May 2024
Rhode Island Chapter
New England Mountain Bike Association
May 2024 Meeting Agenda
RINEMBA Meeting: 6:30 p.m. Trek Warwick
Roll Call
Mark, Dennis, Jason, Wayne, Shannon, Chris H., Jim
Welcome to any newcomers.
Comments/requests/concerns/questions/complaints from newcomers?
Administration
Membership numbers – 275 @ Feb-2024
Financial summary – Apr 2024
Opening balance: 5,130.18
Income: $685.00
Expenses: ($1782.58)
Closing balance: 4,032.60
Transfer pending from Woody Hill $1330
Next meeting – June 4, Pending special use permit for Arcadia pavillion. Time?
DEM – Snow grooming
Potential opportunity with onsite storage at Glocester Land Trust - Park for next winter
Trek’s snow dog – Trek will store until Oct-2024 – needs to decide if RI NEMBA will take ownership and storage - Park for next Fall.
Explore snow grooming MOU modeled on winter night riding with specific days and locations?
DEM – Trail maintenance
Explore establishing a trail maintenance MOU.
Jason McSomething is contact at DEM. Mark waiting in a response
DEM – Burlingame
AMC approached NEMBA for joint trail maintenance on Vin Gormley trail. Need input from DEM on dates to avoid hunting and camping.
Mark reached out TO dem for a point of contact for Burlingame
DEM – Arcadia
Trail maintenance targeting June 22 or 29
DEM is supportive. OK with chain saws and hand tools. No powered weed whackers/hedgers.
Sand trail has severe erosion – needs dedicated trail day (visible in 1938 USGS aerial photos)
0.3 mi/140 ft elev. from gravel pit to trail head (ATV needed)
First 0.5 mi of trail needs repairs and spot at 0.7 mi
Vehicle access at 0.5 and 0.7 mi from trail head
Need to educate Jeff at DEM on best practices. Good discussion of using this as an example of sustainable trail building.
Chris D and Jared compiling a list of blowdowns noting on Trailforks
Joint trail build RINEMBA/Rhody Rovers
Revisit after their next enduro event (June)
Beginner Clinics (Saturday May18)
Ryan Park beginner ride event - 6 registered to date, Dennis anticipates late registrations.
Planning Committee - Jim, Chris D, Tabitha, Mark Troob
Dennis and Tabitha need backup.
Shannon able to help out
Jason to check to see if tiffany can fill in as a women’s coach
Jim to lead a coaches ride to ge them familiar with Ryan park, Saturday 9am, next Tuesday 9am
Recycle-A-Bike can provide bikes/helmets. Let them know what we need (Chris D). Chris won’t be there.
Peacedale ramp room will be there doing a demo
Wounded Warrior project ride is no charge, led by Jay Smith
RINEMBA 2024 Fun ride planning
Diamond Hill: Not happening this year
Adventure Series (formerly MBAS) ride for Woody Hill – July 14, 2024 – Planning needed
Registration page set up, not live yet
Food truck fell through. , had an idea of a catered buffet add-on to reg cost
Dennis met a guy that caters, Keene’s Woodfire Grill.
Dennis to talk with Paul and Ramp Room to get an airbag on site
Carpooling incentives for 2025 WH events – how do we manage this?
Earth Day Activities (Saturday 20-April) it was a wet one. Good turnout 50-60 ppl
WGCC cleanup - Feedback
Donation to WGCC - $300 approved – confirmed?
Debrief on NEMBA activities
NEMBA Corporate
2024Q1 chapter donation summary available: $130 (4 donations – send thank you notes)
2024Q1 chapter rebates summary available: $555
Conflict of interest acknowledgement for BOD’s (Adam - Complete?)
May Is Membership Month! – Prizes for join/renew/donate
NEMBA Club Ride Shirts (Limited Edition) available
PK Memorial ride – May-18 Carlisle MA
Trail school – Registration open. Jun-29/30 at Middlesex Fells, Medford, MA. CJ Scott, formerly of KT, joins NEMBA Trail School Team!
