Northwest Trail Alliance is happy to introduce our new full time Operations Coordinator, Kelsea De Filippis. Growing up in the coastal town of Newport Oregon, Kelsea is used to the rugged scene of the Pacific Northwest and holds a strong bond with the outdoors and the community it draws. From biking to skiing, surfing to … Read More
Over the past year NWTA has gone through a huge effort to develop a new website. We set out to build something that would do a better job providing the information our members need (upcoming events, news, how to get involved), offer information to folks unfamiliar with the area about the trail regions we manage, … Read More
SHOW US YOUR RIDE FROM HOME URBAN ADVENTURES & WIN HOPWORKS URBAN BREWERY BEER We’re all limiting how far we travel and complying as best we can with the “Stay Home, Save Lives”* order, but that doesn’t have to mean zero biking adventures – after all we can still get out for some safe and … Read More
To our wonderful members, supporters & followers, Throughout the year, people ask “what can I do for NWTA?”, well, below are a few things you can do that will have a huge impact on the future of NWTA and our local mountain bike community as a whole. We want to get back outside and back … Read More
NWTA’s Spring Membership Drive is underway! We’ve been hard at work maintaining and creating mountain biking opportunities FOR YOU! Join or renew today and show your support for quality mountain bike access close to home. Read on to find out what we’ve been up to, what’s on our radar and the sweet Lolo Rack you … Read More
Our friends at Portland Parks and Recreation just recently shared the following pictures to let everyone know that construction at Gateway Green is continuing. Please note that the entire park is closed and there is no public access. Let’s do our part and let the professionals do their job and get this project done in … Read More
Written by Dan Beaman. Seven NWTA members congregated at the Middle Fork Ranger Station in Westfir, OR on the morning of March 14th. Unbeknownst to them, this would be the last sanctioned group event for the foreseeable future. The group was a mix of Northwest Trail Alliance & North Coast Trail Alliance Local Stewardship Teams, … Read More
A message from Bob Lessard. President Northwest Trail Alliance NWTA will be cancelling all activities for the remainder of the month of March due to COVID-19 concerns. Our event calendar will be adjusted regularly to be in line with the most up to date recommended practices. We ask our members to follow CDC safety guidelines … Read More
Due to the risks posed by Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Oregon & SW Washington, NWTA will be postponing all group activities until further notice. This includes social rides, the March 31 member meeting, and work parties. We were not anticipating such a thing would have direct impacts on our activities, so we will pause to … Read More
From February 8th to May 17th the Portland Art Museum Volcano! Exhibit features a grand photograph of Mt. St. Helens from that fateful day 40 years ago from NWTA’s Tara Bowen-Biggs’s father. Below is the story from Tara about how it all came together & the surprise she & her sisters had when they saw … Read More