Board Members
- Debbie Small, President
- Lee Buhler
- Bonnie Birch
- Don Baack
- Dave Manville
- Jason Bergstrom
- Barbara Stedman
- Brian Brady
- Scott Wyse
- Keith Liden
- Andrew Wallace
- Tyler Weber
Committee Chairs
- Joe Fram
- Grace Pendergrass
Open Positions
There is space immediately available on our board of directors for the following roles:
– Outreach Coordinator
– Hike Leader
If you have passion for improving the pedestrian experience in SW Portland, please contact president@swtrails.org for more information.
Our Sponsors
- Don Baack
- Jason Bergstrom
- Chris and Dianne Mays
- Don and Melinda McCoy
- Michael and Holly Kazarinoff
- Scott and Aloha Wyse
- Nancy Murray and Bob Wise
- Douglas Duno
- Deb Small
- Michelle McCabe
- Gordy Molitor
- Linda Barkus
- Lisa Caballero
- Gregory Bishop
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Seen on May 12 on SW Trails walk
SW Trails monthly walk went through a woodsy section of West Portland Park Natural Area where a poem by William…
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SW Trails walk June 14
Saturday, June 14 9:00 am Pete Schmierbach will lead the walk on Sat. June 14 to Bishop’s Close. We will…
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SW Corridor Transportation Planning — Discussion Points
SW Corridor Transportation Planning—What we need to have a successful transit system, and what we have been given to choose…
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Hillsdale Projects for SW Corridor Projects
Hillsdale Projects for SW Corridor Projects 1. BH Highway – on west side of intersection with 30th / Dosch, mark…
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Meet SW Trails at Hillsdale Farmers Market May 4
SW Trails will have a booth at the Hillsdale Farmers Market on Sunday May 4. If you have questions, concerns…
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Our Streets Transportation Funding Conversation April 24
The second “Our Streets Transportation Funding Conversation” will be held April 24th at the Multnomah Center 6:30 pm to 8:30…
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Metro Trails mtg April 23 at 1pm
Come to the Quarterly Metro Trails Meeting at Metro on Wed April 23 at 1 to 3:15, learn what is…
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Help lead 4-T hike on Tuesday April 22
Help lead a 4T hike on 4/22 for signed up participants of the Oregon Active Transportation annual meeting. Join Don…
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Red Electric trail to get $500k
Good News, due to all your help, the Red Electric will receive at least $500k for the next segment of…
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Extended time to comment on high capacity transit
Metro Extends time to comment on your hi capacity transit stations and preferred projects until Friday April 25th 5pm. go…
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Metro survey of pedestrian/bike/transit options in SW
Metro wants you to tell them: Where do you want stations to be located along the proposed SW high capacity…
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Owl seen on SW Trails walk in Tryon Creek
On April 12, Lee Buhler led a SW Trails walk through Tryon Creek State Park. Lee arranged to meet Phil…
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SW Trails walk May 10
SATURDAY, MAY 10 at 9:00 am The May 10th walk will be led by Virginia Hendrickson and will take us…
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Budget Forum Wednesday, April 9th — Safe Route to Robert Gray School
SWTrails needs your help to urge the Portland City Council to budget funds to construct a key SW 25th Safe…
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Snow shoveling and sidewalks
After the snow of January 11, 2014, some homeowners and businesses did a good job of clearing their sidewalks, for…
Next Walk, Run or Hike
1st Wednesday Run – October 7th
October 7 @ 5:45 am - 7:00 amJoin us for an early morning run…
Find out more »2nd Saturday Hike – October 10th
October 10 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmJoin us as we hike the trails…
Find out more »3rd Saturday Walk – October 17th
October 17 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmJoin us as we walk the trails…
Find out more »Other Upcoming Events
Sep 2026 Board Meeting
September 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm1st Thursday Monthly Work Party – October 1st
October 1 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pmCommunity Events
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SW Portland Tool Library
SW Trails is serving as the fiscal sponsor of the SW Portland Tool Libary, offering access to tools for residents of Southwest Portland, Downtown, Northwest and South Portland.