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National Mountain Bike Patrol - Assisting All Trail Users

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The BLM and IMBA

National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan - PDF file 2.3 MB (November 2002)

-- The plan describes how the BLM will manage and support mountain biking for years to come on the 263 million acres of public land they manage.

BLM Resources

MOU between IMBA, BLM Colorado, and Bicycle Colorado (2005) (pdf file)

-- A great example of a state level three-way formal agreement to promote bicycling and trail maintenance on BLM Colorado lands.

BLM Trail Designation Process (November 2005)

-- BLM policies for opening and designating trails for certain uses.

Bureau of Land Management: Wilderness Study Area Management (November 2005)

-- A summary of BLM policies for mountain bike management in Wilderness Study Areas.

The Future of Mountain Biking on Public Land (April 2002)

-- Rodger Schmitt, Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Group Manager, Address to 2002 IMBA Mountain Bike Advocacy Summit, Moab, Utah.

Comments to the BLM on Future Management of Mountain Bicycles on Public Lands (April 2002)

-- The BLM brought their entire Mountain Bike Team to the 2002 IMBA Mountain Bike Advocacy Summit to ask participants to help shape off-road cycling policy within their agency.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mountain Bike Outreach Plan 1993-2000

-- The BLM's 1993-2000 plan to implement mountain bike opportunities.

IMBA-BLM History (2000)

-- A Brief History of Cooperation between IMBA and the BLM 1990-2000.

The BLM and IMBA's Golden Anniversary Partnership - 1996 (July 1996)

-- IMBA and the BLM agree to promote mountain biking with this partnership signed on the BLM's 50th Anniversary.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Shimano American Corporation (1994)

-- Coverage of three BLM/Shimano-sponsored "Partners in Conservation" cycling events.

Bureau of Land Management's National Mountain Bike Strategy (1993)

-- BLM mountain bike goals set for 2000.

BLM News

House Committee Passes National Landscape Conservation System Act (March 2008)

-- On March 12, 2008, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2016, the National Landscape Conservation System Act, with support from congressmen from both sides of the aisle and hearty support from the Bush Administration.

The Conservation System Alliance

-- IMBA supports permanent, legislative recognition of these 26 million acres of the most spectacular BLM land. Many iconic mountain biking trails can be found within the Conservation System, including those near Fruita, Colorado and the King Range, California.

2007 IMBA/BLM Project List

-- IMBA will partner with BLM on five trail projects in 2007.

2006 IMBA/BLM Tangible Accomplishments

-- IMBA partnered with BLM on five trail projects in 2006.

2005 IMBA/BLM Tangible Accomplishments

-- IMBA and BLM partner to promote trail education and put trails on the ground.

2004 IMBA/BLM Tangible Accomplishments

-- IMBA and BLM work on the ground, on Capitol Hill, and create new web resource for land managers.

Update on Fruita Singletrack (February 2003)

-- The Grand Junction regional office of the Bureau of Land Management is creating a draft management plan for the North Fruita Desert.

IMBA Pleased With New BLM Mountain Biking Plan (November 2002)

-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a final National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan for the management of mountain biking on the BLM's 262 million acres of public land.

Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Comment on Draft National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan (August 2002)

-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released their draft National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan August 19 for public comment.

A Little Momentum is a Good Thing (Spring 2001)

-- IMBA Executive Director Tim Bluementhal reflects on the BLM OHV campaign.

Mountain Bikers Win! IMBA Campaign Reverses BLM Plan (January 2001)

-- After receiving more than 10,000 comment letters from mountain bikers in 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management has decided not to group mountain bikes with motorized vehicles in a controversial new management plan.

Comments From IMBA on the BLM's OHV Strategy Draft (January 2001)

-- Comments made on the Draft OHV Management Strategy.

Update: IMBA Leads Mountain Biker Response to BLM Plan (January 2001)

-- Cycling community unites in opposition to grouping bikes with OHVs.

BLM Plan Could Restrict Mountain Biking (December 2000)

-- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a draft plan that will govern how off-highway vehicles (OHVs) can be used on BLM-managed public land.

