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Adopted Trail workday 2020 - riding in to get 'er done!
Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen members and volunteers perform trail work to help maintain trails on our public lands. We work with all agencies. Due to budget cutbacks, we try to do our part to keep trails in good condition for all users. Our goal is to preserve pack and saddle stock access on all public lands and preserving our wilderness spaces. We facilitate trainings with our public agencies to get our BCH members chainsaw and crosscut saw certified. We also promote training in First Aid and CPR.
REPORTING PROBLEMS: Please click here to report trees down across the trails, other trail blockages, broken signage, and major erosion to the MVBCH Chapter President or Trail Boss. We'll try to get it taken care of and/or report situations to the proper agency. While our emphasis is on our adopted trails, Mavreeso, Goble, and Fish Creek, we'll help out on any trails that need work.
MAVREESO TRAILHEAD, MAVREESO-GOBLE CONNECTOR TRAIL and GOBLE TRAILHEAD: These are two more of our adopted trails. Both trails have been completely cleared, members doing extensive chainsaw work, brushing, limbing and pruning of both sides yearly, most often twice a year. The Mavreeso-Goble Connector Trail is open, thanks to our work and partnership with our Forest Service, and it is possible to ride from the Goble trailhead over the mountain to the Mavreeso trailhead.
Transfer Horse Camp - MVBCH was instrumental in helping the Forest Service get a grant to redo the corrals at this terrific horse camp. We received a grant ourselves to install the materials needed for the manure bing, and we clean the manure bin periodically for the equestrian campers. They installed a vault toilet in 2024. There are four awesome sites with tables and fire rings, some reservable on rec.gov, some first come, first serve. There's water available at the campground across the road if the creek isn't running. Click HERE
Target Tree Horse Camp - Click HERE
REPORTING YOUR TRAIL MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEER TIME: MVBCH reports all volunteer time to our state and national organizations, so recording your time is very important. Our contributions earn us a seat at the table.
***In 2022, our dedicated members contributed over 582 hours of service, driving ~3,040 miles, using over 25 horses or mules, totaling over $26,000 in volunteer value***
Click on the link below to fill out the form and submit it to our Volunteer Hours Coordinator. Hours reporting has been greatly simplified. See the new form and guidelines below. If you have questions, contact us. Report your time often. Thank you.
REPORTING PROBLEMS: Please click here to report trees down across the trails, other trail blockages, broken signage, and major erosion to the MVBCH Chapter President or Trail Boss. We'll try to get it taken care of and/or report situations to the proper agency. While our emphasis is on our adopted trails, Mavreeso, Goble, and Fish Creek, we'll help out on any trails that need work.
MAVREESO TRAILHEAD, MAVREESO-GOBLE CONNECTOR TRAIL and GOBLE TRAILHEAD: These are two more of our adopted trails. Both trails have been completely cleared, members doing extensive chainsaw work, brushing, limbing and pruning of both sides yearly, most often twice a year. The Mavreeso-Goble Connector Trail is open, thanks to our work and partnership with our Forest Service, and it is possible to ride from the Goble trailhead over the mountain to the Mavreeso trailhead.
Transfer Horse Camp - MVBCH was instrumental in helping the Forest Service get a grant to redo the corrals at this terrific horse camp. We received a grant ourselves to install the materials needed for the manure bing, and we clean the manure bin periodically for the equestrian campers. They installed a vault toilet in 2024. There are four awesome sites with tables and fire rings, some reservable on rec.gov, some first come, first serve. There's water available at the campground across the road if the creek isn't running. Click HERE
Target Tree Horse Camp - Click HERE
REPORTING YOUR TRAIL MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEER TIME: MVBCH reports all volunteer time to our state and national organizations, so recording your time is very important. Our contributions earn us a seat at the table.
***In 2022, our dedicated members contributed over 582 hours of service, driving ~3,040 miles, using over 25 horses or mules, totaling over $26,000 in volunteer value***
Click on the link below to fill out the form and submit it to our Volunteer Hours Coordinator. Hours reporting has been greatly simplified. See the new form and guidelines below. If you have questions, contact us. Report your time often. Thank you.
Volunteer Hours Reporting Guidelines:
Basic Trailwork: Maintenance and construction not requiring skilled labor like brushing, cleaning, trash pickup, grubbing, water bars, shovel work.
Skilled Trailwork: Maintenance and construction requiring skilled labor and the use of crosscut saws, chainsaws, bridge building, packing stock.
Admin: Meetings, administrative, education, newsletter, trainings, anything promoting BCHA outside of hands-on trailwork.
Public Meetings: Attendance at area meetings representing keeping trails and accessible to pack and saddle stock.
Wilderness Trail Miles: Miles ridden in designated wilderness or wilderness study areas.
Non Wilderness Trail Miles: Miles ridden/worked outside of designated wilderness on any public lands.
Travel Time: Actual time from home to project or event and return.
Pack/Saddle Stock: Include all days and all numbers of animals are involved, even if they are not used - animals may be tied up in camp. (If they were leased, you would pay for them whether you were using them or not.)
Mileage: Differentiate between personal vehicle miles and hauling stock miles; do not claim personal mileage in addition to stock hauling mileage for the same project.
Donated Materials: Food, posts and poles, nails, pipe, educational materials, trash bags.
When you are on a ride and pick up litter, do trail work and/or interact with other trail users, this counts. Any type of volunteer effort will make a difference and help us.
Basic Trailwork: Maintenance and construction not requiring skilled labor like brushing, cleaning, trash pickup, grubbing, water bars, shovel work.
Skilled Trailwork: Maintenance and construction requiring skilled labor and the use of crosscut saws, chainsaws, bridge building, packing stock.
Admin: Meetings, administrative, education, newsletter, trainings, anything promoting BCHA outside of hands-on trailwork.
Public Meetings: Attendance at area meetings representing keeping trails and accessible to pack and saddle stock.
Wilderness Trail Miles: Miles ridden in designated wilderness or wilderness study areas.
Non Wilderness Trail Miles: Miles ridden/worked outside of designated wilderness on any public lands.
Travel Time: Actual time from home to project or event and return.
Pack/Saddle Stock: Include all days and all numbers of animals are involved, even if they are not used - animals may be tied up in camp. (If they were leased, you would pay for them whether you were using them or not.)
Mileage: Differentiate between personal vehicle miles and hauling stock miles; do not claim personal mileage in addition to stock hauling mileage for the same project.
Donated Materials: Food, posts and poles, nails, pipe, educational materials, trash bags.
When you are on a ride and pick up litter, do trail work and/or interact with other trail users, this counts. Any type of volunteer effort will make a difference and help us.