After 20years of leadership, Tom Sauret, the Executive Director of SORBA will be retiring at the end of 2020. Terry Palmeri, the current Associate Director, has been offered the Executive Director position by the SORBA Executive Committee and she has accepted. This...
A decade ago the Director of the Southern Appalachian office of the Wilderness Society and the Executive Director of the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards approached me to see if SORBA and IMBA would be interested in creating a coalition that would work toward...
After years of SORBA pursuing any and all avenues that would lead to mountain bikers riding in the Great Smoky National Park, the National Park Service has reached out to us to ask for our help in thinking about a mountain bike project in the GSNP. There are...
The Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association’s mission is to create, enhance and protect great places to ride in the South and that mission includes everyone. SORBA welcomes anyone and everyone to participate in its rides, work days, events and other activities....
Here is a link of best practices on how to be as safe as possible while fulfilling the mission and goals of your chapter. Of course, please check with your state’s COVID-19 policy and the CDCs recommendations first. This link provides ideas to cover individual and...
Dear Mountain Biking Advocate: It is now time to submit comments on the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan. Your comments will impact the decisions the USFS makes on how the forest will be managed for the next 20 years. Here is a link to the Forest Plan Revision Homepage:...
