Aug 21, 2026 | Action Alerts, News
Protecting Our Backcountry Experiences On August 8th the USDA announced that it will open a public comment period as it moves forward to rescind the Roadless Rule, a longstanding policy that protects millions of acres of backcountry national forest land from new road... 
Sep 2, 2025 | Action Alerts, News
For more than two decades, the Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of National Forest lands across the country. These protections limit new road construction and logging, keeping some of our most pristine backcountry areas intact. Now, the USDA has... 
Aug 18, 2025 | Action Alerts, News
The USDA Forest Service is undergoing a significant reorganization and is requesting public input before August 26, 2025. This comes at a time when the agency has lost more than 16,000 staff members since February (source), affecting essential roles in recreation... 
Jun 18, 2025 | Action Alerts, News
The morning began with a buzz of excitement as I waited in line to pick up my demo bike for the day. It’s October of 2012, and I have not yet experienced a long-travel full-suspension mountain bike. My experience thus far has been more cross-country focused, primarily... 
Apr 28, 2022 | Action Alerts
On May 24 Alabama residents will vote in the primary elections. The only constitutional amendment on the ballot will support state parks, and if approved by those who vote in the upcoming primary, will provide a much-needed capital infusion to our Alabama State Parks... 
Oct 13, 2020 | Action Alerts
More people mountain biking is a good thing for our sport. But, over crowded and over used trails also creates new challenges. Protecting and maintaining the trails we all enjoy is just some of the...