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We create sustainable recreation systems that support healthy communities in Mammoth Lakes & beyond.

11/06/2026

🎉 We're celebrating our 20th Anniversary! 🎊

In the fall of 2006, MLTPA convened the Mammoth Lakes community to establish a vision for trails and public access. This vision became the much beloved Mammoth Lakes Trail System.

This fall, in 2026, alongside seven Sierra counties and statewide partners, we wrapped up coordinating the state’s first round of tangible investments in the sustainable outdoor recreation and tourism economies that drive rural California.

These bookends mark twenty years of great work. It’s time to celebrate!

🗓️ Save the Date! Our 20th Anniversary celebration is taking place on December 10, 2026 from 6 to 8:30 P.M in Mammoth Lakes. 🗓️

If you'd like to attend, you can find more details and RSVP at https://na2.hubs.ly/H08RvGd0

10/30/2026

At the California Outdoor Recreation Partnership Basecamp event, MLTPA was honored to be awarded CORP's “Member of the Year”! 🎉

Earlier this week, CEO John Wentworth attended the 5th Annual California Basecamp summit in Sonoma County, connecting with other outdoor recreation advocates and representatives to further collaboration and cooperation across the state. As part of the summit, John spoke as a panelist on the Gateway Economies panel alongside Shavati Karki-Pearl from Nevada County, CA, Devin Middlebrook from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), and Jason Young from Siskiyou Economic Development Council. The session was adroitly moderated by Katie Doherty of Founded Outdoors with John sharing insights and experience from 20 years of work in Mammoth Lakes, the Eastern Sierra, and beyond.

On the final night of the summit, we were hugely surprised to be granted CORP’s “Member of the Year” award for 2026, in acknowledgment of our “...relentless dedication to advocating for California's outdoor economy, our federal public lands, and supporting our rural gateway communities.” We are immensely thankful for the partnership’s recognition, and we only hope to be worthy of this honor as we continue our work across the Sierra and beyond!

10/29/2026

Redwood Region Economic Development Commission has become the 16th regional entity to adopt California’s Joint Strategy for Sustainable Outdoor Recreation & Wildfire Resilience!

A collaborative organization formed between several communities in Humboldt County, the RREDC is dedicated to expanding economic opportunities to support local businesses, lead regional projects, and provide funding and consultation to create opportunities, expand infrastructure, and ensure regional cooperation. As most of the communities in the region are heavily forested by redwoods and largely rural, wildfire risk represents a key danger to the county. As such, the board of supervisors has chosen to adopt the Joint Strategy, which represents the culmination of a 12-month collaboration of the CA Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force and Sierra Nevada Conservancy with federal, state, and regional representatives across the state. The strategy outlines key goals and actions necessary to protect the health, access, and economies of communities impacted by wildfires, and RREDC’s adoption of the Joint Strategy represents their desire to protect their landscapes, communities, and local businesses for generations to come, with increased funding opportunities for sustainable recreation and wildfire prevention programs. We’d also like to extend a special thanks to the 14 members of the Board of Directors – elected officials appointed by member agencies, cities, and districts across Humboldt County.

MLTPA is working with regional entities and recreation partners across the state to ensure 20 Counties adopt the Joint Strategy before the end of 2026. We are 4 adoptions away from reaching our goal, so if you want to help get the Strategy adopted in your county, you can find more information and resources at https://na2.hubs.ly/H08JJvm0

10/22/2026

As California completes its Fifth Climate Assessment, MLTPA is proud to be featured as a Community Advisor for the Sierra Nevada Regional Report.

In May of 2021, we published "A Changing Climate - Vulnerability In California’s Eastern Sierra" as part of the ESSRP Sustainable Recreation and Tourism Initiative and its Climate Adaptation and Resilience deliverable. This unique climate adaptation and resilience report - prepared by PlaceWorks, Atlas Planning Solutions, and ICF with funding from Sierra Nevada Conservancy and Prop 68 – was cited by the Gov. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) as a scalable and transferable model for correlating climate threats with economic consequences for frontline rural communities, which is critical for identifying, prioritizing, and funding mitigation and adaptation efforts. The report includes an ecosystem services analysis of 15,000 square miles in the Eastern Sierra Region and was prepared through the lens of the region's sustainable outdoor recreation and tourism economy.

