Travel Oregon, in partnership with Taste Newberg, and local steering committee from Yamhill County, City of Newberg and Chehalem Parks & Recreation Department, invited all to a series of two community gatherings on April 23, 2025, to learn about a new project, A Riverfront Reimagined. We shared the preliminary project concept, answered questions and gathered feedback from over 75 community members.
WATCH A RECORDING OF THE GATHERING HERE
PLEASE COMPLETE FEEDBACK SURVEY by May 2, 5pm.
About A Riverfront Reimagined:
This exciting concept aims to create a water trail access point, designed to accommodate all skill levels, offering recreational entry to a regional water trail network near the confluence of the Willamette and Yamhill Rivers.
Questions?
Katie McFall, Taste Newberg
Katie@TasteNewberg.com
Nastassja Olson, Travel Oregon
Staj@TravelOregon.com
About Recreation Ready:
This gathering is part of Recreation Ready, a Travel Oregon program designed to support rural communities in developing new outdoor recreation visitor experiences that drive economic prosperity, respect natural environments, and increase access and equity.
Travel Oregon, in partnership with Grande Ronde Gravity, invited all from the community to a gathering to learn about a new project, La Grande Bike Park. Grande Ronde Gravity shared the preliminary project concept, answered questions and gathered feedback.
VIEW PRESENTATION SHARED HERE
PLEASE COMPLETE FEEDBACK SURVEY by May 2, 5:00pm
About La Grande Bike Park:
This exciting concept aims to create a destination-quality bike park close-to-town that offers trails, jumps and skills area for mountain and BMX biking for all abilities.
Questions?
Sean Lerner, Grande Ronde Gravity
sean@easternwheelworks.com | 541-786-5523
Nastassja Olson, Travel Oregon
Staj@TravelOregon.com
About Recreation Ready:
This gathering is part of Recreation Ready, a Travel Oregon program designed to support rural communities in developing outdoor recreation visitor experiences that drive economic prosperity, respect natural environments, and increase access and equity.
Travel Oregon, in partnership with the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce, invited all from the Illinois Valley to a community gathering to learn about Gateway to the Stars, a new initiative to certify the City of Cave Junction as a Dark Sky Community. We shared the preliminary vision, answered questions and gathered feedback.
Watch the April 8 Community Gathering recording
by May 2
About Gateway to the Stars:
This exciting initiative aims to certify the City of Cave Junction as a Dark Sky Community from DarkSky International, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the beauty of night skies. The initiative would enhance street and business lighting to maintain Cave Junction’s rural charm while reducing light pollution—supporting Cave Junction as a premier destination for stargazing and dark sky tourism.
Questions?
Megan Curtis, Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce
illinoisvalleycc@gmail.com | 541-592-3326
Nastassja Olson, Travel Oregon
Staj@TravelOregon.com
About Recreation Ready:
This gathering is part of Recreation Ready, a Travel Oregon program designed to support rural communities in developing outdoor recreation visitor experiences that drive economic prosperity, respect natural environments, and increase access and equity.
Travel Oregon, in partnership with Cascade Volunteers and McKenzie Trail Volunteers, invited all from the McKenzie River area to a community gathering to learn about a new project concept, Deathball Trail System. We shared the preliminary project concept, answered questions and gathered your feedback.
Watch the April 9 Community Gathering recording
by May 2
About Deathball Trail System:
This exciting new project concept seeks to develop a destination-quality trail system with interpretive sites honoring First Nations heritage, designed for mountain biking experiences for all skill levels and abilities including e-bikes and adaptive bikes and is accessible by public transportation.
Questions?
Alyssa Brownlee
reservations@horse-creek.com | 503-720-4809
Nastassja Olson, Travel Oregon
Staj@TravelOregon.com
About Recreation Ready:
This gathering is part of Recreation Ready, a Travel Oregon program designed to support rural communities in developing new outdoor recreation visitor experiences that drive economic prosperity, respect natural environments and increase access and equity.
Travel Oregon is excited to announce the first convening of a Food Systems and Tourism Learning Community! This collaborative space aims to bring together small farms, extension services and food system organizations from across Oregon with local and statewide tourism partners. Collaboration between these two industries is paramount and offers the opportunity to elevate local food through tourism efforts while strengthening the roots of those who feed Oregon communities.
Learn more and register to attend here.
Register for Travel Oregon’s Dark Sky Tourism Learning Community meeting to learn about the latest developments and opportunities for dark sky tourism in Oregon. The goal of this learning community is to facilitate education and foster alignment across the tourism industry and key stakeholders in order to elevate Oregon as a premier destination for dark sky experiences.
This virtual meeting is open to anyone interested in preserving Oregon’s dark skies, developing and promoting dark sky visitor experiences, and staying connected with dark sky initiatives and stakeholders across the state.
Register here.
Looking for more information on dark sky tourism? Visit industry.traveloregon.com/darkskies to access industry resources or request a personal consultation with a dark sky expert.
Join us for this vibrant event that celebrate women in tourism and hospitality. This event is open to all, and is an opportunity to grow professionally and gain valuable career insights in a beautifully designed, community setting. Attendees will hear from creative influencers who are passionately leading in their industries. With incredible Oregon craft beverages and bounty, opportunities to mingle, you may end up cultivating new friendships with like-minded women who are leading change.
Please complete the RSVP form by February 28.
This event is one of three: