May 30th | 9:00 AM Donner Party Mountain Runners + Truckee Donner Land Trust. Sign the waiver here. And then sign up to volunteer here. We all love that feeling of perfect, flowing singletrack, but the reality is that trails aren’t “set and forget.” In our rugged Sierra Nevada climate, the trails we run every day […]
Trail Stewardship
DPMR partners with Keep Tahoe Blue for clean-up days at Brockway Summit!
Stewardship is at the core of who we are at Donner Party Mountain Runners so please join us for a clean-up day this summer and help keep the trailheads we all use litter-free. In partnership with Keep Tahoe Blue and the Tahoe Blue Crew, DPMR is again adopting the Brockway Summit parking area and the […]
DPMR Trail Work: Spring 2023
June Events Next trail work day is June 20th from 2:00-6:00pm on the Emigrant Trail section along Alder Creek Rd. Come join us! May 1, 2023 Update Well, here we are at the end of April and you’d be hard-pressed to name a trail in the Truckee area that is ready for running on dirt. […]
Thanks to you- our volunteers!
Every person who showed up to volunteer this year is a hero in our eyes- whether as a group run leader, for trail work, at an aid station or to help out at one of our social events. Beside the feel-good rewards, did you know that volunteering at a DPMR Aid Station could win you […]
Trail Stewardship: Fixing The Emigrant Trail
In 2021, DPMR adopted three local trails through the Truckee Trails Foundation – the Emigrant Trail, the Mt. Judah Loop Trail, and the Warren Lake Trail (Castle Peak 100k sponsors this one) – with the responsibility to scout trail conditions in the spring, report any issues, and work with TTF to clean the trails up […]
DPMR Adopts Three Local Trails in Launching New Stewardship Program
I run our local trails all of the time. I am acutely aware of how fortunate I am to be able to go out my door and jump on the amazingly beautiful trails around Truckee and Tahoe for a run, hike, or adventure. And I am beyond grateful to be able to do that. The […]
Trailwork is back this June 17th!
Trail stewardship is at the core of what we believe at Donner Party Mountain Runners- to give back to the trails that we all use and love. Join us as we partner with Truckee Donner Land Trust for a trail maintenance day on June 17th, 2021. Space is limited; please register HERE.
Update from Truckee Donner Land Trust Trail Ops 2020
From our friends at the Land Trust – Watch for TDLT/DPMR Trail Work Days on the calendar coming soon. It’s shaping up to be another full summer of trail work for the Truckee Donner Land Trust (TDLT)! Last year we saw the completion of four new miles of Donner Lake Rim Trail connecting from the […]
2020 Volunteer Opportunities with DPMR
Are you interested in giving back to the community and/or the trail network that we all use and love? Help is always needed at aid stations and on trail work days. We are also looking for group run leaders! Here’s what is going on in 2020: Help at DPMR Aid Stations DPMR will be hosting […]
2019 Trail Work Schedule
Trail Stewardship has always been a core value dear to our DPMR hearts – and the relentless winters of 2017 and 2019 have proven to be especially taxing on the trails we cherish. Join us for some upcoming trail work days – we promise, as always, it’ll be GOOD, DIRTY FUN! Our first DPMR 2019 […]
