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CORBA
President Steve Messer helps restore the Sin Nombre
Trail during the annual Santa Monica Mountains Trail
Days,
April 27-29. See
Story...
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Proper Trail Etiquette
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News from the CORBA Website
Blog since the previous eTerraTimes
LA Times Reports on Gabrielino Trail
Restoration At the last volunteer work day on the Gabrielino
Trail, we were delighted to have Louis Sahagun, reporter for
the LA Times and a photographer join us. They were there to
cover the restoration efforts undertaken by CORBA and MWBA on
the Angeles National Forest. Quoted in the story are Erik Hillard...
Sapwi
Bike Park Status as of May 1, 2018 The Conejo Recreation
and Park district is progressing on the park. After a delay
in the fence materials, the fencing should be installed soon.
The roof for the shade structure next week. Trees and boulders
have been installed. Please like the “ Sapwi Bike Park ” Facebook
page fo...
Report
on Santa Monica Mountains Trail Days, April 27-29, 2018
Two trails in Point Mugu State Park (Sycamore Canyon) had significant
improvements made to them despite the light turnout this year
for the annual SMM Trail Days. For Saturday, the major work
day, only about 130 people had preregistered online, so we expected
about 100 to show up. Cutting back th...
Summary
of Backbone Trail Restoration Done April 14, 2018 Twelve
CORBA and Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council volunteers turned
out to help restore the Backbone Trail on the west side of Latigo
Canyon Trail this past Saturday. With this relatively small
turnout, we weren’t able to do much to repair the subst...
2018
Angeles National Forest Trail Stewardship Summit Report
This past weekend we had an amazing four days at the 2018 Angeles
National Forest Trail Stewardship Summit. In the days prior
to the summit, we showed some of our trails, our previous trailwork,
and our current Gabrielino trail restoration project to Regional
forest service staff, and trail const...
April
Skills Clinic photos posted April 9 This month we had six
riders. The weather was clear and cool (a slight possibility
of rain was forecast but none fell) but the stream had some
slimy water in it, so we skipped the creek crossing and rode
down to the Rock Pool instead. The park was getting really crowded
as we were riding back to ...
IMBA
Uprising Women’s Summit I was thrilled and honored that
CORBA sent me to the very first IMBA Uprising women’s summit
in Bentonville, AR. It was held at The Record from March 22nd-March
25th and was the brain child of Aimee Ross. What is Uprising?
“IMBA’s UPRISING is a two-and-a-half day, hands-on, collaborative
summit a...
Monthly CORBA Meeting at REI in Woodland Hills
Come and join us to learn about current issues and let us know what
concerns you! Always open to the public, the CORBA Board of Directors’
meeting is held the 4th Monday of the month in Woodland Hills. REI is
kind enough to let us use their meeting room, for which we thank them
profusely!
Every month (except December, when we have no meeting), we discuss these topics:
- Issues of trail access for mountain bikers
- Mountain bike advocacy and ambassadorship
- Public involvement
- The latest news from the land managers, including State Parks and National Park Service
- Trail building and restoration
- Furthering woman’s mountain biking
- Bike parks and other dedicated mountain bike facilities or trails
- Education and etiquette
- Anything brought forward by members of the public
The meetings are 6 – 8 pm at the REI in Woodland Hills (Google Map and Directions):
6220 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
P: (818) 703-5300
We look forward to seeing you there!
Recreational
Rides
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A
recent
Beginners' Ride had 16 participants. Would you like to join us too?
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For a list of upcoming recreational rides, please visit the CORBA
Calendar.
CORBA’s Club
Rides calendar provides a full
monthly schedule of mountain bike rides for all skill levels. Mountain bike
rides are organized by CORBA member clubs and led by experienced and
knowledgeable guides. Recreational rides are a fun and social way to experience
a variety of trails in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and beyond.
