The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be at Whiterock on June 5-6 for a land managers training and a trail building school. The events are free but registration is required.
Friday, June 5 - IMBA Land Manager's Training
The
Land Manager training educates land managers on IMBA and the practice
of designing, building and maintaining sustainable trails; as well as
the importance of partnerships with local mountain biking organizations
to achieve great trails. The curriculum is geared toward land managers
who oversee land that either provides, or has the potential to provide
mountain biking opportunities. Key topics include trail building
theory; sustainable trail design and construction; user management
techniques; erosion basics; volunteer management; natural resource
management, stacked loop systems; understanding flow; effective
signage; trail maintenance concerns; reroutes and reclamation. The
event is free but registration is required.
- 11 a.m. - 3 pm @Bur Oak Visitor's Center at Whiterock Conservancy, 1436 Highway 141, Coon Rapids, IA 50058
- Lunch provided
Saturday, June 6 - National Trails Day - IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) Trail Building School
IMBA's Trail Building
School teaches IMBA's philosophies and trains local volunteers and
land managers on how to build and maintain sustainable singletrack. The
school involves three hours in the classroom followed by about four
hours in the field doing hands-on trail work and field instruction. Key
topics include trail building theory, essential
elements of sustainable trails, designing a trail, constructing the
trail, rerouting and reclaiming trails and armoring techniques. This event is free but registration is required.
- Classroom 9 a.m. - noon @Bur Oak Visitor's Center at Whiterock Conservancy, 1436 Highway 141, Coon Rapids, IA 50058
- Lunch provided
- Trail work 1 p.m. - 4/5 p.m. @ River Campground at Whiterock Conservancy
- Saturday evening and Sunday will have opportunities to be social and ride the new trails at Whiterock Conservancy.