Ready to Join?
Great! Click the following link to join the Team Dirt chapter on the IMBA site.
Join Team Dirt!
Member Benefits
The primary benefit to being a Team Dirt member is expanded access to trails in the Benton County area. Why? Because, by becoming a member you are expanding the ranks of our club, which shows land managers and grant benefactors that our club has pull in the local community.
Trail Access Advocacy
Team Dirt often promotes trail access advocacy issues, like the ongoing push for National Wilderness Access.
About IMBA
From IMBA's site:
The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational association.
MISSION: To create, enhance and protect great places to ride mountain bikes. VISION: Engaging one million riders to stand up for the trails we ride.
Since 1988, IMBA has been bringing out the best in mountain biking by encouraging low-impact riding, volunteer trail work participation, cooperation among different trail user groups, grassroots advocacy and innovative trail management solutions. IMBA's staff, chapters, clubs and members work to benefit the entire mountain bike community.
- - We create a powerful voice for trails, public lands and management policies that welcome bikes.
- - We advocate for mountain bike access and acceptance nationwide.
- - We build sustainable trails and bike facilities to make mountain biking more accessible.
- - We teach environmentally responsible trail building and trail etiquette practices.
- - We inspire more people to experience the outdoors on bicycles.
- - We educate bike groups on how to organize and make mountain biking better at the local level.