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Links To Information About Wilderness And Bicycling

Wilderness.net
One of the most complete, searchable sources for Wilderness and Wilderness Management issues. There are several discussion groups on this site, some of which have taken on the mountain bike issue.


Wildlands Center For Preventing Roads
Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads focuses on the impacts of roads and off road vehicles on backcountry resources. They have posted on article raising questions about bikes, but so far haven't confused trail impacts with roads or bike impacts with motors.


Campaign For America's Wilderness
The Campaign for America's Wilderness tracks and supports state Wilderness campaigns. You can sign up to be kept informed of Wilderness activities and pending legislation.


Wild Alliance
Wild Alliance is an organization of businesses for Wild California. Right now, they're supporting Senator Boxer's proposed California Wilderness bill. Businesses, Chambers of Commerce, tourism Councils need to be shown the value of mountain bike recreation as we protect our wild places.


Outdoor Industry Association

This group of outdoor businesses has generally supported Wilderness designation. Mountain bicyclists and the bike industry need to show them that bike access is important too


Businesses For Wilderness
This is the Outdoor Industry Association's Wilderness support project. They claim to be interested in diverse preservation solutions, not just Wilderness.


Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center
The interagency Wilderness policy, management and training center for Wilderness


Wild Earth Journal
Wild Earth, the Journal of the Wildlands Project printed this discussion of the issue of bikes in Wilderness. Jim Hasenauer, IMBA Board member participated.


High Country News

High Country News printed this essay by IMBA Board member Jim Hasenauer arguing that bikes should be allowed on some trails in some Wilderness.
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