The Great American Outdoors Act

The Great American Outdoors Act will be introduced in the Senate today, and your Senators need to hear that you support it! This set of bills is a monumental opportunity to net more money for trails, recreation projects and trail maintenance. The Act includes dedicated full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) […]

Speak up for funding Public Lands

We need your help by asking your Senators to fund public lands today. Apparently the Senate is trying to figure out how to pass two important bills to fund public lands. The outdoor community has been working on them for years, and we have an unusual opportunity to get them passed right now. These bills – […]

CORBA Membership Drive and Ride Feb 23

  Join us on February 23 for CORBA’s Membership Drive and Ride. Guided rides will be available for all skill levels.  Registration is required. The guided rides are free. You’ll have the opportunity to speak to CORBA Board members about issues that you care about. Register for free at:  https://www.eventbrite.com February 23rd, Sunday. Meet at […]

Happy New Decade! A 20-Teens Retrospective

CORBA has a lot to be proud of this last ten years. It feels like the twenty-teens was the decade in which mountain biking really came of age. The sport has grown and we’ve seen tremendous changes and challenges. Mountain bikers are no longer a newcomer to the trails, but we’ve still got a long […]

July 2019 Trail Fire Closures Update for the Santa Monica Mountains

This article has been updated since it was originally posted on January 4th: – January 12: The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) opened most of their open space areas – March 2: The Backbone Trail between Kanan Road west to Yerba Buena Road has been opened. – March 25: All COSCA trails in Thousand […]

CORBA Annual Update

We’ve been overdue for an update, and as President of CORBA, I have to apologize for the lapse in communication as to our many ongoing efforts over these past few months. For me personally, it has been a challenging year, but the one thing that has not lapsed is CORBA’s dedication to improving trails and […]

CORBA Membership Update – We Need Your Support

CORBA has recently changed our relationship with IMBA. As an IMBA Chapter, all memberships were joint CORBA/IMBA memberships with the membership dues being split equally between CORBA and IMBA. Entering 2019, CORBA is no longer a Chapter of IMBA. We are now a co-branded Affiliate under the new IMBA Local program. IMBA, in the wake […]