trail solutions

IMBA Canada added another course to its portfolio at one of Canada's leading environmental education institutions, Fleming College this spring.  A part of the Continuing Education Progam's Sustainable Trails Certificate, this course caters to both the professional and / or enthuisast who is looking to expand their skillsets.

Joey Klein is a long-time member of IMBA's trail building team. In this entry he gives an overview of an advanced construction technique — meet the "switchberm."

Twenty five — it's a number you'll be seeing a lot of from IMBA this year as we celebrate our founding in 1988. To get the silver anniversary year underway we'll start with a look at some of last year's successes in Canada, and around the world:

This past Saturday saw a gathering of many of the players that have been involved in the re-development of the Bayview Bike Park. What started as an impromptu workday on a rainy Sunday in the fall of 2011 has evolved into a continued partnership between Youth Unlimited's Revolutions Program and IMBA Canada.  Along the way, bike park building newcomer, Ontario Bike Park Construction, also jumped into the fray taking on the task of building a new pumptrack on the site.