COTA News

COTA monthly meeting Thursday 6/26 COEC

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:50:49 +0100

Just a quick note that this month's COTA meeitng will be at COEC (16 NW Kansas) at 7pm this Thursday June 26th. Topics to be discussed include

-Treasurer's report

-Trail work update

-Biketoberfest/IMBA trail care crew planning

-Wanoga future planning

Come one come all, bring a positive attitude

Kent

Wanoga Mt. Bike Area USDA Approved

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:31:38 +0100

Bend OR May 29th, 2008

After years of discussions, environmental studies and a plethora of meetings, The Central Oregon Trail Alliance is very proud to announce approval of our new joint project with the Deschutes National Forest/USFS/USDA, the Wanoga Mt. Bike Event Area

The new system, approximately 12 miles from town on Century Dr, will consist of a new trail head and over 30 miles of single track, with a diversity of terrian and difficulty levels, this new system will be a great addition to our current trail network, which as we know, already gets great reviews in bike industry rags as well as among mt. bike advocacy groups such as the International Mountain Bike Association.

COTA would like to thank all members and volunteers who's hard work has brought this project to fruition. Now let the trail work begin!

Thank You,

Kent Howes, Central Oregon Trail Alliance

Spring Fling Work Party Saturday June 7th

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:06:07 +0100

On June 7th please join COTA members as we celebrate our trail system with the Spring Fling work party. We will meet at the parking lot in front of Webcyclery at 8am (550 SW Industrial way) and proceed out to several work locations to work on both maintenance and building trails.

Spring Fling is also a fundraiser and membership drive for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance and to entice members new and old to join we have a bunch of incentives. Among them are

-BBQ and beer from the Decshutes brewery

-Raffle for a "Niner" single-speed frame( must join cota to enter)

-Raffle with tons of Swag from all our local bike shop corporate members

-Music from Blackstrap

- Annual COTA awards presentation

Here's a break down of the days schedule

-8am-meet at Webcyclery ( those who arrive early will be able to sign up for their favorite work area)

- 9am-1pm work parties spread out to Wanoga(yes Wanoga), COD, Lower Whoops, Phil's Trailhead etc.

-1:30-5pm BBQ , music, beer and awards back at the Web parking lot

Here's how the raffle for the "Niner" frame works, If you join COTA between now and July 4th at the $30.00 level, you will be entered to win the frame. Currently you can join COTA via pay pal on our web site, or you can join at either Webcyclery or Pine Mt. Sports to be eligible.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Webcyclery for graciously hosting our 2008 Spring work Party and to thank all of our loyal members both individual and corporate for their continued support. As a non-profit organization COTA has grown in membership and infrastructure over the years while staying true to it's mission of making our trail system the best it can be.

Thanks to all the board members and trial crew leaders who have made this possible.

Kent Howes-President COTA

COTA Board meeting Thursday May 29th COEC

Mon, 26 May 2008 09:04:18 +0100

Just a reminder that the Monthly COTA board meeting is at 7pm this Thursday at COEC (16 NW Kansas). Among the topics for this month's meeting are

-June Elections

-June 7th Spring Fling work party

-June 14th Wham Bam Photo jam

-Approval of Wanoga Mt. Bike Event Area by the USFS

-Treasurer's report

-trails report

April COTA meeting this Thursday 7pm COEC

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:05:55 +0100

This is a reminder that the Monthly COTA Board meeting is April 24th at 7pm at the Central Oregon Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas. Among this month's topics will be

-Power Point be the USFS fire crew

-Wanoga and beyond

-Spring Fling planning

-spring trails report

COTA Board meeting Thursday March 27th 7pm

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:46:16 +0100

Join the COTA board for a lively discussion next Thursday at 7 pm COEC (16 nw Kansas)

Topics for this month's meeting include

_April 12th the Lair work Party

-April 19th Peterson Ridge work Party,Sisters

June 7th Spring Fling work Party

-Logging update

-Trails report

-Treasurer's report

Save the trails. Go ride in the desert.

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:02:14 +0100

Please avoid all the trails west of town for the next couple weeks. The mud season is upon us, your actions now greatly affect how the trail system rides for the rest of the year. There's plenty of places to ride right now where there isn't mud. The Maston, Horse Ridge and Smith Rocks/Grey Butte are all riding great right now. In those areas, any mud riding is not as harmful as it is west of town.

Mud riding etiquette:

Avoid trails you know are muddy.
If you arrive at a trailhead and find the trails muddy - go elswhere.
If you come across an area of muddy trail that you must ride through - stay on the trail! Riding around mud puddles widens our singletracks.

Join COTA Online

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:36:29 +0100

We just finished up adding our online member registration system to the new website. Old and new COTA members alike can now keep their memberships current via a quick and easy online form.

So be sure to cruise on over to the membership sign up page and support COTA! If you encounter any technical issues, make a post in the forum and we'll get it fixed up.

Dry River Closure

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:20:42 +0100

A seasonal wildlife closure is in effect on high desert public lands east of Bend located on the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

The temporary closure is located in Dry River Canyon, which is located north of State Highway 20 approximately 20 miles southeast of Bend. The closure is adjacent to Horse Ridge viewpoint and includes the entire canyon in addition to all public lands within one-quarter mile of the rim of the canyon.

The Dry River Canyon closure is effective February 1, 2008 and expires August 31, 2008. Wildlife biologists will periodically monitor the sensitive wildlife habitat that is protected by the closure and determine whether the closure area may be opened for public use at an earlier date than scheduled. Posted signs located adjacent to the closure will help the public identify and avoid the closed area.

If the areas can be reopened prior to August 31, the closure signs will be removed. Seasonal wildlife closures affect a very small percentage of the public land base that is accessible to the recreating public. The closure is a legal requirement directed by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide protection for sensitive wildlife. Under the authority of federal regulations, violators are punishable by a fine not to exceed $1000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

To view an electronic map of the Dry River Canyon closure area, visit the website at www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/news/2006/01/dryrivercanyon-closure-map-2006

For additional closure information, contact BLM's Gavin Hoban at (541) 416-6879 or Gavin_Hoban@blm.gov.

Winter Riding at Maston

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:57:13 +0100

Just because its winter doesn't mean you can get out and ride. We just added our first featured trail for the Maston area off the Cline Falls Hwy.

Be sure to checkout the write-up, and the interactive map for this 'adventurous' area.