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2018 BCHI State Convention Annual Business Meeting March 10, 2017, Hosted by Twin Rivers BCH in Clarkston, WA State Chairperson, Bill Conger called the BCHI business portion of the Convention to

1 2018 BCHI State Convention Annual Business Meeting March 10, 2017, Hosted by Twin Rivers BCH in Clarkston, WA State Chairperson, Bill Conger called the BCHI business portion of the Convention to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 8:30. State Secretary, Debbie Samovar, took a roll call of the chapters. The chapter's voting delegates were also declared. Minutes from the 2017 Annual Business Meeting were read and approved. Annual Financial Review - Gretel Kleint, Heartland and Kate Talkington, Salmon River, reviewed the books. After a few questions were answered they found the books to be in adequate condition. State Treasurer, Kay Ryan gave the BCHI Finance Report. Marybeth Conger, Squaw Butte, made a motion to accept the Treasurer s Report, Phil Ryan, Squaw Butte, seconded, motion PASSED. September SBD Meeting Will be hosted by Palouse in Moscow on the 22nd. Chris Reed will get meeting location and hotel info to us. By-Law Changes Raenette Didier, North Central ARTICLE IV, Section 5 Powers. National Board members shall be elected by and from the SBD for a two (2) year term with each board position elected in alternate years. 60 Yeas, 6 Nos, PASSSED ARTICLE VII, Section 1 Officers and Operation of SBD. Newly elected State Officers, regardless of which month the Annual Convention is held, to take office at the next SBD meeting following the Annual Convention. All Yeas, PASSSED ARTICLE XI Liquidation, Dissolution or Termination. In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or termination of the BCH of Idaho, any assets remaining shall be transferred to the Back Country Horsemen Education Foundation of America 501(c)(3) or to another Back Country Horsemen organization as determined by the SBD. Recommendation to the Chapter delegates is that Article XI be adopted as a new addition to the BCHI by-laws. All Yeas, PASSSED Resolution Rod Parks, Twin Rivers, BCHI provide addresses of all members to BCHA. There was discussion that members didn t want to do this. They can chose to not give their to their chapter or opt out on the first sent to them from BCHA. 57 Yeas, 9 Nos, PASSSED Utah Resolution for BCHA Rod Parks, Twin Rivers, for Back Country Horsemen of America to create a Non-Voting Youth membership category for youth aged 12yrs to 18yrs at a rate of $10 per annum with all other rights, privileges and obligations as an adult membership. All Nos. BCHI will not support this at the Annual National BCHA meeting.. Saw Certification Joni Packard, Regional Youth, Volunteer and Service Program Manager for the Forest Service, Northern Region (R1). The new chainsaw police created nationwide standards in training, evaluation and certification. There are a few ways we can implement the saw police. The Forest Service can do all the training and certification, individuals with C classification can do the training and recommend to the FS and they sign the card, or if possible, BCHA can create its own saw policy and be its own certifying entity. BCHA would need someone who is C level to do the training. You must have your 1st Aid and CPR training before getting saw certified. This is non-fire related saw use on National Forest. This policy only applies to individuals who are using a chainsaw or crosscut saw. BCHI can now become a C sawyer evaluator and instructor and we can certify us and others. Plus we can organize our own saw program. Must have PPE if working under a FS Challenge Cost Agreement or Cost Share Agreement. Foundation Report Chris Reed, Palouse, Foundation President, reported that most chapters don t know who the Foundation is and what they do. So they are going to focus on training the chapters. The Foundation Fund has $4, and Ambassador Program Fund has $ and Litehouse Trailhead Maintenance Fund has $ for Total of $5, They ve set aside $1,500 for LNT training for $300 for 5 members for this year. If you can t find enough money or grants to get things done, come to them. There are also reimbursement forms for PPE and equipment. They are also sending out quarterly reports 1 to the chapters Foundation Director to pass the info along to you.

