Nopeming: Horses in the Forest

Commodities

Practices

We wish to create a team of Young people who are able to horse log, and better care for our forests.  To do this, we will host a workshop with Cedar River Horse Logging offered to  approximately 12 Native youth on the White Earth reservation. Our goal is to teach safety, equipment, directional felling and how to  care for our forests with horses, protect our biodiversity, strengthen relationships with animals and each other and have safe ways to be in the forest. 

• Foster biodiversity protection through horse logging, which minimizes ecological damage by up to 30% compared to conventional methods.
• Restore respect for the forest and careful logging methods, while strengthening our skills as horse people and harvesters.
• Train the next generation to be safe, effective, and create essential skills for the regional forested economy while keeping our horses and teams in shape for maple syrup harvest, the summer and farming.
• Create a premium quality industry standard, which carries with it a valued price.