IMBA National Park Service Resource Page

Agreement between the National Park Service and IMBA (2005-2010) (also in also in pdf format)
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.

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.
IMBA Supports Centennial Initiative to Restore National Parks: -- (03-21-07) The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) supports efforts to enhance the National Park Service (NPS) for its 100th birthday in 2016. The Centennial Initiative, will help restore the luster of our National Parks System and set the direction for the next century of park management.
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.
IMBA and Giant Bicycles Visit Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: -- (03-28-06) In March, Giant Bicycles and IMBA visited the SMMNRA unit in coastal California. Giant generously donated two full-suspension Reign 3 mountain bikes to SMMNRA staff during the visit.
IMBA Signs Breakthrough Agreement with National Park Service: -- (05-02-05) For the first time, National Park Service leaders in Washington, D.C., have formally recognized mountain biking as a positive activity, compatible with the values of our National Park system.
IMBA & NPS Agreement: What People are Saying: -- (2005) A sampling of news articles and individuals' personal comments.
Delaware Water Gap Mountain Bike Route Reaches a Dead End: -- (11-21-04) The first authorized mountain biking trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was de-authorized four years after it opened.
Saguaro Singletrack Set to Reopen: -- (08-25-03) IMBA and local advocates lead successful push to reverse Cactus Forest Trail closure.
Saguaro National Park Singletrack Trail Closed to Mountain Biking: -- (06-07-02) The Cactus Forest Trail in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona closed to bicycle use after more than ten years of successful shared use.
IMBA Partners with Rivers & Trails Program to Improve Community Trail Systems: -- (June 2002) IMBA and the Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance (Rivers & Trails) program of the National Park Service sign agreement to partner on trail projects across the country.
IMBA Summit Mobilizes Mountain Bike Advocates: -- (April 2002) RTCA attends IMBA's International Mountain Bike Summit in Moab, Utah.
Mammoth Cave National Park Opens Trails to Mountain Bikers: -- (August 1999) The National Park Service went one step further in welcoming bikes on trails when Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky) inked an agreement this year with the Bowling Green League of Bicyclists to open 12 miles of trails.
Grand Canyon National Park approves new singletrack; proposes Wilderness closure: -- (September-October 1998) Events at the Grand Canyon National Park this summer both elated and frustrated mountain bicyclists.

NPS Advocacy

Help Revitalize Park Funding and Trail Opportunities: -- (11-16-07) Mountain bikers have an opportunity to voice their support for a dramatic increase in National Park Service (NPS) funding.
IMBA Asking Congress to Fund RTCA at $12 Million: -- (03-07-07) The National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program brings communities together to build trail and greenway projects, restore rivers and wildlife habitat, preserve open space, and revitalize our public lands.
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: -- (02-14-06) Rivers & Trails Coalition opposes President's plan to cut $500,000 from RTCA Program.
IMBA and NPS Announce Twelve Mountain Bike Projects for 2006: -- (01-04-06) The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the National Park Service (NPS) are excited to announce 12 partnership projects for 2006, including three pilot programs.

National Park Service/IMBA Project Reports

Bring the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew to your NPS Unit: -- Apply for a visit.
Saguaro National Park, AZ: Continuing the IMBA/NPS Partnership: -- (2007) Upon the request of Jeremy Curtis, the trails planner at Saguaro, Anna Laxague and Jason Wells of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew were given the opportunity to advise the park trails department on the construction of a new trail.
Cleveland, OH: Cyclists and Equestrians Pull Together in Cuyahoga National Park: -- (2006) Crew leaders Nat and Rachael Lopes recently joined the Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA) in northern Ohio during the annual Ohio Trails Partnership (OTP) trailbuilding weekend.
Homestead National Monument of America hosts Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew: -- (2006) IMBA presented at the Trail to Opportunities Workshop at Homestead National Monument of America.
Big Bend National Park, Texas: Even Texans Can't Overstate its Beauty: -- (2006) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew leaders Nat and Rachael Lopes visited Big Bend National Park in February, one of 12 National Park visits by IMBA in 2006.
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew works in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area: -- (2006) Granite outcroppings, cascading waterfalls, and sunny skies greeted the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew as they made their way to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (NRA), just outside of Redding, CA.
Tucson, AZ: Mountain Biking in Saguaro National Park: -- (2006) The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew spent a weekend working with the Arizona Trail Association and the Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists on two volunteer trailwork events in Saguaro National Park.
Rutland, VT: It Takes a Village to Build a Trail: -- IMBA hosts a trailbuilding workshop at Pine Hill Park in Rutland, VT in partnership with the NPS Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program (August 2005).
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Tennessee National Park: -- (2005) Towering sandstone arches and valleys of lush rhododendrons greeted the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew as they made their way to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) in Northeast Tennessee.
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Tennessee National Park: -- (2005) IMBA heads to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, TN.
Hanover, New Hampshire: New Trail Opportunities in the Upper Valley: -- (2004) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew meets with community leaders to promote new mountain biking opportunities.
Trails in the Land of the Midnight Sun: -- (2004) The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew makes tracks in Alaska.
Chattanooga, Tennessee: SORBA Rallies to Make Chattanooga a Trails City: -- (2004) Getting closer to the city's 100 miles of trail in a 10 mile radius by 2010 goal.
Albuquerque Jump Park a Success: -- (2004) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew teams with the Pastry Club to build terrain park on public land.
New Trails in the Works in New Mexico: -- (2003) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Albuquerque and Gallup.
Trail Care Crew Talks Trails in Tennessee's Big South Fork: -- (2003) Aaryn Kay and Scott Linnenburger of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew paid a visit to the National Park Service's Big South Fork National Recreation Area in April to discuss how to incorporate mountain bikers with other users.
There's TRAILS in Them There Hills in Silver City, New Mexico: -- (2002) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew works in the old mining town of Boston Hills.
IMBA Trailbuilding Trio Lends Expertise in Utah: -- (2002) Trail Solutions and the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew add a new section to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
IMBA Answers Call of the Wild: -- (2001)IMBA meets with Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program in Anchorage, Alaska.
Trail Care Crew and NPS Break Ground on New Trail at New River Gorge National River: -- (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.

