Our member of the month for May, 2012 is our Treasurer, Cathy DeSanto.  Get to know a little more about Cahty here by reading the article written by Aaron Pontzer. Cathy is a great asset to our club and our biking community!  Cathy, thank you for everything that you do!

Cathy will be entered into a drawing to be held at the end of the year to receive a $100 gift card from the local bicycle shop of her choice.

Our member of the month for April, 2012 is Dr. Russel J. Hildebrand.  Get to know a little more about a fellow member here by reading the article written by Aaron Pontzer. Dr. Hildebrand gives 15% back to NMBA for NMBA referrals to his office.  Thank you Dr. Hildebrand!

Russ will be entered into a drawing to be held at the end of the year to receive a $100 gift card from the local bicycle shop of his choice.

Rothrock State Forest has put out what they hope to be an annual newsletter (the first since 2005), and NMBA (and FOCG) has received considerable recognition on Page 6, thanks to Jacob Mazzei, Recreational Forester.  Please take the time to view the Newsletter here.

In 2011, members of NMBA volunteered for a total of 1900 trail hours, an extremely significant amount compared to other volunteer groups!  Thank you to the members of NMBA for your dedication to the trails we all love to ride! 

Take a look at the January 2012 Newsletter here!

Thanks to Clearwater Conservancy of State College, on November 4, 2011, a 152 acre parcel (Galbraith Gap), was transferred to DCNR, becoming part of Rothrock State Forest.  To enhance public use of this property, NMBA will be parterning with Clearwater Conservancy, DCNR and Trail Solutions, to construct 1.1 miles of multi-use trail that will connect from the trailhead to existing trails. 

To read the article on DCNR's website, please click here.