Dave Wiens Executive Director for IMBA (#37)

Trail EAffect Episode 37: with Dave Wiens Executive Director of IMBA

This episode first aired on August 23rd, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered in this show:

• The Dave Wiens Back Story / how Dave got into Trails and Advocacy
• The Start of Dave’s Local Trail Organization – Gunnison Trails
• Advice for Trail Organization Executive Director / New Staff
• Transition to IMBA as a Board Member then Executive Director of IMBA
• The Team at IMBA and how IMBA has built back to a being in a great place
• IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant Program / IMBA Trail Labs
• The Importance of Trail Planning for launching your trail project
• The Importance of Access and the biggest challenge in Mountain Biking
• Planning for resistance & 11th hour bombs
• Goal Interference
• Directional Trails and their advantages
• More Trails Close to Home – the importance of trails in communities
• Ingredients for a good trail community
• Communities that stick out to Dave
• Closing Comments

Links:

IMBA: https://www.imba.com/

Gunnison Trails: https://gunnisontrails.org/

IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-accelerator-grants

IMBA Trail Labs: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-labs

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This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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