Archive for January 2021
MTB Atlanta awarded IMBA and Shimano’s Dig In Grant for Chattahoochee Bend State Park
(CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS, Georgia, January 18, 2021) MTB Atlanta has been awarded a 2021 IMBA Dig In grant! After years of planning with Georgia State Parks, IMBA Trail Solutions, the Friends of Chattahoochee Bend State Park, Blue Ridge Geographics and MTB Atlanta Pro Trails, Georgia State Parks has approved a concept plan for 15-20 miles of…
Read MoreNew “River Bluff Trail” Construction Underway at Moore’s Bridge Park
Phase Two construction is underway at Moore’s Bridge Park in Carroll County. (Whitesburg, Georgia, January 14, 2021) Following the completion of the 2.25 mile Black Dirt Bluff Trail in Spring of 2020, MTB Atlanta and MTB Atlanta Pro Trails, is currently building Phase Two of what will be a 10-12 mile trail system at Moore’s…
Read MoreChris Doane Elected President of Mountain Bike Atlanta
Doane succeeds Brett Davidson newly hired Executive Director for Mountain Bike Atlanta. (CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS, Georgia, January 6, 2021) — Over the last three years SORBA Atlanta (MTB Atlanta) has been steadily building out its leadership team; adding local trail advocates to leadership roles. While Cowetan Chris Doane has been focused primarily on trail advocacy projects…
Read MoreMTB Atlanta Board 2021-22 Announced
Election results are in and here is MTB Atlanta’s volunteer Board for the term 2021-22: President-Chris Doane. Vice President- Jeff Hunt. Advocacy Director, South Metro- Pete Edmondson. Advocacy Director, East Metro- Keith Worsham. Advocacy Director, Atlanta/South Metro- Wayne Whitesides. Advocacy Director, Atlanta,/Tri Cities- Robby Bennett. Advocacy Director, Atlanta- Chris Alasa. Advocacy Director, Atlanta/Dekalb- Brad Beadles.…
Read MoreAMB Weather joins MTB Atlanta to forecast Trail Conditions in Metro Atlanta
AMB Weather’s Kent McMullen joins MTB Atlanta’s staff to forecast trail conditions for the MTB Atlanta Trail Network. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Kent’s interest in weather grew with each thunderstorm until he decided to major in Meteorology at the University of Missouri. Graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Science, Kent…
Read MoreBrett Davidson named Executive Director of MTB Atlanta and MTB Atlanta Pro Trails
After serving as volunteer Board President since SORBA Atlanta’s reorganization in 2012, the MTB Atlanta Board has named Brett Davidson Executive Director of both MTB Atlanta and MTB Atlanta Pro Trails. Under Brett’s leadership MTB Atlanta has gone from a SORBA Chapter with literally no trail to steward to one of Georgia’s largest SORBA Chapters…
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