Last weekend a group of motivated leaders gathered for a Leadership Retreat hosted at Stub Stewart. Ideas were shared along with optimism and excitement for the future. Result was the creation of an event calendar and an action plan for 2017. 2017 is going to be another amazing year for NWTA. Check the NWTA website often … Read More
Since our last blog post from Gateway Green, volunteers have been busy cutting new trails, setting gravel into the dirt to aid with drainage, and removing ivy. Check out these photos from Jason Van Horn and continue to follow along with the Gateway Green Build Journal here: http://www.bermstyle.com/category/features/advocacy/gateway-green/ Here is the week 2 update: http://www.bermstyle.com/gateway-green-build-journal-week-two/
Check out the following links to view NWTA’s own Andy Jansky on the local news. Glad we got our equipment back! http://katu.com/news/local/special-tractor-stolen-saturday-morning-recovered-during-interview http://www.kptv.com/clip/12865772/trail-building-groups-heavy-machine-stolen-and-recovered-in-gresham?autostart=true
Sunday 10/30/16 – UPDATE Multnomah County Sheriffs have recovered our stolen equipment. It was great police work, combined with NWTA social media network looking for it that led to the recovery. This is great news because our crew will be able to use the equipment at Gateway Green as scheduled. Good guys 1 / … Read More
We are making progress on the TWO new bridges at Stub (paid for by NWTA). Logs are in place and decking will start next week. Extremely excited about being able to ride across these soon.
Great news from our partners at the Friends of Gateway Green. The well-publicized fundraising campaign was a complete success with $101,180 raised! Thanks to everyone that contributed! As if the successful fundraising campaign wasn’t enough good news, these funds allow Dirt Lab @ Gateway Green to start digging trails right now. Yes, that’s right, new single track trails … Read More
ADVOCACY ALERT!! Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills Park NWTA’s advocacy team has been working with our friends at Timberline Lodge and Ski Area to provide any assistance they need in this herculean multi-year court battle. Good news, the court has found in favor of the project. Bad news, there is a new mandated … Read More
This week; we are riding indoors, riding outdoors, and riding in the mountains (plus a campout). Next week we have a Happy Hour, pub crawl, more riding, and a large kids event. See the “Events” for more details. All are great options for connecting with fellow riders and meeting new friends. Join us! https://nw-trail.org/events/trail-fest-2016/
Post by Jocelyn Gaudi – Board member, Friends of Gateway Green Dirt Lab [noun] \dert\ᐧ \lab\: A community crowdfunded project to develop mountain biking and hiking trails at Gateway Green, while improving environmental quality at the park and encouraging civic and economic revitalization in East Portland. For more than ten years, a group of community advocates, the … Read More
New FP park access = MTB trails??? Nicely ask for ‘single track’ trails when you complete the survey. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ForestParkEntrance