Voting Eligibility Ballots will be emailed to everyone that is eligible at the opening of the election or becomes eligible (updated weekly) until the election closes. Eligibility for “Voting Members” is laid out in NWTA’s bylaws and can be summarized as follows: What does the board do? NWTA’s Board of Directors is the heartbeat of … Read More
Written by Nathan Frechen Seventeen folks came out this past Saturday to help remove debris and water from Step Creek. Over the course of 4 hours, we were able to get all 3 miles of the loop trail cleaned up — leaves removed, bridges cleaned up, drains drained, one log removed via Tony Ohotto. We … Read More
Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lake LST “Small, but mighty!” NWTA has hundreds of volunteers, but sometimes it’s a small but mighty group that dedicates themselves to technical trail work projects. Iit was most applicable for the NWTA Hagg Lake Work Party on Saturday, December 7th, 2024. This was a make-up work day, in place … Read More
The first Trail Sisters dig of the 2024/25 season was at Sandy Ridge on December 15, and it was a berm-smashing success! There were 9 volunteers in total, but a small crew split off and took care of puddles and drainage issues on Rock Drop while the main crew handled drainage and berm repair on … Read More
By Paul Hobson This past Saturday (December 14, 2024), over 30 volunteers went out to the new CLIMB trails in Cascade Locks to begin work on the final segment of the trail Peregrination. Ahead of the Saturday work party, NWTA’s Advocacy Director Andy Jansky and Board member Kent Davis used NWTA’s mini-excavator to rough in the trail’s initial … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone The Trail Sustainability Institute, NWTA’s trail education program, kicked off its first Trail School Fundamentals class at the new Cascade Locks trails in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area on Saturday, November 9th. Like all Trail School Fundamentals classes, volunteers learn tool identification, best safety practices, trail anatomy, and what … Read More
By Nathan Frechen Several folks came to the woods of the Tillamook State Forest on Saturday, November 23, to assess trail conditions following the recent heavy winds and rain. Surprisingly, there was minimal damage to the trails; but enough to justify a nice walk in the woods with chainsaws. We focused on the trail network … Read More