MMBA Alert

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Here are some possible talking points to include in your letter :

• Mountain bike activities are consistent with wilderness values for quiet, low impact recreation on trails. Mountain bicyclists are land conservationists who support roadless wildlife habitat. Mountain biking is an appropriate activity in Recommended Wilderness Areas (RWA) and other wilderness areas. Mountain bikers support existing Wilderness areas and the designation of new Wilderness.
• Mountain bike leaders met with key MWA staff and successfully negotiated the High Divide Agreement. This Agreement, however, only covers trails in the northern portion of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. There is more to do