Press Release | November 19, 2024
Help support SBTS’ mission to build more shared-use singletrack trails in the Lost Sierra and get a chance to win a brand-new Husqvarna FE350s plated dual-sport bike. This fundraising campaign ends on December 10.
This is a press release from Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship…
Quincy, CA — Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is excited to bring back the Twist The Throttle for Trails fundraiser to support the organization’s development of trails in northern California’s Lost Sierra region that all trail users can enjoy, while giving one donor a chance to win a customized Husqvarna FE 350s dual-sport bike.
The mid-size Husqvarna is one of the most versatile dual-sport machines on the market, and we we added a little extra flare to it, thanks to Motorcycle Performance Center/Husqvarna of Roseville, including upgrades to an Acerbis 12-liter fuel tank, No Toil Air Filters and filter kit, Custom Guts Racing graphics and Guts Racing Dual Sport Complete seat, which will be fresh off the production line as seat No.1 of the model just starting to hit the market. The Factory blue rear disc guard, swing arm guards, Factory skid plate, handguards with LED turn signals and Factory Renthal sprocket and chain kit tie the whole aesthetic together. MPC donated the Acerbis tank and all the labor to get the bike dialed, as well as gave us a great discount on the bike so we could put more dollars into the trails.
Aside from the bike itself, the complete prize package comes with a full set of Leatt riding gear, including the 4.5 Enduro pant, 7.5 Helmet (with goggles), 4.5 Enduro boots and a 3.5 Chest Protector, a full set of bags from Giant Loop, including the Fender Bag, Buckin Roll Tank Bag, Mojavi Saddlebag, Tail Rack, 1 gallon Armadillo collapsible bag and a USWE 12-liter moto hydration pack.
Any donations you make between now and the campaign’s end on December 10, get you a chance to win this very special bike, custom-designed with Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship Connected Communities graphics to show your support for SBTS’ mission to make dirt magic in the Lost Sierra. Each $5 donation (the average cost of building one foot of trail) gets you another chance to take this bike home. The Twist The Throttle campaign is open to U.S. residents only, and the winner must be able to pick up the bike in person at MPC in Roseville and transfer the title.
While moto access shrinks in many parts of the west, SBTS is working with our land manager partners to build as many shared-use trails as possible, as we strive to use recreation as a catalyst for economic revitalization in rural Lost Sierra mountain communities.
As such, we currently have several projects in the works that are proposed to bring NEW moto-legal trails to the Lost Sierra region (which also means e-bikes, equestrians, mountain bikers and hikers) including the following:
- The East Zone Connectivity Project. 14 miles of singletrack on Boca Ridge, which has already been built by SBTS and the Tahoe National Forest, connecting to the 15-mile Verdi Ridge project, a critical component of Connected Communities, linking Truckee to Sierraville, Loyalton and Verdi, Nevada. So far, we’ve built 3 miles of Verdi Ridge through funding from Sierra Nevada Conservancy in partnership with the Tahoe National Forest, but there is a funding gap we’ll need to close before we can connect Verdi Ridge into the larger, 63-mile Sierra Valley Recreation Zone trails. Dollars raised in 5 Bucks a Foot will help offset that funding shortfall.
- Peavine Maze Connectivity and Restoration Project. Funded by the Nevada Off-Highway Vehicles Program, Peavine Maze features 20 miles of new motorized legal singletrack and the adoption of up to 25 miles of existing social trail off the west side of Peavine Mountain on the California/Nevada border near Verdi. The state funding will pay for environmental planning and surveys to evaluate sustainable routes and improve legal singletrack access to the Maze, work that SBTS will do in partnership with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest – Carson Ranger District. The Maze will eventually link over the border into SBTS’ Connected Communities project in California, expanding motorized access to the Lost Sierra region from Reno.
- Mount Hough Phase 2. The second phase of work on Mount Hough includes another 38 miles of moto-legal trails slated to be completed by the end of 2025. Nearly 30 of those miles have already been constructed, including the first town-to-town singletrack connection of the Connected Communities project, linking Quincy to Taylorsville. When Phase 2 is completed, there will be two new top-to-bottom routes from the 7,200-foot Hough summit, in addition to the classic 12-mile Mount Hough trail. In total, Hough will have about 70 miles of multi-use trail when it’s completed, making this crown-jewel network a huge asset to all trail user groups.
- Claremont Project. 65 miles of new trail in Quincy with environmental work already completed and awaiting final approval!
- Big Boulder Realignment. A 2-mile reroute of part of the doubletrack approach to Big Boulder onto new singletrack.This project currently has a funding shortfall that needs to be filled before we can link the new built into the existing Big Boulder singletrack.
- Pauley Creek Reroute. New ¾-mile trail to re-route users off the Baby Head doubletrakc and add more singletrack awesomeness to this classic Downieville trail.
- Indian Valley Loop. This project proposes a new trail system that will service the communities of Taylorsville, Greenville, Round Valley Lake and Crescent Mills It is currently in the planning process, which was funded by the Friesen Foundation.
- Annual Maintenance. The new trails are in addition to the maintenance work our SBTS pro trail crews do every year to keep 129 miles of motorized trails in Downieville and all the Hough trails logged out, brushed and running smoothly.
All these projects are in different phases of pre-planning, environmental work and construction, and though some have Off Highway Vehicle funding attached, most will need significant dollars raised to reach completion. Funds raised through the Twist The Throttle for Trails campaign go directly into making these projects happen, since they are considered unrestricted, which means they deliver the most bang for the buck, since they don’t require resource-intensive match or management, as government grants often do.
Donate today and be a part of this important work!
Learn more at https://sierratrails.org or https://givebutter.com/5bucksmoto