As MLTPA continues its work to increase the resilience of outdoor recreation driven communities in the Eastern Sierra, including speaking as a panelist at Climate Resolve's Resilient California Summit with special thanks to Kara Voss, Gordon C. McCord, Teevrat Garg, and moderator Melissa Boudrye, we hope that the efforts begun with the SRTI only continue to advance under the framework of the Fifth California Climate Assessment. You can read more at https://na2.hubs.ly/H08z4_G0

Since 2006, the five California Climate Assessments have provided a research-based framework for understanding the ways in which climate change is affecting vulnerable communities, landscapes, and industries in order to inform policies, planning, and investments in greater resiliency and adaptation across the state.

10/16/2026

Napa County, California - Government has now become the 15th regional entity to adopt California’s Joint Strategy for Sustainable Outdoor Recreation & Wildfire Resilience!

Overseeing one of the world’s most iconic w**e growing regions and recreation destinations, Napa County occupies a stunning corner of the North Bay packed with vineyards, farmlands, and wide-open spaces for all kinds of outdoor recreation. With an economy largely dependent on agriculture and tourism, Napa County faces unique challenges and opportunities in the face of growing wildfire threats, which have struck with increasing frequency in recent decades. With this in mind, the Napa County Board of Supervisors has chosen to adopt the Joint Strategy, which represents the culmination of a 12-month collaboration between the CA Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force and Sierra Nevada Conservancy with federal, state, and regional representatives across the state. The strategy outlines key goals and actions necessary to protect the health, access, and economies of communities impacted by wildfires, and Napa County’s adoption of the Joint Strategy represents its desire to protect their landscapes, communities, and visitors for generations to come, with increased funding opportunities for sustainable recreation and wildfire prevention programs.

Special thanks to Supervisor Anne Cottrell for her persistence and to the Napa County Regional Park & Open Space District for adopting the Joint Strategy back in March. (https://na2.hubs.ly/H08qrSy0)

MLTPA is working with regional entities and recreation partners across the state to ensure 20 Counties adopt the Joint Strategy before the end of 2026. If you want to help get the Strategy adopted in your county, you can find more information and resources at https://na2.hubs.ly/H08qrV50

10/14/2026

Across California, rural communities are facing unprecedented challenges in the face of a changing climate… but we’re facing them together.

Last week, CEO John Wentworth participated in the 5th Annual Nevada County Sustainability Summit as a panelist for the “Climate Impacts Across Our Key Industries” panel, speaking to the impacts of climate change on Outdoor Recreation. As wildfire, snowpack, and weather impacts wreak havoc on traditional recreation seasons, activities, and the people whose work keeps our communities going, MLTPA is working to find sustainable strategies and solutions to protect the places we love for generations to come.

At the summit, John shared insights and experience gained throughout the years with community stakeholders, policy makers, and land managers from across the region, alongside representatives of Sierra Business Council, Sierra Nevada Memorial Health Span Project, and Nevada County, CA. With the large-scale impacts of climate change on the Sierra Nevada requiring collaboration across county lines to mitigate, it is our hope that events like these will help keep lines of communication open and encourage greater sharing of knowledge and resources as we face these challenges together.

Special thanks to Nevada County Supervisors Bullock and Hoek and the entire Board, along with their excellent team, for pulling this excellent event together - we're looking forward to next year!

10/08/2026

MLTPA’s work in supporting Wildfire Resilience in California continues on the North Coast!

Last week, CEO John Wentworth traveled to Humboldt County to attend the North Coast Regional Meeting of the CA Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force in Loleta, CA. The meeting brought together partners, leaders, and stakeholders from the region and across the state to share updates, education, and resources on wildfire resilience. The two-day get-together started strong with a resource fair, opening remarks from Secretary Wade Crowfoot of the California Natural Resources Agency, and a collaborative panel with representatives of the North Coast Resource Partnership, the U.S. Forest Service, and California State Parks.

On day two, attendees took off across the region for field tours that offered immersive opportunities to better understand the critical landscape-scale health and wildfire resilience work underway throughout the region. These included an Arcata Community Forest Mountain Bike Field Tour, which highlighted forestry, community wildfire safety, and recreation management as John and participants biked through the towering redwoods of the renowned community forest and saw how active timber harvest, fuels reduction, and road-to-trail conversions in the wildland–urban interface support forest health, wildfire safety, and outdoor recreation. Shout out to the California Mountain Biking Coalition and CAL FIRE for helping pull together the tour.

