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Michael Anzalone of the California Mountain Biking Coalition - CAMTB #104

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 by Agency Staff
How the fall 2022 Election Cycle Played out for CAMTB
CAMTB Partner organizations and how the CAMTB supports these organizations
How weekly meetings by the founding members really helped kickstart the CAMTB
Industry Partners with the CAMTB
Helping to create opportunities for the industry partners
CAMTB Year End Funding and Donation Drive
Support your local trail club first
What Michael looks for in a Trail Community
Closing Comments
Links:
California Mountain Biking Coalition: https://camtb.org/
 
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Dr. Danny Twilley Part 4 Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University Series #103

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 funding
Meeting Communities where they are
The ARC – Appalachian Regional Commission
The Goal of Uplifting the Region
The Ride Center Designation
The Livability of Trail Community Designation
What Dr. Danny looks for in Trail Communities
Closing Comments
Links:
Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative:  https://oedc.wvu.edu/
Dr Danny Twilley Bio:  https://oedc.wvu.edu/about-us/meet-the-team/danny-twilley
Brad D. Smith: https://braddsmith.com/
ARC Power Initiative: https://www.arc.gov/arcs-power-initiative/
Ascend West Virginia: https://ascendwv.com/
 
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Rich Edwards of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University #102

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 of iconic topography in West Virginia
What Rich’s Roll is at the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative – Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Coordinator
The ways that the OEDC helps West Virginia with Trails and Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure
Direct Operational Support
Technical Support
Education
Being Collaborative across all trail user groups and even within user groups
Trail Building Companies in West Virginia
The east coast and access for trails / South East surge in trail development
First Phase of the West Run Woods Trail System in Morgantown, WV
Developing Shared Use Trails in Morgantown, WV
The 100 Mile Vision
Identifying that the Bike Ped infrastructure could use improvement, and adding these improvements via natural surface trails
Current Shovel Ready Trail Projects in West Virginia
Funded Projects
Environmental / NEPA Process
Finding of No Significant Impact
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Impact Statement
Categorical Exclusion
Multiple Funding Streams applied to trail projects
Cacapon State Park, WV
Thunderstruck Trail
Mountain Biking in State Parks in West Virginia
Mylan Park Morgantown BMX Track, UCI Pumptrack and Bike Park Plans
More Shovel Ready Projects
Marlinton, WV Trail Projects
100 Miles / 10 million Dollars approved in less than one year
Elkins West Virginia and an ARC Power Planning Grant
Rich going deeper on Planning and Design, and the differences between the two
Planning ahead, and getting trail designs ready to shelve until funding becomes available for last minute funding opportunities
Having Project Designs / Plans almost shovel ready
Rich Life Wisdom and Advice
The Darkside of Mountain Biking in general
Assume that someone is always listening…
 People to Thank and Closing Comments
Links:
Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative:  https://oedc.wvu.edu/
Rich Edwards Bio:  https://oedc.wvu.edu/about-us/meet-the-team/rich-edwards
Morgantown Area Mountain Bike Association: https://mambawv.org/
Thunderstruck Trail Build Video Series
            Making of Thunderstruck: https://youtu.be/OixNm7nuEbo
            Partnering with Appalachian Conservation Corps: https://youtu.be/BvkLH5ZOwuE
West Run Woods Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: https://youtu.be/xYNDCqlQOrU
Brad D. Smith: https://braddsmith.com/
Ascend West Virginia: https://ascendwv.com/
 
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Andy Williamson of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University #101

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
Andy’s Role at the West Virginia University
Bringing the state of West Virginia to the population it once was
Leveraging Outdoor Recreation that West Virginia has
Talent Attraction and Retention especially through the University
What has caught Andy’s attention for activities in West Virginia
The power of the Outdoor Economy
The Return on investment for Outdoor Recreation
Rebranding around the community assets
The Rack Factor
The professionalization of building the outdoor recreation infrastructure
The Power of a Plan
How West Virginia is just getting started with their Trail Projects
Ascend West Virginia and remote work
Closing Comments
Links:
Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative:  https://oedc.wvu.edu/
Andy Williamson Bio: https://oedc.wvu.edu/about-us/meet-the-team/andy-williamson
Brad D. Smith: https://braddsmith.com/
Ascend West Virginia: https://ascendwv.com/
 
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Danny Twilley of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University #100

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 Athens County Ohio
Becoming part of the IMBA Trail Labs Presenters Team
How Danny ended up at West Virginia University Backstory
Side Topic – Back to Bailey’s Trail System
Creating the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative
Born out of an idea at the 2019 Snowshoe WV World Cup Event
Selling the vision through a data driven approach and presentation
Asset Mapping and how they used data see how West Virginia compares to other outdoor recreation communities
Danny attending a presentation by Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit at the time
Tulsa, OK and Outdoor Recreation, and how that lead to Danny digging deeper
What Tulsa Remote was doing
Learning and leveraging the Remote Worker Concept
Looking at other states similar to West Virginia and learning / creating the narrative on the West Virginia Advantage
Pressure testing the concept of Remote Work
The first meeting / presentation to Brad Smith
The gift of 25 million dollars from Brad and Alys Smith
Building out the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative through the core of COVID – 2020 / 2021
Partnering with the West Virginia Department of Tourism
Creating Ascend West Virginia
Tourism is the Red Carpet to Residency
Creating Ambassadors for the state
The West Virginia Advantage: Valuable, Rare and Hard to Imitate
Really digging deep into community data, and a complete holistic approach on this
Ground Truthing this by actually talking to the residents of the communities
Trails – the arteries of Outdoor Recreation that can be built unlike other outdoor recreation assets
Putting trails in within a mile of every house in Morgantown, WV
The reason for hiring an expert in trail development for the team such as Rich Edwards
The reason for hiring Andy Williamson his understanding of non-profits, communities and outdoor recreation
The importance of a good Trail Plan / Design in unlocking funding for trail building
Closing Comments and teasers for Parts 2, 3 and 4 of this series
 
