2008-2009   SWIMBA is growing and maturing as an organization.  Membership has increased significantly in the past year, and new members sign up at or after almost every SWIMBA group ride.  The number of volunteer hours has steadily climbed over the past few years for both trail building and public awareness events.  The SWIMBA website has been improved and has become the best site to get news and information about all mountain biking and trail-related events in Southwest Idaho.

SWIMBA and other trail-user groups frequently cooperate to educate trail users on trail etiquette and to reduce conflicts between user groups.  The organization has also collaborated with Ridge to Rivers produce public service brochures and signs. All of the new trails built in the Boise Foothills within the last year have been have been funded in full or in part by SWIMBA.  In addition to funding trails, the organization has donated almost $20,000 to cycling-related groups in the community, including programs to support refugees who have settled in Boise. 

Membership

• SWIMBA has surpassed 250 members for the first time in its history.
• New members sign up after almost every group ride and at most times the SWIMBA tent is present at an event.

Trail Building

• SWIMBA volunteers worked nearly 900 hours on trail building and maintenance in the Boise foothills, on Shafer Butte, and on Gardiner Peak.  The new Gardiner Peak trail is nearing completion.
• Partnered with Ridge to Rivers and provided $1000 in matching funds to obtain the grant to construct the new Watchman Trail.
• Funded the Boise foothills’ latest trail, the Fat Tire Traverse.
• Received a $5000 grant from REI.  The money will be used to purchase a trailer for storage of the SWIMBA trail crew's tools and equipment.

Group Rides

• A series of group rides has been created.  Open to members and non-members of all skill levels, the rides are used to promote the social aspects of riding as well as introduce riders to new trails, trail etiquette and overall awareness of SWIMBA.

Public Awareness and Education

• Participated in four Trail Awareness Events with FAST (Foothills Advocates for Shared Trails).
• Volunteers appeared at mountain biking events such as Trailpalooza, Bogus Basin’s Summit Fest, the Barking Spider race, and the Boise International MTB Film Festival to promote proper trail etiquette, the joys of mountain biking, and promote SWIMBA.
• Partnered with REI to present two mountain biking clinics.
• Supported the Boise Bicycle School (formerly known as Sprockids) administered by Boise Parks and Recreation.
• Collaborated with Ridge to Rivers to create signs and literature promoting trail awareness and etiquette.
• Led an “Intro to Mountain Biking” ride during Boise Bike Week.

Website Improvements

• Functional improvements have been made, making the site much easier to use.
• Artwork has been added and is updated, making the site much more engaging.
• Trail reports, news, and announcements have been added and are updated frequently, so the site is much more relevant.  

Community Support

• $1000 to the Boise Bicycle Project.
• $2500 to BYRDS.
• $3000 to the International Rescue Committee’s Bear Camp mountain bike camp for refugee children living in Boise.
• Over $12,000 to the Idaho Velodrome and Cycle Park.
• Sponsored and Donated proceeds from the Boise International MTB Film Festival to the IRC (International Rescue Committee) of Boise

2007 - SWIMBA extends a commitment to the Eastside Trail Extension project, along with $2,000 for publishing new trail maps. Trailpalooza celebrates the accomplishments of Phase I of the Shafer Butte Master Trail Plan and the map of the new trails is released to the public.

2006 - SWIMBA received a $5,000 grant from REI for maps and signage of Phase I of the Shafer Butte Master Trail Plan.

2005 -  SWIMBA gives $3,500 to Ridge to Rivers for new trails. Some of these trails link Military Reserve to Shane's. Others include Pole Cat Gulch and Five Mile Creek.

2004 - National Trails Day and Tending the Foothills keep our volunteers busy.

2003 - The Boise National Forest and SWIMBA begin development of the Shafer Butte master Trail Plan. Boise Parks and Recreation enter into an agreement with SWIMBA to develop the Sprockids bicycle school.

2002 - Tour de Fat comes to Boise for the first time.  Foothills Ambassadors begain working to educate trail users.

2001 - The Foothills Open Space Campaign and SWIMBA align to raise money and hire a campaign manager. The initiative passed by an unprecedented majority, establishing a fund to preserve open space.

2001-Current - Started local chapter of Sprockids, an IMBA supported program to teach children about moutain biking.  The program is no longer supported by IMBA and is currently know as the Boise Bicycle School.

2000 - Ongoing trail maintenance in the Foothills and Idaho City - 350 man hours of volunteer time.

1998 - SWIMBA/REI trail project to connect new parking area off of Bogus Basin Road to the Corrals Trail (#31). Cooperated with the Columbia Village Neighborhood Association and the Suprise Valley Neighborhood Association to clean up the Oregon Trail Historic reserve. When complete, this new park in Southeast Boise will have several interpretive trails and be open to non-motorized use.

1997 - SWIMBA/REI trail project to re-route trail #1. Assisted in the development of the Hidden Springs trail network. Cooperated with the Idaho State Parks and Recreation Department to build two new yurts in the Idaho City trail system.

1996 - SWIMBA/REI trail project to construct the Shane's Loop trail (#26A). SWIMBA receives a "Health of the Land" award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for it's preservation efforts within the Boise Front. Assisted the Idaho State Parks and Recreation Department with the construction of the Banner Ridge yurt in the Idaho City trail system. This yurt was the first public yurt constructed in Southwest Idaho.

1992 to 1995 - Ongoing maintenance of the Lower Hulls Gulch trail and various other trails within the Boise front. Educational efforts to promote responsible cycling.