Events by Region
Scappoose (Upper Gates): Herbicide spraying starting soon (forum)
Submitted by Tom Slovak on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 2:59pm.As alluded to earlier this summer, herbicide spraying will soon commence in the recently logged parcels at Scappoose.
Both local and aerial spraying may be employed for the application of the herbicide, and areas should be marked when they have been sprayed.
Additional information (8/20/2010, thanks Ron Strasser),as posted at the upper gates of the recent clearcuts:
SITE PREP MIX
(Imazapyr, Glyphosate, Oust Xp, Triclopyr)
Application can begin on 8-23-2010
and continue until 9-30-2010
NO ENTRY IS PERMITTED WITHIN 48hrs OF APPLICATION
LONGVIEW TIMBER
Please be aware of this range of dates that the spraying my occur during, and heed the closures as posted for your own safety!
Thanks,
Tom Slovak
Mt Hood Epic (event)
Submitted by Ted on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 8:54pm.09/04/2010 - 7:00am
09/04/2010 - 4:00pm
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The Ride
Bennett Pass to the end of Surveyors Ridge via some the best trails on Mt Hood. Along the way ride leaders will help you navigate the trails. Aid stations will be there to support you. A best of all there will be a celebration party at the Saw Tooth Roadhouse.
Plan to ride 50 miles, use a map, and be in the saddle for 6 hrs. This is not a race, but it requires that you come prepared.
Mt Hood Work Party/ Shuttle Ride (event)
Submitted by Mark Pickett on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 8:28am.10/24/2009 - 9:30am
10/24/2009 - 1:00pm
Saturday October 24th, NWTA will assist with a Mount Hood work party on the Bottle Prairie Trail off Road 44.
Depending on weather, we will arrange vehicles to finish the work party with a ride down Dog River.
Culvert repair work temporarily closes a portion of Leif Erikson Trail in Forest Park beginning September 13 (forum)
Submitted by Mark Pickett on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 1:11pm.News Release
September 1, 2010
For immediate release
For more information contact:
Linc Mann, Environmental Services, 503-823-5328
Beth Sorensen, Portland Parks & Recreation, 503-823-5300
Culvert repair work temporarily closes a portion of Leif Erikson Trail in Forest Park beginning September 13
(Portland, OR) - A culvert repair project will temporarily close Leif Erikson Trail from Milepost 7 to Milepost 11 (at NW Germantown Road) in Forest Park to all users beginning Monday, September 13.
For public safety purposes, the repairs will necessitate closing the trail for up to one month in order to provide access for heavy equipment and trucks into and out of the repair site.
IMBA Trail Care Crew (L.L. Stub Stewart State Park) (event)
Submitted by Tom Slovak on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 8:37am.09/30/2010 - 5:30pm
10/03/2010 - 1:00pm
Preregistration is required. To register visit www.imba.com and go to Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew section, link is on the bottom left "Register Now" (Additional contact = Will Heiberg (will@nw-trail.org)).
Subaru/ IMBA Trailbuilding School Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 30
5:30 p.m.: Social event with the Trail Care Crew featuring beer provided by Hopworks Brewery, swag giveaways and a mountain bike movie. Location TBA. See nw-trail.org.
Saturday, Oct. 2
8 a.m. - noon: IMBA Trailbuilding School, LL Stub Stewart State Park cabin village conference center. (Breakfast and snacks provided by the Northwest Trail Alliance.)
Noon: Lunch (provided by the Northwest Trail Alliance)
STATUS: NWTA Trail Partnership Development Program (i.e. "ST240" machine) (forum)
Submitted by Joe Rykowski on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:46am.NOW we are cookin' with fire!
Since Fall of last year, I have been spearheading a project approved by the NWTA Board... to start-up a "Trail Partnership Development Program".
Today a KEY part of this start-up process fell into place. NW Trail Alliance has received the 2010 RTP grant award letter from Oregon Parks & Recreation (the grant administrators). That represents a large chunk of the required $94,000 needed to purchase an ST240 trail construction machine, enclosed trailer, and operator training (another portion came from the Black Rock shuttle day fundraiser hosted by NWTA earlier this year - http://nw-trail.org/2010shuttleday).