June Volunteer of the Month: Dave Wood

If you ride dirt bikes in the area, you probably know Dave. One of the pioneers in the Northern Sierra dirt bike community, Dave has been cutting, clearing, building and advocating for trails for longer than most of us have even been aware of the trails in the Downieville area. If you ever come upon a huge downed tree that someone has cut out of the trail, there is a good chance that there will be a DW carved into the end of it. Like most years, this spring Dave has pretty much single-handedly cleared the majority of the trails in the Downieville area that he has been able to ride to (there is still a lot of snow out there). Also, to add to his usual early season tree clearing, Dave was also instrumental in organizing the Sierra County/Tahoe Forest trail effort for National Trails Day on June 5th. Dave was the driving force behind the 22-strong group of dirt bikers that were able to bust-out a huge amount of work, cleaning-up all of Hall’s Ranch Trail between Cal-Ida Road and Fiddle Creek Ridge Trail. To recognize those efforts, we at SBTS have awarded Dave Wood June’s Volunteer of the Month. Dave receives an SBTS hoodie and our sincerest appreciation for all of his hard work and dedication. Keep up the great work Dave!