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Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association
COPMOBA is a group of mountain bikers dedicated to the development and maintenance of regional mountain bike trails on the Colorado Plateau. Our main trails include Kokopelli's, Tabequache, and Paradox, and we also work on all mountain bike trails in the area and are always working to get new trails built.
Donations help COPMOBA accomplish great things for the trails and mountain bike community! Donations allow COPMOBA to build and maintain trails and to advocate for the trails and mountain biking. Thank you for supporting and aiding our efforts!
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Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Hi COPMOBA,
We have great news for this month, on several fronts. First, the Ridgway crew recently passed a critical milestone in their efforts to create a trail network on BLM land adjacent to town. As you can imagine, the BLM has several steps in the process of allowing the creation of trails on public lands that they administer. This process can often be slow, and daunting, but it does serve some purposes, among them protecting our public land from improper development. In any case, on May 10 the Montrose district issued their final Environmental Assessment and their citing of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and their Decision Record which outlines the specifics of the proposed project. The decision is out for a 30 day public comment period, after which the Ridgway crew should be able to get going on implantation of their proposed trail complex, barring any new issues. This complex will be a great addition to the Ridgway area, with the ability to access these trails directly from town. When completed the plan calls for over 18 miles of non-motorized trail, with 14.5 mi of new construction. You can find a map of the planned complex at http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/co/information
/nepa/uncompahgre_field/ridgway_tmp.
Par.60356.File.dat/11-11%20Ridgway%
20EA%20Final%20Decision%20Map%20web.pdf
Let’s give the Ridgway group and the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office a hand for getting the project ready for implementation this Spring (hopefully), and in time to celebrate the development at the upcoming RAT Fest (Ridgway Area Trails) beginning June 7th. Let’s attend the Fest and give them a hand.
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COPMOBA now has limited edition thermal hoodies.
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Printable Order Form
You can also order via Pay Pal. Just use the donate button and follow the steps. In the note section, please let me know what you're ordering and the size that you would like. Take a look at the printable order form for more information. Thermal hoodies are $109.
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Grand Valley Trail Alliance
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Recreation activities in and around the Grand Valley over the past several decades have involved many facets of our varied outdoor opportunities. Ranked high among the engaging, growing, and successful pursuits, has been the development of trail systems and individual routes in our area for many varied user groups. Building upon the strengths and success of several existing trails organizations and the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction Field Office, an effort is underway to establish a new organization with the goal of combining resources, time, and attention in the pursuit of maintaining existing trails and creating new trails in the Grand Valley. This new organization is called the Grand Valley Trail Alliance.
It is anticipated that the GVTA will initially be comprised of representation from user groups including various modes of motorized travel, the mountain bike community, and likely foot and equine users. Importantly, the organization also seeks to include representation from local civic, business, and municipal bodies so that the organization represents diverse concerns and supporting interests regarding trail maintenance, the establishment of new trails, and trail support infrastructure, and is able to thoroughly review and vet concepts at the outset of the planning process with the goal of streamlining project implementation. The breadth of partners in the alliance is also important in providing a critical mass and strength of voice for new projects.
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