High Country Conservation, LLC

High Country Conservation, LLC is a small business limited liability company based in Buena Vista, Virginia, specializing in trail construction, restoration, and maintenance services for the federal government. The company has established itself as a key contractor for the U.S. Forest Service, providing professional rehabilitation and infrastructure work on federal lands across multiple regions. Registered in SAM.gov since December 2003, High Country Conservation operates as a for-profit entity with demonstrated expertise in managing complex outdoor infrastructure projects in challenging conditions and varying terrain types.

High Country Conservation has executed trail-related projects funded by the U.S. Forest Service across multiple regions, with all identified awards designated as total small business set-asides. The company was awarded a firm fixed-price BPA call valued at $105,310 by the Forest Service's Region 8 (Southern Region) on December 31, 2025, for restoration and maintenance work on the Modoc and Wine/Turkey Creek trails in Edgefield, South Carolina, following damage from Hurricane Helene, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2027. Additionally, High Country Conservation received a $90,800 BPA call from the Forest Service's Northeast Region 9 (Eastern Region) on September 9, 2024, to perform comprehensive repairs to a 246-foot suspension bridge in Manistee County, Minnesota, including deck, railing, and curb replacement, cable adjustments, clamp replacement and painting, needle beam replacement, and stringer fascia board replacement, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2025. The company also completed a School House Ridge Trail Restoration Project in Region 8, awarded as a delivery order on July 21, 2021, with a ceiling value of $52,630 and a completion date of May 1, 2022. These awards reflect High Country Conservation's capability to perform specialized trail rehabilitation, bridge repair, and outdoor infrastructure restoration work across geographically diverse regions.

High Country Conservation currently holds four active Blanket Purchase Agreements with the U.S. Forest Service across different regions. The largest is a $50,000,000 single-award BPA with the Forest Service's Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), awarded on February 12, 2024, and extending through February 11, 2034, which provides trail maintenance and construction services across national forests and grasslands in California, including trail rehabilitation, repair, and bridge replacement tasks. The company also maintains a $7,500,000 single-award BPA with Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded on April 22, 2024, and valid through April 22, 2029, covering trail construction, maintenance, assessment, operational planning, project management, and training services across 13 states and Puerto Rico. High Country Conservation holds a $250,000 multiple-award BPA with Region 9 (Eastern Region), awarded on August 14, 2023, and extending through February 28, 2032, which allows for trails construction projects up to $250,000 per task order and has already generated the Manistee County bridge repair task order. Additionally, the company maintains a $250,000 multiple-award BPA with Region 10 (Alaska Region), awarded on April 13, 2021, and valid through April 13, 2031, covering trail construction, maintenance, and restoration services in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, including trail tread construction, brushing activities, rock blasting, helicopter-supported material delivery, and bridge maintenance. These IDVs collectively position High Country Conservation as a significant small business contractor for trail infrastructure projects across the Forest Service's national operations.

Recreational Trails and Bridge Design, Construction, and Maintenance Firm out of Buena Vista VA but works nationwide. Will do most high level trail and bridge work.