Redwood Trails Alliance

🍕 DINE & DONATE FOR RTA! 🍕

Mark your calendars! This Friday, June 19th (Juneteenth), we are teaming up with Slow Co. Pizza in Cotati for an epic night of great food and community support!

Whether you’re grabbing a gourmet pie or hanging out for a drink, a portion of the evening's proceeds goes directly to supporting RTA. Let’s show up big!

📅 When: Friday, June 19th | 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM

📍 Where: Slow Co. Pizza, 8197 La Plaza, Cotati, CA

🍕 The Vibe: Fine dining meets incredible pizza, plus an amazing selection of wine, non-alcoholic drinks, and local favorites on tap—including our absolute fav, Old Caz! 🍻

Skip cooking this Friday and come eat for a cause. Let’s do this! 🙌

🛠️ NEW TRAIL ALERT: Let’s Dig In! 🌲✨
Ready to leave your mark on Napa’s beautiful open spaces? We are building two brand-new trails—a traverse trail and a connector trail—that will create a complete new loop right off Dan’s Wild Ride! 🚴‍♂️🥾

Whether you’re a seasoned trail builder or a first-timer looking to give back, we need your hands to make this awesome new riding and hiking experience a reality.

📅 The Details
When: Saturday, June 20 & Sunday, June 28 | 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Where to Meet: Moore Creek Park Parking Lot (9:00 AM sharp for the shuttle to the work site!)

🕒 The Schedule
9:00 AM: Meet & Shuttle to site 🚐

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Trail building! 🛠️

12:30 PM: Shuttle back for a well-deserved FREE lunch! 🌯

👷 What We’ll Be Doing
We’re putting the finishing touches on the new trails! Get ready for:

Clearing & cleaning up the new trail alignment 🌿

Compacting the dirt tread for a smooth, sustainable surface 🪵

Fun and rewarding rock work to reinforce the trail 🪨

🎒 What to Wear & Bring
⚠️ Safety First: Long pants and a long-sleeved shirt are required for trail work! Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes or work boots, and bring a water bottle or hydration pack.

What we provide: All tools, safety gear, snacks, and a full lunch to celebrate a job well done! 🙌

🎟️ Space is Limited!
Because shuttle space is tight, RSVPs are mandatory. Help us get an accurate headcount for lunch and snag your spot!

🔗 visit trailsalliance.org/events to register for one or both dates!

Ready to dig in? 🌲🛠️

Join Redwood Trails Alliance for our June volunteer workdays at Trione-Annadel, Moore Creek Park, and Hood Mountain. We’ll provide lunch, snacks, tools, and good company — you bring sturdy shoes, water, and a willingness to help care for the trails we all love.

All workdays start at 9 AM.

Sign up at trailsalliance.org/events

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We built a causeway on Mt. Tam! Shout out to the 24 volunteers who turned out for the Marin Water/RTA workday on Shadyside Trail on Bon Tempe Lake. We hope you got outdoors today either as of Volunteer, nature lover, hiker, rider, etc. .

Grand Opening Party Saturday! 🎬⚒️ Our crew and Cloverdale Public Works wrapped up work this week at Soda Springs Ranch Open Space just in time for the big reveal!

But don't miss us too much—we’ll be back later this summer to add another brand-new mile of trail to the park! 😉

In the meantime, you have to check out Cloverdale’s gorgeous new 209-acre gem. Come celebrate with the community tomorrow!

🗓️ Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting: Saturday, June 6th
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
📍 Where: Soda Springs Ranch Open Space, Cloverdale

What to expect:
✨ 5 miles of trails (with 1 more coming soon!)
🌳 Oak woodlands, seasonal creeks, and a redwood grove
🫧 A naturally bubbling, carbonated mineral spring (Nature's original sparkling water—though the city says skip the taste test! 🛑🫧)
🦅 Stunning views and abundant wildlife
🥐 Light refreshments

Trail access & parking:
• N. Foothill Blvd at West 2nd St (near City Park)
• S. Foothill Blvd (near Vintage Meadows Park)
ADA-accessible parking is available on-site.

Huge shoutout to the City of Cloverdale and Ag + Open Space for partnering to protect this beautiful landscape for generations to come. Turns out paradise really was just a block away. See you on the trails! 👋🌲

🔗 Hit the link in our bio for maps and more info!

Remembering Charlie Cunningham: A True Mountain Bike Visionary
We deeply mourn the passing of Charlie Cunningham—a brilliant innovator, master craftsman, and true founding father of mountain biking.

Alongside Steve Potts and Mark Slate, Charlie co-founded Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB) in 1982. His contributions to the sport were so foundational that he and his wife, Jacquie Phelan, were rightly honored as charter inductees into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.

Charlie didn't just build bicycles; he re-engineered what was possible on two wheels. Decades before the industry caught up, he was pioneering advancements that riders today take for granted:

Aluminum Frame Pioneer: Long before it became an industry standard, Charlie championed lightweight aluminum frames.

The Modern Rear Wheel: He invented the 135 mm lower-dish rear wheel, establishing the spacing standard still used on modern mountain bikes.

The Blueprint for Tires: Charlie identified the fundamental tread design principles for off-road performance, co-designed the legendary Ground Control tire, and helped establish WTB's iconic tire lineup.

Mechanical Genius: He gifted the cycling world the Grease Guard Bearing System to extend component life, the powerful Roller Cam Brake, and the linear spring design that paved the way for modern V-brakes.

Ahead of His Time: Charlie’s signature drop-bar mountain bikes were a rare, striking sight on 1980s fire roads. Today, we recognize them for what they truly were: the brilliant blueprints for the modern gravel bike boom.

Charlie’s restless ingenuity, dedication to functionality, and gentle spirit changed cycling forever. Our deepest condolences go out to Jacquie, his family, friends, and the global riding community.

📸 Wende Cragg

TRAILS! They’re how we experience the breathtaking beauty of Point Reyes—and there's an exciting opportunity to help shape their future. 🥾✨

Trails Forever is a historic collaboration between PRNSA, the National Park Service, and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria to completely re-imagine the trail system at Point Reyes National Seashore. They are planning a trail network built for now and the future. 🗺️

They are looking at ways to:

🔄 Create new loops for better hiking and riding options.

📍 Provide better connections to the places people want to go.

🚲 Expand non-car transportation to make park access more sustainable.

🌱 Protect ecosystems and honor the land’s rich cultural heritage.

They want to hear from YOU! 🫵

Your feedback will let them know what’s important to you when you visit the park and what you’d like to see down the road.

📢 Have your say: Click the link in our bio to take the survey.
🌿 Dive deeper into their vision at ptreyes.org/trails.

Joking aside, we still have 7 spots for this Saturday's workday on Mt. Hood, who's in?! ⛰️🛠️

Join Redwood Trails Alliance this Saturday, May 30th at 9:00 AM to give Hood Mountain some love. We’ll be installing new signs on the Squirrel Scamper Trail and finishing up gravel work on the new connector trail at the end of Los Alamos Rd.

🪵 The Quick Details:
Where: Hood Mountain North Access (3000 Los Alamos Rd, Santa Rosa).

We Provide: Tools, parking passes, daytime snacks, plus lunch & drinks after! 🌯

Bring: Long sleeves/pants (poison oak alert!), sturdy boots, work gloves, hat, and water.

⚠️ RSVP is required so we can tally the lunch order. If you register and can't make it, just let us know!

🔗 Link in bio or visit trailsalliance.org/events to claim your spot! 👇