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15 Feb

SBTS Upcoming Open Houses Come Hear What We’re Up To in 2023!

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship will be hosting three open houses February and March in order to gather community input for 2023-2024 trail projects. We’ll also provide updates on our existing...
15 Feb

Comments Needed for 2023 Downieville and Quincy Trailwork

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) has applied for three project grants this year and need your comments to CA-OHV on both so we can receive the grants and continue providing #dirtmagic to the...
14 Feb

California State Parks Awards Tahoe National Forest Funding to Complete Mexican Mine Trail

The $422,400 grant will go to build final 10 miles connecting Downieville to Forest City. On January 31, California State Parks announced $4.68 million in federal Recreation Trails Program (RTP)...
13 Feb

SBTS 2022 Volunteers and Partners of the Year

The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is fueled by passion and volunteerism and we simply would not exist without the good people who donate their time and resources to supporting our mission to make...
7 Feb

The Downieville Classic is officially BACK this July

After a three-year hiatus, the iconic Downieville Classic returns this summer, just in time to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The Downieville Classic Mountain Bike Race and All Mountain World...
14 Dec

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship 2022 Trails Update

In total, SBTS applied for 17 large grants this year to partially support its operations, resulting in just over $3.3 million in funding for the organization's current projects and planned next...
29 Sep

Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Company Partnership Connecting Truckee/Tahoe to the Lost Sierra

In May 2016, the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA) hosted the Tahoe Trails Summit in South Lake Tahoe, CA. This three-day conference was on the heels of the Corral Trail...
15 Aug

The Lost Sierra, Land of the Lookouts

In a modern world dominated by technology, when it comes to monitoring and detecting new forest fire starts, there’s still a place for humans; in a tower on the top of a prominent...
1 Jul

2022-2027 SBTS Strategic Plan Goals & Objectives

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) is pleased to announce the release of the 2022 to 2027 SBTS Strategic Plan. The SBTS five-year Goals and Objectives are a concise presentation of what SBTS...
9 May

Yuba Expeditions Downieville and SBTS: The Next Chapter, Part 2

Some things are just meant to go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Salami and cheese. Yuba river swimming holes and hot summer days. Adult beverages and the St Charles. Mountain bikes and...
7 Apr

Comments Needed for 2022 Downieville and Quincy Trailwork

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) has applied for four project grants this year and need your comments to CA-OHV on both so we can receive the grants and continue providing #dirtmagic to the...
31 Mar

Yuba Expeditions Downieville and SBTS: The Next Chapter

By Mike Ferrentino - Prolific writer, former Yuba employee, and founding member of SBTS What a long strange trip it has been! It started with some friends in the early 1990s who had an idea about...
8 Mar

Lost and Found is Back!

Friends, with great happiness and a huge exhalation of relief we are proud to announce that after a painful two-year hiatus, the legendary Lost and Found ride is returning for 2022! Mark your...
20 Dec

Lost and Found Gravel Festival Returns for 2022

SBTS Partners With Breakaway Promotions Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship has announced that the Lost and Found Gravel Festival will return in 2022, in partnership with long-time cycling production...
20 Dec

Downieville Classic Postponed Until 2023

25th Anniversary Will Be An All-Time Celebration The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship has announced that the 2022 Downieville Classic, scheduled to run from August 4-7, 2022, has been postponed...
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