Trail EAffect

Trail EAffect with Greg Williams of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and the Downieville Classic – The Power of Trails AKA Dirt Magic Greg leads the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and is a descendant of the Deer Creek Band of Northern Sierra Miwok. Greg has spent his life in the Sierra Nevada Mountains living by the examples of his elders — developing a passion for community, clean streams, bi...

Trek Trails at Mt. Telemark Village with Joe V. #113 What the American Birkebeiner Foundation is Joe’s Role with The Birkie Foundation Manager of the Mountain Bike Trail Project (Trek Trails) Co-Directs Bike Events Back Story of Telemark Lodge Turning the facility into an outdoor recreation center XC Ski Trails / Roller Ski Loop Summer Mountain Bike Trails The Overall Plan Trail Plan Started Plann...

Trail EAffect with Bob Burns – The Trek Foundation, People for Bikes, WI Bike Fed, NICA #112 How Bob Started with Trek Bicycle Co Bicycle Share (BCycle) How Bike Share can shape and transform a community People for Bikes Places for Bikes Wausau, WI Wisconsin and the pioneering of Rails to Trails Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation NICA – National Interscholastic Cycling Association Trek Foundat...

Trail EAffect with Christine Byl of Interior Trails LLC - Trail Building in Alaska #111 How Christine got into Trail Building What drew Christine to Glacier National Park and the Trail Crew What drew Christine and her husband Gabe to Alaska Founding Interior Trails with her husband Gabe Types of Projects / Work that Interior Trails takes on Using Helicopters for logistics to get both crew members...

Trail EAffect with Dawn Packard of Blue Sky Trails #110 How Dawn got into Trail Building as an intern with Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Cracking down on Illegal Bolting for Rock Climbing Building an access trail to the Flatirons for Climbing access Working with Dick Lyman Working with Jim Angel and learning the trail building trade “People Don’t Need Trails - The Land Does” – Jim Angel an...

Trail EAffect with Laura Blythe of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Fire Mountain Trail System #109 Laura’s backstory / how Laura got into Mountain Biking How the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians acquired and kept their land that now makes up the Qualla Boundary Laura getting her father in to riding a bike Riding the “Remember the Removal” ride with Laura What Fire Mountain has done for th...

Trail EAffect with Jeremy Hyatt of Fire Mountain Trail System #108 Jeremy’s Backstory / how Jeremy got into Mountain Biking Jeremy’s role as the Secretary of Operations for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Details on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Properties / Qualla Boundary The backstory on how the Fire Mountain Trail System came to be Geographic location of Fire Mountain Trails Trails...

Trail EAffect with Tara Alcantara of Tucson, AZ – Home Grown MTB / TORCA #107 Tara Alcantara Backstory The Creation of Tucson Off-Road Cyclists and Activists Leaning into Gravity and Mt Lemmon The Bighorn Fire and damage it caused in Summer of 2020 Building a Relationship with the US Forest Service and creating a new trails plan for Coronado National Forest and Mt. Lemmon Creating Home Grown MTB M...

Trail EAffect Bonus Show Fat Biking with Aaron Hautala of Cuyuna Adventure Town USA The Broad Overview of Winter Single Track for Fat Biking at Cuyuna Winter Guide Lines for use The Orange Cone Grooming Details Tire Pressure Explained How Fat Biking began in Cuyuna Convincing the MN DNR to allow Single Track grooming for fat biking Snow Zombies – Snowshoe Groomers – 3 Bold Women Mechanical Single-...

Trail EAffect Episode 106 with Aaron Ruff of the Central Wisconsin Off-Road Cycling Coalition The path to finding mountain biking and becoming President of CWOCC for Aaron Mountain Biking at Nine Mile County Park List of Trail Systems that CWOCC manages Big Eau Pleine County Park Prairie Dell / Underdown County Park Ringle Trails Sylvan Hill County Park Nine Mile County Park The Sylvan Hill Bike P...

Trail EAffect Episode 105 with Mike Repyak Director of Planning and Design for IMBA Trail Solutions  The Rib Mountain State Park Master Plan Story The Approval and Process for this Master Plan The Importance of Partnerships with other community-based organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce leaning into actual infrastructure, Trail Planning and Trail Building Testimony during the WDNR Public...

Trail EAffect Episode 104 with Michael Anzalone of the California Mountain Biking Coalition Michael Anzalone Backstory What the California Mountain Biking Coalition is Supporting 30 Mountain Biking Organizations in California 503(c)(4) and why this is different Can advocate in the political arena Land Manager Engagement How CAMTB has been received by elected officials How CAMTB has been received b...

