ROMP, Trail Cyclists, and Friends, If you support trail cycling access in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, and support implementation of the new General Plan which has been challenged, please read on. The objective is to convince the State that there is popular support in the community to defend the General Plan for …
Category Archive: Advocacy
Oct 31
Calabazas Closed. Decision Review Nov 1 at 7pm
Hey everyone, on the 4th of July a good friend of mine crashed at Calabazas Park and broke his neck in 3 places. He is doing much better now but is still in critical condition. As you can imagine staying in the ICU for a month and a half then getting moved around to all …
Oct 11
Club Elections
ROMP’s annual election of officers and directors is scheduled for the next business meeting, October 25 at 7PM at Round Table Pizza in Downtown Sunnyvale, 101 Town and Country. While a number of incumbents will be running for their current positions, we will also be looking to fill a number of vacant positions including race …
Apr 13
ROMP seeks Public Relations Officer
ROMP needs a public relations officer to oversee and facilitate distribution of email and web content, compose press releases, and interface with industry. If you are interested in helping out, please contact me. Thanks, Paul Nam (president@romp.org) All positions in ROMP are voluntary.
Mar 01
Closure of SDF? Don�t Let This Happen!
The facts Soquel Demonstration Forest is threatened with staff and budget cuts, and as a result potential closure. This would mean the loss of one of the best places for mountain biking in the San Francisco Bay Area. Soquel Demonstration Forest was on target to become a self-sustaining forest unit through its 2004 timber harvest …
Feb 18
URGENT Point Reyes National Seashore Access Alert
Your comments are needed by February 20th! The planning process and concept alternatives presented in the document, http://www.nps.gov/pore/home_mngmntdocs_GMP2003concepts.htm, regarding the future of Point Reyes has excluded the bicycling user group completely. Currently this National Parks unit allows limited access for bicycles. At the same time, horses have abundant access, even though their activities in the …
Feb 18
Save Lake Oroville’s Trails
California mountain bicyclists need to write the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) immediately to save mountain bike trail access at Lake Oroville. Public comment ends Feb. 29. A proper trail management decision at Oroville will protect trail access in other California state parks. This is an issue that affects everyone who rides in California. Please …
