You’re invited. Join Sitka Trail Works and many community partners on Saturday, May 11, for the Second Annual Trail Master Summit.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., we will be covering key trail work skills including what goes into sustainable design, tread repair, the ever-prevalent drainage, and more.
The morning session will be in the multi-purpose room at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School and includes a presentation where we cover key vocabulary and trail building styles. In the afternoon we will work on the Sitka Cross Trail to learn more about how to implement those strategies. Lunch will be provided.
The route will be determined by those who show up. This is a monthly event. For more information, email Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.
Also, the monthly meeting of the Sitka Cycling Club is at noon on Friday, April 19, at the Beak Restaurant. Don’t forget the Beak Restaurant, next door to the Salty Spoke, is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.
The route will be determined by those who show up. This is a monthly event. For more information, email Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.
Also, the monthly meeting of the Sitka Cycling Club is at noon on Friday, March 15, at the Beak Restaurant. Don’t forget the Beak Restaurant, next door to the Salty Spoke, is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.
Learn the basics of biking safely in Sitka while practicing riding skills. Students will learn and practice hand signals, rules of the road, and trail biking techniques. Skills learned in this camp will make students more confident and safe bikers. Please bring your own bike and helmet. A limited number of loaner bikes may be available, contact Parks and Recreation for more information. Bike pumps and tools will be provided by the Salty Spoke.
Grades 6 to 8 will meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12, at Keet Gooshi Heen. Grades 3 to 5 will meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 14, at Keet Gooshi Heen, 307 Kashevaroff Street.
Each session is $25. Scholarships are available at https://www.recreationatcityofsitka.com. Contact Sitka Parks and Recreation at 907-747-4031 for more information.
The Salty Spoke bike co-op recently was awarded a grant from the Every Page Foundation to build youth programming specifically aimed at involving more girls and non-binary youth in bike-related activities.
The Every Page Foundation is a feminist non-profit dedicated to being a resource and strategic partner for social and environmental justice by protecting and advocating for women and girls for the purpose of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts and sciences.
With support from the Every Page Foundation, the Salty Spoke will develop new specialized courses in Sitka for girls and non-binary youth to promote self-esteem, health, and mechanical skills in bike-related activities. Through specialized curriculum and activities applying STEM principles in bike maintenance, Sitka youth will gain problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and a deeper appreciation for the science and engineering beyond bicycles. By providing these educational opportunities supported by Every Page Foundation, we hope to not only foster a passion for cycling, but to contribute to the development of a diverse and skilled workforce in science and engineering. All of us at Salty Spoke look forward to creating a more welcoming, inclusive bike culture in Sitka with the help of this funding.
Salty Spoke is a nonprofit community bicycle cooperative located in Sitka, Alaska. Our mission is to build an inclusive and strong bicycling culture in Sheet’ká by increasing equitable access to safe, affordable transportation, decolonizing cycling by supporting women, youth and Indigenous bikers as well as Sitkans with income limitations, and offering programs that allow riders to have more agency over maintaining their own bikes. We are fiscally sponsored by the Sitka Conservation Society. You can learn more about the Salty Spoke here.
The route will be determined by those who show up. This is a monthly event. For more information, email Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.
Also, the monthly meeting of the Sitka Cycling Club is at noon on Friday, Feb. 9, at the Salty Spoke (2 Lincoln Street, the little building between the KCAW/Beak Restaurant building and the O’Connell Bridge). Don’t forget the Beak Restaurant, next door to the Salty Spoke, is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount. Bring your lunch to the meeting.
The route will be determined by those who show up. This is a monthly event. For more information, email Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.
Also, the monthly meeting of the Sitka Cycling Club is at noon on Friday, Jan. 12, at the Salty Spoke (2 Lincoln Street, the little building between the KCAW/Beak Restaurant building and the O’Connell Bridge). Don’t forget the Beak Restaurant, next door to the Salty Spoke, is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount. Bring your lunch to the meeting.
The route will be determined by those who show up. This is a monthly event, usually on the last Sunday of the month. For more information, email Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.
The route will be determined by those who show up. This is a monthly event, usually on the last Sunday of the month. For more information, email Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.
The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Salty Spoke Bicycle Cooperative. This meeting is open to the general public.
Don’t forget the Beak Restaurant, next door to the Salty Spoke, is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount. Bring your lunch to the meeting.
For more details, contact Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com or Lione Clare at lione@sitkawild.org.
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