Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance

🌲 Now Hiring: Trail Program Manager! 🌲 Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance is hiring a full-time year-round Trail Program Manager to help bring our trail projects to life across Washington! As part of our team, you’ll collaborate with staff, chapters, clients, and volunteers to make exciting trail projects happen. Guided by our Trail Program Director, you’ll oversee the full trail project lifecycle—from planning and budgeting to design, crew scheduling, and progress tracking. If you’re passionate about trail building, skilled in managing project logistics, and ready to lead teams in creating accessible outdoor experiences, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to be part of the Evergreen Admin team and help shape Washington’s trails: https://lnkd.in/grCHAucj

How are you enjoying your mountain biking experience in Washington? Please let us know by filling out our Evergreen MTB Community Survey! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gY56MWzN Every 2 years we ask for feedback from the mountain bike community through this survey. We rely on you to confirm we're on the right trail, or if we need to re-route the path to better serve riders in Washington. It shouldn't take you much more time than pulling your bike off the rack and gearing up for your ride (about 6-8 minutes)! As a thank you for filling out our survey, fill out your name and email address at the bottom of the survey to be entered for a chance to win a custom Evergreen Last Bag by eqpd, made locally in Twisp. Thank you for taking our 2024 Evergreen MTB Community Survey and sharing your honest feedback with us!

Behind the scenes at the Trek at Tehaleh with rider Jim Martinson (77), his riding partner Jeff Kindle, and our Trail Program Manager, Brian Tustison, assessing features that can be adjusted to improve accessibility for adaptive riders 🤘 Jim highlighted the need for adaptive-specific adjustments, sharing stories of navigating similar features with his three-wheeled bike. The focus was on "Resto-Mod" trail to start improving accessibility for adaptive riders, with more to come. Learn more and check out the photos of the features being assessed at: https://lnkd.in/gtkg4Xzh

Volunteer Instructor Spotlight: Izette Swan ⭐ Evergreen has over 100 instructors around the state teaching youth and adult camps and classes! These instructors are certified through Evergreen's Instructor Certification, and trained to progress students through fundamentals and advanced skills in progressive, trail-focused, and fun class environments. This month we want to give a shout out to Izette Swan, a volunteer instructor in the Cascades to Sound Chapter.  We asked Izette: What do you like about being an instructor with Evergreen? Izette: "This is my first year instructing for Evergreen. From the instructor training through teaching, it is apparent to me that this program is tops. As an instructor you are surrounded by like minded folks; people who are passionate about mountain biking, about learning and about teaching. The depth of knowledge and skill of fellow instructors is incredible. What gets me jazzed about instructing is when you see a student's face light up with an aha moment; their body language on the bike changes from stiff and scared to relaxed and balanced. That is awesome!" Learn more about Izette and her experience as an Evergreen Instructor on the blog at https://lnkd.in/gss9tKvG

Executive Director Eddie Espinosa dropping in with an update as we reach the end of our annual Membership Drive! Your Evergreen Membership will help us maintain current trails and fund new trails, while supporting the riding community with our advocacy efforts and education programs. Will you renew your Evergreen Membership today so we can continue this important work? Join by September 30th to get free Evergreen gear as a thank you from our team: www.evergreenmtb.org/join #nonprofit #membership

Riding Beacon Hill and talking membership with Melinda & Viv! Tune in to hear why Melinda became a Member several years ago and keeps coming back - and why you should, too. Join or renew before Sept. 30th to score your custom Evergreen gear: www.evergreenmtb.org/join

A sneak peek at our Central Chapter’s latest project ⛏️ rebuilding the Rattlesnake Hill trail in Leavenworth for students at the local schools to have a safe, sustainable trail right out their backdoor! 🌲 This ¾ mile trail, located behind Icicle River Middle School and Cascade High School, will open soon as a safer alternative to the old narrow trail that’s been there for years; and will eventually connect the Chumstick Highway to Titus Road. ☝️One of the project’s goals is to give the schools a safe place to recreate and learn outdoors; and future plans include an education space at the top of the hill. The planning for the trail has been in the works for several years so we are excited to be approaching the finish line! We’ve made great progress thanks to our dedicated crew, with Trail Builder James Munly spearheading the project. 🙌 The final piece of the puzzle, before the trail officially opens, is laying down gravel to harden the trail surface, which should happen on Saturday, September 21st. Stay tuned for more info from the Central Chapter. 🤝 Thanks to our partners Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, City of Leavenworth, Cascade School District

The impact of your Evergreen Membership 🤜💚🤛 Tune in to hear what our riding partners have to say. Jump in the saddle and become an Evergreen Member today: www.evergreenmtb.org/join Don't forget, for our 2024 Membership Drive during the month of September only, we are giving new and renewing Members custom Evergreen gifts. Promo ends September 30th!

🔈Hear from your fellow riders🔈 why the Evergreen community is important and what your Membership supports 🫶 Our Evergreen Cascades to Sound Board Members jumped in the saddle for a group ride at Raging River last week; reminding us of the impact we have on the community. Trail building, group rides, classes, and events are a few of the ways your Membership dues get put into action! So come ride with us and join the community as an Evergreen Member! If you join by Sept. 30th, you'll receive a special gift from us too. https://lnkd.in/g_bRQ74b

What is a "Chapter" of Evergreen? We have 8 regional Chapters, or localized subgroups, of Evergreen across the state of Washington where we are dedicated to building and maintaining trails in those areas. When you join as a Member and select your Chapter Membership, your dues are put to work right in your own backyard, supporting local trail building and maintenance. Or, if you’d rather not choose a single Chapter, you can select "Statewide" Membership so your dues fund our work all across Washington State, including our advocacy work with policy makers and land managers. If you want to support trails all over Washington, this is a great choice! Become a Member today to power our work year-round 🌟 https://lnkd.in/gYBwG6r 🌟