One of them is our BCHW sawyer certification program. It took a long time to get an agreement with USFS, and we are going to make it succeed now that we have it. Another is communications. I know Darrell worked on it, and I intend to go a step further by using programs to contact members directly when we need you to act – like Action Memos to contact our legislators or land managers.

I also want to work on outreach for the next two years: we desperately need more new members, especially young people who can use today’s technology as well as yesterday’s Pulaski. This Facebook thing might be the ticket, or we might also need to try other things.

Let’s not forget that Leave No Trace is an outreach effort as well as an internal education subject. As we gain new members, we need to share information about respecting the environment, how to maintain trails, and how it all fits into the BCHW mission.

For those of you who think I am an exclusive “mule man”, you should know that I’m training a young horse this year. My mind is open, and I think we need to explore lots of options in order to get things done. Let’s Ride!

You can contact Bob at: 
Email    president@bchw.org