Upcoming
Trail Restoration Workdays
 For many years, most trail upkeep has been done by volunteers because of budget
cutbacks at our parks systems. So come out and help CORBA and
other volunteers keep our trails in top riding shape! You can learn
more about what to expect and what you'll need to bring with you
on our Trailwork
web page.
A number of companies and volunteer organizations have asked
us if they could do trailwork as a team building exercise, or just
to give back to the community. We are happy to work with such groups
- shoot us an enquiry at trailwork@corbamtb.com
for more information!
For CORBA workdays, we provide lunch for participants after we're
finished. Please register
in advance to help us prepare
by knowing how many volunteers to expect.
Parents/guardians are responsible for minors at all times, and they
must constantly and directly supervise children under 14. Children must
be over 7-years old to attend. Please leave your four-legged friends at home!
Saturday, May 26: COSCA Mini-Trailwork Day in Thousand
Oaks. With the recent opening of a new YMCA in
Westlake Village, the Conejo Open Space Conservation Authority
(COSCA) will be building a connector trail from new facility
to the Saddle Pass Trail on the hillside above it. Please register
online so we'll know how many people to expect. Full details
are available on the registration
page.
Saturday, June 16: COSCA Spring Trailwork Day in Thousand
Oaks. We will continue with construction of the new
trail from the Westlake YMCA to the Saddle Pass Trail that we
started on May 26. Please register
online so we'll know how many people to expect. Full details
are available on the registration
page.
Join our mailing list to get updates on trailwork
opportunities!
Send an email to Trailwork-Volunteers+subscribe@corbamtb.com
General
News
LA Times Reports on Gabrielino Trail Restoration
 At
the last volunteer work day on the Gabrielino Trail, we were delighted to have
Louis Sahagun, reporter for the LA Times and a photographer join us. They were
there to cover the restoration efforts undertaken by CORBA and MWBA on the
Angeles National Forest.
Quoted in the story are Erik Hillard and Matt Baffert of the Mount Wilson
Bicycling Association, and Steve Messer of CORBA. The article covers efforts by
mountain bikers to open the Gabrielino Trail from Redbox to JPL, but doesn’t
mention the continuing efforts by the Boy Scouts, the Sierra Club, and the
Angeles Crest 100 volunteers who have worked on the trail east of Redbox.
We appreciate the news coverage! Read it on the LA Times web site, or in the
March 2nd 2018 print edition. http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-gabrielino-trail-20180502-story.html.
We also have a PDF version.
Free Mountain Biking
Skills Clinic
 Saturday May
5th is the next skills clinic, followed by June 2nd.
The CORBA free skills clinic is held on the first Saturday of
every month at Malibu Creek State Park.
Mountain biking is a lot like tennis or skiing. Just a few minor
adjustments in technique can make a huge difference in your
control and proficiency. If you want to get better faster,
you need to know the fundamentals of mountain biking technique.
Whether you're just getting into mountain biking or have been
riding for years, you'll learn some valuable tips from our Introduction
to Mountain Biking skills class that is offered each month.
Check out our Skills Clinic
web page for all the information. After the clinic, see photos
of your new skills on the CORBA web site that you can share
with your family and friends!
Follow
CORBA on Meetup, Twitter and Facebook
 We have set up accounts with Twitter and Facebook to help keep people informed
of the latest developments in our trail advocacy, recreational rides and trailwork days. Join
our events on Meetup meetup.com/CORBAmtb
and follow
us on Twitter at twitter.com/CORBAmtb
and Facebook at facebook.com/CORBAMTB.
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and other web browsers. This
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article on RSS feeds shows you how.
Support
CORBA
Join or Renew your membership today on our membership
web page. Join Our Team! Do you have any ideas about mountain biking recreation in the
L.A. region? Would you like to apply your skills and manage projects
that contribute to the sport and lifestyle that you love? Is there
an advocate in you? We are recruiting motivated individuals who
work well with others. Send an email to info@corbamtb.com
or come
to a monthly Members Meeting to find out more about what we do and how you
can help. Check the calendar
for the next meeting.
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