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24 Trail Sisters #optoutside on Black Friday

It was a balmy 35 degrees on Black Friday when 24 Trail Sisters met at Rocky Point to #optoutside together for an intermediate level ride on the north side of the trail system. But this story began several weeks prior in early October at the NWTA Leadership Retreat. The Rocky Point local stewardship team (LST) … Read More

Thank you to all the givers

  The Northwest Trail Alliance is thankful for a dedicated community of givers. We are thankful for the valuable time and energy people give so that we can build and maintain the trails we love. We are thankful for the boots on the ground, the dirt muscle, the cat herding and organizing, and the less … Read More

Sandy Ridge Fall Work Party #2 Recap

The trails at Sandy Ridge are a year round riding destination & with the amount of traffic it receives NWTA’s maintenance efforts consist of multiple work parties in both the Spring & the Fall. On Sunday November 17th 35 volunteers came together for the 2nd work party of the Fall season to work on repairing … Read More

1st Official NWTA Rocky Point Build Party

Written by Scooter Sutterer We had some great weather for our latest and largest Rocky Point build party. 71 people came out to work on the north side trails on Saturday November 16th. Two extensions to existing trails and a new connector trail linking the north and south trail systems resulted in over a mile … Read More

5.25 Mile Outer Limits Trail Completed @ Growlers

Growler’s Outer Limits Dig Day brought 87 hearty volunteers out to finish putting in a 5.25 mile. This trail isn’t called Outer Limits for no reason- crews pedaled themselves + tools up to the work sites ranging from 4.25 to 5.5 miles out from their parking area. They didn’t let that slow them down as … Read More

Trail Sisters get their ride on at Growlers

19 Trail Sisters showed up at Growlers for a beginner level ride on Sunday, November 3rd. The sun was shining, the vibe was positive and the trails were fantastic. The forest was alive with plenty of whooping, hollering and laughter- a sure sign of fun! Social hour afterwards consisted of snacks, drinks and conversations of … Read More

Old School Meets New School at Rocky Point

Written by Scooter Sutterer On Saturday October 26, we had our first large scale work party at Rocky Point. We had over 40 volunteers working on one of the old school downhill lines. We also built a new climb trail. These volunteer builders mainly consisted of the people that have been building at Rocky Point … Read More

2020 Active Volunteer Planning / Leadership Retreat Recap

On Saturday October 12, a group of new & veteran Northwest Trail Alliance volunteers gathered to celebrate our accomplishments in 2019 & formulate a plan of what we want to do in 2020. Many topics were discussed including our new education initiative. Our Trail Sustainability Institute launched in August at SHIFT. Education Director Nancy Stone … Read More

2020 NWTA (Tentative) Calendar of Events

Please note that this list is subject to change. Check the  NWTA events page for confirmation & sign up links. Questions? Email: [email protected] January: Saturday 4th: Tillamook State Forest Work Party (Sickter Lars Loop or Wilson River Trail) Sunday 5th: Stub Stewart Work Party Saturday 11th: Tillamook State Forest Work Party (Sickter Lars Loop or … Read More

NWTA says YES! to Measure 26-203

NWTA has some exciting news to share: we have moved to formally endorse the Nature for All campaign and hit the ground running. The campaign seeks to renew our region wide Metro bond that ensures birds, fish, friends and neighbors alike have access to clean air, clean water, and beautiful parks from the Sandy River … Read More