Here is a list of supports that the WV wilderness coalation have post on there site. If you know any of these people asked them if they support mountain biking.. If they say yeas why are there on this list.. I for one will not be speading any money at these places unless they get there name removed..




Adventure’s Edge, Morgantown, WV

Adventurous Seasonal Pursuits, Harpers Ferry, WV

All About Beauty, Lewisburg, WV

Alterra Elektromotive, Renick, WV

Amanda’s Cottage, Hillsboro, WV

Antietam Creek Canoe Co., Boonsboro, MD

Appalachian Wooden Ware, Williamsburg, WV

Backcountry Ski and Sport, Fayetteville, WV

Black Bear Burritos, Morgantown, WV

Black Mountain Photo, Hillsboro, WV

Blue Quill Design and Consulting, Williamstown, WV

Buckhannon Stockyards, Buckhannon, WV

Byrd’s Jewelers, Bridgeport, WV

Century 21 Country Roads Realty, Buckhannon, WV

Collins-Burdette Group LLC, South Charleston, WV

Cooper Gallery, Lewisburg, WV

Cornucopia Inc., Charleston, WV

Crawdaddy Preserve, Chloe, WV

Crystal Blue Travel, Hurricane, WV

Custom Inflatables, Reedsville, WV

Dave’s Garage, Dunmore, WV

Deanna Smith Photography, Rock Cave, WV

Dominion Doors, Institute, WV

Edith’s Store, Lewisburg, WV

Ehrhardt Organic Farm, Charles Town, WV

Eight Rivers Web Design, Hillsboro, WV

Gallery 102, Lewisburg, WV

Global Ambassadors, Hurricane, WV

Greenbrier Integrated Medical Services,
Covington, VA

Greenbrier Valley Quarterly, Lewisburg, WV

Harmony Ridge Gallery, Lewisburg, WV

Harvest Market and Grill, Lewisburg, WV

Hidden River Farm, Monterville, WV

Highland Prospects LLC, Davis, WV

Historic Roofing Company Inc., Lothian, MD

House of Style, Lewisburg, WV

Hurricane Floral and Gift Shoppe, Hurricane, WV

International Cultural Exchange Services,
Hurricane, WV

Island Nursery-Kindergarten, Buckhannon, WV

Jeff’s Breads, Lewisburg, WV

JimiStyx Paddles, Albright, WV

Jonathan Jessup’s Nature Photos

Joseph Henry Photography, Davis, WV

Kitten’s Korner Gift & Custom Frame Shoppe,
White Sulphur Springs, WV

Lascaux Micro Theater, Buckhannon, WV

Liar’s Corner Dog Supply, Buckeye, WV

Lost World Caverns, Lewisburg, WV

Loudermilk Trailer Sales, Lewisburg, WV

Lower Cheat Land Company LLC , Bowden, WV

Main Line Books LLC, Elkins, WV

Mother Wit, Charleston, WV

Mountain People’s Co-op, Morgantown, WV

Mountain Quest Institute, Marlinton, WV

Mountain State Outfitters, Charleston, WV

Mountaineer Photo Art, Morgantown, WV

Music in Motion Promotions, Charleston, WV

Nico Hair, Morgantown, WV

NVision Business Solutions, Tornado, WV

Oasis Behavioral Health Services LLC,
Barboursville, WV

Open Book, Lewisburg, WV

Outback Basics, Shepherdstown, WV

Outdoor Adventures, White Sulphur Springs, WV

Partners & Associates Financial, Huntington, WV

Partners Insurance & Financial, Huntington, WV

Passages to Adventure, Fayetteville, WV

Patchwork Films, Lewisburg, WV

Pathfinder of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV

Peter Shoenfeld, Ph.D., Scientific Consultant
Davis, WV

Piannafiddle, Greenville, WV

Plants Etc., Lewisburg, WV

Precision Sealfit Co., Fraziers Bottom, WV

Resolutions2, Huntington, WV

River and Trail Outfitters, Knoxville, MD

Riverbend Designs, Shepherdstown, WV

Robert Bittner, Cabinet Maker, Sugar Grove, WV

Rolling Thunder Vegetable Preserve, Montrose, WV

Schrader Environmental Education Center,
Wheeling, WV

Seneca Rocks Climbing School, Seneca Rocks, WV

Serenity Now Outfitters, Lewisburg, WV

Sparrows Nest Flea Market, Buckeye, WV

Star Printing, Parkersburg, WV

Straps Plus, Fraziers Bottom, WV

Sweety, Hillsboro, WV

The Art Company of Davis, Davis, WV

The Bakery, Lewisburg, WV

The Crazy Baker, Renick, WV

The Current Bed & Breakfast, Hillsboro, WV

The Gendarme, Seneca Rocks, WV

The General Lewis Inn, Lewisburg, WV

The Law Firm of Carter Zerbe, Charleston, WV

The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Elkins, WV

The Outfitter at Harpers Ferry, Harpers Ferry, WV

The Retreat, Lewisburg, WV

The Rock House, Marlinton, WV

The Stardust Café, Lewisburg, WV

The Washington Street Gallery, Lewisburg, WV

The Wildernest Inn, Upper Tract, WV

Valley Appraisal Services, Hurricane, WV

Valley Scuba and Sports, Lewisburg, WV

Van Imaging Systems LLC, Saint Albans, WV

Walnut Farms Flowers, Morgantown, WV

Waterstone Outdoors, Fayetteville, WV

White Grass Touring Center, Davis, WV

Whitetail Cycle and Fitness, Morgantown WV

Wild & Wonderful LLC, Clarksburg, WV

Wolf Creek Gallery, Lewisburg, WV

This is Matt Marcus, VP of WVMBA. We discussed this issue at the last WVMBA meeting on Sunday, February 10th.

In all fairness to the businesses on this list we are not advocating a boycott. There are several reasons for this:

1) Some of these businesses were put on this list without their knowledge. An example of this would be Highland Prospects in Davis, WV who only attended a Wilderness Coalition event and never authorized support for the WVWC Wilderness proposal. One of the owners was not aware that they were on the list and certainly does not support the Wilderness proposal.

2) Highland Prospects has requested that their name be taken off the list and it has not happened. This could be true of others.

3) Some of the businesses on this list were not told about the restrictive management restrictions that come with the traditional Wilderness. An example of this would be Charleston Bicycle Center whose name has already been removed.

Additionally many of these businesses do not exist or are just P.O. boxes. Whitetail Bicycles has been closed for over four years... since before the Wilderness Coalition was formed. The Art Company has been closed since late 2007. Joseph Henry Photography is a P.O. box, not a retail business in Davis, WV.

These are just the ones I know about locally so if this is indicative of the rest of the list then the list of supporters that the WVWC has been working on for the last four years is way short of 100.

Also there is a list of organizations and govermental bodies that supposedly support the Wilderness proposal that you should check out at wvwild.org. This can also be misleading. The Pocahontas County CVB does not support the Wilderness proposal OUTSIDE of Pocahontas County which means they only support a few acres in Spice Run and Cranberry expansion and only one trail closure.

Long story short , this is the kind of deception, spin and lack of real information WVMBA and IMBA have been dealing with for the last four years in our dealings with the West Virginia Wilderness Coalition employees and representatives.

Please talk to or call the businesses and find out what their true stand is. Please realise that it may be more productive to go to these businesses and educate the owners and their customers about the real issues surrounding Wilderness and the economically damaging management restrictions that will become permanent.

Thank You.