Sanders County Fair Parade - Saturday - August 30th
2025-08-30 09:45 - 13:00 UTC | Plains High School Parking Lot
Meet at the Plains High School at 9:45am to participate (ride your stock) in the Sanders County Fair Parade in Plains. Contact Susan Walker (208-599-4305) or Cheryl Burt (406-360-4555) for more information.

Monthly Meeting 7pm
2025-09-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-13 19:00, 2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Plains/Paradise Senior Citizen’s Center,, 205 W. Meany, Plains, MT
Our meetings are on the second Monday of each month. Visitors and potential new members are always welcome. Occasionally meetings ae held at alternative locations, such as a members’ home or other local public facilities and may be proceeded by a potluck meal.

Iron Mountain Horse Camp Improvements
2025-09-13 09:00 - 2025-09-14 17:00 | Cascade Campground
Install two stock pens at the future horse camp (Iron Mountain) located adjacent to Cascade Campground.

MCC/FS Cabin Lake Pack-in (Sept 24th)/Pack-out (Oct 1st)
2025-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Cabin Lake Trailhead
Pack in tools, project supplies, food, camping gear, etc for Forest Service and Montana Conservation Corp personnel for their work installing a pedestrian bridge across the outlet of Cabin Lake.

Pack-in: Sept 24th
Pack-out: Oct 1st
MCCs heading out after their 9 day hitch. BCH volunteers headed to Big Spring to pack out MCC camp.
MCC getting one of the pedestrian bridges installed on the Four Lakes – Cabin Lake trail loop in 2024.
Dave and John using a decker diamond hitch to secure a top load to the bear resistant boxes

Monthly Meeting, 7pm
2025-10-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Plains/Paradise Senior Citizen’s Center,, 205 W. Meany, Plains, MT

Big Hole Lookout Closure
2025-10-16 08:00 - 18:00 | Big Hole Lookout, Montana
Help with winterizing the lookout by removing freezable items (paint), closing shutters, wrapping the mattress, taking down the highline, installing storm door, pouring 20 gallons of water into outhouse vault, placing rodent bait stations, return fire extinguisher to district for annual service, return lime container to district for refill, etc.
Encourage Forest Service personnel to accompany our members to familiarize FS with closure procedures.

Potluck Christmas Party and Monthly Meeting @5pm
2025-12-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Plains/Paradise Senior Citizen’s Center,, 205 W. Meany, Plains, MT
Annual Potluck Christmas Party and monthly meeting at the Plains Senior Center. Bring an exchange gift of $20 or less if you’d like to participate in the gift exchange. Chapter will provide a meat, members provide a side dish, desserts, etc.

RAC Trail Clearing - Falls Flat Trail - Completed 2/6/26 je, ce & am
2026-01-31 - 2026-03-15 | HWY 135 – Cascade Campground/Ferry Landing
Clear the 7.1 miles Falls Flat Trail of winter debris, fallen trees, etc. Clear the entire Falls Flat Trail, including from its junctions with the River Trail (#223) and the Iron Mountain Trail (#242) to each trailhead.
Track your time/mileage and report to John

Falls Flat Trail from Ferry Landing to Cascade Campground via the River Trail and Iron Mountain Trail. Approximately 7.1 miles.

Poker Ride Planning Committee Meeting
2026-03-02 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-04-06 17:00 - 18:30 | Wild Horse Bar and Grill
Meet to discuss/work out the details of the poker ride. Who’s doing what and how things are progressing.

2026 Montana State Convention
2026-03-27 - 2026-03-29
2026 BCHMT State Convention: Historic Trails and Campfire Tales
Hosted by Gallatin Valley Back Country Horsemen
Online Registration and Convention Information: Convention – Gallatin Valley Back Country Horsemen

Prepare for Our Poker Ride - Ready to Ride @ 10am
2026-04-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Jones Ranch
Description: Begin clearing poker ride route and roads of down material/rocks so EMS vehicles can access all card stations. Poker Ride will be held 5/16.
READY TO RIDE @10am
What to Bring/How to Help: Stock, hand loppers, hand pruners, hand saw, gloves, food, water, flagging, etc.

Monthly Meeting, Plains/Paradise Senior Center (205 W. Meany, Plains, MT.) at 7pm.
2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Errecarts’ Residence, 17 Baldy View Lane, Plains, MT., 59859
Our meetings are on the second Monday of each month. Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.
The meeting will be held at the Plains/Paradise Senior Center (205 W. Meany, Plains, MT.) at 7pm.

RAC Road Clearing (Road 887) - Completed 4/14 je
2026-04-17 - 2026-04-25 | Forest Service Road 887, Mile Marker 68.5 Highway 200
Description: Clear road 887 (Weeksville) of winter debris (rocks, fallen and bent over trees and brush).
As a result of the rain/wind events in December 2025 and another snow/wind event in March 2026, there are moderate-to-heavy debris loads on roads. Debris for the first 3.25 miles has been cut to facilitate removal with equipment set to occur on 4/17. Members can help by slightly moving material to enable equipment to grasp debris. Some minor sawing may also be necessary.

