Let’s kick off the weekend with a fun beginner mountain bike ride in Forest Park, hosted by NWTA and Cyclepath West – see you there! Curious about mountain biking? Eager to dip your toes into the world of off-road cycling? Join Northwest Trail Alliance and Cyclepath West for a beginner-oriented ride through Portland’s Forest Park. … Read More
Written by Eric Oliver As many folks were preparing to hunker down for the holidays in late December, a crew of about 20 volunteers got together on December 21, 2024, to put some sweat equity into Forest Park’s very own Holman Lane. As an uphill-only trail for cycling, Holman has a bit of a reputation … Read More
Join NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation in completing important trail work projects from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.! CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. Join NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation in completing important trail work projects from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.! Location and scope of work TBD, and will be posted as soon as … Read More
Join NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation in completing important trail work projects from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.! Join NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation in completing important trail work projects from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.! Location and scope of work TBD, and will be posted as soon as confirmed. No experience necessary! … Read More
Join NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation in completing important trail work projects in Forest Park. Join NWTA and Portland Parks & Recreation in completing important trail work projects in Forest Park on Saturday, December 21, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. No experience necessary! Youth participants must be at least age 14. We will … Read More
Join Trail Sisters for a ride through Forest Park the morning after Thanksgiving! This ride is open to women; cis, trans, nonbinary. Meet: At Fat Tire Farm at 10 a.m. and roll out by 10:30 a.m. (If you drive, please don’t park in the FTF lot.) Bring: A gravel/cyclocross bike with knobby 35c/40c tires for … Read More
Written by Juntu Oberg In March 2020, NWTA formally partnered with Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) as the official trail steward of Forest Parks Firelane 5. Since then, our leadership team has worked with PP&R & Forest Park Conservancy (FPC) to improve the singletrack portion of the trail. In 2021, we installed a juniper retaining … Read More
A small but mighty group of volunteers partnered with Portland Parks and Recreation to hand clear the downed trees and debris from Firelane 5 on Wednesday, April 20th. Initially, NWTA had a work party scheduled at Powell Butte; however, with a surprise mid-April snowstorm, efforts shifted to help open trails at Forest Park. As the … Read More
Written by Ruandy Albisurez, NWTA’s BICP Level 1 Instructor The morning of Saturday, November 6th, the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) mountain bike ride for beginners/intermediate happened on a cold and soggy PNW morning. It’s late fall, so Forest Park’s ground is still covered in cold and wet leaves. Will Cortez from BikePOCpnw and … Read More
Post from the Portland Parks & Recreation website. Deadline for Applicants – April 10, 2020 Staff Liaison – Brooke Gardner, 503-823-5135 Application – surveymonkey.com/r/PPRBoardApplication Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) cares for and maintains more than 11,000 acres of lands and offers thousands of programs for all ages at its community centers, swimming pools, and other … Read More