Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lagg LST On the morning of Saturday, July 21, ten NWTA volunteers met at Scoggins Valley Park in Gaston to tackle some of Oregon’s fastest-growing vegetation on the Henry Hagg Lake Trail. Two groups, led by crew leaders Lisa Olivares and Paul Hobson, descended on a few of the most … Read More
Forest health operations will start back up on Monday, July 15 in the very north area of the disc golf course. This includes work near the switchback section of the N. Caddywhomper MTB connector trail. Bike riders will need to follow posted detours through the Horse Camp Loop and come into the MTB area from … Read More
Another Portland Parks & Recreation community survey! Please take 5 minutes of your time to let the City of Portland know how important close-to-home off-road cycling/mountain biking opportunities are. The city is soliciting community feedback on enhanced active recreation opportunities at University Park in North Portland. The guidance in the Off-Road Cycling Master Plan (ORCMP) … Read More
By Elaine Bothe It’s been an amazing ride all year, every Monday afternoon at Montavilla Community Center! We ran this program for 7-8 weeks during Fall Term ’23, and Winter and Spring Terms in ’24. Each term, 15 amazing kids were signed up, and we regularly had 12-15 participants each day. Most were in grade … Read More
Written by Tedd Dodd, Cascade Locks Trail Steward Thank you to everyone who attended LapQuest over the weekend to celebrate all the trail work we have done in and around Cascade Locks. It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic faces, both familiar and new, coming together for this event. We were blessed with amazing trail conditions and perfect … Read More
Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lake LST On Saturday, May 11th, NWTA, in conjunction with Washington County Parks, hosted our first trail work party at Scoggins Valley Park. Nancy Stone and Addison Wardwell led nine volunteers, divided into two groups, to the South Shore and Walnut Grove sections of the Henry Hagg Lake Trail, where trail stabilization, irrigation, and … Read More
Written by Nell Stamper April 13 was one of those perfect spring days at the Oregon Coast! We had sunny skies and comfortable temperatures, making it a great day to show some love to our trails at Klootchy Creek. With crews working in different areas, the Local Stewardship Team (LST) knocked out some long-standing worklist … Read More
Word and photos by Elaine Bothe March 25-18, 2024, Gateway Green Bike Park and Montavilla Community Center Spring Break 2024 provided winter weather but summer fun during our Gateway Green Bike Park Kids Camp! Spring Break in the Pacific Northwest is always a mixed-weather bag. Fortunately we got only one full on rainy day during … Read More
NWTA has been hard at work in the Tillamook! Thanks to Local Steward Team member Nathan Frechen, a group of 23 volunteers accomplished a TON at the Saturday, March 23 work party. The team did treadwork and pruned back overhanging growth on over miles on the Wilson River Trail west of the King Mountain trailhead. … Read More
March 2024 We know the community has been anxiously awaiting an update on Gateway Green park! As part of Trimet’s Better Red project, an area on the south side of the park with the trails known as the “Gravity Lines” was affected. It was always known that the impending project would change the landscape on … Read More