Written by Ruandy Albisurez, NWTA’s BICP Level 1 Instructor The morning of Saturday, November 6th, the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) mountain bike ride for beginners/intermediate happened on a cold and soggy PNW morning. It’s late fall, so Forest Park’s ground is still covered in cold and wet leaves. Will Cortez from BikePOCpnw and … Read More
Written by Scooter Sutterer, Director of Rocky Point Trails ([email protected]) Since the NWTA signed a lease at Rocky Point Trails, we have been working closely with the Scappoose Fire District (SFD). Mountain biking injuries do happen. When they do, we want to make sure that rescue teams have the proper access, equipment, and understanding of … Read More
Written by Jered Bogli, Board Member ([email protected]) Saturday Sessions at Rocky Point kicked off this past Saturday (11/6) with a ton of much-needed maintenance work. A full group of volunteers led by Bob Carey and Charles Kim made their way up Tres Amigos to Pipeline and over to Switchblade. On the way up Tres Amigos, … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd ([email protected]) Thank you for participating in the Shoofly Trail survey. All the votes have been counted, and your additional comments have been reviewed and considered. As you can imagine, it is hard to please everyone all the time. To be fair and inclusive, we organized the vote so that everyone had the … Read More
Written by Paul Hobson, Vice President ([email protected]) This past Saturday, Brent Sullivan led a crew of 20 NWTA volunteers to continue the rebuild of Little Monkey and clean up Lower Hide and Seek at Sandy Ridge. Saturday also marked the inaugural work party with NWTA’s new collection of Rogue tools purchased for the Sandy Ridge … Read More
Name: Ruandy Albisurez Preferred Pronouns: Roo How long have you been a part of NWTA? I am new to NWTA. I knew it was present when I first moved to the Portland area about 10-12 years ago, but I thought for some reason that it wasn’t an organization anymore for a long time. Now that … Read More
Last Sunday was a day of celebration as leaders and volunteers gathered together at Chris King in NW Portland for our 2022 planning meeting. There was palpable excitement and energy in the room. Why? Not only was it the first in-person meeting of the year, but there was much to celebrate with more miles of … Read More
Upper Bob’s Yer Uncle is closed for major repair work from the top to the first road crossing until further notice. Bob’s Yer Uncle saw a lot of use all summer. As a result, the whole trail needs a lot of repairs. The work will include both repairs and re-routes through problem sections. The top … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd ([email protected]) Notice from the Rangers at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park Effective 10/19/21: Temporary closure at southern Shoofly bridge due to bridge failure. OPRD advises the public not to cross the bridge or attempt creek crossing. Please find an alternate route and plan accordingly. Updates on the issue will be posted on … Read More
Written by Colin Marthaller, Stewardship Director & Quartermaster ([email protected]) The trails at Sandy Ridge see a very high level of traffic throughout every year. This is especially noticeable over the past year and a half. Right on the heels of our (NWTA) formal Volunteer Stewardship Agreement with the BLM (more info here), 24 volunteers came together … Read More