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Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance was in Washington DC earlier this month to speak with members of our Congressional delegation about issues critical to outdoor recreation in Washington State.   Joined by Washington Trails Association, The Mountaineers, Access Fund, American Whitewater, and El Sendero—all members of Washington Outdoor Alliance—Evergreen spoke with legislators to ensure that the voices of human-powered recreators were heard.

Thanks to your support Evergreen has accomplished more this year than ever before.  We’ve built new trails, launched a new website and Trail Guide, and expanded our education program--and we have even bigger plans for 2015.  We want to show you to what, where, and how far your contribution goes with the 2014 Annual Report (which all members receive in the mail). Because right now it’s more important than ever to donate to the 2014 Trail Campaign. With your help we need to raise $79,500 before December 31st to make the plans of 2015 a reality.  Please Donate Today. Download the Report Donate to Evergreen

I can't see my friends--but I hear them whooping. "Go for it dude, go!" comes from behind.  Before the next turn I steal a look at the sage-covered hillsides below the distant snow-capped mountains.  It's a postcard. The trail winds in front and I chase it down, feeling where it's going before I see it.  And when we stop--in a flurry of laughs and high fives--my cheeks are cramping from the smile on my face.     Years ago a friend coaxed me into mountain biking by saying it "takes all the things you love about hiking and skiing and combines them in a way that'll change your life".   He was right.  Rides became my exercise, my mental challenge, and my meditation.   As a mountain biker, you get this.  Each trail offers something that commands your attention while freeing your mind.   But this year I came to work at Evergreen--and something shifted. I noticed it on a ride at Tiger with my buddies; rather than just seeing the features of a trail, I saw the effort and work that went into it.   I'd come to understand that a great trail is a team effort--from the partnerships that Evergreen has created with users and land managers, to the years of work put in by trails crews and volunteers, to people like you who value and support the work we do. We have much to do in 2015--and we need your financial help by Dec 31.  Our Trails Campaign must raise $79,500 to accomplish all we have planned for the coming year.   Please donate today so that we can continue the work that we've started together.  Because while we are fortunate to have some of the best trails in the nation, with your support the best is yet to come! ride hard. be safe. have fun!     Bryan RivardCommunication & Community Manager P.S. Some of our grants require cash matching so we could lose them without your donation.P.P.S. Does your company match donations to nonprofits? If so, please report your match to your employer or contact our office so that we may further leverage your generous support.

If every time you bought something you got an inch of trail along with it, you might not think it was that much.  But if every time everyone bought something we all got an inch of trail we’d have something to ride!  Evergreen has a partnership with both Fred Meyer Community Rewards and Amazon Smile—and that’s essentially what these programs do.  Every time you make a purchase with your Community Rewards card at Fred Meyer or through Amazon Smile—you earn us all a little bit of trail.  So if you happen to be a Fred Meyer or Amazon shopper, please take a minute to sign up for these programs—with all of your help we could turn those little bits of trail into your next favorite ride.  Learn how to benefit Evergreen and Washington MTB Trails with these programs by clicking on one (or both!) below: Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program Amazon Smile Program