Trail Sisters held their first bike maintenance clinic of the year at Sellwood Cycles—graciously hosted by shop manager and mechanic, Brenna. The topic was troubleshooting shifting issues trailside, and after a Q&A discussion, everyone got to do some fun hands-on learning. There were three stations set up to practice removing the rear wheel, replacing the … Read More
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 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
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
It’s that time of year again: Board elections. If you missed the post last week, check out our introduction to what Board service looks like https://nw-trail.org/2025-board-of-directors-election-announcement/ The application is now open for the NWTA Board. NWTA is looking for excited community members to fill the positions described below. Please contact [email protected] for any questions including … Read More
By Shane Gould On Saturday, November 11, 2024, NWTA had over 25 volunteers attend the build day at Sandy Ridge. The scope of work for the day was to rough-in the perimeter trail for the new parking lot skills area and repair a boardwalk on Homestead trail that was badly damaged by a tree that … Read More
Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) is on the lookout for mountain biking advocates, event-coordination masterminds, and fundraising wizards to join our Board of Directors! Whether you’re a freeriding daredevil or someone who’s recently fallen in love with mountain biking, this is your chance to help steer the future of off-road cycling in our region and make … Read More
Written by Eric Oliver The timing couldn’t have been better: on October 5, 2024, the annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebration coincided with the grand re-opening of Gateway Green Park in East Portland. The weather cooperated too, as the slight chill in the morning gave way to a bright fall day as families … Read More
Written by Elaine Bothe PP&R and NWTA’s Kids Camps got the groove down! Now in our third year, we held four Summer Camps for kids at Gateway Green. We offered the morning camps, each four days of fun from Monday to Thursday throughout July. NWTA paired up with Portland Parks & Recreation to run the … Read More
Last year, we collected over 900 responses to our very first user survey! Although there weren’t many big surprises, collecting this data is a useful addition to the tools NWTA uses for guidance in the strategic work of executing our mission. There are two formats to read these results: NWTA is excited to have this … Read More