NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute hosted its second Trail School: Fundamentals of the season on Saturday, December 15 at Newell Creek Canyon. The park, managed by Metro, is one of NWTA’s newest stewardship areas, having joined the organization’s trail portfolio just two months ago. What Trail School Teaches: Fundamentals of Sustainable Trail Maintenance Trail School is designed as … Read More
Join us for the third and final installment of the NW Trail Sisters’ Trail Building Training Series back at Stub Stewart! Sponsored by River City Bicycles Join us at Stub Stewart along with our friends and generous sponsor River City Bicyles for the third and final installment of the NW Trail Sisters Training Series where we will … Read More
Join NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) for a day of learning the fine art of rock work and armoring trails. Join NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) for the first Advanced Trail School of the season! Participants will be gaining skills in rock work and armoring.
Join us for the second installment of the NW Trail Sisters’ Trail Building Training Series at Gateway Green! Join us at Gateway Green for the second installment of the NW Trail Sisters Training Series where we will be learning all about maintaining jump lines with hand tools! This outdoor education series is made possible through … Read More
In the last year alone, NWTA hosted over 100 dig days across the region, keeping 250 miles of trails maintained while continuing to build more! This monumental effort would be absolutely impossible without the skill and support of our trained Crew Leaders. Building on this momentum, NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) held its eleventh Crew Leader Training … Read More
Join us for NWTA’s first stewardship event at Newell Creek! Trail School teaches the fundamental skills needed to maintain our trails. Participants will be learning safety techniques and tool identification/uses, as well as hands-on training of corridor clearing, drainage, tread repair and benchwork. Northwest Trail Alliance’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s goal is to foster a culture of … Read More
On the heels of our newly signed stewardship agreement with Metro, NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) launched its first Trail School: Fundamentals class of the 25–’26 dig season on Sunday, November 16, at Chehalem Ridge. Trail School: Fundamentals is designed to introduce volunteers to the core principles of sustainable trail maintenance. Participants learn safety practices, … Read More
Join us for NWTA’s first stewardship event at Chehalem Ridge! Trail School teaches the fundamental skills needed to maintain our trails. Participants will be learning safety techniques and tool identification/uses, as well as hands-on training of corridor clearing, drainage, tread repair and benchwork. Northwest Trail Alliance’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s goal is to foster a culture of … Read More
Written by Paul Hobson This Sunday, March 2nd, NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) hosted students at Hagg Lake for another installment of Trail School: Fundamentals. There, students learned safe and proper usage of trail building tools. Being at Hagg Lake, the day’s lesson focused on hillside and trail hydrology, drain construction and maintenance, corridor clearing, … Read More
Have you ever wondered what goes into building and maintaining the trails you love to ride? Whether you’re new to trail building or looking to level up your skills, NWTA’s Trail School is the perfect place to get started! Join us this weekend at Hagg Lake for the Trail School: Fundamentals session, where you’ll learn the basics … Read More