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MWBA’s Response to IMBA’s Testimony Against HR 1349

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The current MWBA Board is a long time supporter of IMBA. We've lauded IMBA's willingness to stick up for the underdogs of the conservation world (that's us, the mountain bikers!), working along side the giants such as the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society. We've had our differences politically and operationally over the years, but the respect has been there. Recently, … [Read more...] about MWBA’s Response to IMBA’s Testimony Against HR 1349

Please write to IMBA and share YOUR OPINION about Wilderness

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It's time for MWBA members to swap our trail work hard hats for our advocacy caps. You need to speak up. IMBA needs to hear your opinion. Your voice matters. For the first time in many years, there is a divide in the mountain biking community. Two respectable mountain bike advocacy organizations are not seeing eye to eye for mountain bike access in Wilderness areas. … [Read more...] about Please write to IMBA and share YOUR OPINION about Wilderness

MWBA’s Stance on Wilderness

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As mountain bikers, we are naturally conservationists. We love being outdoors, we love nature, the fresh air, the smell of trees, the sound of the crunch of pine needles or leaves under our tires as we commune with nature in the way we love best, on a bike. There is nothing quite like traversing wide distances in the mountains while appreciating our surroundings. The … [Read more...] about MWBA’s Stance on Wilderness

IMBA Summit in Mammoth – Jenny Johnson

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Earlier this year, MWBA sent a few Board Directors to the California IMBA Summit at Mammoth Mountain. Of course we meant to post a report about it right away, but we got distracted with trail work and riding. So I asked Jenny Johnson a few questions about her experience at the summit to share with members... Why did you want to attend the IMBA Summit? I wanted … [Read more...] about IMBA Summit in Mammoth – Jenny Johnson

MWBA and CORBA submit joint comments on behalf of Mountain Bikers

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Largely due to the hard work of CORBA's President Steve Messer of and Jenny Johnson of MWBA, a joint commentary was submitted today to the U.S. Forest Service on the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Plan and Land Management Plan Amendment's "Need to Change" Analysis. Visit CORBA's web page for further detail regarding the process and please thank Steve for dedicating … [Read more...] about MWBA and CORBA submit joint comments on behalf of Mountain Bikers