Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship

**Re-posted from Ibis site**

THE $1000.00 COBALT WHEEL GIVEAWAY AT DOWNIEVILLE

Maybe it's the killer trails, maybe it's the swimming, maybe it's the absence of cellular phones, but one thing for sure is that we always have a good time when we go to Downieville. It just makes us feel good. We want you to have a good time too, especially if you're an Ibis owner! So we've come up with something we think you'll like.

FIRST OF ALL, A FREE T-SHIRT

If you're racing Downieville on an Ibis, whether it's Pro or Amateur, All mountain or XC, we want you to come by, say hello and let us give you something for free. No strings attached. Come by the Ibis booth with your number attached to your bike and we'll give you an Ibis T-shirt. Free. Our way of saying thank you for being a customer. And when you do that, look at what else we're doing...

SUPER BONUS-A CONTEST FOR A FREE PAIR OF CRANK BROTHERS WHEELS

(Did we mention that it is a $1000 value, bitches?)  Read More »

Hot news! - SBTS is introducing a HUGE new feature to the Downieville Classic festival. On Wednesday and Thursday, July 8th & 9th, pro riders will be partnered with students (ages 12 to 21) in the On Mountain Pro/Youth Days. This is a fabulous opportunity for young riders to learn about mountain biking skills, the racing scene, and stewardship of the trails we all love to ride. Professional riders are taking a break in their valuable race preparations to “give back” to the community, sharing good times and great ideas with area youth.
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Forest Lands around Quincy are looking better than ever thanks to recent efforts by a local group the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS). The group staged their second volunteer cleanup in as many years on public land adjacent to Chandler Road and in the Oakland Camp and Cascade Trailhead areas. The cleanup area included the popular Southpark trail system located north of Chandler Road.

Several volunteer teams led by SBTS Board members Brett Marty of Quincy and Ron Heard of Clio set out on June 4th to collect illegally dumped garbage including car parts, roofing material, appliances, and other assorted garbage. Their efforts were assisted by generous donations from local businesses including Feather River Disposal, Hope Smith of Quincy Courtyard Suites and the Drunk Brush Wine Bar, as well as the Mt. Hough Ranger District of the US Forest Service.  Read More »

SBTS celebrated National Trail Day by hosting two separate volunteer work days; one in the Downieville area on the Tahoe National Forest, and the other in the Lakes Basin on the Plumas National Forest. Despite the rain and cold temperatures that mother nature threw at us, 45 trail enthusiasts showed up to contribute 270 volunteer labor hours to area trails.

In the Lakes Basin the morning started off in typical fashion with bagels, sandwich fixins and a safety talk. Then the Plumas Forest surprised the group by presenting Ron Heard with a national award for his volunteer work in the Plumas National Forest. Nice work Ronnie!  Read More »

Well, we had another superb Epic in the beautiful Sierra Nevada. Great weather, awesome participants, and lot of good times were had. We did an extra credit Friday ride which was led by Zachi Anderson, showcasing some of the quality trail work that he and his crew have been knocking out over in Forest City. The big ride Saturday was attempted by the majority of the crew, many of whom looked fairly peppy after 36 miles or riding with 6K feet of climbing. No small feat.

We got to break in our new cook top created by Shane Bresnyan and our new barbecue created by John Ames, both of which were top notch and absolutely amazing. Each had extra SBTS and Yuba Art inscribed in them. These new stoves will make feeding our volunteers about 500 times easier. Thanks guys!

Saturday night campfire entertainment was led by Squeeky Tom and a group sing along which was amplified by our enthusiastic New Zealand rafter camping neighbors who came in to join in the festivities. I never knew that so many people could sing Metallica that well.  Read More »

Check out the Flickr photos here
It's Sunday and I just got back from a beautiful weekend in Downieville. 27 folks showed up for the trail day, including 6 youth, to knock out 1000 feet of new trail. The North Yuba has seen a lot of work on it in the last few years and we're really close to finishing this 7 mile section of trail, which when complete will link a new 15 mile trail straight out of town that will be open almost all year round. This is a big deal and we're so close. But how close are we really?

I've had ideas of how close we were but had never ridden the whole thing to see for myself how much was really left to do until today. Tod (1D), Todd (DoubleD, Toe-Clip Todd), and I rode it today to see for ourselves . We spent a little less than 30 minutes hike a biking a half mile of unfinished trail til we hooked up with the finished half on the other side. Once we got to the other side, we were greeted with sweet flowing single track (minus a couple down trees and debris) that descended 3 miles into Goodyears Bar.  Read More »

The snow has stopped flying and we're back to work on the North Yuba River Trail, hoping to connect Downieville to Goodyears Bar before the May 16th Mountain Epic event. This trail project has broken my spirit a number of times over the years, and I'm really looking forward to punching it through and moving on to another project. Preferably somewhere with a little less rock. My back and hands are sore, my feet hurt, and my blisters and knuckle scrapes are abundant. But, no matter how much it hurts, it still feels great to be back in the woods, spreading a chocolaty singletrack ribbon along the mountainside.  Read More »

Located just 35 miles north of Downieville, on the northern slope of the Sierra Nevada, is Graeagle. A small mountain town, painted entirely in red, with a peculiar spelling that combines the names gray and eagle. The area is known mostly for its high-class golfing and abundant stream fishing, yet Graeagle has the potential to be one of the nation’s premier trail destinations.

The Lakes Basin Recreation Area is located to the south of Graeagle, with Eureka State Park to the west. To the north is several hundred miles of Plumas National Forest, and to the east is the Sierra Valley, the nation’s largest alpine valley. The area is host to footpaths that reach as far away as Canada and Mexico, and lesser know routes that cross the crest of the Sierra connecting Reno, Truckee and Downieville.  Read More »