Our next meeting is January 25th at Sarah Rodriguez’s house off Palmer Fishhook. We will start at 5:30pm with a potluck dinner and the meeting will start at 6pm. We’ll also have a presentation from Allie Shock on a brochure she made for the club on Mat-Su Borough trails. We’ll have some copies to share…

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is working to draft a community-informed update to the Government Peak Recreation Area (GPRA) plan and have a survey open now for trail users (only takes about 5 minutes). They have included equestrians in there, and it would be great if we can get a lot of us to reply so they see that…

Save the date for our annual holiday party on Friday, December 12th, starting about 6pm. Location TBD but will be held at Conifer Farms in Wasilla as the back up. At our annual party we have food, drink, silent auction, and announce the winners of the mileage challenge!  This year is also an election year,…

By administrative order, Dunleavy has mandated that regulations regarding State Parks be REDUCED by 25 percent by December 2027. This means the rules and guardrails for careful use of Alaska State Parks will be cut by 1/4. Think motorized bicycles, drone use, commercial vendors inside the parks, etc. The public comment period for this executive order ENDS October 31. This is alarming…

We had a great weekend at the Doublemint Competitive Trail Ride on the Mat-Su Greenbelt Trails. On Saturday we had 7 brave souls ride 12 miles in the rain, and Sunday with the beautiful weather we had 13 participants for our 9 mile ride! Thank you Colin as ride manager for making this happen, and…

Register now for the Trail Trials and Competitive Trail Ride! June 7 – about 6 mile Trail Trial outside Wasilla $55 June 14 – about 7 mile Trail Trial in the Butte $55 August 2-3: Competitive Trail Ride

Date: April 26 Time: Ride 2-4 pm (ish). Probably on quiet dirt roads (trails probably won’t be dried enough). 5pm for meeting – join us then if you can’t join us for the ride!  Location: Colleen & Colin’s place (“Conifer Farms” – get address from listerv email). We have room for a couple of trailers on…

Save the dates for this summer’s Trail Trial series! We are once again partnering with 4-H to hold three events this summer. BCHA or 4-H membership will be required, in addition to negative EIAs. We will likely have a discount again for volunteering (or bringing a volunteer) to one of the events.  Registration coming soon! 

Date: March 23, 2025 Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm Location: Colony High School Library Description: Education (exact topic TBD) plus monthly meeting! Draft Meeting Agenda:  Officer’s reports:  Old Business:  New Business: 

We had a great year! Check out our 2024 report and consider joining us in 2025. Membership information here.