MORCA Awarded IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant for Fundraising Education Services
We’re excited to announce that MORCA has been awarded IMBA’s Trail Accelerator Grant for Fundraising Education Services. This highly competitive grant is already providing MORCA with information, expert guidance, and resources to bring fundraising initiatives to a whole new level. As the saying goes, money makes the world go ‘round. It is no different in […]
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Santa Cruz Trail Stewards Lend a Hand at Fort Ord
Trail stewardship doesn’t stop at county lines – and this year, our neighbors to the north demonstrated exactly what regional collaboration can look like. The Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS) partnered with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA) to help restore and improve Trail 30 in […]
2025 Year in Review
As we reflect on 2025, two things stand out: IMPACT and GROWTH. IMPACT: It’s one thing when we acknowledge our own impact, but when others take note, it registers on a different scale. So when the Monterey County Board of Supervisors recognized MORCA’s work through a proclamation, it spoke volumes. We hope everyone who has contributed to MORCA’s mission felt […]
Make a Resolution for Stewardship – Be Part of Something Bigger
As we all set intentions for the New Year ahead, you have an opportunity to contribute to something bigger. Volunteering your time is often the most affordable and most impactful way to contribute to local trail stewardship, and you can do it from the comfort of your own home if you choose to. Whether you are […]
Project Update: Happy Trails/County Parks Signage Project
Slowly but surely this project is moving forward. MORCA and County Parks staff have now established regular monthly meetings, and the county has assigned their GIS mapping expert to this project. Vegetation mastication as part of wildfire mitigation projects has periodically hampered access to trails and unfortunately destroyed some existing signage, but when this work […]
Stewardship Beyond the Trail – A Call for Volunteers
Is the pen – or keyboard – mightier than the shovel? Debatable, but one thing is for sure; stewardship in support of local trails is not limited to trail work. As a non-profit, nearly everything MORCA does relies on volunteerism. In fact, at last winter’s annual board retreat, increasing MORCA’s capacity through more volunteers was identified […]
MORCA Receives Proclamation from Monterey County Board of Supervisors
Last month, in celebration of World Bike Day, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors issued a proclamation recognizing MORCA’s many contributions to our Monterey County community. Championed and presented by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, the proclamation recognized MORCA’s, “pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life through the development and maintenance of multi-use trails, […]
PROJECT UPDATE: Happy Trails Signage
MORCA teamed up with Monterey County Parks to install trail numbers and signs in the popular “Happy Trails” area of Fort Ord. These trails are heavily used by bikers and equestrians but do not currently have signage or assigned numbers. MORCA’s 2025 MC Gives campaign kicked off fundraising for this signage project on county land south […]
PROJECT UPDATE: 8th & Gigling Porta Potties
Fundraising for maintenance of the porta potties at the 8th & Gigling trailhead got off to a strong start thanks to being part of the 2024 MC Gives campaign – and thanks to your contributions!!! In 2024, contributors to MC Gives netted a whopping $13,517 and we received an additional $2,706 the same year […]
2024 Year in Review
2024 Year in Review Without a doubt, 2024 has been one of MORCA’s most productive and impactful years to date. Here are some of the highlights: Porta Potties at 8th & Gigling TrailheadThis initiative began a few years ago but finally came to fruition in 2024. After many conversations with Monterey County Parks, after gaining […]
MORCA Announces Three Part-Time Paid Trail Work Positions
When you ride or hike trails on the Fort Ord National Monument and adjacent County trails, you can probably tell the difference between trails that MORCA has worked on, and those that haven’t been maintained for some time. As long-standing partners in stewarding these trails, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) values MORCA’s contributions and […]
Join MORCA for Trail Work Saturday, July 20
We’ll work on Trail 41 to re-establish the corridor and improve sight lines. Meet 9AM at Creekside Trailhead, followed by lunch at 1PM. Click Here to Sign Up for Trail Work
MORCA Trail Crew and Volunteers Open Up Trail 49S Corridor
It’s amazing how quickly the brush (and poison oak!) grows back after a wet winter. MORCA Trail Crews work year-round to keep the trails of the Fort Ord National Monument in the best possible shape they can be. Our recent National Trails Day event on June 1st brought out 14 trail volunteers to trim Trail […]
Join MORCA and Our Local Bureau of Land Management Team for National Trails Day on June 1st
When: 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, June 1st (followed by free lunch) What: We’ll cut back brush on Trail 49. Where: Meet at the 8th Ave and Gigling Rd near CSUMB where we’ll get signed in and ready to roll. Don’t bring your bike — we’ll drive into the trail work area. Arrive early so we can get started […]
8th & Gigling Trailhead Porta Potties Have Arrived!
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of this much needed, new facility for the 8th & Gigling trailhead, the busiest hub for trail activity on the west side of Fort Ord. We’re so thankful for community support and our partnership with County of Monterey Parks that helped make this happen. This project is a […]
Couch Canyon Bridge Construction Completed!
It started several years ago with MORCA members and local riders identifying a chronic drainage problem in Couch Canyon along a popular Fort Ord route, Trail 47. Fast forward to October 2023: Monterey County trail users – and Sea Otter Classic participants – now have a brand-new, high-tech, 50-foot bridge to guide them over this […]
Marina Pump Track Grand Opening
Nearly six years in the making, the pump track concept which MORCA Trail Crew Leader and member at large, Darius Rike, first proposed to the City of Marina city council back in 2015 has finally become a reality. On May 13, a huge crowd of all ages descended upon the City of Marina for the […]