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Welcome to the new Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers website!
Who are the SBMTV? We are a group of advocates dedicated to building a trail community and sustainable trail system through continued volunteer work. And, some of us also enjoy riding mountain bikes. The Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers formed over 15 years ago in response to threatened trail closures. Since then the Trail Volunteers have worked hard to promote responsible mountain bike trail use and volunteer trail maintenance activities. We are currently focusing our energy on rider education and the development of closer ties between members of the trail community. For more information on your trail community, check www.sbtrails.org What we do Trail maintenance, building and repair: We organize and conduct volunteer trail maintenance events to preserve the trails for everyone's enjoyment. Events are held monthly March through November and are open to all trail users. Trail User Education: Our local trails are receiving more use than ever before. It is very important that everyone using the trails behaves in a responsible and courteous way. SBMTV's Trail Head education program informs trail users of proper trail etiquette and encourages everyone to respect their fellow trail users. Advocacy: SBMTV leads the way in advocating for increased trail opportunities for all trail users. We also work for the preservation of open space and wild places. What we have done: » Fifteen straight years of trail maintenance with 2000+ volunteer hours of work each of the past 3 years. » Started a local bike bell / user education program that has helped ease trail user tensions and created a safer trail network. » Initiated the development of a Downhill/Freeride specific riding facility on the south coast. » Developed ties between SBMTV and local equestrian groups in the interest of fostering better understanding and cooperation. News from IMBA RSS feed from IMBA. National Public Lands Day Event Will Benefit Colorado's Monarch Crest Trail More than 100 volunteers are expected to come together on the Monarch Crest trail, outside of Salida, CO, on Sept. 27, to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Protect Mountain Biking in Colorado's National Forests The United States Forest Service (USFS) has recently issued a draft rule for Colorado's national forests that weakens and removes existing protections for backcountry roadless areas. Updates on Land Protection Legislation Packages in Key States Key legislation effecting mountain biking. Urge California Decision Makers to Adopt Bike-Friendly Land Protection Measures Tell the governor and your state senator and representative you support land protection that allows bicycling to continue. IMBA World Summit Day 1: National Park Service Director Bomar Says IMBA and NPS Share 'Special Bond' Speaking before hundreds of mountain bikers gathered in Park City, Utah, for the IMBA World Summit, National Parks Service (NPS) director Mary Bomar gave a warmly received keynote address. IMBA World Summit Day 1: Trek President John Burke Wants to Transform Mountain Biking John Burke, president of Trek Bicycles, opened up the 2008 IMBA Summit in Park City, Utah, with an inspiring challenge. |
April 19th: Plan Santa Barbara Workshop, sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara. April 19th-20th: Earth Day, Santa Barbara Court House April 26th: Elings Park Trail Maintenance, 9am Cliff parking lot. May 15th-18th: Santa Ynez Classic MTB Race May 17th: Elings Park Trail Maintenance, 9am Cliff parking lot. May 29th-31st: California Trails and Greenways Conference. June 7th: National Trails Day. Trail to be announced June 7th-8th: Elings Park "Bike Fest" June 18th-21st: IMBA World Mountain Bike Summit, Park City Utah 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Louise Lowry Davis Center 1232 De la Vina St., Santa Barbara This is another opportunity to for you to comment on our trail system. Saturday November 17th public meeting of the Front Country Trails Task Force. This is another opportunity to for you to comment on our trail system. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Louise Lowry Davis Center 1232 De la Vina St., Santa Barbara The Front Country Trails Task Force will be reviewing, commenting, and asking questions about the different types of trail management options that can be applied to the Santa Barbara Trails (Agency staff has prepared a number of these management recommendations). This meeting is another opportunity to for you to comment on our trail system. Agenda Recommendations The Santa Barbara County Trails Council has submitted a "Trails Managment Recommendation" to the Task Force. The main points of this recommendation are included below. Trails Council Recommendation Letter Both the Los Padres Forest Association and the Santa Barbara Mountain Bike trail volunteers have submitted letters of support for the Trails Council's recommendation. SBMTV's letter of support SBMTV has also resubmitted an updated statement on the 2005 FCTWG Proposal and a detailed description of many of the common trail management pieces that are included in these recommendations. SBMTV FCTWG Support Letter SBMTV Trail Mgmnt Techniques Please review these documents before the meeting. SBMTV supports the Trails Council recommendation because it closely matches and follows the trail management options that SBMTV has been discussing with the City, County, and Forest Service for many years. The following recommendation does not seek to restrict users from trails, but seeks to collect objective data in order for the agencies to make the best management decisions, seeks to educate agency staff in the ways of trails management, and seeks to build partnerships between agencies and advocacy organizations. For almost twenty years, SBMTV has quietly worked towards these goals - it looks like we may be getting closer to a cooperative and collaborative trail system in Santa Barbara. Trails Council Trails Management Recommendation Short-Term (Year 2008):
Long-Term (Year 2009 and beyond):
And a note from Santa Barbara City Staff: "The Task Force will not be taking any action at this meeting. They will be initiating discussion that will likely continue to the February 2008 meeting and beyond. Please remember that the purpose of the Task Force is to assess trail issues and then make recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors, Santa Barbara City Council and the Forest Superintendent. There is no mechanism for the Task Force to make policy decisions. There will be ongoing opportunity for public comment. Task Force will not be taking any action to limit trail use in the near future." Regards, Chris Orr Trail Advocate IMBA - Regional California Rep, www.imba.com SBMTV - Vice President, www.sbmtv.org LPFA - Board member, www.lpforest.org Trails Council - Vice Pres, www.sbtrails.org Use this link to view or download the report with Adobe Acrobat. And stay tuned for the upcoming 2007 trail maintenance dates. New SBMTV T-Shirts - Show your support for local trails SBMTV now has t-shirts available for purchase! The short-sleeve shirts are natural color (off-white) and have SBMTV's logo in large on the back and in small on the front breast. They are made of organic cotton by Patagonia's Beneficial Tees. To view the shirts click here. For a tshirt flyer click here. We have men's small, medium, large, and XL, and youth large and XL, which are the equivalent of women's medium and women's large. The shirts are $20 each and all of the proceeds go directly to SBMTV. To order, contact Rick Margolin at rsmarg@yahoo.com, or 805.895.2731.
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