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[22 Jun 2011 | Comments Off on Help ensure the construction of new mountain bike trails at Mammoth Cave National Park | ]
Help ensure the construction of new mountain bike trails at Mammoth Cave National Park

We have a great opportunity in our own backyard for new mountain bike trails! Mammoth Cave National Park is moving through the special regulations process to open new trails to mountain bikes. Their plan is now out for public comment and IMBA has set up an action alert outlining the process. Please take a few minutes to submit a comment; here is the link to our alert. The deadline for comments is July 17th and we are counting on you to help us get the word out!
http://www.imba.com/alert/comments-needed-mammoth-cave-national-park

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[6 May 2011 | Comments Off on IMBA Trail Care Crew Visit | ]
IMBA Trail Care Crew Visit

We are pleased to announce that Bowling Green KyMBA has been awarded a grant to host the IMBA Trail Care Crew from July 14th to July 17th at Nolin Lake State Park! This expert team of trail builders will join the Bowling Green Kentucky Mountain Bike Association (KyMBA) to teach sustainable trail building at Brier Creek Recreation Area of Nolin Lake. The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be at Nolin Lake to talk trails, teach people proper trail building technique and spend quality time digging in the dirt. The visit …

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[15 Apr 2011 | Comments Off on Weldon Peete Park/Mitch McConnell Park | ]

The Bowling Green chapter of KyMBA has been working with the Bowling Green Riverfront Foundation (BGRF) to help them form a recreation center in downtown riverfront Bowling Green, KY.  The Bowling Green Riverfront Foundation (BGRF) has proposed three projects for that area. The projects are a whitewater park, bouldering area and bike park. Bowling Green KyMBA is helping the riverfront foundation facilatate the bike park project.
We are breaking the bike park into three phases. Phase 1 will be to build 1.5 miles of sustainable natural surface trail. Phase 2 will be to build …