Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2005

Nat and Rachael Lopes

Nat and Rachael travel the Western U.S. and Canada leading Trailbuilding Schools, working with local volunteers and land managers. Prior to working with IMBA, Rachael worked as an archaeologist with a breadth of experience that ranges from GIS mapping to soil sampling to burial exhumation. Nat worked as an independent marketing, design and photography consultant; he is also certified as a California Department of Forestry firefighter, a California State Park Docent, and in Wilderness First Aid. Rachael and Nat both hail from California, but have had the opportunity to explore some of the best riding throughout North America.

Jill Van Winkle and Chris Bernhardt

Before joining the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew, Chris Bernhardt and Jill Van Winkle lived in Hood River, Oregon. They were both very active with their local trails community, from Wilderness advocacy meetings to working on a new trail master plan to swinging a tool at workdays. They are also avid riders. Chris has his masters in urban and regional planning with experience in private and municipal planning. Jill has a background in plant biology and a passion for teaching. She has worked for the Forest Service, the Native Plant Society of Oregon, has 4 patents (in plant genetics), and has most recently worked in water quality analysis.

Program Coordinator

Aaryn Kay,
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Year-End Report (2MB pdf file) - A snapshot of the Crews' accomplishments in 2005.

Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2005

Nat and Rachael Lopes

Jill Van Winkle and Chris Bernhardt

Program Coordinator

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	Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2005 Nat and Rachael Lopes Nat and Rachael travel the Western U.S. and Canada leading Trailbuilding Schools, working with local volunteers and land managers. Prior to working with IMBA, Rachael worked as an archaeologist with a breadth of experience that ranges from GIS mapping to soil sampling to burial exhumation. Nat worked as an independent marketing, design and photography consultant; he is also certified as a California Department of Forestry firefighter, a California State Park Docent, and in Wilderness First Aid. Rachael and Nat both hail from California, but have had the opportunity to explore some of the best riding throughout North America. Jill Van Winkle and Chris Bernhardt Before joining the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew, Chris Bernhardt and Jill Van Winkle lived in Hood River, Oregon. They were both very active with their local trails community, from Wilderness advocacy meetings to working on a new trail master plan to swinging a tool at workdays. They are also avid riders. Chris has his masters in urban and regional planning with experience in private and municipal planning. Jill has a background in plant biology and a passion for teaching. She has worked for the Forest Service, the Native Plant Society of Oregon, has 4 patents (in plant genetics), and has most recently worked in water quality analysis. Program Coordinator Aaryn Kay, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Year-End Report (2MB pdf file) - A snapshot of the Crews' accomplishments in 2005. Stories From The Road Prescott, AZ: Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew help build Prescott's future Circle Trail Angel Fire, NM: Crew Sets the Scene for Increasing Recreation-Based Tourism Lebanon, PA: SAMBA Builds Sweet, Sustainable Singletrack Manitoba and Saskatchewan get some IMBA Love Rutland, VT: It Takes a Village to Build a Trail Vernal, Utah: Making Great Singletrack Even Greater Brian Head, Utah: Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Keeps Singletrack Single Spokane, WA: Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew find lots of riding in eastern Washington Army Corps of Engineers Hosts New England Trail Builders School Hopkinton, NH: Live Free and Ride Free in the Granite State Squamish, BC: Saving the Plunge Nashville, TN: Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew croons over new singletrack Statesville, NC: Tarheels Blaze the Trail Chattanooga, Tennessee: SORBA Rallies to Make Chattanooga a Trails City Rochester, MN: Jump Starting Lift Assist Riding Louisville, KY: Fixing the Fall Line BUMPing in Birmingham, AL New York Trail Managers Learn From IMBA Building Partnerships and Trails in Ukiah, California Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews Heads to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, TN Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew in Thousand Oaks, CA IMBA Helps Build New Singletrack in Santa Barbara, CA Santa Rosa, California: Road to trails conversion in Annadel State Park Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits New Almaden, CA More Stories From The Road Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2007 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2006 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2005 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2004 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2003 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2002 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2001 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 2000 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 1999 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 1998 Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews 1997


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