Key organizations throughout the North American West have proven themselves sustainable and effective advocates for communities willing to work together to protect, maintain, and improve their wild and urban trail systems. Here are links to a few that MLTPA has found especially relevant and vital:
Big Wood Back Country Trails (BWBT), Sun Valley, ID
Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD), Ketchum/Sun Valley, ID
Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), Grand Junction, CO
ECO Trails, Eagle County, CO
Friends of Pathways (FOP), Jackson Hole, WY
Jackson Hole Community Pathways (JHCP), Jackson Hole, WY
Mountain Trails Foundation (MTF), Park City, UT
Resort Municipality of Whistler, Whistler, BC
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS), Downieville, CA
Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District, Park City, UT
Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA), Whistler, BC
Additional Links: A collection of sites that MLTPA finds useful
American Hiking Society
American Trail Running Association
American Trails
Back Country Horsemen of America
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
Bureau of Land Management Mountain Bike Outreach Action Plan, 1993-2000
Caifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Coastwalk
Colorado Mountain Club
Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
Geocaching
Hatfield-McCoy Trails
High Country News
IMBA’s Federal Land Agency Partners
Jackson Hole Pathways Master Plan
National Park Service: Kings Canyon Wilderness Permits and Trail Information
Mountain Biking Tourism Success Stories
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Recreation.gov
The Center for Land Use Interpretation
The Economic and Social Benefits of Off-Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Truckee Trails Foundation
Safe Routes to School
Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance
Summit County, OH, Trail and Greenway Plan
Thunderhead Alliance
Western Resource Advocates
Wilderness.net
Winter Wildlands Alliance
MLTPA does not vouch for the accuracy of the information available from any of these outside sources. They are provided for your perusal only.