The Sea Otter IMBA Summit was a long time ago it seems, and I have not written anything about this great event. Leaders from the mtb industry and advocacy groups from all over converged on the Sea Otter, Friday afternoon, just before the awesome showers let loose on the racers and merchandisers, given us advocates …
Category Archive: Advocacy
Mar 30
GGNRA General Master Plan Meetings
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) will host five Open Houses to solicit your input on the General Management Plan (GMP). 1. Wednesday, April 19, 3:30pm to 7:30pm at GGNRA Headquarters, Fort Mason Building 201, San Francisco 2. Thursday, April 20, 3:00pm to 7:00pm, Pacifica Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive, Pacifica (across from Linda …
Mar 28
tandem captains wanted for blind vets
I’m the Director of the Blind Rehab program at the Palo Alto VA. We have several soldiers returning from Iraqi with vision loss in our program that are interested in tandem cycling. We are looking for some experienced tandem captains that would be interested in doing some riding with them. We currently have one tandem …
Mar 16
Mori Point Plan: Comments Needed to SUPPORT Alternative 3
Hey Peninsula MTN bikers, The National Park Service (NPS) and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) planners have finished making their restoration and trail plan document for Mori Point in Pacifica. If the planners get their wish (i.e. if their “preferred plan” is ratified), mountain bikers will lose. We have until March 31, to …
Feb 20
Adopt A Trail!
Other ROMP volunteers have stepped up to the plate and adopted trails in other SC County parks, such as Grizzly Flat and Table Mountain in Stevens Canyon park. While I am not sure these adopted trails are only maintained by their adoptees, this may be the case.If someone could please adopt Rocky Ridge and / …
Feb 20
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Please email or call (408) 355-2254 if you are interested in one of the ongoing volunteer opportunities listed below Adopt-a-Trail – Do you have a trail you use that you would like to help maintain? Do you have a group that is looking for some good, physical service work in a beautiful outdoor setting? If …
Feb 16
Pacifica Bike Park
We’ve set up a web site specifically for the proposed Pacifica Bike Park: http://www.pacificabikepark.com/ The site will have news and info about the status of the park, as well as links to all the great bike sites and shops. If it’s cool with everyone, I’d like to make this the ‘official’ site for the park. …
