[RC] Back Country Horsemen Affiliates - Tennessee and Georgia - Jim Holland
There is now an affiliate of Back Country Horsemen in Western Tennessee. Tennessee is naturally divided by the
Smokies into two parts. The Back Country Horsemen of East Tennessee has
been in place for some time. http://www.bchet.org/
Their efforts have resulted in over 100 miles of new trails in the EasternCherokeeNational Forest
over the last few years.
There is now a WEST affiliate of Back Country Horsemen in Tennessee based in Cleveland,
TN. This is the area around
the Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness, Tennessee’s
Big Frog Wilderness, the Western side of the Tennessee’s
CherokeeNational
Forest, and the OcoeeNational Forest. If
you live near this area, you are encouraged to join BCH. The new
affiliate is the Southern Appalachian Back Country Horsemen and the website is http://www.sabch.org/ which offers information
on trail construction classes, trail work opportunities, area trail
information, legislation, and much more. It is updated frequently. They
are offering a really good membership price right now for charter
members. Check it out.
For those of you who live in Georgia,
two affiliates are in the organizational stages here, the Back Country Horsemen
of North Georgia and the Back Country Horsemen of South Georgia, with a loosely
defined boundary around Atlanta.
The websites for these two affiliates are on the LINKS page at SABCH.org.
They are currently under construction. An organizational meeting is
planned for sometime later this spring. Assistance is needed to help with this
endeavor. If you are willing to help and live in North
Georgia, contact Susan Shedd.
susan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
(706) 838-0392 In South Georgia, contact
Tina Maddox. francis@xxxxxxxxxx (706)
319-0239. (Or me)
Please invest in our trails. Remember all you need is
a horse….and a TRAIL. It behooves all of us to become trail
advocates if we wish to continue to ride on public lands. Please forward
this post to your equestrian friends in Georgia
and Tennessee.
