The California State legislature is slated to proclaim June 2024 as California Mountain Biking Month. This is the first piece of legislation that CAMTB has authored and will get passed. The resolution is being carried by Marin Assemblymember Damon Connolly and Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones with bicameral and bipartisan support. The resolution describes the […]
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2023 was another busy year for advocacy. As typical it’s a number of small steps moving at a glacial pace, but 2023 included very encouraging steps with progress on the Briones Pilot program, Wildcat Flow Trail Project, and Lime Ridge Flow Trail Project among others. In some cases BTCEB is the advocacy lead on
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One of the systems used by California State Parks is the Roads and Trails Master Plan (RTMP). These provide an overall description of the current condition of the roads and trail system of a state park or recreation area and documents future plans. RTMPs are a public planning document similar to Land Use Plans or
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Lauren Haughey and Scott Bartlebaugh attended the 2022 California Trails and Greenways conference held in April. Lauren is our BTCEB Vice President, a board member for CAMTB, and works for NICA. Scott is the BTCEB Advocacy Director, participates as a member organization on the CAMTB Advisory Council, and is our Lead Trail Steward at Crockett
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Staff presented their recommendations to the EBRPD Executive committee from the TWUG recommending the PAC (Park Advisiory Committee) take up the discussion of how to get more trails built and deciding who gets to use them. Staff also discussed plans to implement pilot trials of trail management practices such as directional and alternating day access at
By Scott Bartlebaugh Here is an update on some of the advocacy activities that we’re working on at BTCEB. You’ll begin to see some messaging from the Trails are Common Ground campaign in our social media feeds. This campaign has been created by a collective group of trail users including mountain bikers, hikers, equestrians, trail runners, and
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The BTCEB 2021 Nominating Committee is proud to announce the following positions have been filled at our February Board meeting. Included where available is an introductory note from the winning candidate.
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We advocate in the East Bay for increased access to off road cycling opportunities. We aim to promote a community of responsible cyclists working with land managers to create sustainable trails with access for mountain biking. Public lands are a shared resource and we work with other trail users, stakeholders, and land managers to seek solutions that provide
In this issue: Getting to Know Your Candidates Goldfinch Trail at Crockett Hills is Open Oakland Pump Track Update BTCEB Work Day at Almond Ranch CAMTB Trail Stewardship: Can You Dig it? Bay Day Trail Challenge Bay Ridge Challenge East Bay Dirt Classic Continues
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