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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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IMBA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partner to Build Trails: -- (September 2002) IMBA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sign agreement to partner on trail projects across the country.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/IMBA Memorandum of Understanding, 2002-Present: -- (September 2002) The IMBA/Corps partnership document.
2005 IMBA/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project List: -- (2005) Five trail projects on Corps property for 2005.
2004 IMBA/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project List: -- (2004) Eight trail projects on Corps property for 2004.
2003 IMBA/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project List: -- (2003) Eight trail projects on Corps property for 2003.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

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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
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.
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: -- (04-20-02) 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.
Comments From IMBA on the BLM's OHV Strategy Draft: -- (January 2001) Comments made on the Draft OHV Management Strategy.
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.
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: -- A Brief History of Cooperation between IMBA and the BLM 1990-2000
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 continues to expand its partnership with the Bureau of Land Management
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
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.
Happy Birthday BLM! - 1996: -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management celebrates its 50th birthday. IMBA continues successful partnership with the agency.
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: -- (1993) BLM mountain bike goals set for 2000.
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.

U.S. Forest Service

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U.S. Forest Service/IMBA Memorandum of Understanding, 2007 (pdf version): -- The purpose of this MOU is to continue to develop and expand a framework for the FS and IMBA to plan and implement mutually beneficial programs, projects, and bicycling opportunities at the national, regional, and local level.
Forest Service to Revise Trail Classification System: -- (07-24-06) The U.S. Forest Service is currently soliciting public comments as it revises its National Trail Classification System (TCS).
Help Prevent USFS Land Sell-Off: -- (03-20-06) The US Forest Service is proposing to sell about 200,000 acres to raise $800 million for the Secure Rural Schools program which funds rural schools and roads.
Forest Service Trail Opening Process: -- (November 2005) Forest Service policies for opening and designating trails for certain uses.
Forest Service Recommended Wilderness Policy: -- (November 2005) Understanding how the Forest Service manages lands recommended for Wilderness designation.
IMBA Position on Draft White Mountain National Forest Plan: -- (October 2004) Bicycling provisions for New Hampshire forest would limit biking to system trails only.
IMBA's Comment's Regarding Possible Revisions To The Roadless Areas Conservation Rule: -- (September 2001) IMBA continues to support the Roadless Initiative and asks that the Forest Service make no changes to it.
New IMBA/U.S. Forest Service Agreement Will Boost Mountain Biking: -- (November 2000) The new MOU encourages Forest Service staff to continue to work to develop new projects and policies that advance low-impact mountain biking
IMBA's Comment's On The Draft EIS And Proposed Rule For Roadless Areas Conservation: -- (July 2000) IMBA supports the Roadless Initiative because it will protect natural, undisturbed areas and bicycling opportunities.
IMBA's Comments On The Proposed National Forest System Road Management Policy: -- (May 2000) IMBA's suggestion for improvement to the guidance for decommissioning roads
IMBA White River National Forest Comments: -- (May 2000) Comments regarding the Draft Plan Revision and Draft EIS for the White River National Forest
White River National Forest Management Principles: -- (February 2000) Principles adopted by conservation and non-motorized recreation groups in Colorado
Archive: U.S. Forest Service/IMBA Memorandum of Understanding, 2000-2005: -- (2000) The purpose of this MOU is to continue to develop and expand a framework of cooperation between IMBA and the USFS in the years 2000-2005.
IMBA'S Comments on the USDA Forest Service Roadless Initiative: -- (December 1999) IMBA supports the President's Initiative to preserve and protect America's roadless areas
Opportunity or Threat?: -- (December 1999) Clinton's Forest Service Roadless Initiative perplexes mountain bikers
Critical USFS trail decision coming soon to Seattle: -- (September 1999) The USDA Forest Service will soon issue a proposed decision regarding the fate of bicycle use on one of the premier trails near Seattle, Washington the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River Trail.
Forest Service Proposal Would Reduce Access In Boulder - IMBA's Home Town: -- (September 1999) citing wildlife protection as the primary objective, the Forest Service plan proposes to "close and obliterate" more than 35 miles of established roads/trails and many miles of social trails around Nederland, a mountain town 17 miles west of Boulder.
Archive: U.S. Forest Service/IMBA Memorandum of Understanding, 1994-1999: -- The 1994-1999 cooperation agreement. Replaced by a new agreement in 2000.

The Mountain Bike Advocate's Guide to Planning and the United States Forest Service

Chapter 1: What is a forest plan, why should I care and how do I get started?
Chapter 2: Timeline of the forest plan update process
Chapter 3: Reading the plan and making your comments count
Chapter 4: How IMBA does it
Chapter 5: Other ways to influence the planning process
Chapter 6: Additional resources

U.S. National Park Service

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IMBA Signs Breakthrough Agreement with National Park Service (2005)
Agreement between the National Park Service and IMBA (2005-2010) (also in also in pdf format)
IMBA & NPS Agreement: What People are Saying
Six Ways IMBA Can Help Your NPS Unit Today
Speaking Points for IMBA's Agreement with the NPS
Official Partnership Memo from NPS Headquarters to NPS Field Staff, April 21, 2005
Code of Federal Regulations 36 CFR 4.30 (Bicycles in NPS)
Eight Ways Mountain Bikers Can Help the NPS
National Park Service Units with Great Riding
NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Some Dirt Roads (May 2006)
NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Some Dirt Trails (May 2006)

