Big Wood Backcountry Trails
Working together to make your trails the best that they can be
Mission: To improve single-track dirt trail
opportunities in and around Idaho's
Wood River Valley for all user groups.
We...
BWBT is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization.
BWBT was formed in 1996.
Local mountain bikers,
hikers, motorcyclists, and
equestrians joined forces in
response to a threat of trail closures
in our area. We raised funds that
summer to hire a 3-person forest
service work crew to
perform 16 weeks of trail
maintenance. We also got actively
involved in the hands-on maintenance
of trails. Our efforts helped to avert
trail closures and they set a tone
for the type of work BWBT would do.
Today, we are a trail user coalition that
works to make our area dirt trails the
best that they can befor all user groups.
We promote a stewardship ethic and
we encourage everyone to take personal
responsibility for the trails.
Each year we lead hundreds of volunteers
into the field. In our 12 years of
existence BWBT volunteers have
contributed thousands of hours
of labor to local trail projects.
Our trails are important to us - to
our happiness, our health, and to
our local economy. We work to
protect and improve this
incredible resource.
If you like what we are doing,
please make a tax-deductible
donation. Your donation will be
put right to work.
To do so, click on the Donations
page of this website.
opportunities in and around Idaho's
Wood River Valley for all user groups.
We...
- work on trails
- organize volunteers
- develop partnerships for success
- protect access
- raise money for trails
- get involved in the management of our public lands
- educate trail users
- encourage responsible trail use
BWBT is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization.
The BWBT Board of Directors include:
Nils Ribi - President, At Large
Member
Chris Klick - Vice President,
Motorcyclist
Nancy Humphrey – Secretary,
Hiker
Steve Deffe’ – Treasurer,
Mountain Biker
Jo Heiss – Member, Horseback
Rider
BWBT History:
BWBT was formed in 1996.
Local mountain bikers,
hikers, motorcyclists, and
equestrians joined forces in
response to a threat of trail closures
in our area. We raised funds that
summer to hire a 3-person forest
service work crew to
perform 16 weeks of trail
maintenance. We also got actively
involved in the hands-on maintenance
of trails. Our efforts helped to avert
trail closures and they set a tone
for the type of work BWBT would do.
Today, we are a trail user coalition that
works to make our area dirt trails the
best that they can befor all user groups.
We promote a stewardship ethic and
we encourage everyone to take personal
responsibility for the trails.
Each year we lead hundreds of volunteers
into the field. In our 12 years of
existence BWBT volunteers have
contributed thousands of hours
of labor to local trail projects.
Our trails are important to us - to
our happiness, our health, and to
our local economy. We work to
protect and improve this
incredible resource.
If you like what we are doing,
please make a tax-deductible
donation. Your donation will be
put right to work.
To do so, click on the Donations
page of this website.