Our Mission
SAGE builds and maintains sustainable trails while advocating for mountain bikers and the Santa Barbara trail community through collaboration and stewardship
History
Since our inception in 1988 as the Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers (SBMTV), we have focused on providing access to the outdoors via bikes and sustainable trails. While we have grown in the decades since, this is still the forefront of our mission, from mountains in the Los Padres to Elings Park on the coast. Now a licensed contractor, we utilize a professional trail crew to aid our dedicated volunteers, and contribute about 2,000 field hours to more than 50 miles of trail yearly. Rebuilding after fires and floods, resurrecting neglected backcountry trail, and constructing new trail networks- its all part of our goal to safeguard and improve Santa Barbara’s treasured trail networks.
Meet the Team
Board Members
Nicole Rice
Tory Thomasco
Board Chair
Cameron Sublett
Treasurer
Marcus Kocmur
Mike Charles
Secretary
Evan Minogue
Steve Schott
Bela Bauer
Vice Chair
Tres Riordan
Council of Advisors
Mike Tarpey
Eric Wilmanns
Rob Hambleton
Staff
Dave Bennett
Director of Trail Design & Development
Max Brau
Executive Director
Sergio Ramirez
Trail Crew Lead
Our Sponsors
Our Partners
