In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Gerow, Jeff, and Matt discuss trail advocacy news from the North America and Europe, and share the results from recent trail etiquette surveys.
Soil Searching is a trail advocacy movement within Specialized, aimed at building singletrack, promoting and supporting builders, and making building mountain bike trails more fun.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund, a high revenue opportunity for MTB trails stalled out in the US Senate, but senators are hopeful for a re-authorization soon.
Professional mountain biker and Olympian Adam Craig is "retired," but he's still working hard to bring EWS events to the US and advocating for new mountain bike trails.
The Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA.org) is a state-level group that supports grass-roots clubs building and maintaining trails, while also promoting tourism. Other states are taking note and considering how this model might work for them.