Links:
Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative:  https://oedc.wvu.edu/
Dr. Danny Twilley Bio: https://oedc.wvu.edu/about-us/meet-the-team/danny-twilley
Brad D. Smith: https://braddsmith.com/
Ascend West Virginia: https://ascendwv.com/
 
Bailey’s Trail System: https://baileystrailsystem.org/
 
 
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Graeme McLean - Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland #99

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 Mental Health and Mountain Biking
Recovery Video on Mental Health
Destinations – Tourism side of mountain biking in Scotland
Innovation – Working with product companies within the Bike Industry
Industry in Scotland and having the ability to test products in central locations
Reshoring, Remanufacturing, and building products in Scotland
Recent Events
Scottish Mountain Bike Conference
Scottish Mountain Bike Awards 2022
What Graeme prefers to do when going mountain biking
Closing Comments
Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Podcast
Links:
Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland: https://dmbins.com/
Recovery Video: https://youtu.be/XFD335d-4HE
DMBinS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dmbina
DMBinS National Strategy Video: https://vimeo.com/355703842
Forestry and Land in Scotland: https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/activities/mountain-biking
 
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Panama Joe, the Director of Culture at Singletrack Trails #98

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 Ratings
Places Panama has ridden
Singletrack Trail Projects starting in 2021 review
Downhill Trail at Colorado Mountain College
What makes a great trail community according Panama Joe
Friday Night Bike Night in Grand Junction
Social Causes / Bike Related Causes in communities
Positive changes in Grand Junction over the past 10 years and diversity of the community
Lessons that Panama Joe has learned through trail building
The impact of building rad shit
Words of Wisdom
Closing Comments and Thank You’s
Links:
Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/
Palisade Plunge Project: https://www.singletracktrails.com/colorado-projects/the-palisade-plunge
 
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Copper Harbor Trails Club 2022 Updates / Partnership with SRAM #97

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 of land acquired through The Nature Conservancy of Michigan for the purpose of continued recreation and conservation for all
The actual scope of the 31,000 acres of land
2022 Review and successes
Opening of formerly closed trails: Overflow, Flying Squirrel and Danimal
Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Purchase of land for trail access
The Highland Trail
East Bluff Bike Park
Copper Harbor Trails Fest
New courses for 2023?
Copper Harbor Trails Fest Enduro Staging / Timing
Closing Comments
Huge Thank You to Volunteers!
Links:
Portage Health Foundation Giving Tuesday Link: https://www.phfgive.org/giving-tuesday
Copper Harbor Trails Club / SRAM Partnership Link: https://copperharbortrails.org/sram-support
The Nature Conservancy Michigan 31,000 Acres of Land Acquisition: https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/michigan-keweenaw-31000-acres-protected/
 
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Cody Wilkins of Sensus R.A.D. Trails #96

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 that helps make trails reality
Direct return investment in trails
Directional Trails and Cody’s thoughts on this
Single Use Trails yet sharing the same common parking areas (Bikes / Hikers / Horses)
How Modern Mountain Bike Trails Open Minds
Trail Tax a discussion around this
Trails = Sales (for the bike industry)
Jackson Hole, WY
The Volunteer Model
Bike Parks and Local Bike Park Concepts relative to independent ski areas
The Highland Bike Park Model – 100% Bike
The parallels of Skiing / Snowboarding and Biking
The NICA discussion
Changing of leadership and having mountain bikers stepping into new community-based roles
Clear Cutting slopes for skiing and boarding, and how building is under more of a microscope
Building trails and decommissioning old logging roads to help with environment and erosion issues
The Mike Rogan Experience Question…
Cody is transitioning to more adventure riding vs freeride
Where Cody would move if he had to move to a new mountain bike community
The Upper Midwest Mountain Bike expansion discussion
Closing Comments and Thank You’s
Links:
Sensus R.A.D. Trails: https://www.thesensus.com/rad-trails
Jackson Hole Bike Park: https://www.jacksonhole.com/bike-park
WTB Built with Purpose Blog: https://www.wtb.com/blogs/wtb/build-with-purpose-featuring-cody-wilkins
Flylow Why I Dig with Cody Wilkins: https://flylowgear.com/blogs/news/why-i-dig-cody-wilkins
Biggest Little Trail Stewardship Reno NV: https://www.bltsnv.org/
TAMBA: https://tamba.org/
 
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Susie Murphy of the San Diego Mountain Bike Association and California Mountain Bike Coalition #95

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 workload between staff
Trail Liaisons and requirements to be one
The growth and access of Mountain Biking in San Diego County
Susie’s go to ride / trail system in San Diego County
Mount Laguna
Current Projects with the San Diego Mountain Bike Association
Trail Accelerator Grant for Daily Ranch in Escondido
Planning Grants and what plans can do for projects
Events
Particular Challenge, lesion or threat to the San Diego Area
Lack of Trail Building Companies in the San Diego Area
La Jolla Indian Reservation Bike Park under construction
California Mountain Bike Coalition
How, Why and the importance of this coalition
The need for statewide representation for mountain bike access
Meeting Weekly to get the CAMTB Launched
Closing comments
Links:
San Diego Mountain Bike Association: https://www.sdmba.com/
California Mountain Bike Coalition: https://camtb.org/
La Jolla Indian Reservation Campground: https://lajollaindiancampground.com/
 
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