Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Inspires California Mountain Biking Projects
For Immediate Release
06-07-01
Contact:
303-545-9011
 The Trail Care Crew and IMBA Trails Resource Director Kurt Loheit on the trail with more than 60 land managers from nearly every land management agency in and around San Diego, CA. |
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 The Trail Care Crew and IMBA Trails Resource Director Kurt Loheit on the trail with more than 60 land managers from nearly every land management agency in and around San Diego, CA. |
 The man himself, Chris King, cutting in some "precision" bench cut trail. |
 Chuck Anderson of the Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers orchestrated the first-ever IMBA Trail Care Crew and Chris King Trail Daze combined event. 103 people volunteered their day to restore sections of the North Tunnel and Devils Canyon trails. |
 Riding some sweet California singletrack in Montana de Oro State Park with members of the Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers. CCCMB have maintained the trails in this area for years |
The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew recently completed a successful three-week tour of California marked by high-level land manager meetings and well-attended trailwork sessions. The work of the Trail Care Crew and all the volunteers who joined them will go a long way toward improving trail access for mountain biking in the Golden State.
In 22 days, the Crew worked in 20 different locations in San Diego, Crestline, Orange County, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Marin County, and Berkeley.
Here's a quick look at the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew's California visit:
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Project volunteers: 330
Volunteer trailwork hours: 685
Land managers met: 120
Trails visited: 40
Trail miles viewed:142
Trail assessment hours: 270
State Parks visited: 8
Slideshow presentations: 8
Largest trailwork event: Chris King Trail Daze (103 people; Santa Barbara)
Highlights of the tour included:
- An IMBA-led seminar for 60 local and regional land managers
co-hosted by the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Dept. and the San Diego
Mountain Bike Association. Representatives from nearly every land management
agency in the San Diego area and the region attended this very successful event
which focused on model trail systems and proper trail design to mitigate user
conflict, minimize erosion and protect natural settings.
- Leading a Trailbuilding School for the Rim of the World Trails
Association, a group that is building a 100-mile singletrack trail through the
San Bernardino mountains.
- Leading Trailbuilding Schools in Orange County with local IMBA club
Trails-4-All for advanced crew leaders and law enforcement officers who oversee
community service workers and inmates.
- A Trailbuilding School for new trails personnel and volunteers at the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ft. Ord office in the Monterey area (home of the
Sea Otter Classic).
- Meeting with advocates and land management personnel to assess trails in
San Luis Obispo, Marin County and Berkeley.
- Helping lead a 103-person trailwork and BBQ extravaganza in Santa Barbara with the folks from Chris King components and Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Association.
To learn more about the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew and find out how you can get involved with a TCC-led trailwork session or Trailbuilding School in your area, visit IMBA's website, http://www.imba.com and click on "Trail Care Crew." While online, you can also read the Crews' journals and view pictures from their travels, as well as check out articles on trail design, maintenance and construction.
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