Written by Nancy Stone On May 20th, we held a clean-up at Rocky Point partnering with SOLVE. Thanks to the more than 35 people that showed up, Rocky Point has never looked so good! Folks in three different crews focused on cleaning up various areas of the greater Rocky Point area. Group A, our early … Read More
Information from Oregon.gov There are two planned timber sales that would/will heavily impact the trails negatively on the Gales Creek and Browns Camp loop network. Due by June 21st. Affected areas: Round Bell timber sale: This sale basically clearcuts nearly a mile of the best single track on all of Gales Creek Trail, on the descent … Read More
Friday, May 28th, Scappoose Oregon Today, May 28th, 2021, Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) opened over 6 miles of new and repurposed trails at Rocky Point. The maps of new trails are available to current NWTA members by updating the Trailforks maps. Membership must be current and a waiver signed to explore the new trails. With … Read More
Written by Jered Bogli Today, Northwest Trail Alliance is proud to open over 6 miles of new and repurposed trails at Rocky Point. Building 6 miles of new trail this past winter during COVID was a massive undertaking and could not have happened without a dedicated group of crew leaders and all the folks who … Read More
Written by Jered Bogli What does six miles of trail look like? Six miles is the distance from the Leif Erickson Thurman Gate to the picnic table at the junction with Saltzman Road. Six miles is the distance from the Pearl District to the St. John’s bridge or from the Sellwood Bridge to the Broadway … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped work on Rinse & Repeat on May 2nd. We accomplished all of our goals PLUS more. As a team, we racked up 220 volunteer hours of work (and remained COVID safe). We built multiple large berms and added fun features consistent with a … Read More
A group from the local community gathered at the park early Saturday morning, ready to work on the dirt jumps. Local Stewardship Team lead Brian Shelton arranged for an excavator that was generously on loan from Mountainwood Homes to rework the dirt from the jumps on the southside of the park. Volunteers of all ages jumped right … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone NWTA, in collaboration with Portland Parks and Recreation, teamed up with Catlin Gabel students who are involved with the school’s Applied Leadership in the Outdoors after-school course to learn about trail maintenance at Powell Butte. In a fun exchange of knowledge, the students shared what they have learned of native plants … Read More
Written by Juntu Oberg In a time before a pandemic, we had a mountain bike shuttle festival in July 2019 at Sandy Ridge. This sold-out event was capped at 300 attendees. It was the largest fundraiser we had that year, with all the proceeds earmarked for the trail system. NWTA works in partnership with the … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone Picking up garbage alongside the road isn’t exactly at the top of most people’s list of things to do on a sunny, warm Saturday morning. However, this didn’t stop seven determined NWTA members from stepping up to the plate to do their part as an early Earth Day contribution. On April … Read More