Wasatch Rider takes a look at President Trump's EO to pause financial assistance to NGOs and weighs in on whether or not it will affect the Great American Outdoor Act and their effort to provide new...
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail Advancement Act Gets One Step Closer to Approval
If Approved, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail Act Would Open Utah Wilderness Area Trails to Mountain Biking
Federal Public Land Maps Set to be Digitized
he buried lede in this story is that public land maps will soon be digitized to take advantage of digital map technology. This is great news for bikers, hikers and backpackers who rely on GPS devices...
Does Utah Really Want Outdoor Retailer to Come Back to Salt Lake City?
Outdoor enthusiasts, small retailers and small outdoor equipment manufacturers would likely welcome OR back, but does Utah really want to deal with the Devil that is the global outdoor retailer...
BLM Looks to Ease Trail Restrictions for Ebikes
Support of a BLM ebike rule change by trail management orgs seems to favor industry growth over the environment.
Big Gear Show Postponed Until August 2021
The Corona Virus has taken another victim. The Big Gear Show announced on Friday that the show will be postponed until August 2021. The inaugural event was scheduled to take place July 22-25, 2020 in...
Senators Reach $2B Bipartisan Deal to Boost National Parks Funding
Bipartisan Senate deal would provide about $2.2 billion per year on sorely needed conservation, outdoor recreation, and maintenance for national parks funding.
The Big Gear Show Rises Like a Phoenix from the Ashes of Outdoor Retailer and Interbike
The Big Gear Show is coming to Salt Lake City—filling the voids left by Outdoor Retailer’s Departure and the Demise of Interbike.
San Diego Chapter Cuts Ties with IMBA
San Diego Mountain Biking Association (SDMBA) announces that SDMBA will be pulling out of IMBA
Western MTB Trail Managers Weigh in on Wilderness Access
IMBA opposes congressional bill HR 1349, which would allow mountain bikes into designated wilderness areas. What do regional IMBA chapters and trail managers on the western slope of the Rockies, and...