Provide Input on Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

MTB Advocacy

DEP Urges Public to Provide Input on Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Department is Committed to Robust Plan that Provides Equitable Recreational Opportunities for New Jersey’s Diverse Residents TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is announcing the start of a 30-day public comment period for the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for…

Palisades MTB Information Session, Mingle, and Fundraiser

Please join us on Thursday, April 13th, 2023 at Giovanni’s Bicycle Club in Englewood Cliffs for an evening of information on our current and new projects. This is a great opportunity to get informed while meeting fellow mountain bikers and trail users. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be open. There will be a fundraiser with…

Palisades MTB Spring Update

Trail building training starts this March in Sterling Forest. (See below) Completion of the Upper Dwarskill Crossing in Alpine, NJ.  Continuing our work on Augusta Mine in Sterling Forest. Work on Redback Connector in Sterling starts in April. (We need funds for this project, see below).  Start of Takamak Long Path Bridge rebuilding in Blauvelt, NY. …

COMPLETE STREETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Sustainable Jersey, the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and Together North Jersey are offering free technical assistance to support implementation of complete streets at the municipal level. Complete streets are streets designed for all users, all modes of transportation and all ability levels. They balance the needs of drivers,…

NEW Trail Approval in Sterling Forest State Park

JORBA Chapter Palisades MTB now has approval to help build 5 miles of new trail in Sterling Forest State Park. PMTB will contract with Tahawus, a professional trail-building company, to speed construction of the new mountain bike optimized trail.  This project will also require volunteers and additional funding to see it through to fruition. If you are interested…

Comment for Public Access Trails Connecting Sterling and Ringwood

The Watchtower is building a A/V production facility adjacent to Sterling Forest and Ringwood State Park. Let them know you want multi-use public access trails. The property, along Sterling Mine Road, is a potential keystone connecting Ringwood State Park, in NJ, Sterling Forest State Park in NY and Sloatsburg, NY Multi-use Public Access Trails In…