Trail Maintenance at Stub – 3/1

Trail work on the Williams Creek Trail, Raking Leaves, Blowing Leaves, Cutting Downed Trees. Come join us for a fun-filled day of trail maintenance and exploring at Stub Stewart State Park! This in-person event is perfect for nature enthusiasts, families, and anyone who loves to work in the great outdoors. Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer … Read More

NWTA Board Bios – Kent Davis

Kent joined the NWTA board in 2024. You can reach Kent at [email protected]. How and when did you first get involved with NWTA?  I was a long-time rider at Rocky Point starting in 2007, and when NWTA first took up the lease through a proxy, I believe I signed up a year or two after … Read More

Camp – Green Geckos Mountain Biking Skills (Ages 11-14) – 3/25-28

These classes are for kids who are already comfortable riding a bike on some “green (beginner)” level mountain bike dirt trails/grass and can ride down features such as curbs and roots approximately 3-4 inches high. During this class, Riders will continue to improve their balance over varying terrain, including trails and pump tracks (or rolling … Read More

Trail Sustainability Institute: Planting at Gateway Green – 3/2

Join us for a fun day of planting & restoration with partners PP&R, Friends of Gateway Green & Warpaint Outdoors. Join us on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation, Friends of Gateway Green & Warpaint Outdoors for a fun-filled planting day at Gateway Green Park. This event is … Read More

Support NWTA – and you could win a bike!

Just getting into mountain biking or your skills no longer match your first mountain bike? Sellwood Cycle Repair is partnering with NWTA to raffle off a Norco Fluid FS A4 full suspension bike! Named Pinkbike’s Value Bike of the Year and Vital MTB’s Bike of the Year, the Norco Fluid FS is built to help … Read More

Rocky Point Road Closure

January 31, 2024 – As many NWTA community members have heard, Rocky Point Road was closed to all modes of transportation from Highway 30 due to part of the road shifting significantly in the last storm cycle. If you drive the road a bunch, you know the spot. Access to the Rocky Point Trails parking … Read More

Thank you to our outgoing Board members: Juntu Capistrano Oberg

Juntu Oberg has served on the NWTA volunteer Board of Directors since 2018, including as Board President from 2020-2022. Through her work with NWTA, Juntu has significantly expanded access to mountain biking for youth and families that face immense barriers to outdoor recreation. Because of her work, the privilege of being on a trail and … Read More

Thank you to our outgoing Board members: Paul Hobson

A combined thank you, farewell and congratulations to Paul Hobson as he wraps up the end of his third, two-year term on NWTA’s board of directors. A Board member from 2017-2023, Paul has dedicated six years of his time, efforts and brain-power to help move the organization forward.  Six years in this position presents an … Read More

Member Meeting at Chris King – 1/23

Join us for the first NWTA member meeting of 2024! We’ll have the first introductions of our newest Board members, and thank those who are completing Board service. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Chris King Precision Components, 2801 NW Nela St, Portland Oregon. 

Dig Day — Rocky Point – 1/27

Help us clear a new line in the clear-cut. Summary of work goals We will be clearing debris on a new flagged line in the Skeet clear cut. It’s essential to get any trails in this area cleared of debris before Weyerhaeuser starts planting. This descent will run from the top of the clear cut … Read More