IMBA has put out a call for support and comments on Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of Forestry new resource plan. This department manages many state parks and forests, including French Creek. IMBA also provided some good talking points and statistics:
Mountain biking is extremely popular in Pennsylvania. In 2003, 1,677,060 Pennsylvanians rode their bicycles off-road at least once. This is 17.6% of the total adult population in our state. (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2004)
Bicycling (on- and off-road) contributes $4.8 billion annually and 44,000 jobs to the Middle Atlantic region (NJ, NY, PA). (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007)
You can read about the plan, view the schedule of public meetings, and submit comments online at the Bureau of Forestry’s site.
