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Phil Kaznowski

SBTS Volunteer of the Month

January 2012

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship member and local Clio resident Phil Kaznowski is shown here having fun at Susanville Ranch Park.  Besides being a killer rider and skier, Phil knows how to build sweet singletrack.   Phil volunteered frequently when we built the Mills Peak Trail and he jumped at the chance to play a part in the new 1.4 mile lower loop off the main Mills Peak Trail.  After the trail was scratched in on a volunteer day, Phil took over and has been out there ever since slaving away.  The trail rides great now thanks to his hard work.  Besides presenting Phil with a nifty SBTS Hoodie sweatshirt, we are officially naming the new trail “Phil’s Loop”.  Way to go Phil!

I am an avid hiker and have been a resident of Plumas County since 2007. I moved here from Seattle with my husband who is from the South Lake Tahoe area. When we were deciding where to live, we came to visit this area and instantly fell in love; we knew it was the place for us! With tons of hiking trails and lakes really close by, it was actually overwhelming. Local after local told us of this "must have" hiking book, ‘Feather River Country Adventure Trails’ written by Tom De Mund. So we picked up the book and started exploring. Each weekend we would drink our coffee and decide which trail to hike and which lake to swim all with the help of this wonderful book. Even after being here for over 4 years we still look to the book for information when we want to hike somewhere new or if we have friends in town and haven't tried a particular hike, the book gives you all the details you need! Working with the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, I’ve seen first hand how passionate people from all over are about these trails. It makes me so happy to know people like Tom, who has not only made this great book, he is also making contributions to help us maintain and build the trails we all know and love! Without people like Tom and his family, we couldn’t make it happen.