No Secret Trail agreement between OSU and Team Dirt/Corvallis Community is signed!!  This past month the Team Dirt board voted to approve the build agreement that OSU has worked hard on to get right for Team Dirt and all the volunteers that will make this trail happen.  While significant work has already begun under a "soft" agreement, the project is now on solid ground which allows for us all to really spread the word and get more aggressive about producing results.  So far, No Secret has:

• A subcommittee that will follow and support its development

• A trained Trail Team that will lead build days

• A tool box stocked with tools to make builds happen more efficiently

• 2 official build days with around 30 volunteers have completed approx. 1800' of trail

• A calendar of Build Days Team Dirt Calendar

The mission of this project, first and foremost, is community building and education.  We KNOW that sounds familiar, or even cliche.  Of course there is a rad trail to be built and that will happen.  Somehow that will happen.  At the end of the project we could have a rad trail AND a dynamic, new community culture.

So, what needs to happen to get us there:

• For you to see that volunteering is an OPPORTUNITY to make a difference and make you a happier and more helpful you.  No guilt or obligation, just opportunity.

• People to come out to build and people who are interested in learning how to build.

• People who can get excited about raising some money with their own ideas and approaches.

• Community members putting aside cynicism (even if you think it is valid!!) so that we can create something really positive and productive. Don't complain, take responsibility (not even because it makes you a better person but because it works better).

Get in touch with Project Supervisor Dan Coyle to get involved and to get questions answered.  daniel.coyle@teamdirt.org

While this isn’t our favorite riding weather, the trails at Alsea are draining well and riding beautifully. Current trail work is focusing on general maintenance and winter clean up to keep you rolling on those trails throughout the year. As we set our sights to 2016, we are all about adding more fun and more trail diversity to Alsea. We are planning a cross country trail and a black diamond trail. The black diamond trail, Chutes and Ladders, will be 1/2-3/4 mile in length and offer up some gnarly technical fun! We hope that you are as excited as we are!

We want to make the Corvallis pump track a reality in 2016. We are currently planning a number of exciting fundraising events this Spring including a movie night with raffle prizes! There has been so much positive feedback from community and we believe we can raise the $50k needed.