November 1, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page Rad Apparel Company 15% Discount Coupon Code: traileaffect Check out with the RAD Affiliate Link: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc   ABOUT THE EPISODE Topics Covered in this Episode: Matthew Kellogg Backstory The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Background Restarting the Club with a new agenda and aligning with SORBA and IMBA How a trip to Kingdom Trails inspired a greater vision for Knoxville Collaborative process with public and private land owners and managers How the Bell Built Grant Campaign really put Baker Creek and the Urban Wilderness on the map How a Plan / Master Plan can spring board trail building How plans leverage grant funding  How plans offer a road map to the future How plans provide building in phases Building progression into trails A Breakdown of the various trail systems around the Knoxville region Urban Wilderness (40 or so miles of trails) Ijams Nature Center The State of Tennessee – Forks of the River Private Lands (about 25 private land owners) – MOU Breakdown for owners County Land Hastie Park View Park Baker Creek Preserve Stanley Lippencott Fort Dickerson Sharps Ridge (used to reduce undesirable activity in the area) I.C. King Concord Park Lake Norris / Loyston Point Clinch Valley Trail Alliance / Haw Ridge Cherokee National Forest (future project) Big South Fork (NPS land) The Secret Sauce for a diversity of different trails and trail types Vee Hollow Famous AMBC Failures The mix of Professional Trail Builders with Volunteer Builders and the importance of this mix Trail Champions The #SoNoLimo Story Closing Comments RELATED SHOW NOTES Windrock Bike Park: https://windrockbikepark.com/ Windrock Vlogs and Originals on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywWFBO-Id8AapvmPMaEXtg/featured Windrock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/windrockbikepark/ Knoxville Trail Org Links: Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC): www.ambcknox.org AMBC Fall Fest: https://fallfest.ambcknox.org/ AMBC Kona Bike Raffle (Drawing 11/6/21): https://ambcknox.org/raffle/ Rad Apparel Company Discount Coupon Code for 15% off: traileaffect ------------- Trail EAffect Show Support Rad Apparel Company: