[Triangle-AR] FW: IMBA Singletrack Update - Feb. 2006

[Bruce Dale]

Just FYI...how about the Oklahoma Lawsuit against the MTB club?...


>From: IMBA <enews at imba.com>
>To: "BRUCE DALE" <advracin at hotmail.com>
>Subject: IMBA Singletrack Update - Feb. 2006
>Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:08:19 -0700
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>IMBA Singletrack Update - February 2006
>
>In this update:
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>* NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PILOT PROGRAMS GAIN STEAM, MEDIA ATTENTION
>* IRISH RIDERS RALLY FOR TRAIL ACCESS
>* HAVE LAWSUITS AFFECTED YOUR TRAILS?
>* IMBA AND SPECIALIZED KICK-START 2006 "CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN"
>* NEW STUDY POINTS TO NEED FOR URBAN FREERIDE AREAS
>* CLASSIC TRAILBUILDING BOOK REVAMPED
>* JOIN OR RENEW WITH IMBA: MEMBERSHIPS BEGIN AT JUST $25
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>* NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PILOT PROGRAMS GAIN STEAM, MEDIA ATTENTION
>IMBA's partnership agreement with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has
>advanced to the point where pilot mountain biking programs in NPS units are
>underway. National and regional media outlets are picking up on the story. 
>A
>few critical voices have surfaced, but most of the attention has been
>positive; here's a good example from Michigan's Grand Rapids Press:
>http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/grpress/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1138369529292
>520.xml&coll=6
>
>* IRISH RIDERS RALLY FOR TRAIL ACCESS
>Irish riders have rallied after Coillte, the Irish state forestry service,
>recently decided to enact bylaws to prevent mountain biking on much of its
>land. The decision spurred the formation of a number of new IMBA
>affiliations in Ireland to fight the ban. In Jamuary, the clubs announced
>the formation of Mountain Biking Ireland.
>http://www.irishcycling.com/2004/news/art_1501.shtml
>
>* HAVE LAWSUITS AFFECTED YOUR TRAILS?
>Has there been a trail-related lawsuit in your area? IMBA is looking for
>details on mountain biking lawsuits both past and present. Even if the case
>was settled out of court, we'd like to hear about it. Send details to
>pete at imba.com.
>
>Read about an Oklahoma club's litigation woes here:
>http://www.imba.com/news/news_releases/01_06/01_26_oef_lawsuit.html
>
>* IMBA AND SPECIALIZED KICK-START 2006 "CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN"
>IMBA and Specialized, close partners since IMBA's founding in 1988, are
>pleased to announce a new "California Campaign" initiative, and the opening
>of a California IMBA office underwritten by Specialized. Staffing the 
>office
>will be Tom Ward, formerly the California State Parks Recreation Manager.
>Ward worked in the California State Parks system for 16 years, experience
>that will help him identify new mountain bike trails throughout the state.
>Read more:
>http://www.imba.com/news/news_releases/01_06/01_30_california.html
>
>* NEW STUDY POINTS TO NEED FOR URBAN FREERIDE AREAS
>A 2006 report released by the Outdoor Industry Association says that 
>outdoor
>enthusiasts increasingly seek activities that can be done close to home.
>"The outdoor industry and policy makers must expand focus to include
>frontcountry and urban recreation areas," reads the OIA release. IMBA
>couldn't agree more. Read an article about urban freeride parks, published
>in Parks and Recreation magazine, that outlines IMBA's advice:
>http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=3477
>
>IMBA's comprehensive freeriding resource pages can be found here:
>http://www.imba.com/resources/freeriding/index.html
>
>* CLASSIC TRAILBUILDING BOOK REVAMPED
>Trail docents will be excited to hear that the second edition of "Lightly 
>on
>the Land The SCA Trail Building and Maintenance Manual" is now available at
>IMBA's online store:
>http://www.imba.com/resources/trail_building/lotl.html
>
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>http://www.imba.com/membership/index.html
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