Track your hours and mileage, report to John Errecart

Miles: Approximately 3.25 miles on road 887.

RAC Road Clearing (Road #5587) - Completed 4/17
2026-04-18 | Forest Service Road 887, Mile Marker 68.5 Highway 200
Description: Clear road 5587 (Big Hole Lookout) of winter debris (rocks, fallen and bent over trees and brush).
As a result of the rain/wind events in December 2025, expect moderate-to-heavy debris loads on roads. Clearing may need use of wheel/tracked equipment to remove large debris accumulations.

How to help/What to bring: Continue earlier clearing of roads 887 and 5587 by yourself or with others, remove all material from roadway from the 3-mile switchback on road 5587 to the switchback just above the 6-mile marker.
Track your hours and mileage, report to John Errecart
Miles: Approximately 3 miles on road 5587.

Trail Boss: All members

Continue to Prepare for Poker Ride - Ready to Ride @10am
2026-04-18 10:00 - 17:00 | Jones Ranch
Description: Continue clearing poker ride route and roads of down material/rocks so EMS vehicles can access all card stations. Poker Ride will be held 5/16.
READY TO RIDE @10am
What to Bring/How to Help: Stock, hand loppers, hand pruners, hand saw, gloves, food, water, flagging, etc.

RAC Road Clearing (Road 5587) - Completed 4/17 je
2026-04-19 - 2026-05-16 | Forest Service Road 887, Mile Marker 68.5 Highway 200
Description: Clear road 5587 (Big Hole Lookout) of winter debris (rocks, fallen and bent over trees and brush).
As a result of the rain/wind events in December 2025, expect moderate-to-heavy debris loads on roads. Clearing may need use of wheel/tracked equipment to remove large debris accumulations.

How to help/What to bring: Continue earlier clearing of roads 887 and 5587 by yourself or with others, remove all material from roadway from the switchback just above the 6 mile marker on road 5587 to the pedestrian Big Hole Lookout trailhead just above the 9 mile marker on road 5587.
Track your hours and mileage, report to John Errecart
Miles: Approximately 3.1 miles on road 5587.

Trail Boss: All members

Carrie helps clears the last three miles of the road to the Big Hole Trailhead of debris.

Lolo National Forest, Forest Plan Revision Community Meeting 4/21/26
2026-04-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Thompson Falls High School, 601 Golf Street, Thompson Falls,
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service will host a series of community meetings in April 2026 to discuss the Lolo National Forest’s land management plan revision. Lolo National Forest Supervisor Ben Johnson will outline the current efforts to create the draft plan and draft environmental impact statement. Johnson will also explain what the public can expect from the revision process this year. Events will be hosted in communities across the forest and online. The following events will be held in April.

April 21, 2026: Lolo National Forest Plan Revision Community Meeting, Thompson Falls High School, Thompson Falls, Montana, 5:30-7 p.m.

RAC Road Clearing (Road #5587) - Completed 4/17 je
2026-04-25 | Forest Service Road 887, Mile Marker 68.5 Highway 200
Description: Clear road 5587 (Big Hole Lookout) of winter debris (rocks, fallen and bent over trees and brush).
As a result of the rain/wind events in December 2025, then snow/wind event in March 2026, there are moderate-to-heavy debris loads on roads. As of 4/11 the road is passable but needs many rocks removed and fallen trees total removed from the road prism. Currently numerous trees have only been partially removed (wide enough for a pickup to pass).

How to help/What to bring: Continue earlier clearing of roads 887 and 5587 by yourself or with others, remove all material from roadway from the 3-mile switchback on road 5587 to the switchback just above the 6-mile marker.
Track your hours and mileage, report to John Errecart

Miles: Approximately 3 miles on road 5587.
Trail Boss: All members

CANCELLED - Prepare for Our Poker Ride - Next prep day May 2nd
2026-04-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Jones Ranch

Continue to Prepare for Poker Ride - Ready to Ride @10 am
2026-05-02 10:00 - 17:00 | Jones Ranch
Description: Continue to clear and flag trail, clear roads of down material/rocks so EMS vehicles can access all card stations. Poker Ride will be held 5/16.
READY TO RIDE @10am
What to Bring/How to Help: Stock, hand loppers, hand pruners, hand saw, gloves, food, water, flagging, etc.

Continue to Prepare for Poker Ride - Ready to Ride @ 10am
2026-05-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Jones Ranch

Tales from the Bob Marshall Wilderness
2026-05-09 15:00 - 17:00
Tales from the Bob Marshall Wilderness with Smoke Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi,
May 9, 2026 at 3:00pm MTN
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