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Notice of Downieville and Qunicy Trail Grant Application
The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewarship is applying for two California OHV grants for Downieville and Quincy: Maintenance on 56 miles of the Downieville Trail System Plumas County is applying for...
9 Miles of Community Building – The Story of Mills Peak Trail
What started in 2007 as a dream to construct a 9-mile multi-use singletrack trail with 3,000 vertical feet of elevation came to its full realization on January 16, 2018, when the final 1.7 miles of...
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship Impact Report 2017
2017 Was a Hell of Year! Check out what we did in 2017, who we worked with, who we are reaching, our financial health and our look to the future. Believe in the #DirtMagic, as we are making it, and...
Mills Peak Finished: Old Wobbly, Falconer and Local Volunteers for the Win
Callused hands, burnt shoulders, fatigued backs and yet the SBTS crew builds on into the winter. To say that trail building beats up the body is an understatement. Our trail crew members are as hard...
Public Comments Needed for New Lost Sierra Trails
The communities of Portola and Gold Mountain near Nakoma Resort could soon be joined in Phase 1 of the Mohawk Rim Trail which is part of the Trail Master Plan for Eastern Plumas and Sierra County....
Downieville Downhill Now Boasts 7,000 Vertical Feet of Descending
Nine new miles of singletrack highlighted by access to old Pacific Crest Trail alignment The Lost Sierra region that includes the notorious Downieville Downhill is a model for true shared multi-use...
Storrie Student Crew’s Sierra Summer
Our Storrie Student Trail Crew gives 16 to 18 year old high school students the opportunity to learn and practice trail and life skills each summer. The program is a partnership between the Mount...
Is This the Greatest Trail Project in Our History?
Something exciting is going down in Downieville and it took a lot of people to make it happen. We are on the eve of building a brand new section of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Besides this...
SBTS Wins Grants Creating More Dirt Magic in the Lost Sierra
Remember those grants we applied for back in March? Well we heard back, and we got em!! Thank you to those who commented and pledged your support for these grants. Mount Hough, Quincy Planning...
$5 A Foot Winner Launches Knights of the Lost Sierra
We are pleased to report that donations to our Santa Cruz Bicycles 5 Bucks a Foot campaign helped us raise over $53,000 for Downieville trails. These funds will help repairs on favorites like the...
Seeking Grant Public Comments – Respond Now!
We need your comments to support our grant requests now in motion for Downieville and Quincy/Mt Hough. Follow the instructions below and leave a comment saying why more Lost Sierra trails matter to...
Downieville & Quincy Trail Grant
Grants to Fund Downieville and Quincy OHV Trails Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) will be holding two public meetings for comment about our OHV Grant Proposals to fund Downieville and Mount...
A Day in the Life of a Stewardship Intern
Digging in the dirt. Raising money for a good cause. Getting people stoked on bike events that promote friends, family, community, great music and good times. Contributing my exceptional Excel...
5 Bucks a Foot Ibis arrives in Switzerland!
Sarah Maguire of Switzerland has received her Ibis Cycles #5bucksafoot bike! Her choice was the delightfully playful, yet powerful Mojo 3. She said, “Big thanks again for this amazing Mojo 3....
Mt Hough and South Park Update – Nov. 2016
The Quincy Mt. Hough and South Park trails are in great shape right now. We have had plenty of rain for it to soak in and keep things really tacky. The top of Mt. Hough has a little bit of snow but...