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2019 TAMBA Stats 4,790 Volunteer Hours of Trail Building 2,675 Print Newsletter Text 2019 TAMBA Stats 4,790 volunteer hours of trail building 2,675 volunteer hours of advocacy, trail planning, and administration 257 individual volunteers 174 volunteer trail days 150 logs cleared 25 trails maintained 4.5 miles of new trail built 960 paid trail-building hours 2019 Trail Project Accomplishments Last year was an exciting year to grow our trail building projects, continuing our vision for a connected system of dirt trails you can mountain bike around all of Lake Tahoe. In total we built nearly 5 miles of new trail in 2019 while helping maintain dozen more miles of existing trails. ● TAMBA volunteers spent countless hours maintaining trails, repairing trails, and clearing logs on Armstrong Connector, Angora Ridge, Cold Creek, Incense Cedar, Incline Flume, Lake View Ridge, Lower Corral, Mule Deer, Powerline, Sidewinder, Star Lake, Stinger, Stumpy SG, Tahoe Mountain, Tyrolian, Upper Corral, and Valley View. ● With help from the U.S. Forest Service, TAMBA volunteers spent 1,450 hours over 45 days on the Lily Lake Trail, building 1,500 feet of new trail through a challenging talus ​ ​ field moving rocks the size of small cars. ● The new Beaver Tail Trail in Kings Beach was constructed with berms and jumps in Kings ​ ​ Beach is located off the Beaver Street access and was built with help from the Forest Service, Tahoe Fund and support from the Tahoe Truckee Airport District ● The new 4.5-mile Tamarack Lake Trail was completed, and two new bridges installed ​ ​ connecting the top of Mount Rose Highway to Sky Tavern providing a fun downhill or moderate climb with expansive views. ● On the West Shore’s Stanford Rock, TAMBA completed 2.4 miles new trail to the top ​ ​ and built an 85-foot-long log ride, possibly the longest in Tahoe! Prep work was completed for more trail to be built in the area in 2020 and 2021. ● TAMBA planned for future signage on the Hartoonian trails, a trail system connecting ​ ​ numerous South Tahoe neighborhoods. ● TAMBA completed extensive planning for future development and reconstruction of the Tyrolian downhill trail, with the future goal of creating a dedicated singletrack ​ Print Newsletter Text connection to the top of Mt. Rose Highway. Pending funding, we could start construction in late 2020. ● At the upper and lower parking areas for Corral, TAMBA installed two new trail kiosk ​ ​ maps to help riders and hikers find their way on the trails. ● TAMBA raised over $12,000 from Rose to Toads to use toward 2020 maintenance efforts on Mr. Toads Wild Ride. ​ ​ ● Volunteers and paid builders maintained the Bijou Bike Park, one of our signature ​ ​ projects in partnership with the City of South Lake Tahoe. September 2020 will mark the 5 year anniversary of the bike park’s grand opening! 2019 Signature Events Recap To help fund our trail projects, TAMBA hosted three signature events under a Special Use th Permit with the U.S. Forest Service. Our first event was the 7 ​ Annual Tahoe Mountain Bike nd rd ​ ​ Festival on June 22 ​ and 23 ​ at the beautiful Tahoe Paradise Park. On Day 1, 134 riders tackled ​ ​ ​ the Iron Butterfly Ride, and 33 enjoyed the intermediate Railroad-Cedar Ride. On Day 2, a total of 89 people demoed bikes in morning and afternoon sessions. Thanks to the huge turnout, TAMBA netted more than $12,600 from the event. ​ ​ On September 2, 200 intrepid mountain bikers pedaled 63 miles, climbed 8,000 feet, and ​ ​ th descended 10,000 feet on our 9 ​ Annual Rose to Toads. It took most people all day to ​ ​ ​ complete the ride, which takes riders along some of Tahoe's best trails from Mount Rose on the North Shore to Mr. Toads Wild Ride on the South Shore. TAMBA raised $14,600 for Tahoe’s ​ ​ trails from this sold-out event. Finally, October 12 was TAMBA’s Corral Night Ride, where we capped off the mountain biking ​ ​ season by dressing up in costumes and riding through the woods in the dark. The event was free to members this year – our way of saying thank you. We have had to our 2020 events on hold for now, but we do hope to be able to host them in some capacity following all guidelines, please stay tuned for details through our social media and website. Upcoming 2020 Trail Projects As of the writing of this newsletter on May 1, 2020 our staff, volunteers and tools are all ​ ​ sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is causing a hiccup in our planned 2020 field operations but we are working closely with our partnering land managers to see how we can safely and responsibly get back out on the trails this summer to execute our critical maintenance work and hopefully some of our planned construction projects. All of our spring Print Newsletter Text and summer trainings have been indefinitely postponed