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
Are you a volunteer with the NWTA and seeking something more? Do you have leadership experience, or maybe you would like to take a step into a decision-making role for the first time? NWTA has a board of directors that is elected annually each January. Each position has a tenure of two years. As with … Read More
Micro-blasters, Feathers, Catenaries, and Macro-rain By Andy Jansky Most people with common sense stayed home on Saturday, November 4th as it rained more than an inch in the Gorge. Meanwhile, 12 hearty NWTA volunteers braved the rain, wind and thunder to learn how to use a variety of tools and specialty equipment for moving, splitting … Read More
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
By Ruandy Albisurez On Sunday, October 21, NWTA partnered with Warpaint Magazine to host a BIPOC Intro to Pump Track/Jump Clinic. The weather ended up being a little gray, but that didn’t stop the crew that came out. We had to skip most of the work on the pump track because it was a little … Read More
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
Written by Ahmed Yusuf, Stewardship Coordinator – City Nature, Portland Parks & Rec Portland Parks & Recreation’s Youth Conservation Crew (YCC) was proud to collaborate with Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) in early August! Together, we provided a chance for eight young people and four adults to experience mountain biking. This was the first time that … Read More
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
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
Written by participant Troy Mesa Rode on the beginner-guided ride at Rocky Point on September 10 with Elaine. It was amazing. Weather was perfect. Elaine taught us some basics about testing our bikes for safety, and after demonstrating that we had basic bike skills, we hit the trails. We started off toward Andyland, a “green” cross … Read More