Trail EAffect Episode 103 with Dr. Danny Twilley Part 4 Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University Series This is Part 4 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative Intro 100 Mile Vision Active Transportation 15 Minute Communities Statewide Opportunities for Planning and Construction in terms of fun...

Trail EAffect Episode 102 with Rich Edwards of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University Series This is Part 3 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative Intro to Rich Edwards Rich Edwards Backstory Why Rich chose the move to West Virginia University The opportunity for trail building in terms...

Trail EAffect Episode 101 with Andy Williamson of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University This is Part 2 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative Andy Williamson Backstory Choosing a community for the lifestyle that the community provides Ascend West Virginia and partnering with Tourism An...

Trail EAffect Episode 100 with Danny Twilley of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University This is Part 1 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative Danny Twilley Backstory Stacking Outdoor Experiences Outdoor Recreation Transforming People and Place The Bailey’s Trail System Backstory in Athen...

Trail EAffect Episode 99 Graeme McLean the Head of Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Graeme McLean Backstory Why Scotland has embraced mountain biking so much Land Reform / Land Reform Act in Scotland Purpose Built Trail Networks / Trail Centres Directional Trails in Scotland 4 Pillars: Trails, Health, Destinations, and Innovation The siding scale of trail sustainability Health – Specifically...

Trail EAffect Episode 98 Panama Joe, Director of Culture at Singletrack Trails Panama Joe Backstory Moving to Grand Junction Co Getting Started at Singletrack Trails as a job First Project: The Palisade Plunge Wildlife while building the Palisade Plunge Bike of choice for the Palisade Plunge The Director of Culture Position Description Howlerfest Graphic Design Planning Grand Junction Trail Rating...

Trail EAffect Episode 97 Copper Harbor Trails Club 2022 Updates / SRAM Partnership Intros for Nathan Miller and Adam Yeoman Giving Tuesday Campaign – Adam SRAM $500,000 Partnership for Five Years – Nathan Triple Your Donation to Copper Harbor Trails Through Giving Tuesday when you donate to Copper Harbor Trails Club through the Portage Health Foundation, which is then matched by SRAM 31,000 Acres...

Trail EAffect Episode 96 with Cody Wilkins of Sensus R.A.D. Trails Pre show talk Building in Jackson Hole, WY Cody Wilkins Backstory The Sensus R.A.D. Trails Backstory Started by Cam Zink Run as a Non-Profit Lessons and learning from going to City Council Meetings for Trail Advocacy Lessons learned through running Sensus R.A.D. Trails Places that Cody has built Trail Planning and Design and how th...

Trail EAffect Episode 95 with Susie Murphy of the San Diego Mountain Bike Association Susie Murphy Back Story The Structure of how the San Diego Mountain Bike Association operates Full Time Trails Coordinator Communications and Marketing Trail Specialist SDMBA Board Trail Liaisons How San Diego County is laid out in terms of Trail Systems Working with all the different land managers Splitting the...

Trail EAffect Episode 94 Rezduro with Germaine Simonson and Marvin James Episode 94 features Marvin James and Germaine Simonson of Rezduro. Rezduro represents a mountain bike community within the Navajo Nation aka the Diné Tribe of Northern AZ. Rezduro is the first and only Indigenous-led mountain bike enduro race. We are organized by Diné (Navajo) for Diné on Diné Lands. Marvin James Hardrock, AZ...

Trail EAffect Episode 93 with Adam Craig Professional Mountain Biker, Trail Builder and Advocate The Adam Craig Back Story The intersection of Mountain Bike Trails, Communities and Products First World Cup XC Racer with a single chainring setup Moving back to Maine Transitioning into a Role at Sugarloaf Resort Getting an Enduro World Series Event at Sugarloaf Resort Building all the race tracks be...

Trail EAffect Episode 92 with Dave “Coolio” Schulz Creating Community through Missouri with Trails and Bike Parks The Back Story Dave Creating GORC Gravity Dave’s knowledge picked up in previous careers The Hack to speed up the trail project process Helping Communities learn how to spend money on themselves Diving into this process through projects completed Eureka Mountain Bike Park Famous Failur...

Trail EAffect Episode 91 Jarrod’s Place Bike Park with Josh Cohan and Jarrod Harris Georgia’s first Shuttle Service Bike Park The Back Story of Josh Cohan The Back Story of Jarrod Harris The Back Story of Jarrod’s Place Bike Park Josh’s take on creating Jarrod’s Place Bike Park The Property that Jarrod’s Place Bike Park is located on 230 acres 900’+ of vertical drop Inspiration that Jarrod pulled...