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Understanding E-bikes and What They Mean to Lost Sierra Trails
The mission of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS), a 501c3 non-profit organization, is “Building sustainable recreation-based communities through stewardship, job creation and world-class...
Builders for Builders Raises $56,000 for trail projects including Beckwourth Peak Trail
The Builders for Builders fundraiser benefiting Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship was an enormous success, raising $56,000 much of which will be used for the Beckwourth Peak Trail Project. 5,600...
Chris McGovern and the Birth of Lost and Found
Chris is also an award-winning frame builder, winning Best Cyclocross Bike at the 2019 North American Handmade Bike Show. Chris McGovern's involvement with the Stewardship has taken many shapes...
Jeff Sperry – From Super Volunteer to SBTS Employee
We often get asked what it takes to secure a job with the Stewardship, and there could be no better example than the story of Jeff Sperry, who was hired last summer as the Volunteer Co-Coordinator...
Comments Needed for Downieville and Quincy Trailwork
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) has applied for two Ground Operations grants this year and need your comments to CA-OHV on both so we can receive the grants and continue providing #dirtmagic...
We Are Hiring For Our Pro Trail Crew
Come to join us and make Dirt Magic throughout in the Lost Sierra! If you love building trail in the mountains, this is job has it! Dates: 4/8/2019-10/4/2019 Pay: $16-24/hour...
Junior and High School Students, Apply for Our Knights of the Lost Sierra Earn-A-Bike Program
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is excited to announce its Knights of the Lost Sierra Earn-A-Bike Program. Through the generosity of Michael Knighten’s original 5 Bucks A Foot multiple Santa...
The Farm and Klean Kanteen Receive Volunteer and Partner of the Year Awards
In addition to blood, sweat and tears, the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) is fueled by passion and volunteerism, for without good people who give their time and resources to a good cause,...
Fall Trailwork Report
The new Indian Falls Ridge Loop Trail November has kept the crew really busy on the trail. We finally completed the construction and maintenance of the loop on Indian Falls Ridge 2 on Mt. Hough...
Yuba Expeditions Donates $12,835 to Sierra Frontier Medical Resources
Downieville Fire Ambulance. Photo Credit Mary Davey If you rode a Yuba Expeditions shuttle in 2018, you were part of something very special – helping fund a full-time paramedic in Downieville....
Five Kids Earn New Santa Cruz Chameleons
After winning Five Bucks a Foot, the annual Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship fundraiser for trails, Michael Knighten of San Francisco was rewarded with his choice of any Santa Cruz mountain bike worth...
Local Champion Cyclist forms High School Mountain Bike Team
It's been a busy year on the bicycle for Quincy resident and high school science teacher, Dana Ludington. In addition to recently being crowned a Lost Sierra Triple Crown Champion, she is also...
Getting to Know JoJo Donovan
If you've ever called Yuba Expeditions to book a shuttle or purchased something at the cash register, you've probably met JoJo Donovan. Always ready with a smile and a funny story, JoJo is a...
Thule Racks – Downieville Tough
Downieville Tough. It's a saying at Yuba Expeditions (our Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship owned and operated bike shop) to describe a product that can withstand the rigors of the rugged and rocky...
Downieville Summer Epic with Specialized
Of all the events SBTS puts on, our personal favorites are the Spring and Summer Epics. The Epic weekend is our opportunity to say thanks to SBTS Core and Annual Members. We provide our members free...