2 Public Lands Report North Rod Parks, Twin Rivers Federal Register have your Public Lands person check the Federal Register for FS, BLM and NPS a couple of times a month. Contracting Out FS Blasting The WDC office was looking at contracting out blasting that has always been done by agency trained employees. Joe Alexander from Northern Region 1 prepared a briefing paper that did an excellent job of pointing out some very serious problems if all FS blasting is contracted out in the future to present to WDC. They still haven t made a final decision on the Forest Service-wide blasting policy. They may end up with some areas not having in-house blasting and use contractors for the blasting needs. Region 1 is in favor of keeping the in-house blasting going. Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Rod was contacted by Lewis Trout, Director of Trail Operations, for the Pacific Northwest Trails Association asking for letters of support from BCHI for a grant and Bill Conger sent the letter. Also, Priest River Chapter sent a letter of support, as these trails are in their area. There plans if the grant is approved: There are work parties organized for 2018 summer to work on the 311 trail in Washington and the grant is to help fix the issues found on the 311, 312, and 315 trails, and others the Forest Service may want us to work on in Boundary County. This grant would help cover the cost of labor for a Job Corp Crew to logout as a first priority of these trails, then we would work on the brushing and threadwork. Idaho Trails Association Jeff Halligan, Executive Director, about talking to local chapters about pack support in the Gospel Hump Wilderness from BCH members. ITA is a hiking organization. He will do a presentation at the convention about their group and also some info on crosscut saws. National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2016 l5 Priority areas for maintenance have been selected including Gospel Hump, Selway-Bitterroot-Frank Church, Hells Canyon and others. Selway-Bitterroot-Frank Church Foundation The list of volunteer projects for 2018 are available on their website. Ways and Means Rod Parks, Twin Rivers, reported the raffle calendar has consistently provided the funds needed to cover our expenses and add to the Legal Fund. Discussion to increase dues to cover BCHI annual expenses and discontinuing the raffle Calendar was rejected by the vast majority of the directors attending the Sept. directors meeting. The pattern we re seeing is the less we print, the less the chapters take. If this continues, we ll eventually end up not making enough profit to cover our state expenses. As printing continues to increase each year, so will BCHI s expenses continue to rise. If each chapter agreed to take at least 10% more raffle calendars we could add back the 10% rebate to the chapters for their sales without decreasing the income to BCHI. Bottom line we cannot afford to reduce the amount of raffle calendars each chapter agrees to take Volunteer Hours Rod Parks, Twin Rivers, reported that our hours were 18,879.5 worked on 2,269 miles of trails, traveled 68,738 miles, with 671 equipment hours and 1348 stock day, plus $ cash donations from our pockets, for a total value of $710, You need to realize the importance of these numbers, because the Dept Land Managers know who we are, because of those volunteer hours. Public Lands Report South - Phil Ryan, Squaw Butte Idaho Sportsman s Alliance: There is no legislation from the 2018 Idaho Statehouse that affects access on public lands for recreational stock use. There are private land owners of large blocks of land who are trying to get the Trespassing Law changed from verbal permission to written permission to keep hunters out. Owyhee Initiative: BLM has completed their drawings for the new trailhead at Perjeu Canyon in the Little Jacks Creek Wilderness area of the Owyhee Mountains. Final draft will be by the end of this fiscal year and construction to begin in There is talk about bringing water down for horse troughs. Boulder White Clouds/Jerry Peak Hemmingway Wildernesses: FS and BLM have completed their final comment period as of Nov. 27 th Objection period is targeted for May We will have to keep an eye on this to see if any of BCHI s comments and objections were addressed. We may need to dip into our defense fund Other Issues: There is a bill to eliminate Brand Inspections for horses. Idaho Sportsman s Show: The Idaho Sportsman s 2Show was held in Boise on March 1-4 at the Western Idaho Fairgrounds. Boise, Squaw Butte and Treasure Valley Chapters set up the BCHI booth. Lots of people

3 coming and going since the weather outside was terrible. This is an excellent way to educate the public as to what BCHI and its chapters are doing to keep trails open for all users. This year the Idaho Trails Association was in the booth with us and they got volunteers signed up for 10 projects this summer and asked us to provide pack support. The National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2016: The Forest Service has finally issued its report on Priority Areas for Increased Trail Maintenance. Phil gave a hand out for the chapters to review the areas, but state that thanks to many different groups here in Idaho we were able to get the Central Idaho Wilderness Complex, (Frank Church, Gospel Hump and part of the Selway-Bitterroot wildernesses) to be included. (See Attachments1thru 4) Final Comment: The question that all our different groups have been asking is WHAT NOW?. We will have to work closely with the different forests involved, their trail crews, District Rangers and Forest Supervisors to accomplish any meaningful increase in trail maintenance within those wilderness areas. Broomtales - Alice Millington, Treasure Valley, reported the new formatted Broomtales should have been in their mailboxes about March 3rd. If you did not get yours, check with Debbie Samovar to see that we ve got your correct address. The extras you get, give to your new members. The ARC is our new printer and they employee cognitively impaired individuals to fold and put stickers on the sides. Our previous printer got the newsletter out in three days. The ARC requires 20 days, thus you need to get your info to Alice about 15 days prior to that. She can create an article out of a tidbit of info and a photo and the Board will investigate pricing for advertizing. Articles are due about a month before publishing date. Thus the 1st of February, May and September. Chapter Reports Each chapter had three minutes to report on the highlights of their events from last year. Elections Bill Conger, Chairman, introduced the new Officers and National Directors who were elected at the Friday SBD meeting. Chairman Bill Conger, Squaw Butte Vice-Chair Rod Parks, Twin Rivers National Director Amy Lyman, Portneuf River, for a one year term National Director Marybeth Conger, Squaw Butte, Palouse, for a two year term. Alt Nat Director Aline Brinkman, Eagle Rock, for a one year term. Web Coordinator Jill Nebeker, Treasure Valley Both Kay Ryan and Debbie Samovar have agreed to continue as Treasurer and Secretary. Adjourned at 11:57 MT 3

