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News: Bell Built Finalists Announced

We wrote previously about the return of the Bell Built Grant and the application process, and now the finalists have been chosen! Check out the infographic below for details on the different places that have been nominated: Voting starts April 7th, so get ready! The power to choose which projects recieve funding and which don’t …

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Advocacy Alert: A Big Step in the Right Direction in Idaho’s Boulder-White Clouds

For some time there has been much ado about how to best preserve Idaho’s stunning Boulder-White Clouds mountains.  Recently, preservationists and mountain bikers combined forces to arrive at a mutually beneficial means of protecting this magnificent natural resource. The following sentence from the linked article sums up the simple perfection of this approach:  “The agreement …

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Advocacy Alert: Public Comment Period Closing on Rocky Mountain National Park East Shore Trail

The comment period for the Environmental Assessment covering multi-use (including bikes) on the East Shore Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park closes on March 3. Now is your opportunity to be heard! How to Comment: Making a comment is simple and can be done on line very quickly. Simply go to: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=43625 and find the …

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Not Sure Who Maintains the Trails You Ride? Find Out with Singletracks

Mountain bike trails don’t generally build themselves*. Even those trails that do build themselves require maintenance after a while, and that’s where local mountain bike clubs come in.  Singletracks wants to help travelling riders learn more about the local clubs that build and maintain sweet singletrack all around the world, so we recently added some …

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Video: “Crossing the Divide”

“Crossing the Divide,” a new video from IMBA (and produced by Salida-based Grit and Thistle Film Company), explains how IMBA has been partnering with conservation-oriented groups in an effort to help preserve and conserve our wild areas, and to allow for recreation at the same time. I think this video makes a fantastic point: the vast majority of …

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