Club News: Pacific

IMBA Trail News
Volume 16, Number 1
Spring 2003

Seattle's Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club selected Erika Benson this winter as the club's first-ever paid executive director. Visit bbtc.org or email her at for more info.

In Santa Barbara, CA, sheriff deputies are riding mountain bikes to provide quick assistance to visitors on Santa Barbara's high-use trails. The Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers (SBMTV) support the Sheriff Department's initiative as a positive addition to trail user education efforts.

The Southern Oregon Mountain Bike Association established a new program called "First Sundays." On the first Sunday of every month trail enthusiasts participate in trailwork to improve southern Oregon's multi-use trails. The First Sundays program runs year-long and all trail users are encouraged to participate. Contact Dana Bandy at (541) 488-2453, or email for more info.

The Whatcom Independent Mountain Pedalers (WHIMPs) is joining forces with local dirt jumpers, bike shops, Kona Bicycle Company and the city Parks Department to develop a dirt jump park in Bellingham, WA. The proposed park is a great alternative to renegade jump construction. Most materials and labor will be donated.