Action Alerts

Protect Mountain Biking in Colorado's National Forests
(08-18-08) The United States Forest Service (USFS) has recently issued a draft rule for Colorado's national forests that weakens and removes existing protections for backcountry roadless areas.

Alert Update: Singletrack Plans Progressing in Vermont
(08-06-08) The Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) reports exciting progress in the quest for new singletrack access in Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest.

Help Open Singletrack at Minnewaska State Park
(08-05-08) Minnewaska State Park's scenic vistas have made it a destination for New York mountain bikers, but bicycles have always been confined to wide carriage roads.

Bicycle Opponents Launch Attacks on Montana Trails
(07-17-08) With one day left before the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) office in Montana stops accepting public comments, opponents to bike access in Montana are stepping up their efforts to eliminate mountain biking in cherished places.

Urge California Decision Makers to Adopt Bike-Friendly Land Protection Measures (06-27-08)
The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources recently passed a bill -- authored by Assembly member Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa), Chair of the Assembly Democratic Caucus -- that directs the state to assess the suitability of numerous state lands in Northern California for Wilderness designations.

Archive

• Continental Divide Trail Near Yellowstone Needs Your Help (07-01-08)
• Mountain Bikers Help Reverse New Jersey State Park Closures (05-22-08)
• Ask Your Representatives to Support NPS Centennial Fund (05-14-08)
• Help Save Important Mount Hood Trails (05-08-08)
• Coalbed Methane Project Threatens Fernie Singletrack (04-23-08)
• Help Improve New York Singletrack (04-18-08)
• New Jersey Residents: Help Save State Parks Singletrack (04-10-08)
• Help Open Singletrack in Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest (04-07-08)
• Action Alert Update: Continental Divide Trail Decision Expected Summer 2008 (04-02-08)
• Blanket Ban Would Shut Out Backcountry Mountain Biking in Montana National Forest (03-26-08)
• Support IMBA on Capitol Hill - Write a Letter to the Editor Regarding National Parks (03-03-08)
• Help Preserve Epic Riding Near Durango (03-03-08)
• Help Approve New Singletrack at Mammoth Cave National Park (02-26-08)
• IMBA Joins Movement to Reform Mining Laws (02-14-2008)
• Help Reverse Restrictions on New York Sections of the North Country Trail (02-13-08)
• New Bill Threatens Cherished West Virginia Singletrack<(02-13-08)
• California State Parks Budget Reductions Threaten Trail Access (01-22-08)
• Help mountain biking in Montreal (12-13-07)
• Help Gain Bike Access for 5800-Acre La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (12-14-07)
• Help Revitalize Park Funding and Trail Opportunities (11-16-07)
• Bike-Friendly Virginia Bill Faces Crucial Vote in Congress (10-19-07)
• New Provincial Park Could Ban Mountain Biking (09-24-07)
• Help Determine Pennsylvania Trail Access (09-21-07)
• Bike Ban Looms Over Iconic Continental Divide Trail (08-09-07)
• Bike Access Under Fire on 3,100-Mile Continental Divide Trail (07-03-07)
• Action Alert Update: More Than 50 Montana Areas Still at Risk (07-02-07)
• Action Alert Update: Last-Minute Amendments Threaten Virginia Land Protection Bill (06-27-07)
• Bicycle-Friendly Bill Needs Your Help (06-25-07)
• Maah Daah Hey Epic Needs Your Support (06-16-07)
• Voice Support for Permanent Roadless Area Protection (06-11-07)
• Virginia Ridge and Valley Act Gets Congressional Hearing (05-11-07)
• Help Improve Health Care Coverage for Mountain Bikers (04-18-07)
• Action Alert Update: Ohio Mountain Bikers Help Save Trails (04-05-07)
• Popular Trails Slated for Closure at Valley Forge, PA (04-02-07)
• The Land and Water Conservation Fund Needs Your Help Today! (02-28-07)
• Public Meetings March 5-10 for Virginia and West Virginia's George Washington National Forest Plan Revision (02-28-07)
• Help Preserve Access to Famous Colorado Trails (01-11-07)
• Help Improve Mountain Biking in California National Forests (11-28-06)
• Save Popular Colorado Trails Near Vail, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain (10-19-06)
• Influence Mountain Biking in These National Forests and BLM Units (10-16-06)
• IMBA Epic Alert: Proposed Maah Daah Hey Extension Restricts Mountain Bikes! (09-14-06)
• Precedent Threatens Backcountry Singletrack (08-30-06)
• Take Action to Save Idaho Singletrack (08-24-06)
• Ohio's Mohican Singletrack Jeopardized By Gas Company Proposal (08-22-06)
• Additional Montana National Forests Will Close More than 400 Miles of Singletrack to Bicycles (07-18-06)
• Hundreds of Miles of Montana Singletrack Could be Closed by Next Spring (06-12-06)
• Help Improve Biking Opportunities at New River Gorge National River (05-31-06)
• Help IMBA Save Important Trails Program (05-14-06)
• Help Guide Trail Management in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest (05-14-06)
• Protect Fruita Trails from Oil and Gas Leases (04-25-06)
• Write Congress to Support Trails at Mount Hood's Roaring River (04-03-06)
• Stop Budget Cuts in The Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (03-20-06)
• Help Prevent USFS Land Sell-Off (03-20-06)
• Open Trails at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (03-08-06)
• Help Save NPS Rivers & Trails Program from Severe Budget Cuts (02-14-06)
• Safeguard Your State's RTP Money (01-25-06)
• Help Bring Mountain Biking to Big Bend National Park (01-20-06)
• Forest Service Announces Plans for So-Cal (10-09-05)
• Comments on West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest Needed by Nov.14 (10-26-05)
• Bike Industry Rallies for Hurricane Relief (09-11-05)
• Help Protect Mountain Biking in Southwestern Montana (07-31-05)
• Ask for More Biking in Grand Teton National Park Today! (07-14-05)
• Cyclists Urged to Support Bike-Friendly Virginia Wilderness Bill (07-07-05)
• Action Tell Congress to Change California Wilderness Bill (07-07-05)
• Grand Teton National Park Mountain Bike Opportunity -- Deadline Aug. 1 (07-06-05)
• California Bill Promises New Trails (06-12-05)
• Help reverse the mountain bike ban in the Green Mountain National Forest of Vermont (06-05-05)
• Singletrack Funding Threatened in Congress (05-25-05)
• Squamish's Premier Mountain Bike Trail Threatened(05-04-05)
• Santa Monica Mountains Trail System Threatened (04-28-05)
• Save Fantasy Island in Tucson, Arizona (04-26-05)
• California Wilderness Bill Moving Forward (02-23-04)
• Nationwide Alert: Senate Committee Passes California Wilderness (02-16-05)
• Nationwide Alert: Senate Bill Threatens California Trails (02-14-05)
• Defend Mountain Bike Access In The White Mountains Of New Hampshire (11-20-04)
• Halton Draft Forest Management Plan (11-23-04)
• Access Threatened at Nisene Marks Near Santa Cruz (11-07-04)
• Ask Napa County Supervisors to Support Preservation of Mountain Bike Trail (08-29-04)
• Write to Support Roadless Area Conservation Rule (08-15-04)
• Comments Needed on Southern California Draft Forest Plans - Deadline, Aug. 11 (07-22-04)
• Ask Governor Schwarzenegger to Withhold Support of North Coast Wilderness Bill Until Mountain Bike Trail Access is Preserved
  
