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This page features urgent alerts, key announcements, and timely news related to Public Lands, Education, and Volunteer Service. Information shared here may require immediate awareness or action.

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Leave No Trace Master Stock Course

The Leave No Trace Master course offers an in-depth introduction to LNT principles, the ethics of proper wild lands responsibility. You will be given ways and means to teach others these principles as well as options to choose from. BCHC’s goal is to have at least one LNT Master/Wilderness Rider in every unit in the state. As a Wilderness Rider, you have a responsibility to your unit, community,

Public Lands Action Items

Public Lands Action Items (1) TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST E BIKE COMMENTS (Action needed) The USDA Forest Service Tahoe National Forest is at the beginning stages of planning an environmental analysis for the Tahoe National Forest E-Bike Trail Designation Project. A legal notice to prepare an environmental assessment is anticipated to be published September 6, 2024. The Forest Service proposes to de

Forest Service Reorganization Announced

BCHA Director for Public Lands & Recreation Randy Rasmussen recently announced a major reorganization of the United States Forest Service. The following changes are being made: The Forest Service will phase out the nine Regional Offices over the next year and implementation activities will take into consideration the ongoing fire season. The Forest Service will maintain a reduced state office i

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