IMBA Meets With Federal Land Agencies (Fall 2000)

IMBA board members Ashley Korenblat and Steve Anderson and executive director Tim Blumenthal spent three days in Washington, D.C.

IMBA's Comments on the BLM's National OHV Management Strategy (August 2000)

-- Comments made during the research phase of the National OHV Management Strategy.

IMBA Fights for Federal Trail Funding (Early Summer 2000)

-- IMBA is part of a coalition is pushing the Federal government to spend more money on recreation.

IMBA Rides With the BLM (March 2000)

-- IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal went mountain biking and rock climbing with BLM acting director Tom Fry near Las Vegas.

IMBA Attends BLM National Trails Training Forum (December 1999)

-- IMBA takes part in a BLM discussion of the need for a national framework to provide trail construction and management training.

Colorado Summit Hits Hot Public Lands Issues (August 1999)

-- Local IMBA advocates meet with the Grand Junction BLM office to discuss mountain biking opportunities.

Washington Wrap-Up (May 1999)

-- IMBA meets with the BLM's National Trails Coordinator in Washington D.C.

New Utah National Monument Plan Misunderstands Bikes (March 1999)

-- IMBA reflects on missed opportunities in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on US Bureau of Land Management land in Utah.

Happy Birthday BLM! (1996)

-- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management celebrates its 50th birthday. IMBA continues successful partnership with the agency.

Mountain Biking Industry Honored With U.S. BLM Department Of The Interior Awards (1992)

-- Mountain biking industry representatives and individuals received national appreciation from the BLM.

The BLM and Mountain Biking - Partners in Recreation (1991)

-- (1991) BLM leader Bob Moore and others are enhancing mountain bike opportunities in the nation's largest public land block.

BLM Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits

Date	City	State	Contact Person	email
Feb 2- 5	Redding	CA	Carl Drake
Feb 23 - 26	Las Vegas	NV	Matthew Carter
March 2- 5	Black Canyon City	AZ	Stan Cothern
Sept 21 - 24	Boulder City	NV	Brent Thomson
Oct 19 - 22	Moab	UT	Kim Schappert
Oct 26 - 29	Albuquerque	NM	Jeni Turgeon

Vernal, Utah: Making Great Singletrack Even Greater (2005)

-- IMBA works with the BLM to put vernal on the mountain biker's map.

Ely, NV: Trails to Nevada's Nectar (2004)

-- Nat and Rachael Lopes continued their springtime tour of Northern Nevada by visiting the town of Ely, Nevada.

Winnemucca and Battle Mountain, NV: Small Towns, Big Trails (2004)

-- In mid-May, Nat and Rachael Lopes visited two BLM districts to work on future trail plans and lead a Trailbuilding School.

Trail Goodness in Carlsbad, New Mexico (summer 2004)

-- The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew in cactus country of Southern New Mexico.

Wavy Trails in Northwest New Mexico (summer 2004)

-- The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew supports the Farmington, NM bike club in preserving their local singletrack trails.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow in Salida, Colorado

-- Crews assessed some unofficial trails on BLM land close close to Salida, Colorado.

Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Helps Grand Junction Make Technical Trails That Last

-- Easter weekend found Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew leaders Mark Schmidt and Lora Woolner in Grand Junction, Colorado, working with the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), the Grand Valley Mountain Bike Patrol, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Subaru/IMBA Trail Crew Rocks Las Vegas (July 2002)

-- BLM and IMBA Trail Care Crew work on Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Trail Improvements on Gooseberry Mesa (September 2001)

-- The Trail Care Crew praises the efforts of the BLM office at St. George

Montana's Burning! (Summer 2000)

-- The TCC stops in Casper, WY to look at multi-use possibilities on the BLM Muddy Mt Recreation Area.

BLM in Nevada Appreciates Visit (September 1998)

-- MIke and Jan Riter impress the BLM Outdoor Recreation Planners at Carson City, Nevada.

Five States, 20 Trail Projects And A Month Full Of Memories

-- IMBA's first Trail Care Crew visits a number of BLM sites including Moab, Utah and Fort Ord, California.