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CAMTB Wilderness Position Survey
This survey of CAMTB member organizations will help inform the development of CAMTB's position on Wilderness.
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Your name:
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Your answer
Your organization
Your answer
Will your responses reflect:
My opinion only
My organization's internal policy
My organization's official position
Other:
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Do you have federal or state designated Wilderness in your operational area or places you ride?
Yes, in my home riding area/operational area
Yes, in the vicinity of a mountain bike tourism destination area I visit
Yes, within a 90 minute drive
No
Do you have federal or state designated Recommended Wilderness in your operational area or places you ride?
Yes, in my home riding area/operational area
Yes, in the vicinity of a mountain bike tourism destination area I visit
Yes, within a 90 minute drive
No
Do you support the creation of new Federal or State Wilderness areas? Check all that apply.
I support all Wilderness protections
I support Wilderness designations that include provisions to expand mountain biking opportunities
I support Wilderness designations that do not impact existing trail use
I support Wilderness designations that do not impact potential future trail construction
I do not support any new Wilderness designations
I do not support any new Wilderness designations in my operational area
No opinion
Have you lost access to trails in your area through Wilderness designations? Check all that apply.
Yes - once-popular trails
Yes - rarely ridden trails
Yes - trails that once provided connectivity that now require fire roads or pavement to go around
Yes - trails that once provided connectivity for which there is no alternative route
No
Unsure
Do you support the use of muscle-powered bicycles in existing Federal Wilderness areas?
Yes - On all wilderness trails
Yes - On a trail-by-trail, case-by-case basis
Yes - On trails within new wilderness designations only, not existing areas
No - Do not support on existing or future wilderness trails
No opinion either way
Clear selection
Do you support the use of Class 1 electric assist bicycles in existing Federal Wilderness areas?
Yes - On all wilderness trails
Yes - On a trail-by-trail, case-by-case basis
Yes - On trails within new wilderness designations only, not existing areas
No - Do not support e-bikes in existing or future wilderness trails
No opinion either way
If bicycles were to be allowed on wilderness trails and managed to minimize impacts would you: (Check all that apply)
support a permit-based system, just as many popular Wilderness trails require a backcountry permit
support time-restricted access, such as by alternate day, specific days of the month, weekdays only, etc.
support seasonal access, restricting the times of year bicycles are allowed to minimize impacts to wildlife, nesting seasons, etc.
prefer no restrictions
Do you support the creation of a "wilderness light" federal land use designation, that would provide all the protections of wilderness but allow bicycles?
Yes
No
Other:
Clear selection
Do you support or oppose the moving of Wilderness boundaries to expand opportunities for mountain biking and/or to improve trail connectivity?
Yes - fully support wherever feasible
Yes - only in cases where there is a net increase of wilderness acres
No - Oppose any wilderness adjustments
There are a number of tools of advocacy we can employ in land protection negotiations. Are you familiar with:
Alternative land management/protection designations
Trail master plan mandates prior to drawing Wilderness boundaries
Time-deferred wilderness designations
Language-based exclusions
Other:
Do you think the California Mountain Biking Coalition should develop its own policy position on Wilderness in relation to its impacts on Mountain Biking?
Yes
No
Other:
Clear selection
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