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Links to Land and Trail Trusts and Public Agencies

Many thanks to Bay Area Barns and Trails and Two Horse Enterprises for sharing links and resources with us.


Land & Trail Trusts / Stewardship & Mitigation Services / Agencies, Programs & Management / Environmental Education, Research & Publications / Advocacy Organizations / Links to Bay Area County Web Sites / Other Regional Resources


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Land & Trail Trusts

Land & Trails Trust Support: Equestrian

Lands and Trails Support: General

Land and/or Trail Trusts which allow (or sometimes allow)
equestrian/equine access


Stewardship & Mitigation Services

  • Applied Compost Consulting, Steve Sherman 510-985-8366 compost@lmi.net
  • Circuit Riders Productions, Inc. Windsor 707-838-6641
  • Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) 831-464-2950: ask for list of independent contractors in Monterey and San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Questa Engineering, Richmond, CA 510-236-6114
  • Prunuske Chatham, Inc. Occidental, CA www.pcz.com
  • Waterways Restoration Institute, Berkeley, CA 510-848-2211

Water Quality Testing Services, Information and Resources

  • BioVir Laboratories, Benecia, CA www.biovir.com
  • Brelje and Race Laboratories: Chemical & Bacteriological Water & Wastewater Analysis. Santa Rosa, CA 707-544-8807
  • Delta Labs, Benecia, CA 707-747-6081
  • ELAP/Dept. of Public Health Certification 510-540-2800
  • Sequoia Labs, Petaluma, CA 7070-792-1865

Horse Manure Recycling/Composting

  • California Integrated Materials Exchange www.ciwb.ca.gov/CALMAX. Click on county name; then click on 'Organics'
  • B & J Sanitary Landfill (Solano) 707-451-3276
  • Ben Stanley (Santa Rosa) 707-995-0301 bnfunn@onemain.com
  • Bolinas-Stinson Resource Recovery (Marin) 415-868-1224
  • Ecology Action (Watsonville/Santa Cruz) 831-426-5925x28
  • Earthbound Composting (Sonoma/Marin) 707-833-5027
  • 'SonoMax' (Sonoma County Materials Exchange 707-527-3375 'Publicize your stables' free manure in the quarterly newsletter.

Horse Manure Hauling

  • Alpha Trucking (Solano) 408-672-8743. Will load and haul to composting sites throughout the Bay Area

Agencies, Programs & Management

Equestrian/Equine Land Stewardship Demonstration Projects:
San Francisco Bay Area

  • Council of Bay Area Resource Conservation Districts/Equine Facility Assistance Program: "Working with Horse Owners to protect San Francisco Bay Area Water Resources.
  • Equine Facilities Assistance Program/Alameda County: 925-371-0154
  • Equine Facilities Assistance Program/Contra Costa County: Lisa.anich@ca.usda.gov  925-672-6522
  • Equine Facilities Assistance Program/San Mateo County: Joy Syskind 650-726-4660;
  • Equine Facilities Assistance Program/Santa Clara County: _____________
  • Equine Facilities Assistance Program/Santa Cruz County: sccrcd@cruzio.com  Carey Cooper & Karen Christensen 831-464-2950; FAX 475-3215
  • Equine Facilities Assistance Program/Southern Sonoma and Marin Counties: Lisa.Shanks@ca.usda.gov 707-794-8692 x 121; 530-792-5699x2503

Natural Resource Protection Agencies:
San Francisco Bay Area, State, and Federal

  • Coastal Conservancy www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov
  • California Dept. of Fish and Game www.dfg.ca.gov Mike Rugg 707-944-5500 (Sonoma/Yountville)
  • California State Water Resources Control Board, P.O. Box 100, Sacramento, CA  95612-0100, Maureen March (916) 341-5600, fax (916) 341-5620 Secretary.
  • Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov
  • National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center www.epa.gov/oeca/ag
  • National Biologic Service www.nbs.gov
  • National Center for Environmental Quality Assurance www.es.epa.gov/ncerqa
  • National Fish and Wildlife Service www.fws.gov/
  • National Park Service/Water Resources Division www.agd.nps.gov/wrd/gaorp.htm
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service www.nrcs.usda.gov/TechRes.html
  • San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board www.swrcb.ca.gov  510-622-2362
  • Solano County/Ulatis Resource Conservation District 707-678-1655 Marcia Gibbs
  • Sonoma County Environmental Health: Bob Swift 707-565-6546
  • United States Department of Agriculture www.usda.gov

Public Equestrian Lands, Facilities & Trails Management Agencies (SF Bay Area)

  • Alameda County (Trails, Camping, Boarding)
    East Bay Municipal Water District www.ebmud.org
    East Bay Regional Parks District/Equestrian Facilities www.ebparks.org
  • Alameda County (Trails, Camping, Boarding)
    East Bay Municipal Water District www.ebmud.org
    East Bay Regional Parks District/Equestrian Facilities www.ebparks.org
  • Marin County (Trails, Camping, Boarding)
    California Department of Parks & Recreation/Marin District 415-893-1580
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area/North District Visitor Center 415-331-1450
    Marin County Open Space District 415-499-6387
    Marin Municipal Water District 415-924-4600
    Novato Parks & Recreation/O'Hair Park:415-897-4339
    Point Reyes National Seashore 415-663-8522
  • Napa County (Trails, Camping)
  • Skyline Park 707-252-0481
  • Santa Cruz
    List under construction
  • Solano County
    Greater Vallejo Parks and Recreation District www.grvd.org

Public Equestrian Lands, Facilities & Trails Management Agencies (State & Federal)


Environmental Education, Research & Publications


Advocacy Organizations

Equestrian and/or Multiuse Trails Advocacy Organizations (San Francisco Bay Area)

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