MLTPA has advocated, and so far 14 counties and jurisdictions in California have adopted, "California's Joint Strategy for Sustainable Outdoor Recreation & Wildfire Resilience." Help us get to 20 as MLTPA celebrates our 20th anniversary; see the links below!

🔥 https://na2.hubs.ly/H08d_g90
🗺️ https://na2.hubs.ly/H08d_vH0

We’d like to thank the Wildfire Task Force for putting on this amazing event, as well as all of the attendees who showed up and engaged to ensure California’s wildfire and climate resilience continues to grow across the state!

10/06/2026

Dozens of communities, hundreds of miles, two sides of the Sierra, and now, two Towns to Trails plans 🥾🚵⛰️

We are so excited to announce that with the conclusion of the Sierra Jobs First catalyst period, the Westside Towns to Trails Plan is finally complete! The final report, produced by Alta Planning + Design and funded by California Jobs First and Sierra Business Council, lays out the methodology, goals, and individual segments of the trail alignment, along with next steps and opportunities for the future. It joins the Eastside Towns to Trails Plan, developed as a result of stakeholder input during the Sustainable Recreation and Tourism Initiative and funded by Sierra Nevada Conservancy, to form a cohesive set of trail alignments which utilize existing soft-surface infrastructure to connect the communities of the Westside and Eastside to their neighbors and to their other side of the High Sierra.

Thank you California Jobs First!

You can read the full report and find more information about the Towns to Trails Plan on our website, at https://na2.hubs.ly/H08dzlF0

09/30/2026

🏔️ Campgrounds are key to a healthy outdoor recreation economy, but they’re often outdated, poorly maintained, or inaccessible ⛺️

With funding from Sierra Business Council's Sierra Jobs First initiative and California Jobs First, we’ve been working with local land managers to advance campground improvement projects through the planning phase to get them closer to “shovel ready," while improving access, sustainability, and climate resilience. This work will allow land managers to more easily pursue funding from state and federal sources for construction.

As this phase of the project comes to a close with the end of the Catalyst funding period, the engineering and design teams have completed topographic surveys and schematic designs for four campgrounds across Inyo, Mono, and Tuolumne County, setting them up for success as they move into further planning and review phases. It’s our sincere hope that this effort will continue all the way through to construction, and that these campgrounds – and many more across both sides of the Sierra – will receive the much-needed updates and care they deserve, and that they’ll continue to be enjoyed by generations of outdoor enthusiasts still to come.

You can see the final project outcomes, including photo galleries and one-sheet summaries, at https://na2.hubs.ly/H084hLK0

09/24/2026

Educating the next generation is key to the future of Outdoor Recreation in California, and that future is collaborative 📚🪏🤝

MLTPA, alongside our partners at Cerro Coso Community College, worked together through an innovative partnership to provide valuable experiences for local budding professionals and students to explore opportunities in forestry, wildland firefighting and outdoor recreation. The Eastern Sierra Regional Recreation and Education Jobs Creation project, as part of as part of the Sierra Jobs First initiative and California Jobs First, saw the development of a Sustainable Outdoor Recreation and Forestry, Climate, and Conservation degree pathways program at Cerro Coso, with integrated internships and work experience that collaborated with local organizations to provide students with experiential learning opportunities and tangible project experience.

Some major outcomes of this partnership included the First Annual Outdoor Recreation Steward Academy (a low-to-no-cost multi-day training opportunity in Wilderness First Aid and Chainsaw and Crosscut saw operations), the Eastern Sierra Outdoor Careers Mini-Academy (a free event for high school students and recent graduates with field trips to forestry, wildland firefighting, and outdoor recreation worksites), and the Cerro Coso & Columbia College Exchange, which offered wildland fuel management and equipment operations training, along with paid work experience to enrolled students. It is our hope that the degree pathways program and the connections between educators, community organizations, and outdoor recreation employers forged during this catalyst program will continue to bear fruit long into the future as they continue to teach and train future outdoor recreation professionals.

None of these outcomes would have been possible without the participation and generous support of our community partners, including Whitebark Institute, Mammoth Lakes Trail System, Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District, Dr. Joshua Pighetti, Wind Drift Studios, and Capital City CPR – Thank You All!

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PO Box 100 PMB #432
Mammoth Lakes, CA
93546

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