Events

Trail Sustainability Institute: Gateway Green Planting Event

Photos by Ruandy Albisurez On Saturday, March 1, 2024, over 30 people came together to improve the ecosystem at Gateway Green! NWTA joined with Portland Parks & Recreation, Warpaint, and Friends of Gateway Green to plant 625 native plants on the north end of the park. A little snow and rain didn’t stop this family-friendly … Read More

2024 Trail School at Klootchy Creek Recap

Written by Nancy Stone, NWTA Vice President, Education & Sustainability Director The Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI), NWTA’s educational program ventured to the coast and held Trail School: Fundamentals at the Klootchy Creek trail system on February 17, 2024. These trail schools equip participants with the fundamental skills needed to understand and implement sustainable maintenance practices … Read More

Northwest Trail Alliance x Forest Park Conservancy Give!Guide Event

We had a remarkable event on Wednesday, December 13 at Hopworks Brewery with our friends at Forest Park Conservancy! Willamette Week’s annual Give!Guide (G!G) campaign raises funds for local nonprofits. G!G has raised more than $56 million for hundreds of local nonprofits since its inception in 2004. To support the community, the grassroots campaign asks … Read More

River City Bicycles Women-led Night Ride, October 28th

Written by Sarah Rogers At the end of October, River City Bicycles and the Northwest Trail Alliance held its second annual Halloween weekend night ride at Sandy Ridge. The weather wasn’t as cooperative as last year, and the chilly 30-degree temperatures were partially to blame for a few last-minute cancellations. Eleven strong souls did brave … Read More

River City Bicycle Women-Led Ride at Rocky Point Recap

Written by Sarah Rogers On Saturday, September 30th, River City Bicycles hosted their second women-led ride of the year at Rocky Point. The weather was perfect, and the trails even more so — as close to “hero dirt” as one could get! We split into two groups of about ten each, with ride leaders Dani … Read More

Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day 2023 Recap

The sunny and warm weather came out to greet us all on Saturday, October 7, 2023, for Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day!   The local celebration of this annual celebration gathered nearly 150 people together in Gateway Green to ride bikes and have FUN. Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA), in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation, … Read More

Planning Open House Recap

On Saturday, September 30th, NWTA hosted its first Open House at Chris King. Dozens of members showed up and were able to interact with NWTA leadership at one of our 16 stations. Each station was dedicated to a key aspect of the organization, led by one of our dedicated super-volunteers. Our team shared great conversations … Read More

NW Trail Sisters Falls Creek Ride

By Janelle Bickford Our Falls Creek NW Trail Sisters journey on Sunday, September 17 was amazing!  We could not have had a better day.  Our participants were the stars of the day, so we will let them share a bit about their experience. Allison: “Falls creek guided ride was the best time! I went in … Read More

Vote at 10/24 meeting to improve NWTA elections process

The NWTA has grown tremendously in the past few years, and that has highlighted some challenges with the way we elect our board members. We are proposing changes to our board election process in order to create a more open equitable system, and bring more members into the elections process by increasing access and convenience. … Read More

Machine Operator Training Program

On the weekend of September 23 & 24, 2023, NWTA hosted a pilot machine operator training program with a beginner class. Seven students – longtime volunteers and crew leads with NWTA – met to learn how to safely operate our mini excavator and get some practice time under local machine building legend Jason Wells. NWTA … Read More