Trail EAffect - "Episode 37 - Dave Wiens Executive Director of IMBA" (August 23, 2021 | #1397 | Host: Josh Blum)

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August 23, 2021

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• The Dave Wiens Back Story / how Dave got into Trails and Advocacy
• The Start of Dave’s Local Trail Organization – Gunnison Trails
• Advice for Trail Organization Executive Director / New Staff
• Transition to IMBA as a Board Member then Executive Director of IMBA
• The Team at IMBA and how IMBA has built back to a being in a great place
• IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant Program / IMBA Trail Labs
• The Importance of Trail Planning for launching your trail project
• The Importance of Access and the biggest challenge in Mountain Biking
• Planning for resistance & 11th hour bombs
• Goal Interference
• Directional Trails and their advantages
• More Trails Close to Home – the importance of trails in communities
• Ingredients for a good trail community
• Communities that stick out to Dave
• Closing Comments

RELATED SHOW NOTES

MBA: https://www.imba.com/ Gunnison Trails: https://gunnisontrails.org/ IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-accelerator-grants IMBA Trail Labs:https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-labs

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.