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Support Alternative C for the Lookout Mountain Battlefeld General Management Plan Amendment

Tue, 01/27/2015 - 12:43pm — robina

SORBA Chattanooga needs plenty of bodies there tonight and favorable comments towards Alternate C. The last meeting showed considerable opposition to this proposal.

Input Needed for Pisgah National Forest Plan

Mon, 12/08/2014 - 4:30pm — robina

Please Comment on Timber Production, Wilderness Designations, and Management Prescriptions in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests by January 6th, 2015

Tarheel TrailBlazers Host SORBA’s Fall Board of Directors’ Meeting

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 12:15pm — robina

BOD pic66 enthusiastic advocates from the Southeastern region attended SORBA’s fall Board of Directors’ meeting in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, November 15. Attendees participated in a business meeting and strategic planning, and heard presentations on Mecklenburg County parks, mtbproject.com and NICA in North Carolina.

TORC Hosts Inaugural 50 and 100 mile Umstead Gravel Grinder Race

Tue, 11/11/2014 - 10:43am — robina

by Beth Harralson

Tags: 
TORC
Gravel Grinder
Endurance race
mountain biking

EMBA Hosts Member Appreciation Cookout

Sun, 08/10/2014 - 5:55pm — robina

EMBA logoThe Ellijay Mountain Bike Association (EMBA) held a Member-Aappreciation Cook-Out on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Sisson Company Pavilion in Cherrylog, GA. Along with showing their members just how special they are, the chapter also signed up ten new members. Attendees also enjoyed a Silent Auction that earned $600 for the chapter.

SORBA Begins Strategic Planning

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 4:24pm — robina

On Saturday July 18, The SORBA Executive Board, comprised of Paul Farrow, Angela Allen, and Annabeth Purcell (Dan Zafuto was not present); Jim Grover of the IMBA Board; and the SORBA staff, Tom Sauret, Terry Palmeri, and Robin Allen, met to discuss SORBA, its mission, and its present state-of-the-Union. The group began to outline the discussion for the entire SORBA Board Of Directors at the November 15th meeting in Charlotte, NC.

Woodstock Gets $25,000 grant from The UPS Foundation!

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 1:24pm — robina

Northeast Alabama Biking & Trail Survey - 2014

Wed, 07/16/2014 - 9:54pm — robina

The Center for Economic Development at Jacksonville State University is surveying bikers to prepare an Economic and Usage Analysis for the following:

- Enhancement and expansion of Coldwater Mountain Bike Trail (currently 25 miles with an estimated 10-12 additional miles anticipated to be completed by the end of 2014;
- Expansion of the Chief Ladiga Trail (currently a 33 mile rail trail which connects to the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia);
- Potential of a 4-day “Stage Race” to include time trials, road racing; Criterium, and a circuit race.

IMBA-SORBA West Georgia Announces Mountain Bike Patrol

Wed, 07/16/2014 - 9:34pm — robina

by Wes Allen

IMBA-SORBA West Georgia is proud to announce its new bike patrol. The patrol was originally started in 2013 with only the Patrol Director, Wes Allen, and has quickly grown to six patrollers with more expected to join.

Flagler Area Biking Blazes Ahead

Wed, 07/16/2014 - 9:19pm — robina

by Kevin Phelps

FAB logoFlagler Area Biking has been busy! During the last few months they've signed an MOU with a state park, officially incorporated two trails into our SORBA chapter, been approved to build a jump park and skills area at Chuck Lennon Park, and hosted a very successful race that brought roadies and mountain bikers together, and they have been awarded Florida's Off-Road Bicycle Club of the Year!

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