as of this writing. If we are able to reschedule and hold these trainings we will be sure and inform all registered participants. In our pre-COVID world, we planned to focus on several major trail projects around Lake Tahoe. When we are able to safely resume our field operations these are the projects that we look forward to getting started on! We’ll use a combination of dedicated volunteers and paid crews to help us achieve the collective vision of connecting all Tahoe communities to fun multi-use trails. ● Stanford Rock Trail Reconstruction: After great progress in 2019, we plan to build ​ nearly two more miles of trail and add more berm, pump, and flow, plus some advanced lines. We hope to finish this project this season. ● Lily Lake Trail Construction: We made it most of the way through the ​ technically-challenging talus field last season, and this year we’ll use $65,000 raised by Tahoe Fund to hire professional crews to help us finish the remaining 1.5 miles of trail. ● Armstrong Connector/Corral System Trails: In partnership with U.S. Forest Service Lake ​ Tahoe Basin Management Unit (“LTBMU”), we plan to perform some much-needed maintenance, including tread armoring, retaining wall construction, and erosion remediation, on these popular trails. ● The Lake Trail: We’ll continue working with the LTBMU on environmental approvals and ​ alignments for a future multi-use trail around Lake Tahoe. ● K to K: TAMBA is assisting the Tahoe Rim Trail Association in the restoration of the ​ Kingsbury to Keller Trail in Van Sickle State Park. Construction is scheduled to begin on the south side of the trail this summer. ● Belli Front: We are looking forward to breaking ground on this project just west of the ​ Reno area. As we do each year, we’ll also work on various trail maintenance projects throughout the Tahoe Basin. Please visit TAMBA.org for information and volunteer opportunities to get involved. ​ ​ 2020 TAMBA Leadership Board of Directors: Ben Fish – President Christine Dobrowolski – Treasurer Brian Kelly – Secretary Scott Brown – Trails Director Amy Fish – Board Member John Clausen – Board Member Aaron Daniel – Board Member Print Newsletter Text Leadership Team: Aaron “Elko” James, Bob Ward, Chris McNamara, Nils Miller, Pete Fink, Thomas Tran, Sue Hughes, Ted Langevin, Kevin Joell, Sandor Lengyel, Chris Smith Staff: Patrick Parsel – Trails Coordinator Joan Wharton – Administrative Assistant 2019 donors $20+ $50-$99 Custom Insight, Dick & Lisa Cohen, Dirk Schoonmaker, Doug Moore, Douglas Steding, Jennie Markoff, Jim Miller, John Coyne, John Distefano, John Scott, Kevin Starr, Kurt Vogler, Laurie Langford, Marcus Ashley Inc., Marcus Mattila, Martha Welch, Matt Johnson, Meals by Michael, Michael Anklam, Michele McCall, Phillip Henke, Robert & Diane Douglass, Scott MacDonald, Terry Lilienfield, Thomas & Lynn Schaefer, Thomas Dillof, Abi Ruksznis, Brian Green, Bryan Horgan, Daniel Francke, Joseph Roop, Bill Jacox, Bligh Gillies, Kelly & Kris Johnson, Judith Wood, Merrick Rickman $100-$199 Aaron Johnson, Brian Nilles, Corey Deguire, Eric Gunderson, Fred Cohen, Jay Anderson, Jonathan Berk, Kerstin & Larry Sidney, Kevin Daniels, Leland Mellen, Marila Alvares, Megan Warren, Michael Habicht & Monique LeMay, Michael Pavel, Mimi Palu, Patrick Herlihy, Richard Petersen, Rob Anagnoson, Rob Stone, Samantha Weald, Sandor Lengyel, Timothy Gavigan, Douglas Caldwell, Grant Gerlach, Mark Treiber, Matthew King & Kristin Beard, Peter Spencer, Veronica Mickelson, Victoria Bourne & Adrian Lall, Jessica Monaloy, Megan Steeves, Mind Body Physical Therapy $200-$499 Andy Kaufer, Dave Stewart, John Elms, Judith Hildinger, Scott Rapp, Carl & Marlene Hekkert, Garth Jolly, David Orr, Frank Galli, Hans Kellner & Kelly Chang, Marie Young, Rich Meyer, Scott Brown & Bonnie Turnbull, Aaron Daniel & Colleen Nibler, Christian Hurst, Debbie Nicholson, Sprouts Café, Brian Levy, Cristi Creegan, James Feenstra $500-$999 Alexander Massey, Barton Health, Corey McLeod & Stacey Chew, Craig Olson, Dennis Morgan, Jack Tisdale, Ken & Carrie Nickel, Matthew Bookman, Mike Wells, Orri Rail, Scott MacLeod, Sue Hughes & Bob Christensen, The Backhus Tahoe Endowment Fund, William Austin, Daniel Fifer, Dietrich Schmidt, Steve Hash, Jason Ryland, Rycon Custom Homes, Scot Nichol, The Coachman Hotel $1,000-$1,999 Print Newsletter Text Amy Berry & Tim Conboy, Barry Golombik & Mary Danahey, Erik van der Poel, John Percy, Mars Bonfire & Kathleen Cheever Bonfire, Matthew Rolandson, Riva Grill, Stephanie Krubs, South Lake Brewing Company, Alpen Sierra, Inc., Christian Waskiewicz, Daniel Martin, Steve & Wendy Kaplan, Sandy Stadler $2,000-$4,999 El Dorado Community Foundation, Jeff Glass, Samuel Britton, Ski Run Presents, Corey Rich, Collin Huston, Frank & Cassie Muscat, Salesforce, Thomas C. 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