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7 National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act USDA Forest Service Trail Maintenance Priority Areas 15. Iditarod National Historic Trail Southern Trek (Alaska) 7 Sen. Murkowski (R AK), Sen. Sullivan (R AK), Rep. Young (R AK At Large) Attachment # 3 The National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2016 strives to address the USDA Forest Service trail maintenance backlog and requires the Agency to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance. In accordance with the Act s requirement for the Secretary of Agriculture to select 9 to 15 trail maintenance priority areas, Secretary Perdue has selected the following 15 areas: 1. Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex & Adjacent Lands (Montana) Sen. Tester (D MT), Sen. Daines (R MT), Rep. Gianforte (R MT At Large) 2. Methow Valley Ranger District (Washington) Sen. Murray (D WA), Sen. Cantwell (D WA), Rep. Newhouse, (R WA 4) 3. Hells Canyon National Recreation Area / Eagle Cap Wilderness (Oregon, Idaho) Sen. Wyden (D OR), Sen. Merkley (D OR), Rep. Walden (R OR 2), Sen. Crapo (R ID), Sen. Risch (R ID), Rep. Labrador (R ID 1) 4. Central Idaho Wilderness Complex (Idaho) Sen. Crapo (R ID), Sen. Risch (R ID), Rep. Labrador (R ID 1), Rep. Simpson (R ID 2) 5. Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana) (Elected officials from 5 States. See Appendix A) 6. Wyoming 'Forest Gateway Communities' (Wyoming) Sen. Enzi (R WY) BILL SPONSOR, Sen. Barrasso (R WY), Rep. Cheney (R WY At Large) 7. Northern California Wilderness Areas: Marble Mountain & Trinity Alps (California) Sen. Feinstein (D CA), Sen. Harris (D CA), Rep. Huffman, (D CA 2) 8. Angeles National Forest (California) Sen. Feinstein (D CA), Sen. Harris (D CA), Rep. Cook (R CA 8), Rep. Knight (R CA 25), Rep. Chu (D CA 27), Rep. Schiff (D CA 28), Rep. Napolitano (D CA 32) 9. Greater Prescott Trail System (Arizona) Sen. McCain (R AZ), Sen. Flake (R AZ), Rep. Gosar (R AZ 4) 10. Sedona Red Rock Ranger District Trail System (Arizona) Sen. McCain (R AZ), Sen. Flake (R AZ), Rep. O Halleran (D AZ 1) 11. Colorado Fourteeners (Colorado) Sen. Bennet (D CO) BILL SPONSOR, Sen. Gardner (R CO), Rep. Polis (D CO 2), Rep. Tipton (R CO 3), Rep. Lamhorn (R CO 5) 12. Superior National Forest Trails (Minnesota) Sen. Klobuchar (D MN), Sen. Franken (D MN), Rep. Nolan (D MN 8) 13. White Mountain National Forest Partner Complex (New Hampshire, Maine) Sen. Shaheen (D NH), Sen. Hassan (D NH), Rep. Porter (D NH 1), Rep. Kuster (D NH 2), Sen. Collins (R ME), Sen. King (I ME), Rep. Poliquin (R ME 2) 14. Southern Appalachians Capacity Enhancement Model (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) (Elected officials from 8 States. See Appendix A) February 10, 2018

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2017 BCHI State Board of Directors Meeting September 16, 2017 Minutes Hosted by Eagle Rock BCH in Idaho Falls, Idaho

2017 BCHI State Board of Directors Meeting September 16, 2017 Minutes Hosted by Eagle Rock BCH in Idaho Falls, Idaho The September 16, 2017 BCHI State Board of Directors (SBD) meeting was called to order