Chapter 6: Additional Resources
The Mountain Bike Advocate's Guide to Planning and the United States Forest Service
IMBA Peer Advisory Committee
We are currently forming a committee of IMBA staff and advocates to
provide a forum for public lands issues. The committee will hold
regularly scheduled conference calls where your questions can be
addressed immediately. For more information, contact IMBA's Government
Affairs Director
.
- Forest Service Trail Opening Process
- -- (November 2005) Forest Service policies for opening and designating trails for certain uses.
- Forest Service Recommended Wilderness Policy
- -- Understanding how the Forest Service manages lands recommended for Wilderness designation.
- Wilderness
- -- IMBA's Wilderness Resource Page.
- Partnership Agreements
- -- IMBA's Memorandum of Understanding with the Forest Service.
- Mountain Bikers Aren't "Mechanized" Trail Users!
- -- Why mountain biking should be managed as a non-motorized form of recreation.
- BLM Land Use Planning Handbook (pdf file)
- -- 2005 edition of this valuable, thorough resource on how the BLM creates and updates its Resource Management Plans.
- Bureau of Land Management: Wilderness Study Area Management
- -- (November 2005) A summary of BLM policies for mountain bike management in Wilderness Study Areas
- BLM Trail Designation Process
- -- (November 2005) BLM policies for opening and designating trails for certain uses.
- Forest Service Plan Update Calendar (offsite link)
- -- Schedule of forest plan updates throughout the Forest Service.
- National Park Service Planning (offsite link)
- -- Homepage for NPS planning resources.
Other Possible Community Partners
Look for local chapters of these national organizations:
American Motorcycle Association
Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
National Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition
National Parks and Conservation Association