Quebec NEMBA Friends and Family Weekend - Aug 8-12
Matt Schulde has notified NEMBA of his intention to step down. Actual date to be determined to allow VP replacement to be added to the board.
Women's Skills & Clinic Leader Training – Westwood MA - May-4, 2024
Elevate Mountain Bike Festival - June 14-16, 2024 in East Burke, VT
Women and gender expansive cyclists
Group Rides, Workshops, Clinics
Coaches & Volunteers Needed
Arcadia Bridge Build
Left over wood from old bridge available for re-purposing.
Glocester Land Trust Meeting
Glocester Land Trust approved a motion to move forward on a partnership with RINEMBA to build a professionally designed mountain bike trail in Sprague Farm
We need to contact professional trail builders and create a first steps action plan before the next meeting
Pinnacle Trail Builders
Mike Leblanc as a backup (of Mike’s Trail fame) Tulip’s Trails
NEMBA trail grant part 1 approved. Part 2 due May-7
Looking for $10k as a seed for matching grants. Total ~$400k project cost
Dennis had another meeting about 3 weeks later. Scores of letters of support came in for the project.
Cumberland Town pump track
Groundbreaking scheduled for May-2024, pushed back due to community center construction.
NEMBA contribution $1000 approved, $300 left
NEMBA Trail Grant application - Dennis/Willem
Bike stand with Dennis
NBX having an event on 6/15 with their new demo trail and pump track
Regularly Scheduled Group Rides
Woody Hill – 6 pm Mondays
Arcadia – 6 pm Tuesdays
Woody Hill – 6 pm Wednesdays
Big River – 6 pm Thursdays
Group sizes 10 or more need to split into groups less than 10
Some variety is OK, as long as we can get it on the website ahead of time
Trailforks
Pat Dowling is our Trailforks champion – any help/guidance needed?
Adaptive Trails- Speak to adaptive riders–any feedback from Chris Quirk?
Ride area reps
Updates from the riding areas
Any news from corporate? (Wayne)
Proposals in process, generally less people, trying to streamline.
Each state has a rep or two
Moving forward to a vote, in the fall
Insurance
New Business from the board?
Appendix A – Finances
Opening balance:
$5,130.18
Income:
Chapter rebates
Donations
$555.00
$130.00
Expenses:
Woody Hill sign
Woody Hill Koozies
Leaf Rake
Bike Station
Earth Day donation to WGCC
Chain saw supplies
Zoom
Squarespace
($84.00)
($462.90)
($38.49)
($796.72)
($300.00)
($66.10)
($17.11)
($17.26)
Closing balance:
$4,032.60
Appendix B – Event Dates
Diamond Hill: Reschedule to later in the year
Ryan Park beginner clinic: May 18
Arcadia trail maintenance: June 22/29,2024
Woody Hill MBAS: July 14, 2024, rain date July 21, 2024,
Big River: Sep 15, 2024, rain date Sep 29, 2024,
Lincoln Woods: Nov 10, 2024, rain date Nov 17, 2024
Appendix C – Winter 2024 hunting season
Deer
EASON
DATES
Archery (includes Crossbow)
September 9 - 10 (Youth only, Zone 1)
September 23 - 24 (Youth only, Zone 2)
September 15 - January 31, 2024 (Zone 1)
October 1 - January 31, 2024 (Zone 2)
Muzzleloader
October 28 - 29 (Youth only Zones 1, 2)
November 4 - 26 (Zones 1, 2)
December 26 - January 2, 2024 (Zones 1, 2 Private land only, antlerless deer only)
Shotgun
December 2 - 17 (Zone 1)
December 2 - 10 (Zone 2)
December 26 - January 2, 2024 (Zones 1, 2 - Private land only, antlerless deer only)
Special Season for Disabled Hunters: Patience and Prudence Islands (Zone 3)
October 24 - 27
Turkey
SEASON
DATES
Fall Archery
October 1 - 31
Youth
April 15 - 21, 2024
Paraplegic
April 20 - 21, 2024
Spring
April 25 - May 19, 2024
