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IMBA Trail Care Crew in Auburn/Opelika
The IMBA Trail Care Crew is coming to Auburn!
During the event filled weekend the Trail Care Crew will share with us a broad range of information from building a healthy chapter to proper trail building techniques. This is an important event for the Auburn/Opelika area and the future of our mountain biking community and is another step towards having our own IMBA chapter.
We are aware it is a bit of a short notice but this is the one opportunity to have the Trail Care Crew for the next few years. It also ties into the huge amount currently going on building the new trail network at Chewacla State park. Please make an effort to join us for these three days, it will greatly help our local mountain biking community.
The weekends itinerary:
Friday 3/9
7:00pm - 8:00pm:
Club Care Seminar
Tips on how to form a healthy club, ideas for advocacy, and ways to be a positive impact on the community as a local IMBA chapter.
Location: TBD
Saturday 3/10
9:00am - 12:00pm:
Trail Building School
How to build and maintain sustainable trail. Indoor informative seminar led by the IMBA Trail Care Crew.
Location: TBD
12:00pm - 1:00pm:
Lunch
Food will be provided to everyone in attendance.
When confirming your attendance please leave a comment making sure we know you are going to be there Saturday for lunch so we have an idea how many people we need to feed.
Location: TBD
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Trail Work
Hands on trail building work at Chewacla State Park with the IMBA Trail Care Crew.
Please bring any tools you might have for trail building including shovels, rakes, hoes, loppers, mattocks, etc.
Location: Chewalca State Park
Sunday 3/11
Time TBD
Group ride with the IMBA Trail Care Crew.
Come to ride. There will be no work done, just riding and fellowship.
Location: Chewacla State Park
Please pass this event on to anyone that may be interested in attending, even if your unable to attend. A large attendance will only help our case in moving forward with our own IMBA chapter.
We have both a Facebook event and and Evite page (for those without Facebook).
FaceBook Link:
http://www.facebook.com/events/244250708991940/Evite Link:
http://new.evite.com/#view_invite:eid=0286AAQZXGK5ZY6EIEPBLRJ4AIS2CIThank you guys so much! Hope to see you there.
Who is Auburn Off-Road Bike Association?
AORBA is made up of mountain bikers, of all skill levels and ages, from all over the Auburn/Opelika area. We are a new association whose purpose will be to promote the sport of mountain biking, to participate in the construction and maintenance of local trails and to be good stewards of the land we use.
AORBA members come from all walks of life. AORBA is a diverse group of mountain bikers that includes college students, grandparents, moms, dads, children…any citizen from the Auburn/Opelika area who is interested in the sport of mountain biking.
AORBA is a division of the Chatahoochee Valley Area – Southern Off-Road Biking Association (SORBA). SORBA is affiliated with the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA). Their mission, through the strength of a large group of active members, is to create, enhance and protect great trail experiences for mountain bikers worldwide. When you join AORBA and SORBA/IMBA you are helping to protect your great mountain biking experiences everywhere, but especially locally. SORBA/IMBA have been involved in the development of the Swayback Bridge Trail and the West Point Trail in our area. AORBA and SORBA/IMBA will be involved in the Lake Wilmore Trail and in future trail projects in the area.
To join AORBA or to get more information about us check out this website, the SORBA and IMBA websites or email Brad Hooks at brad@mountainbikeauburn.com.