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The Sedona Police Department, in collaboration with the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition and city of Sedona Bicycle Coordinator Doug Copp, will host a bicycle safety informational seminar from the League of American Bicyclists titled "Smart Cycling," Wednesday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the city of Sedona Council Chambers, 102 Roadrunner Drive in Sedona. This course is free of charge and is designed for teen and adult riders and emphasizes bicycle safety. Also on hand will be members of the Sedona Police Department Bicycle Team, along local vendors with bicycles and safety equipment, to discuss or answer any questions relating to bicycle safety in our community. For further information, contact SPD Cmdr. Ron Wheeler at 203-5004.

Get out and help build our future. New trails are ready for construction on the Red Rock Ranger District. The Lower Bones Trail is geared up and ready for construction. Below are the Dates.

Lower Bones Trail Construction Schedule

(Dead Horse Ranch Area Trails on CNF RRRD)

All Fridays - March, 15th, 22nd, 29th, April 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th

Trail work days will meet at the Lower Raptor Trailhead in Dead Horse State Park off of Roadrunner Road within the park. Entrance fees will be waived for volunteers.Volunteers need to come prepared and bring with them: a helmet if available (bike helmet will work), sun glasses, work gloves, drinking water, food, sun screen, a hat, long sleeved shirt, long pants, and wear boots with ankle support.

For more detailed information on locations and to share your interest, please call Doug Brown - (928) 202-9360

  Any input or additions please contact us by e-mail at: board@vvcc.us

 RTCA planning meeting tomorrow February, 28th at the Hilton in the VOC @ 6pm. Hope to see you there helping build our future trails in Sedona and the Red Rocks.

Wednesday the 27th of February @ the Huckaby Trailhead @ 9:30am then car pool to the  junction of Hangover and Munds Wagon Trails. The Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition is sponsoring a work day on the iconic Hangover Trail.

Volunteers need to come prepared and bring with them: a helmet if available, sun glasses, work gloves, drinking water, sun screen, a hat, long sleeved shirt, long pants, and wear boots with ankle support.

For more detailed information on locations and to share your interest, please call F. Adrian at 203-7531 or email her at fcadrian@fs.fed.us

Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Monday. We need all cyclists to come and support this great cause. Come hear what is being proposed and show your support by strength in numbers. If you would like to speak you will need to fill out a public comment card prior to the meeting, show up prior to the meeting with enough time to fill one out. If you do not plan to speak you can come a bit later as it is a ways in on the agenda, available below. I do not now how far in but if you can't be there at 5 your probably still good unless you would like to speak.

Date: 2/25/2013 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: Council Chambers

102 Roadrunner Drive

Sedona, Arizona 86336

Jesse and Lori with the International Mountain Bike Association rolled into town today. We went out to Dead Horse Ranch State Park to pin flag the trail project for the Trail Building School on Saturday at 9 am and it looks great. Tomorrow is the Better Living Through Trails Presentation at 2. If you were planning on coming but have not registered no worries please. come still. Great food will be provided on Saturday by Crema Cafe and sponsored by Salt River Materials Group. Sunday's post group ride social event will be at Rendezvous in Old Town. We Hope to see you there. Schedule is here: https://www.imba.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=266

There was an error in the original release from the PNF in the e-mail address to send comments to. The correct address is: Comments-southwestern-prescott-verde@fs.fed.us 

Please if you submitted comments resend them. The PNF has extended the comment deadline to February 28th to accomodate for the error. 

Are you into seeing 22 miles of new trail adjacent to Cottonwood? We are ...... big time!!! Please send in comments on this proposal to the Prescott National Forest by January 31st. This will be a huge asset to the neighboring communities benefiting their recreation possibilities, health and in so many more ways. Please Click this link to review the Proposal Document with all the info on the project and how to respond. 

Trail day Canceled