Leave No Trace Horse Camping Clinic Set for April 1 in the Sacramento River Bend Area
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RED BLUFF, Calif. – The Shasta Trinity Unit of the Backcountry Horsemen and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding Field Office will co-sponsor a Leave No Trace horse camping clinic at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 1, next to the Bass Pond Trailhead in the Sacramento River Bend Area north of Red Bluff.
Instructors at the free event will offer information and training on the seven principles of Leave No Trace. The Leave No Trace program teaches practical conservation techniques designed to minimize visitor impacts, such as trampling vegetation and polluting water, in wilderness environments. The term, Leave No Trace, may also refer to behavior that diminishes the wilderness experience for other visitors.
“Even though the Sacramento River Bend Area is not a wilderness, the Back Country Horsemen and the BLM hope that equestrians use the Leave No Trace principles in this area too,” said BLM Redding Field Manager Jennifer Mata.
In addition to the Leave No Trace training, participants will learn horse packing techniques for camping and how to pack using a riding saddle. There will be instruction on hitches, knots, straps, load building and using different types of pack saddles.
Participants should bring chairs and lunches. To get to the clinic, take the Jelly’s Ferry exit off I-5 north of Red Bluff. Travel east on Jelly’s Ferry Road about 2 ½ miles and then turn right onto Bend Ferry Road at the Bend Store. Drive about 2 ½ miles to the Bass Pond parking area.
The event will be cancelled in the event of rain.
For more information, contact George Archer at 530-833-5310, c.archer@digitalpath.net, or Larry Shuman at 530-526-0590, lshuman62@gmail.com.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.