downed trees or other obstacles that make the trail impassable and that area is worked on, then figure the distance from the trail head to the completed area cleared. Contacts- How many people did you talk to? (People you personally talked to and provide information about BCHC, flyers, how to join.) Admin Prep/Coord-- This is all paper work, office work, computer work, filling out volunteer reports, craft work, treasurer reports, news letter and meeting minutes Public Meetings Actual hours spent in attending or presenting at public meetings relating to BCH activities or issues. Unit meetings, State meetings, Board meetings and committee meetings. Administrative Service Includes the scheduling, coordinating and planning work rides within the unit as well as coordinating rides with agencies and/or agency representative. The value is calculated as follows: 3% of the total hours (automatically calculates) Travel Time Actual hours going from home to projects, work rides, educational or public meetings and back. Personal Vehicle Mileage Actual personal vehicle miles traveled from home to projects, rides and back. Use this if not hauling stock, otherwise use next column. NOTE: Often several people will travel together in one vehicle. In this case, one person (the driver) is credited with mileage. The passengers are credited only with travel time. Stock Hauling Mileage Actual vehicle miles traveled with trailer and stock from home to projects, rides and back. NOTE: Often several people will travel together using one trailer for several animals. In this case, one person (the driver) is credited with stock hauling mileage. The passengers are credited only with travel time. Note: Mileage is either Personal Vehicle or Stock Hauling --NOT both. Power Equipment Hours Total hours for power equipment used on projects, i.e., chain saws, power pruners, etc. Use local rate or if unknown can use BCH rates. {This is Rental Rates for tools, report hours of tool use even if you own tool.) Heavy Equipment Hours For use of heavy equipment used on projects-- backhoe, tractor, etc. Use local rate or if unknown use BCH rates. {This is Rental Rates for equipment, report hours of equipment use even if you own equipment.) In calculating the rate of power equipment or heavy equipment an additional $3.00/hour should be added to the rate calculation. Stock Used Number of stock used (Saddle and Pack) Stock Days Number of days that stock were used (1 day for each head of stock) Donations, Dollars or Materials Value Donations of money, material supplies (nails, gravel, etc.) from chapter coffers, personal accounts or business accounts. BCHC Education Columns Volunteer Report New items for 2012 are in Red -Education New for 2012, there are two categories. Teach Class--Actual hours spent in preparation and conducting educational clinics, seminars, classes, and LNT Training. (This entry assists the agencies in meeting their requirements for educational activities.) This is planners, instructors and presenters. Attend Class-- This is for reporting member attendance at educational clinics, seminars, classes, and LNT Training. Continued on page 14

14 Page 14 March/April 2017 Volume 26, Issue 2 Continued from page 13 Type of Projects to Report: Clinic/Seminar: This is considered a class that lasts at least one full day (minimal) or could be spread out over several half-day gatherings. (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Parades: Did you have signage identifying you as BCHC or have a dialog written up for the loud speakers which included we promote GU/LNT principles? (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Playdays: Did you have available or include safety tips before riding, handouts, flyers, old newsletters, maybe a quick class on saddle care and safety, etc. (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Trail rides: Did you have available or include safety tips before riding, handouts, flyers, old newsletters, maybe a quick class on saddle care and safety, etc. (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Fairs: Did you provide information about BCHC, flyers, how to join, personable individual to visit with folks, a map of area where people can visit to hike, fish, ride? (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Articles for Newsletters or Newspapers: Did you write any information for the state newsletter, unit newsletter, local clubs, etc. Information means: historical, local, state, pack trip, etc. (Educational time only) Publisher of Unit Newsletters: Your Unit Newsletter is a great education tool. Count the number published in a year and be sure to keep track of how many trips to town and hours it took to create and do mailings. (Educational time only) Meetings: Educational events or that portion that is relative to education at Unit Broad Meetings, General Meetings and State Meetings. (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Trail Trials: Did you offer this event with opportunity for riders to prepare their animals for obstacles they may encounter on any trail, a safe way to do so and suggestions to encourage a safe ride. (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Presentations: A presentation is a 15-minute (minimum) talk that includes props. These can be given at Rendezvous, play days, rides, unit meetings, etc. (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Rendezvous: Unit organization of specific part of Rendezvous: art show, registration, vendor building, program, etc. (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Pack Trip: Helping others begin their life adventures enjoying the backcountry. Hands-on experience with all GU/LNT principles. Many of the units offer a Novice Pack Trip or an individual may take a group in and be teaching everyday. (Educational portion of pack trip) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Wilderness Rider(s): W/Rs need to fill out the own report book. They should also include skilled labor, personal vehicle and stock hauling miles, trail work, power equipment hours, use of heavy equipment, animals used and number of stock days. All hours entered on W/R sheets will Automatically go on W/R Summary and Unit Summary Sheets. Only one entry is necessary (Educational time only) (Separate Teaching Class from Attending Class) Nancy Youth Camp and Ride June 2017 Reservations have been made at Montana de Oro June 15, 16, 17, 18 for BCHC Families. A YOUTH EDUCATIONAL EVENT will be held ALL day Saturday, the 17th, including TRAIL TRIALS. More information will follow!! Barb Riley and Ellie Livingston (contact)

15 Volume 26, Issue 2 March/April 2017 Page 15 Backcountry Horsemen of California Los Padres Times Return Service Requested BCHC Los Padres Unit C/O Cheryl McGray 606 S Hart Drive Santa Maria, CA Current Calendar 2017 Mar. 15, Wed. 6:00 B/Gen. Mtg. Margie s Diner, San Luis Obispo. Mar , State Rendezvous, Bishop, CA Plan to participate & volunteer. Mar 31-Apr 2, Pacific Coast Longriders American Canyon non BCHC event Apr 7-9, Spring Camp & Ride Indians must be a member of BCHC Apr 19, Wed. 6:30 Unit Brd TBD Apr 19-21, California State Trails and Greenways conference, Monterey CA Apr 27-30, American Canyon Atascadero Horsemen non BCHC event Come early to order your own dinner. Help support the restaurant meeting place!