U.S. National Park Service News

IMBA and National Park Service Enter Third Year of Partnership: -- (04-26-07) The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the National Park Service (NPS) are excited to enter the third year of their formal partnership.
Anchorage Paper Recommends Mountain Biking Trip in Denali National Park: -- (07-16-06) The park's main dirt road can form a multi-day excursion
Grand opening -- New mountain-bike route brings 'time-share' trails to Big South Fork: -- (07-09-06) 19 miles of singletrack in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will open to mountain bikers on July 17, under an experimental plan that allows mountain biking and hiking on weekdays, and only hiking on weekends.
NPS Press Release Highlights Healthy Recreation Opportunities in National Parks: -- (06-12-06) A variety of activities, including bicycling, are cited as improving public health and environmental appreciation.
Big South Fork Bicycle Club and Big South Fork NRRA Sign Partnership (December 2005) (pdf version here)
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Tennessee National Park (2005)
Delaware Water Gap Mountain Bike Route Reaches a Dead End (2004)
Saguaro Singletrack Set to Reopen (2003)
Saguaro National Park Singletrack Trail Closed to Mountain Biking (2002)
Mammoth Cave National Park Opens Trails to Mountain Bikers (1999)
Grand Canyon National Park approves new singletrack; proposes Wilderness closure (1998)
Organizational Chart: -- A look at how the agency is structured and who works with trails.

U.S. National Park Service - Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program

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2006 RTCA Project List (1MB pdf file): -- A complete list of all RTCA projects by region in 2006
2006 RTCA Projects by Category (1MB pdf file): -- A summary of the different types of RTCA trail projects in 2006
Stop Budget Cuts in The Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program: -- (03-20-06) IMBA is asking its members and clubs to step up and help save a small, but very important federal program, the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA), a division of the National Park Service.
Help Save NPS Rivers & Trails Program from Severe Budget Cuts: -- (February 2006) Rivers & Trails Coalition opposes President's plan to cut $500,000 from RTCA Program.
IMBA Partners with Rivers & Trails Program to Improve Community Trail Systems: -- (June 2002) Community trail projects will have a stronger mountain biking perspective thanks to a new agreement signed by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance (Rivers & Trails) program of the National Park Service.
NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance/IMBA Memorandum of Understanding 2002-2007: -- (April 2002) IMBA partners with Rivers & Trails to improve community trail systems, �promote mountain biking and develop trail construction workshops.
Mountain Biking on the North Country Trail: IMBA's Perspective: -- (April 2001) IMBA believes that bicycle use should continue on portions of the North Country Trail
Travel Rules Of Recently Designated National Monuments: -- As established by Presidential Proclamations and specific legislation
TCC and The National Park Service Break Ground on a New Trail at The New River Gorge National River: -- (Summer 2000) The National Park Service is working on connecting some of the current mountain bike accessible trails along the top of the New River Gorge with the Town of Fayetteville.
Mammoth Cave National Park opens trails to mountain bikers: -- (August 1999) NPS to open 12 miles of trails for evaluation.
Grand Canyon National Park approves new singletrack; proposes Wilderness closure: -- (September-October 1998) On the North Rim, the NPS broke ground on a new singletrack trail that will be open to bicycling. At the same time, NPS staff moved forward with a plan to close dirt and doubletrack roads to bicycling through Wilderness designation.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Australia

State Mountain Bike Plan - Mount Lofty Ranges Region, South Australia (pdf format): -- (October 2001) - A comprehensive mountain bike management plan for the Adelaide region of South Australia.
Hobart, Australia, Wellington Park Bike Strategy (pdf format): -- (2005) A plan for managing mountain biking at Wellington Park, a popular riding location just outside the city of Hobart, Tasmania.
Rotorua, New Zealand, Whakarewarewa Forest Mountain Biking Policy (pdf file 228kb): -- (2004) Created by Kaingaroa Timberlands Management and other groups, this policy manages mountain biking access to commercial forest estates that also include conservation and recreation areas.
Townsville, Australia, Mt. Stuart Downhill Trail Management Plan (MS Word doc): -- (2005) Created by the Townsville Rockwheelers Mountain Bike Club, this plan outlines the design, construction, maintenance, and management of a downhill mountain bike track for all skill levels.

Canada

Authorizing Recreational Mountain Bike Trails on Provincial Crown Land Policy Statement (pdf format): -- (October 16, 2006) WORKING DRAFT. This document describes the MTSA policy and procedures for authorizing noncommercial, recreational mountain bike trail construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and use on Crown land, except for Crown land that is a provincial park or protected area.
Questions and Answers - Authorizing Recreational Mountain Bike Trails on Provincial Crown Land (pdf format): -- (October 16, 2006) A list of the frequently asked questions.
Backgrounder: MTSA's Working Draft Policy on "Authorizing Recreational Mountain Bike Trails on Provincial Crown Land": -- (2006) Background Information mountain bike trail policy.
Parks Canada Outcome Report: Recreational Trails and Mountain Biking Workshop (pdf format): -- (2006) IMBA Canada met with the Canadian national parks agency to discuss national guidelines that will be developed throughout 2007.

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