[ndcf] Attn Bis-Man Mountain Bikers - Bismarck Trail Maintenance

[doan2 at bis.midco.net]

Dennis,

I'll be available most of the day on September 9th.

Tran


Quoting Dennis Kemmesat <dennisk at frontierprecision.com>:

> Greetings Everyone!
> 
> Summer is winding down but as you all know there still is a lot of great
> riding yet to be taken advantage of this fall  We have a couple of
> significant projects in store this fall that will require all the local help
> we can get.  First, we will be installing trail markers in conjunction with
> the Bismarck Park District at Sleepy Hollow and Pioneer Park.  The trail
> markers will be similar to those installed recently at Sunset Park in Mandan
> by one of our local boy scout troops with the help of Mark Liebig.
> 
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> 
> We also have some significant trail work that needs to be completed to get
> Pioneer Park back up to a safe, rideable status - if you any of you have
> been up or down the switchbacks which connect the trails underneath the
> Interstate bridge you know that they have washed out to a point where they
> are very difficult to ride and on the verge of being dangerous for both
> experienced and less experienced riders alike.  We are looking at some time
> over the next 2-3 weeks tackling these projects.  I know fall is a busy time
> for children's activities but if you could let me know what times might work
> best for everyone - weekday evenings or weekends -  we really need some
> significant manpower(or woman power) to complete these projects.  I know
> many of you offered up your time to help earlier this summer and that is
> greatly appreciated.
> 
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> 
> Finally, we are also looking at assigning trail crews to each
> Bismarck-Mandan trail to help lighten the load of trail maintenance next
> year.  As you all know the majority of the trail construction, mowing, etc
> has fallen on the shoulders of just a few of us these past few years and
> like everyone time these days is becoming a premium.  Unfortunately because
> of that some of trail maintenance fell by the wayside this summer leaving a
> few of our local trails not mowed or maintained as they should be.  We would
> like to assign a trail maintenance crew of 3-5 people for each trail and
> they would then be responsible for keeping it mowed and rideable each
> season.  We would ask, however, that any new trail construction, reroutes,
> and trail rebuilding be approved through the NDCF board and the Park
> District prior to anything taking place.  Unfortunately, what we are seeing
> is good intentions turning into a spiderweb of non-sustainable trails
> particularly at Pioneer Park and also Sunset in Mandan.  We always need to
> follow basic trail building protocol following IMBA standards and we are
> fortunate to have some very experienced trail builders in the area.  We will
> also need everyone that will be involved in trail maintenance or
> construction to make sure you are a current member of NDCF specifically for
> insurance and liability reasons.
> 
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> 
> Those of you in the area that can help please respond back to me via the
> NDCF list serve or to my e-mail at dennisk at frontierprecision.com.  We can
> then set some firm times and dates.  Thanks in advance for your help and I
> will look forward to seeing you on the trail!
> 
>  
> 
> Dennis Kemmesat
> 
> President
> 
> North Dakota Cycling Federation
> 
> 2020 Frontier Dr
> 
> Bismarck, ND 58504
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