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Biking is not only recreation, it's
a way of life for many people,
including this student at the
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

like the North East Wisconsin Trails
(NEWT) International Mountain
Bicycling Association (IMBA) chapter and Fox Valley Mountain Bikers,
mountain bike trails are growing
and expanding.
Matt Kletti, board member of both
NEWT and Fox Valley Mountain
Bikers, says, " IMBA is a huge resource for us. They provide resources,
insurance, training and local government support to build and maintain
trails and educate riders. "
According to Kletti, Fox Valley
Mountain Bikers are also working
on several trail projects alongside
the local governments to grow and
expand mountain biking throughout the region.
" The amount of energy in our area
for mountain biking is insane, " Kletti
says. " A little over a year and a half
ago, it was just eight guys meeting
at a coffee joint talking about bikes.
Now we have over 600 likes on [Fox
Valley Mountain Biker's] Facebook. "
Both city planners and mountain
bikers agree that education is key.
The need for active transportation
can be lost on more rural farm-folk,
and many misconceptions still surround mountain biking including
those who think it's detrimental to
the environment.
	

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When it comes to education, the
mountain biking groups and local
parks departments play an important role. In Oshkosh, the parks
department, along with managing
and maintaining the trails, helps
educate and encourage park goers
to use the trails.
" They're really a key component
to the implementation of our plan
- especially a lot of the nonphysical
things like education, " Buck says.
On the mountain biking side of
things, the local advocacy groups do
a lot to educate both the public and
community leaders.
" Luckily Wisconsin is really pushing bike-friendly stuff, so it's getting
easier to put trails in and connect
them, " Kletti says.
Wisconsinites have a lot to look
forward to when it comes to active
transportation and recreation opportunities. Who knows - maybe they'll
switch from " The Dairy State " to
" The Biking State. "
To learn more about Oshkosh's biking plan, go to www.ow.ly/FhWBs.
To learn more about NEWT, go to
www.newtrailswi.org. 
Roxanne Sutton is NRPA's Senior Marketing
and Communications Specialist (rsutton@
nrpa.org).

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