MWBA was present at the Hansen Dam Advisory Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 to support the biking community against a group that vilifies us. If you want a synopsis of the meeting from fellow mountain biker, advocate and champion of women mountain bikers, click here to get Wendy Engelberg's perspective. It is very good and will fill you in nicely. I Was Pumped! I … [Read more...]
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Proclamation
The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument was formally designated by President Obama last Friday at Bonelli Park. Today, the actual proclamation was released to the public and the San Gabriel National Monument is official. MWBA is proud to have actively participated in the National Monument discussions and we are happy to see mountain biking mentioned (& pictured) in … [Read more...]
MWBA & the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
As a result of a newspaper article in the Pasadena Star News, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument proposal has spurred many questions from our members. The article inaccurately states Judy Chu met with MWBA after the recent Baldwin Park meeting. MWBA has yet to have a personal audience with Chu but we are hoping to do so in the near future. However, IMBA has met on … [Read more...]
National Forests Land Management Plan Amendments
A number of us attended the Angeles National Forest's 5/30/2012 open house on proposed modifications to their Forest Plan. This is of high interest to our community, since it may involve increasing the amount of designated Wilderness in several Southern California National Forests, and removing mountain biking access from those areas. Rather than repeating what is already … [Read more...]
Station Fire and Angeles National Forest Update 05/23/2012
Steve Messer and I attended this meeting, which, as the last one on this topic, was hosted by the Sierra Club at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center. The meeting was opened by Don Bremner of the Forest Committee who immediately mentioned the Sierra Club mantra of “protecting the forest†and noted their close cooperation with the USFS and their trail work. He introduced Tom … [Read more...]
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