Teaching Back Country Horsemen Skills
Our members go out of their way to teach other’s the skills they need to safely travel in the back country. Young or old, everyone has something to share or learn.
Education
Wilderness Policy and Packing – May 20- June 28 |
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Youth Summer Packing Camp – August 8-17 |
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BCHMT Activity Book- to Download and Print Mountain Manners Booklet- to View, Download and Print BCHMT Youth Camp -Packing with Horses & Mules Booklet- to view, download and print |
2023 USFS Saw Program Curriculum
Developing Thinking Sawyers
Student Guide: Prework
- Module 1: Introduction to Saw Operations
- Module 2.1: Chain Saw Basics, Maintenance, and Operation
- Module 2.2: Chain Saw Brushing, Limbing, and Bucking
- Module 2.3: Chainsaw Directional Felling
- Module 3.1: Crosscut Saw Basics
- Module 3.2: Crosscut Saw Limbing and Bucking
- Module 3.3: Crosscut Saw Directional Felling
- Module 4: Ax Basics, Maintenance, and Use
Developing Thinking Sawyers
Student Guide: Classroom
Developing Thinking Sawyers Course Outline and PPE
- Module 1: Introduction to Saw Operations
- Module 2.1: Chain Saw Basics, Maintenance, and Operation
- Module 2.2: Chain Saw Brushing, Limbing, and Bucking
- Module 2.3: Chainsaw Directional Felling
- Module 3.1: Crosscut Saw Basics
- Module 3.2: Crosscut Saw Limbing and Bucking
- Module 3.3: Crosscut Saw Directional Felling
- Module 4: Ax Basics, Maintenance, and Use
- Module 5: Fireline Operations
- Module 6: Wedges
- Module 7: Hung-up Trees
- Appendix
Developing Thinking Sawyers
Instructors Guide: Classroom
- Module 1: Introduction to Saw Operations
- Module 2.1: Chain Saw Basics, Maintenance, and Operation
- Module 2.2: Chain Saw Brushing, Limbing, and Bucking
- Module 2.3: Chainsaw Directional Felling
- Module 3.1: Crosscut Saw Basics
- Module 3.2: Crosscut Saw Limbing and Bucking
- Module 3.3: Crosscut Saw Directional Felling
- Module 4: Ax Basics, Maintenance, and Use
- Module 5: Fireline Operations
- Module 6: Wedges
- Module 7: Hung-up Trees
- Appendix
Horse Safety
Summary – Defensive Horsemanship Summary
Manual – Horse Safety Manual
Defensive Horse Safety Course- manual to view, download, and print
USDA/FS Defensive Horse Safety- presentation to view, download and print
Light On the Land
Equipment
FSH Chainsaw, Crosscut Safety Guidelines
FSH Work Projects and Activities
Trails and Guiding
Ninemile Wildlands Training- the best of traditional skills training.
Visit their website for full information on training opportunities
Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads, and Campgrounds
Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook
Geosynthetics for Trails in Wet Areas
Stock Users Guide to Trailheads (Glacier National Park)
Back Country Horsemen’s Guidebook
USFS Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook
Figure Inventory-Trail Pub Revision Project FY22
Trail Management Objectives
- USFS National Forest System Trails: Trail Class, Managed Use, and Designed Use PDF XLSX
- Trail Fundamentals And Trail Management Objectives PDF
- Trail Management Objectives PDF
- Why We Need to be Concerned PDF
- Understanding the Key Trail Fundamentals PDF
- Approach for Obtaining and Validating Data PDF
- Examples of rationale that we may receive in response to our inquiries PDF
- Forest Service Trail Fundamentals and Trail Management Objectives USFS Page