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Payette was adopted from the BLM in November of 2007, he and his mom had been previously adopted at the August 2007 BLM adoption in Boise Idaho by a family who thought a “mare and foal combo” would be fun, but the mare was around 7 years old and would not let them get anywhere near either of them so after a few months, they called the BLM to please come get their horses. Payette and his mom were penned with a group group of other returned horses and the BLM ask me to come take a look and some pictures as they knew that our chapter had a number of mustang owners. Wife Linda asked me if I was taking my horse trailer and “I said No, I don’t need anymore to feed at this time”, she just smiled. Payette stood out from the group as he was standing in the middle of the corral alert, head high and curious, the rest were hiding as a group in the corner. I took some pictures and told the BLM that I would show them to the chapter, and I might be interested in that colt in the middle of the corral with the white face. The next day I picked him up and paid the $25 dollar re-adoption fee.
In March of 2008 when he was around nine months old he became the star of a horsemanship & Packing clinic the chapter held at the “Circle G River Ranch”. Here he is working with David Hays DVM at a clinic on ground training young horses.
Over the next couple of years Payette continued his training as both a riding and packing horse. He went ponyed on a number of rides to learn how to ride in the trailer, cross water and bridges and to get along with other horse, he did well on all of his lessons except getting along with unfamiliar horses. At the age of four I started riding him, I wanted to let him grow out a bit as (me and my saddle = 250lbs).
For the next 16+ year he did everything I asked of him, a true mountain horse in every sense of the word. In the spring of 2024 on wet clay he hurt his left hip and could not bare his weight on his left hind leg. After a number of vet visits and over 2 months stuck in a 24×36 foot corral it became obvious that he was not going to heal up and was retired. This last week I watched him slowly limping up the pasture during feeding time and notices he was now also having issues with his front legs while walking. It was time to say goodbye to my friend!
SAMPLE:
- Beyond Band-Aids: Unveiling Your Ultimate Wilderness Medical Arsenal: Thursday, June 6, 1:00-1:50 pm ET
- Recording: https://youtu.be/1_FG0NA1XBY
- Description:
Essential Med Kit Items, Top 3 Must-Haves, Head-to-Toe Safety, Wildlife Wisdom, and Multi-Purpose Marvels for Trauma and Emergency Mastery - Presenter:
- Connie Jacobs, Colorado Conservation Lands Program Lead, Bureau of Land Management
- References:
- First Aid Kits – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf6y2g7Pmvo
- Backpacking First Aid Kit – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkdFtXyKodg
- Doctors Explains First Aid Kits for Camping, Travel, & Hiking – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8eGiX5Y_0
- Blister Care: Doctor Reveals Surprising Blister Prevention Techniques – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSr90jpk3k
- Common wilderness Injuries and prevention tips:
https://www.elevatedtrips.com/blog/six-wilderness-injuries/ - Improvising supplies for emergencies (lots of ads to skip, material is good):
- Improvising First Aid: Addressing Wounds When Kits Aren’t Enough | Unified Survival – https://unifiedsurvival.com/improvising-first-aid-addressing-wounds-when-kits-arent-enough/
- Useful First Aid Kit Tips & Hacks | First Aid Blog | Medical Gear Outfitters – https://medicalgearoutfitters.com/blogs/firstaid/how-to-first-aid-kit-tips-tricks-hacks
- Safety Tips While traveling and in the back country:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH6aAqzczfA - Backpacking gear for beginners (budget items will get you by):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-N-GJjywLA - Snakes:
- How to deal with snakes on the trail (general, good info)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGpe6muQs8s - Discussion with an ER doc who specializes in snake bites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaq0WVtsKZE - Video above goes/pairs with video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaq0WVtsKZE
Disclaimer: Please note: at 2:15 Dr. Erickson misspoke and generally recommends placing the arm at the level of the heart (to manage local swelling but not encourage systemic absorption). That said, in settings where neurotoxicity from envenomation is likely (and local tissue swelling is of secondary concern), keeping the bite below the level of the heart may slow lymphatic venom absorption. See Dr. Erickson speak at the upcoming National CME Conference on Wilderness Medicine: https://wilderness-medicine.com/cme-conferences/santa-fe/
- How to deal with snakes on the trail (general, good info)
- Consider putting your 1st Aid kit (and meals!) together with latex allergies in mind!
- 8-17% of health care workers and Less than 1% of the general population in the U.S. (about 3 million people)
- Statistics | American Latex Allergy Association – https://latexallergyresources.org/statistics
- https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-treatments/allergies/anaphylaxis
- Head to Toe Assessment Demo: NOLS Head to Toe Assessment – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXQAmx2AYIk
Aug 6, 2024
The Forest Service Intermountain Region Saw Program works closely with partners to certify “sawyers”, which are those authorized to operate a saw on National Forest System lands. Certified sawyers are needed across all major areas of land management, especially for maintaining trails for recreational use and clearing hazardous trees for wildland fire and fire prevention.
The Stanley Workshop located in Stanley, Idaho in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is an example of a partner-led training within the Saw Program. It is an opportunity for new sawyers from partner organizations to become certified in both crosscut and chainsaw, and for existing sawyers to get recertified to maintain their qualifications.
To read the full article about sawyers and how the Saw Program collaborates with partners, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r4/new…
Learn More about the Stanley Sawyer Workshop coming May 2025
Massachusetts erected the first lighthouse in what would become the United States on a small island in Boston Harbor in 1716. The following year a cannon was put on the island to be fired in fog and storms. Boston Light became both the first lighthouse and the first fog signal in the country.
Following ratification of the Constitution of the United States, Congress met for the first time beginning on March 4th 1789. Of course the major concerns for the new country centered on forming the government and paying the extensive debt accrued during their fight for independence. However, realizing the importance of navigation to the growing country, Congress, as the ninth law passed an act for the establishment and support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers on August 7th, 1789.
7 August is a great day to celebrate Coast Guard Day because on 7 August 1789 “President Washington approved the Act of Congress which gave the Federal Government responsibility for maintenance, and repair of all lighthouse beacons and buoys and launched the national government upon its course of guarding the coast in interest of safety and security afloat. With this the Lighthouse service, first of several Coast Guard agencies, emerged into public usefulness and esteem.
The act directed expenses that shall accrue from and after the 15th day of August, 1789, in the necessary support, maintenance and repairs of all lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers erected, placed, or sunk before the passing of this act, at the entrance of, or within any bay, inlet, harbor, or port of the United States, for rendering the navigation thereof easy and safe, shall be defrayed out of the treasury of the United States.
The act further stated that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide contracts for building a lighthouse near the entrance of Chesapeake Bay, and for building when necessary, and keeping in good repair, the lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers in the several states, and for furnishing the same with all necessary supplies; and also to agree for the salaries, wages, or hire of person or persons appointed by the President, for the superintendence and care of the same.
The Lighthouse Service was born.
Almost a year later Congress would authorize the building of Revenue Cutters on August 4th 1790.
CDR W. Christian Adams
DCO-ES
Deputy Commandant for Operations
Executive Support, Chief
HQ: 3J15-17