Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) is on the lookout for mountain biking advocates, event-coordination masterminds, and fundraising wizards to join our Board of Directors! Whether you’re a freeriding daredevil or someone who’s recently fallen in love with mountain biking, this is your chance to help steer the future of off-road cycling in our region and make … Read More
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 Eric Oliver The timing couldn’t have been better: on October 5, 2024, the annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebration coincided with the grand re-opening of Gateway Green Park in East Portland. The weather cooperated too, as the slight chill in the morning gave way to a bright fall day as families … 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