Written by Volunteer Director Jered Bogli After some back and forth with two of the assistant coaches Dan Brown and Duncan Parks, Nancy and I put a date on the calendar with the NICA Portland Composite team for a TSI Trail School and Dig Day on January 24th. NICA stands for National Interscholastic Cycling Association … Read More
Written by Kelsea De Filippis If you’re riding at Rocky Point, chances are you have seen Jered out on the trail building, riding, or stoking out volunteer groups. If you don’t think digging is fun, well, you probably haven’t met Jered. The Rocky Point lease was signed in August of 2019, which is how Jered … Read More
Join us on Saturdays through the winter and into the spring as we build and maintain the trails at Rocky Point. The “Saturday Sessions” are small scale work events that are a great place to practice and grow your trail building skills. Come out and help create the future of Mountain Biking in Portland. PLEASE … Read More
Crew Leaders are essential to the success of trail building work parties. These individuals provide guidance, vision and share their knowledge with their crew of trail builders. If you are a seasoned Trail Steward who is interested in expanding your skills and tapping into becoming a leader, this training is for you! Northwest Trail Alliance’s … Read More
Northwest Trail Alliance’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s goal is to foster a culture of land stewardship within the mountain bike community. By training people to build sustainable trails, and by training people to lead crews of trail builders, we are raising the level of our own stewardship, and increasing our capacity to build and maintain quality … Read More
Join us on Saturdays through the winter and into the spring as we build and maintain the trails at Rocky Point. The “Saturday Sessions” are small scale work events that are a great place to practice and grow your trail building skills. Come out and help create the future of Mountain Biking in Portland. PLEASE … Read More
Members and Non-Members Welcome! We will have our Annual Member Meeting on Tuesday, January 26th at 6:30 pm. This will be held online and pre-registration is needed. We will recap NWTA’s 2020 & talk about what we have in store for this year. It is also election time & we have 4 members up for … Read More
written by Nancy Stone Building and maintaining trails are, arguably, the backbone of our sport. Building and maintaining a membership of skilled Trail Stewards are the backbone of our organization. NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) understands this and strives to provide new Trail Stewards with the knowledge, skill, and confidence to join in the ever-growing community … Read More
Nell Stamper – North Coast Trail Alliance Liaison Nell Stamper joined the NWTA board in 2020 and is the Liaison between North Coast Trail Alliance (NCTA) and Northwest Trail Alliance. She is passionate about inclusion into the Mountain Biking world especially for those who are intimidated by it. Nell grew up from the Southern Coast … Read More
Join us on Saturdays through the winter and into the spring as we build and maintain the trails at Rocky Point. The “Saturday Sessions” are small scale work events that are a great place to practice and grow your trail building skills. Come out and help create the future of Mountain Biking in Portland. PLEASE … Read More