National Park Service/IMBA Project Lists

Bring the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew to your NPS Unit: -- Apply for a visit.
2007 IMBA/National Park Service Project List: -- Five trail projects on NPS property for 2007.
2007 IMBA/RTCA Project List: -- Three trail projects with RTCA in 2007.
2006 IMBA/RTCA Project List: -- Five trail projects with RTCA in 2006.
2005 IMBA/RTCA Project List: -- Seven trail projects with RTCA in 2005.
2004 IMBA/RTCA Project List: -- Four trail projects with RTCA in 2004.
2003 IMBA/RTCA Project List: -- Five trail projects with RTCA in 2003.
2002 IMBA/RTCA Project List: -- Four trail projects with RTCA in 2002.



	IMBA National Park Service Resource Page Agreement between the National Park Service and IMBA (2005-2010) (also in also in pdf format) 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. 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. IMBA Supports Centennial Initiative to Restore National Parks -- (03-21-07) The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) supports efforts to enhance the National Park Service (NPS) for its 100th birthday in 2016. The Centennial Initiative, will help restore the luster of our National Parks System and set the direction for the next century of park management. 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. IMBA and Giant Bicycles Visit Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area -- (03-28-06) In March, Giant Bicycles and IMBA visited the SMMNRA unit in coastal California. Giant generously donated two full-suspension Reign 3 mountain bikes to SMMNRA staff during the visit. IMBA Signs Breakthrough Agreement with National Park Service -- (05-02-05) For the first time, National Park Service leaders in Washington, D.C., have formally recognized mountain biking as a positive activity, compatible with the values of our National Park system. IMBA & NPS Agreement: What People are Saying -- (2005) A sampling of news articles and individuals' personal comments. Delaware Water Gap Mountain Bike Route Reaches a Dead End -- (11-21-04) The first authorized mountain biking trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was de-authorized four years after it opened. Saguaro Singletrack Set to Reopen -- (08-25-03) IMBA and local advocates lead successful push to reverse Cactus Forest Trail closure. Saguaro National Park Singletrack Trail Closed to Mountain Biking -- (06-07-02) The Cactus Forest Trail in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona closed to bicycle use after more than ten years of successful shared use. IMBA Partners with Rivers & Trails Program to Improve Community Trail Systems -- (June 2002) IMBA and the Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance (Rivers & Trails) program of the National Park Service sign agreement to partner on trail projects across the country. IMBA Summit Mobilizes Mountain Bike Advocates -- (April 2002) RTCA attends IMBA's International Mountain Bike Summit in Moab, Utah. Mammoth Cave National Park Opens Trails to Mountain Bikers -- (August 1999) The National Park Service went one step further in welcoming bikes on trails when Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky) inked an agreement this year with the Bowling Green League of Bicyclists to open 12 miles of trails. Grand Canyon National Park approves new singletrack; proposes Wilderness closure -- (September-October 1998) Events at the Grand Canyon National Park this summer both elated and frustrated mountain bicyclists. NPS Advocacy Help Revitalize Park Funding and Trail Opportunities -- (11-16-07) Mountain bikers have an opportunity to voice their support for a dramatic increase in National Park Service (NPS) funding. IMBA Asking Congress to Fund RTCA at $12 Million -- (03-07-07) The National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program brings communities together to build trail and greenway projects, restore rivers and wildlife habitat, preserve open space, and revitalize our public lands. 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 -- (02-14-06) Rivers & Trails Coalition opposes President's plan to cut $500,000 from RTCA Program. IMBA and NPS Announce Twelve Mountain Bike Projects for 2006 -- (01-04-06) The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the National Park Service (NPS) are excited to announce 12 partnership projects for 2006, including three pilot programs. National Park Service/IMBA Project Reports Bring the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew to your NPS Unit -- Apply for a visit. Saguaro National Park, AZ: Continuing the IMBA/NPS Partnership -- (2007) Upon the request of Jeremy Curtis, the trails planner at Saguaro, Anna Laxague and Jason Wells of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew were given the opportunity to advise the park trails department on the construction of a new trail. Cleveland, OH: Cyclists and Equestrians Pull Together in Cuyahoga National Park -- (2006) Crew leaders Nat and Rachael Lopes recently joined the Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA) in northern Ohio during the annual Ohio Trails Partnership (OTP) trailbuilding weekend. Homestead National Monument of America hosts Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew -- (2006) IMBA presented at the Trail to Opportunities Workshop at Homestead National Monument of America. Big Bend National Park, Texas: Even Texans Can't Overstate its Beauty -- (2006) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew leaders Nat and Rachael Lopes visited Big Bend National Park in February, one of 12 National Park visits by IMBA in 2006. Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew works in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area -- (2006) Granite outcroppings, cascading waterfalls, and sunny skies greeted the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew as they made their way to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (NRA), just outside of Redding, CA. Tucson, AZ: Mountain Biking in Saguaro National Park -- (2006) The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew spent a weekend working with the Arizona Trail Association and the Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists on two volunteer trailwork events in Saguaro National Park. Rutland, VT: It Takes a Village to Build a Trail -- IMBA hosts a trailbuilding workshop at Pine Hill Park in Rutland, VT in partnership with the NPS Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program (August 2005). Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Tennessee National Park -- (2005) Towering sandstone arches and valleys of lush rhododendrons greeted the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew as they made their way to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) in Northeast Tennessee. Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Tennessee National Park -- (2005) IMBA heads to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, TN. Hanover, New Hampshire: New Trail Opportunities in the Upper Valley -- (2004) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew meets with community leaders to promote new mountain biking opportunities. Trails in the Land of the Midnight Sun -- (2004) The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew makes tracks in Alaska. Chattanooga, Tennessee: SORBA Rallies to Make Chattanooga a Trails City -- (2004) Getting closer to the city's 100 miles of trail in a 10 mile radius by 2010 goal. Albuquerque Jump Park a Success -- (2004) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew teams with the Pastry Club to build terrain park on public land. New Trails in the Works in New Mexico -- (2003) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Albuquerque and Gallup. Trail Care Crew Talks Trails in Tennessee's Big South Fork -- (2003) Aaryn Kay and Scott Linnenburger of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew paid a visit to the National Park Service's Big South Fork National Recreation Area in April to discuss how to incorporate mountain bikers with other users. There's TRAILS in Them There Hills in Silver City, New Mexico -- (2002) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew works in the old mining town of Boston Hills. IMBA Trailbuilding Trio Lends Expertise in Utah -- (2002) Trail Solutions and the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew add a new section to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. IMBA Answers Call of the Wild -- (2001)IMBA meets with Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program in Anchorage, Alaska. Trail Care Crew and NPS Break Ground on New Trail at New River Gorge National River -- (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. National Park Service/IMBA Project Lists Bring the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew to your NPS Unit -- Apply for a visit. 2007 IMBA/National Park Service Project List -- Five trail projects on NPS property for 2007. 2007 IMBA/RTCA Project List -- Three trail projects with RTCA in 2007. 2006 IMBA/RTCA Project List -- Five trail projects with RTCA in 2006. 2005 IMBA/RTCA Project List -- Seven trail projects with RTCA in 2005. 2004 IMBA/RTCA Project List -- Four trail projects with RTCA in 2004. 2003 IMBA/RTCA Project List -- Five trail projects with RTCA in 2003. 2002 IMBA/RTCA Project List -- Four trail projects with RTCA in 2002. Resources 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) How to Open a NPS Trail to Bicycles: The Process Explained NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Some Dirt Roads (May 2006) NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Some Dirt Trails (May 2006) National Park Service Units with Great Riding Eight Ways Mountain Bikers Can Help the NPS Navigating the National Park Service: A Summary of its Structure and Organization Opinion: Why Mountain Biking is a National Park Conservation Solution (2002) Mountain Biking on the North Country Trail: IMBA's Perspective (2001) Travel Rules Of Recently Designated National Monuments 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. Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Northeast Region Report 2005-2006 (1MB pdf file - offsite link) -- (2006) Summary of RTCA accomplishments and partnerships in the Northeast Roanoke Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway Trail Plan - PDF file 1.6 MB -- (Januray 2004) An outstanding example of a trail management plan with a shared-use philosophy, sustainable trail design, and volunteerism. �The Trail Plan will become a component of the National Park Service's Blue Ridge Parkway General Management Plan. Feedback Submit Your Favorite National Park Service Unit for Mountain Biking Submit a National Park Service Mountain Biking Success Story Submit Your Idea for an IMBA/NPS Pilot Project IMBA Programs and Resources About IMBA Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Trailbuilding Schools and Schedule Trail Building and Maintenance Tips IMBA Resources National Mountain Bike Patrol - Assisting All Trail Users Find IMBA Representatives and Clubs Near You!


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