Dear Friends of Bay Area Barns and Trails (BABT),
2020 has changed all of our lives. On the bright side, this is a good time to strengthen our connections with nature. Being with our horses, either on the trails or enjoying their company at the barn, is often the best medicine for our current stresses.
Each year BABT provides grants to help support multi-use trails and barns on public lands. These grants ensure that equestrian access to the barns and trails we enjoy remain a part of our lives and the legacy we leave to future generations.
In an increasingly urbanized world BABT needs to refresh its funds to support mixed use trail access and to keep a truly rural flavor to our open spaces. This year, we’re raising funds for Giving Tuesday, December 1, and your gift to Bay Area Barns and Trails can stretch much farther.
Our Board of Directors has taken the initiative to start a fund raising campaign with 100% board contribution to match your donation 1:1! Our goal is to reach $6000. Your gift will help fund BABT’s 2021 Grant cycle.
Please act on your love of open lands, horses, and equestrian activities by contributing to keep horses welcome, understood and a part of the landscape. With your generous financial contribution, BABT can do more to help protect and preserve our equestrian ecosystem – acre by acre – barn by barn – trail by trail!
Thank you for your generosity and for your trust in our work!
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Your Gift Will Help Fund Projects Like These!
• BABT’s Grant Program partners with land agencies to help restore, build and maintain trails and trail amenities. BABT helped to fund recent projects with Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation, San Mateo County Parks Foundation, Henry Coe State Park and Tri-Valley Conservancy.
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Trail building and improvements at Sonoma County Regional Parks' Taylor Mountain and at Livermore’s Sycamore Grove Park.
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• BABT’s Grant Program helps equestrian organizations preserve & maintain horse facilities and trail amenities on public lands. Recent projects include Bercut Arena at Golden Gate Park, Marin Stables & Trails, Pt. Reyes Morgan Horse Ranch, Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association and Bear Creek Stables.
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BABT funds helped repair the deteriorating arena in Golden Gate Park. We are delighted that Chaparral is running a successful program in the park!
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• BABT’s Grant Program supports fundraisers that benefit trails and promote equestrian trail use. Annual projects include the Ridge Trail's Ridge to Bridge event and TWHA's East Bay Hills Benefit Ride.
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BABT has helped support the East Bay Hills Benefit Ride and Ridge to Bridge for many years!
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• BABT’s Grant Program supports equestrian trail and safety educational programs.
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Trail Partners "Slow and Say Hello" program.
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• BABT’s Grant Program supports volunteer based projects that build and maintain multi-use trails. Projects include Skyline Wilderness Park, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Taylor Mountain, Sycamore Grove, Lime Ridge, Mt. Diablo State Park and more!
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Thank you volunteers from Volunteers for Outdoor California and McNee Ranch!
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Visit our website to learn more about our mission and our many other grants!
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Thank you to our recent supporters!
Much gratitude to the following organizations and individuals for their generous support of BABT.
Organizations: Alto Bowl Horseowners Association, Concord Mt Diablo Trail Ride Association, Friends of Bear Creek Stables, Horse Hill, Los Altos Hills Horseman Association, Los Viajeros Riding Club, Marin Horse Council, Marin Stables & Trials, Metropolitan Horsemen’s Association, Miwok Stables Center, Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County, Ocean Riders of Marin, Orinda Horsemen's Association, San Francisco Horsemen's Association, San Mateo County Horsemen's Association, San Martin Horsemen’s Association, Sonoma County Driving & Riding Club, Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen's Association.
Individuals: Teri Baron, Sahar and Joel Bartlett, Candy Bates, Michelle Burrill, Alice Caldwell, Cecily and Larry Cassel, Joe and Teresa Coleman, Kim Damelio, Rick and Kerry DeBenedetti, Lisa Dunmeyer, Annie Ellicott, Lyndall Erb, Joseph Ehrmann, Ellie Ferrari, Janice Frazier, Judith Forrest, Denise Gilseth, Karen Gregory, Anita Harnmuanphongs, Stephanie Holdenried, Elizabeth Hudson, Mary Page Hufty, Karen Johnson, Abigail Killey, Pat Potter McAndrews, John McDonald Productions, Marilyn Miller, Melany Moore, Michael Murphy, Deborah Padilla, Alice Philipsson, Jessica Pinto, Maureen Pinto, Don Pugh, Kathy Risso, Sarah Rivers, Alice Schofield, Leida Schoggen, Patricia Swenson, Marilynn Terstegge, Linda and Robert Upton, Anne Van Camp, Amory and Reese Willis, Osa Wolff.
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For more information about our programs please visit our website, email us at babt@sonic.net or contact Lyndall Erb at 650-888-2799.
The Board of Directors, Bay Area Barns and Trails
Lyndall Erb, President | Marilynn Terstegge, Secretary | Morris Older, Treasurer | Sahar Bartlett, Board Member | Janice Frazier, Board Member | Mary Page Hufty, Board Member | Pat McAndrews, Board Member | Leida Schoggen, Board Member | Amory Willis, Board Member
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Bay Area Barns and Trails was incorporated as a California non-profit corporation in November 1999. Since 2000 BABT has helped conservation minded equestrians preserve and restore natural areas and wildlife habitat, maintain parks and public open space, equestrian facilities, trails and trailheads by awarding approximately $379,800 in matching funds to land trusts, agencies and/or equestrian organizations.
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