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Report from the field from Ron:

Over 2 days we built 500 feet of trail, then today we hit the (rock) wall, but still managed 100 feet.   Working with Diana we drilled and blasted 3 times, built a rock wall, polished a bunch of trail, and pulled 500 large rocks or so.  The last blast was off the hook, and we lost the kevlar blanket/shield that protects you from flying rock. That is until I thought of looking up, and there it was, high high high in a tree.

Come out and volunteer. We're on the trail everyday. Get more information on where to meet the trail crew.  Read More »

Melinda has been working with the Stewardship since day one and is one of the pillars of our volunteer community, having worked on almost every trail we've built. She can be found at any major event playing a key  role such as buying all the food(Costco anyone?), running the booth, or being a trail crew leader. Melinda has a long history of trail building dating back to the days when she helped build the popular Tamarancho trail in Marin.

Melinda lives in Clio, the town just down the road from Graeagle where a lot of our new trails are being built. This last summer(as well summers before...) she has spent loads of her free time volunteering with her husband and board member, Ron Heard, constructing the new Mills Peak trail. While working on this trail is incentivized by the fact that she gets a new trail in her back yard, her efforts have not gone unnoticed by SBTS. We would like to thank her for all of her hours of dedication which have helped make Mills Peak into a world class trail. With a little help from the community, this trail could be finished this year. Ron has been the champion of this trail from start to finish, and the results are amazing. The addition of this trail into the Graeagle community will expand the trail system in a way that the area has not seen in years.

Folks regularly leave donations at the tractor after hiking this trail simply because they are so grateful, excited, and psyched that it is being built.  Read More »

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From Debbie:

Volunteer of the month? Lets just say volunteers.....

This month we are recognizing all of the volunteers who were a part of the 15th Annual Downieville Classic. Seeing that it takes a village to pull off this event, we would like to thank every single one of you. Sorry, no sweatshirts this month, only words of gratitude since there are over 100 of you.

This year's volunteer posse included folks who had never even been to Downieville to those who had been coming so long that I've lost count... Friends who have recruited friends, generations of families, and kids who began volunteering years back who are now old enough to race!

I thought last year we had the youngest volunteer at 4 years old, but this year we had a family with a 1 month old daughter/granddaughter who worked the Third Divide Water Station!

We'd like to thank a few of our team leaders, without whom this event would not exist: Kathy, Jesse, Johnnie, Milan, Donene, Wanda, Metal, Melissa, Mark, Todd, Tod, Terri, Kim, Jen, Scott, Mickie, Roger, Dave, and Zachi – you all rock.

Dan & Ingrid from the Downieville Grocery deserve an extra special thanks for their ongoing support that happens not only during the classic but all year round. These two are constantly fundraising for us at the Grocery Store and are always willing to step up and help out any way possible. Thanks guys.  Read More »