By Ted Dodd A heartfelt thank you to the 40+ volunteers who joined us on Saturday, November 16 for an incredible day building the CLIMB (Cascade Locks International Mountain Bike) Trail! With perfect weather and unstoppable energy, we made big strides in trail construction and maintenance. We also hosted a Trail School, teaching new volunteers … Read More
A group of volunteers came out to Rocky Point to help clear a new trail in the southern reaches of the property. The team put in work clearing debris, replanting ferns, and benching in the new trail bed. During the day, our resident mushroom expert, Adam, showed off some of the local fungal varieties. If … Read More
On Sunday, November 9th, ten volunteers joined our wonderful partners, Fat Tire Farm, on their first dig of the season. FTF is going to have an 8-day series through April 2025; they are one of two groups working on the southern end of the Rocky Point property with new trails. On this first dig day … Read More
By Nell Stamper On November 2, the Klootchy Creek LST and volunteers gathered to work on Passive Aggressive and Low Tide. The Klootchy Creek trail system is hosted on land owned by Lewis and Clark Timberlands. Although it’s a working forest of conifers, there are a lot of mixed plantings and native trees – so … Read More
By Nathan Frechen On Saturday November 9th, 2024, 23 volunteers came out to Reehers Camp in the Tillamook State Forest to clear downed limbs and re-establish tread on Gales Creek Trail north of Bell Camp Road. This section of trail is a glorious 1,500-foot descent and was impacted by a timber harvest in early 2024, … Read More
Written by Janelle Bickford Falls Creek never disappoints! It was a beautiful fall day, and the trail was bursting with fall mushrooms. Smiles all around despite a couple of flats. For some, this was their second time joining us, and for others, it was their first time on the trail. Great to connect and share the day … 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
Written by Elaine Bothe Beginner Adults got camp time during our Gateway Green Bike Park summer series! Why leave all the education to the kids? In July and August this last summer, the NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation teamed up with Coach Elaine Bothe to offer adult classes for beginners on Monday evenings and … Read More
Written by Camilla Chalmers Exploring the grand beauty of Mt. St. Helens is a highlight for many mountain bikers, but on the weekend of August 16-17, 45 dedicated volunteers from the NWTA came together to give back to these beloved trails. This trail work and camping event referred to as SHIFT (St Helens International Festival of … Read More
Written by Owen Simpson My school, Oregon Episcopal School, launched a senior capstone project during the last 2.5 weeks of school, and I choose to focus my efforts around spreading the joy of mountain bikes to new communities of kids. This means that instead of attending classes I dedicated my last weeks of school to … Read More