Club News: International

IMBA Trail News
Volume 15, Number 1
Spring 2002

IMBA staffers Joey Klein and Peter Webber visited seven Australian cities in February to share knowledge and experience about mountain bike management, trailbuilding, conflict resolution and volunteer mobilization. Local mountain bikers, land managers and media enthusiastically received the team - many of the access issues in Australia parallel those in the U.S. The trip was completely funded by Mountain Bike Australia and local groups. More info at imba.com.

UK Forest Enterprise (FE), Great Britain's equivalent of the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the world's most mountain bike-friendly land management agencies. IMBA is working with FE to develop a long-term partnership to improve mountain biking opportunities in the UK. Look for more news in coming months.

IMBA recently appointed a number of regional representatives in Canada and Britain. Each rep will help connect IMBA clubs with land managers to improve local trail opportunities. Reps will also communicate with IMBA headquarters about key issues in their area. Here's a list of IMBA's newest international reps:

• Colin Palmer - UK Midlands & The Marches Rep
• Guy Kesteven - UK Press Officer
• Dafydd Davies - UK North Wales Rep
• Phil Lee - UK South Wales Rep
• Kieran Foster - UK North England Rep
• Adrian Carter - North Yorkshire Rep
• Kip Keylock - Canada Alberta Rep
• Hendrik Weigeldt - Canada Northern Ontario Rep

IMBA's goal is to have one representative for each county in the UK. If you are interested in becoming a regional rep please contact