Sep 20
Dear Josh, Can you believe mountain biking is still attacked as an illegitimate use of trails? First, we were accused of speeding erosion. Then, we were labeled a “dangerous menace.” IMBA is dispelling these false allegations and reopening trails — but a new danger looms. Liability concerns now pose a significant threat to our sport.That’s …
Sep 20
Sept.19th’s Trail Worker Party at the Sports Basement was good. 21 people showed up. Most of us were the usual suspects, however we did recruit a new club member. Also Cathy Moyer, ED of Volunteers for Outdoor California http://www.v-o-cal.org/, took the opportunity introduce us to her trailwork program. I showed a6 minutevideo compilation composed of …
Aug 04
Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) awarded ROMP a conservation and recreation grant to develop trails in the northwest corner of Soquel State Demo Forest. The Redwoods Bridge and Trails Project is a trail work and bridge construction effort in a California Department of Forestry Demonstration Forest which will protect the environment and provide educational and recreational …
Aug 03
The Tour de Peninsula (TdP) bike ride will take place Sunday, August 6. “The Tour is owned and benefits the San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Foundation, a nonprofit that undertakes special projects to benefit San Mateo County’s (SMC) parks system and its users.” TdP Site While everyone is welcome in SMC parks, the parks …
Jul 31
Join NorCAMBA for a great weekend of companionship, camping, partying, riding and stewardship. We will be camping again at Martis Creek south of Truckee, on the way to Northstar and Tahoe City just off SR 267. Some members are coming up on Wednesday to make a long weekend of it and explore the many trails …
Jul 31
The Preferred Trail Alternatives Report for the Sanborn County Park Trails Master Plan will be presented to the Parks & Recreation Commission at the Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium at 70 W. Hedding St. in San Jose at 6:30pm on Wednesday August 2nd. The Report Summary and Map are attached to this email for your review. …
Jul 19
Well, it has been a little while since the IMBA Summit, and I put talking about it on the agenda for the next ROMP meeting, so here I am trying to focus my thoughts. Basically the rest of the conference was about future trends in mountain biking, Grant Writing, and Grassroots organizing and motivating. THE …
