Trail Association Documents
Here are documents your trail association may find helpful!
Emergency Responder Form
Use this form to give emergency responders the necessary information in case of an emergency
Emergency Contact Kiosk Information Form
Use this form to provide emergency contact info at your trailheads and campgrounds and also to land managers. And it’s a great addition to your website. Email MHTA for an editable document file.
Incident Report Form Graphics
We have created a PDF and graphic that associations can ask for permission to post at their staging area kiosks and on their website or social media to help promote the reporting of incidents on our trails.
Day Membership Form
Use this form to provide a day membership to volunteers attending your event.
Planning a Successful Work Bee
MHTA has created an information sheet on how to plan for a successful work bee. The best way to build a unified group of volunteers that come back time and again to help you is to have organized and efficient work bees. Check out this information for tips on holding work bees that help you build a great team to care for your trails.
Volunteer Hours Tracking Spreadsheet
Email MHTA for this file and for any help in learning how to use it to track your volunteer efforts. It easily converts your hours and equipment use into volunteer hourly donations. MHTA compiles all of these hours for the Horse Trail organizations of Michigan each year and shares them here, with land managers, legislators and anywhere else they are needed. Thank you to the organizations who submit their hours every year and who do all the work, we appreciate you!
Equestrian Design Guide
MHTA has provided a design guide in cooperation with the DNR for Equestrian amenities on the trail and in campgrounds to help have this information handy and ready to go when needed. We expect this guide to be updated over time as needs arise, if you have suggestions for additions to the guide, please contact us.
USFS Passes
Volunteer Pass
A Volunteer Pass, a federal public lands year-long recreation entry pass, is available to volunteers for each 250 volunteer hours contributed to federal agencies that participate in the Interagency Pass Program. Participating agencies include the following Volunteer.gov Partners: Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and U. S. Geological Survey.
Senior Lifetime Pass
A Senior Lifetime Pass is available for U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are 62 years or older.
USFS White Pages
This document has been created in cooperation of volunteers and USFS to allow unit managers to create policy that protects equestrian access to campgrounds.