Hey Gang
There has been some recent 'pruning' at the Burdocks that probably deserves some explaining.

There is a woody bush that you are familiar with if you've done any trimming at the Burdocks; it is invasive honeysuckle which is terrible for the local ecology. Aside from needing a lot of trimming because it grows annoyingly fast, it also chokes out native plants, the roots of some varieties have a toxin that further attacks plants around it, and the berries aren't good for local wildlife.

A good strategy with honeysuckle is to skip the trimming and just remove the whole bush, or at least trim it back to a stump.  The good news is that it's pretty easy to rip out even the biggest bushes because the root structure isn't very robust and even the thickest branches take just a few seconds with a hand saw to remove. As a bonus, when you remove it and build a brush pile, it becomes a habitat for birds and little furry things, win win. This is a great time of year to go after it too because the ground is soft and it rips out even easier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3VGurhamH8&ab_channel=CarmelClayParksRec

You may notice some piles of brush appearing in boring places and if you look nearby you'll find freshly exposed interesting terrain ready to carve new lines into.

Cheers!



Spring Workdays

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augs
March 11, 2023, 07:52 AM

It's  time to get the trails in shape for the season!  Come out give back to the trails you love, meet fellow riders and volunteers, spend some quality time in the woods, and learn what it takes to keep a great trail system going.  No experience or tools needed, though if you have appropriate tools feel free to bring them.  Sturdy shoes and work gloves are a great idea.  All ages welcome.  Go to the CORP events page for meeting times and places, weather updates, and other details.  We'd love to see you there!

April 1      Badger Prairie
April 8      Quarry Ridge
April 8      Dam Trails
April 15       Middleton Bike Park
April 22      CamRock
April 22      Cross Plains
April 29       Blackhawk
May 6         Seminole
May 13      Blue Mound
May 13      Sheehan Park
May 20      Quarry Park
May 20              The Farm

All dates are tentative and weather dependent, be sure to check the events page before heading out.

Latest CORP Newsletter

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augs
March 06, 2023, 09:29 PM

Click the link for the latest news from CORP.  Want to get it delivered to your via email?  Make sure you are up to date on your membership.

Open Membership Director

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benon2wheelsNG
March 05, 2023, 09:33 AM

CORP is looking for a candidate to lead the Membership Committee. This group is responsible for retaining and growing membership numbers. Use CORP’s online tracking tool to measure trends and performance over prior year. Help implement occasional pop-up membership booths at trailheads, distribute membership promo hang tags to bike shops and drive other efforts.

You should be able to attend monthly meetings (usually the fourth Thursday at 7:00 pm), respond promptly to email communications, and generally work well with others. Send inquiries to info@madcitydirt.com.

Open Communications Director

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benon2wheelsNG
March 04, 2023, 11:47 AM

CORP is looking for a candidate to lead the Communications Committee. This group is responsible for coming up with communication strategies and for sending out timely and consistent communications. This will involve sending emails, creating madcitydirt.com postings, maintaining social media presence, and using other media as appropriate.  We are looking for an individual to expand our social media sources to communicate more effectively with our audience.

You should be able to attend monthly meetings (usually the fourth Thursday at 7:00 pm), respond promptly to email communications, and generally work well with others. Send inquiries to info@madcitydirt.com.

Open Secretary position

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benon2wheelsNG
March 04, 2023, 10:17 AM

Ben Neff is resigning his role as board Secretary to assume the President’s position. Below is the job description taken from the bylaws:

The Secretary is responsible for keeping records of Board actions including preparing minutes of all meetings, sending notification of meetings with proposed agenda, distributing minutes to members, ensuring that organization records are maintained, and the timely submission of any periodic filings with the State of Wisconsin or the Internal Revenue Service, and other duties from time to time as may be assigned by the President or the Board.

You should be able to attend monthly meetings (usually the fourth Thursday at 7:00 pm), respond promptly to email communications, and generally work well with others. Please send inquiries to info@madcitydirt.com.

Re: CORP Needs Your Help!

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imwjl
March 04, 2023, 08:36 AM

IMO, in order to maximize the response rate and facilitate an effective role/volunteer match, you might consider posting a description for each position. The description should include duties, meeting commitments, required skills and expected time commitment. Without this information, many members may be unwilling to inquire about the opportunities, let alone commit to them.

The board member responsibilities have always been in the bylaws but I only found this searching where they used to be. I'm sure someone can get them to you. It might just be an oversight, but it would be nice if the bylaws were easily available to members.

https://www.madcitydirt.com/index.php?topic=4115.0

CORP is Hiring!

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augs
March 03, 2023, 09:53 PM

CORP has had, by almost any standard, remarkable success over the years.  From humble beginnings scratching out trail at CamRock and Blue Mound to our current sixteen trail systems (with more in development!), from a few folks in the woods with hand tools to $100,000+ pro-builds, we're pretty proud of what we've been able to accomplish.  We're also tired.  With that success has come a vastly increased workload, and it has become a challenge for our all-volunteer organization to keep up.  In order to maintain our upward momentum, we've decided that it is time to hire an Executive Director.  It will be a part time position (for the time being), has the potential to be immensely rewarding, and you get paid to make local mountain biking better!  Sound interesting?  Details and application are here.

Re: CORP Needs Your Help!

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BerekHalfhand
March 03, 2023, 10:41 AM

IMO, in order to maximize the response rate and facilitate an effective role/volunteer match, you might consider posting a description for each position. The description should include duties, meeting commitments, required skills and expected time commitment. Without this information, many members may be unwilling to inquire about the opportunities, let alone commit to them.

CORP Needs Your Help!

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benon2wheelsNG
March 03, 2023, 10:23 AM

We need people to step forward to fill the following open positions: Secretary, Communications and Membership. This is a great opportunity to give back to the community that has done so much to advancing mountain biking in south-central Wisconsin. These positions don’t require large time commitments but are vital to running the organization effectively. Please contact info@madcitydirt.com to volunteer or to learn more.
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