July 11, 2017, Rockville, Md.—Today, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner introduced a resolution asking the Council to formally take a stand opposing a new Potomac River bridge crossing. The proposed project would include extending Route 28 in Virginia to the portion of the Intercounty County Connector (ICC) that is in Montgomery County.
Read MoreHorses are natural grazers, but not every green plant they find in the field provides the nutrition they need. Broadleaf weeds such as dandelion, curly dock, milkweed, dogbane and Canada thistle, for example, tend to crowd out the grasses and legumes that horses need to thrive.
Read MoreIf you are hauling horses, you may be subject to licensing and vehicle registration regulations beyond those required for operating a passenger car. If your horse enterprise involves any exchange of money, or if your vehicle or combination is over a certain size, you may be required to obtain a United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) number, a Motor Carrier (MC) number, and/or a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
Read MoreSEPTEMBER 14, 2015—EPIC testimony and your many emails and testimony were largely ignored by the Montgomery County Planning Board when, during its public hearing on September 3, 2015, the Board discarded its 2010 requirement that the developer of the Greentree Farm subdivision establish a trail easement and grant EPIC the right to maintain it.
Read MoreOn September 3 the Montgomery County Planning Board will determine the future of a 3+ mile equestrian trail in Boyds. Your help is needed NOW to secure future use of the trail. Please write to the Planning Board and/or consider attending the hearing and testifying in support of the EPIC easement to demonstrate that safe and sustainable public trails are important to trail riders in and around Montgomery County.
Read MoreOn September 3, 2015, the Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously approved the record plats for Greentree Farm. The plats included a covenant establishing a natural surface equestrian trail following the property line from an entrance on Whites Store Road to Route 109 (Beallsville Road).
Read MoreThe Potomac Hunt invites you to “Hopeful Hunters” Foxhunting Clinic on Friday, August 7, and Saturday, August 8. Friday will include a happy hour hound walk starting at 6:30 p.m., and Saturday will be a mounted foxhunt leaving at 8 a.m. from the Potomac Hunt Kennels at 21315 Peach Tree Rd. in Dickerson. Foot followers are also welcome. Brunch is included.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2015—Sunday hunting is continuing to spread across the state, on a county-by-county basis. Even if you already have some Sundays in your county when hunting is allowed, you may see efforts to add more Sundays. The Maryland General Assembly is now considering several bills that would allow for hunting on private and, in some cases, designated public land in numerous counties.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2015—Funding for Maryland’s parks, recreation and farmland preservation is in jeopardy.
Maryland preserves important land all across our state through Program Open Space, which is funded by the real estate transfer tax. In recent tough economic times these funds were diverted and replaced with bonds. In this year’s proposed budget, $115 million of funding is being diverted, there are no promises for future repayments and previous promises to repay are being stripped from the budget.
During their final workday of the year last Tuesday, the Senate adopted legislation (H.R. 5771) that restores for only the 2014 tax year the full package of expired tax provisions that includes the IRA charitable rollover and the enhanced deductions for donations of land conservation easements. Despite a number of last-minute attempts to reach a longer-term agreement, the provisions unfortunately will expire again on January 1, 2015.
Read MoreThis Saturday, September 13, 2014, our friends at the Capitol Polo Club in Poolesville are hosting the 8th Annual Maryland Horse Council BBQ Picnic at their 600-acre top-class polo facility in the heart of Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve. You are invited to attend!
Read MoreThe 8th annual Green Cup of Polo will take place this Saturday, September 6, at the Capitol Polo Club in Poolesville, Maryland. This exciting event raises funds and awareness for several environmental and alternate energy organizations, including Equestrian Partners in Conservation.
Read MoreYou are invited to join EPIC for a trail ride through Kingsbury Orchard in Dickerson. Wind your way among fruit trees on land that has been farmed by the same family since 1907. The orchard is now known throughout the community for its apples, pears, nectarines, plums and white peaches, which are grown under the watchful eyes of Peggy Kingsbury, her son Gene Kingsbury and daughter Sue Ketron who continue the legacy passed along by Peggy’s grandfather.
Read MoreThe list of Montgomery County, Maryland, park closures for deer population management for the upcoming 2013-2014 fall and winter seasons has been announced. *Many closures affect parks with equestrian trails/access. M-NCPPC Department of Parks, in order to reduce and maintain deer populations in accordance with the goals of the County’s deer management plan, conducts managed deer hunts in select parks during the Fall and Winter.
Read MoreEPIC invites you to a trail ride!
WHEN: Saturday, June 8
(Rain date: Sunday, June 9)
WHERE: Woodstock Equestrian Park, Moritz Greenberg (west) side,
20207 Darnestown Rd. (Rt. 28), Beallsville, MD • (Map of park and trails.)
EPIC invites you to a trail ride!
WHEN: Saturday, June 8
(Rain date: Sunday, June 9)
WHERE: Woodstock Equestrian Park, Moritz Greenberg (west) side,
20207 Darnestown Rd. (Rt. 28), Beallsville, MD • (Map of park and trails.)
Join EPIC for an exciting guided trail ride through the Gettysburg National Military Park. See where the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most crucial battles of the Civil War, was fought while you enjoy the beautiful bridle trails throughout the park (pdf).
Read MoreEPIC is now offering the unique opportunity to sponsor sections of our Montgomery County trail system. Why sponsor? Pledging your support for our Adopt-a-Trail program is an easy way to support the EPIC trails and help maintain them.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2013 — PLEASE HELP PRESERVE TRAIL RIDING!! We need everyone’s help to prevent the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission from implementing a regulation precedent that could impair riding at any venue. Please come to testify at WSSC’s hearing this Thursday, January 24, 2013, 7–10 p.m., at the WSSC Auditorium, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2012–Equestrian Partners in Conservation (EPIC) received a $2,000 grant from the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) on January 21, 2012. EPIC website manager Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore accepted the check on behalf of the organization during an awards ceremony at the Maryland Horse World Expo in Timonium, Maryland.
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