• IMBA to Host California Wild Ride at Grouse Ridge Aug 7-8 (06-20-04)
• Please Write to Save Recreational Access to Lake Berryessa (03-04-04)
• California Mountain Bicyclists: Please Write to Save Trails at Lake Oroville (02-17-04)
• North Fruita Desert Management Plan Action Alert Update (10-28-03)
• Help Save Mountain Biking in Fruita, Colorado (10-22-03)
• Help Save Trails in Catskill Park, New York (09-10-03)
• Help Save Trails in Albuquerque, New Mexico (06-16-03)
• Albuquerque Trail Update: Possible Otero Canyon Trail Closure (05-04-03)
• 20 Popular Riding Areas California Mountain Bikers Could Lose to Wilderness (04-14-03)
• Help Re-Open National Park Cactus Forest Trail to Mountain Biking (03-24-03)
• Arkansas Mountain Biking Alert - Do This Today! (01-26-03)
• Help Save California's Lake Oroville Trails (01-24-03)
• Chicago IMBA Action Alert (01-15-03)
• Trails Threatened in Canaan Valley, West Virginia (01-02-02)
• Idaho Wilderness Proposal (08-06-02)
• California Wilderness Bill Finally Introduced - It's Time to Write Letters! (06-14-02)
• San Francisco Hot Spot Alert: Help Open Trails in East Bay (05-14-02)
• List of Proposed California Wilderness Areas; Boxer Bill Coming (05-09-02)
• Help Open the Middle Fork Trail (05-01-02)
• Planned Trail Closures in West Virginia Threaten Popular Mountain Biking Routes (04-02-02)
• Help Open the Middle Fork Trail (05-01-02)
• Planned Trail Closures in West Virginia Threaten Popular Mountain Biking Routes (04-02-02)
• California Wilderness Bill Introduction Approaching (02-13-02)
• New York State Cyclists Urged to Respond to Proposed Trail Closures (01-10-02)
• Pennsylvania Mountain Bikers Asked To Support New Bill (12-19-01)
• California Wilderness Campaign - IMBA Needs Local Trail Knowledge
• James Peak Wilderness Bill Threatens Bicycle Access (06-27-01)
• Pennsylvania Game Commission Plan Could Restrict Mountain Biking (05-17-01)
• BLM Plan Could Restrict Mountain Biking (12-11-00)
• Mammoth Public Lands Bill Passes House; Needs Mountain Biker Support (07-11-00)
• Fight For Your Forest (March 2000)