Sherwins Working Group (SWG)

Project Description: Building on the success of work completed as part of the Town of Mammoth Lakes Trail System Master Plan Update and the Sherwin Area Trails Special Study (SATSS), the United States Forest Service (USFS), the Town of Mammoth Lakes (TOML), and MLTPA invited the community to form an independent working group in the spring of 2009 to collaboratively identify a preferred alternative for trails, public access, and recreation facilities for implementation in the territory immediately to the south of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, best known simply as the Sherwins. Seventy-one people attended at least one of the SWG's 26 total meetings, held between March and November 2009, with approximately 25 to 30 individuals making up the core work group. These community members represented a broad spectrum of recreation, business, and agency interests in the Sherwins area and worked intensely and collaboratively to craft the SWG's ultimate deliverable: seasonal recreation proposals for the Sherwins area to be delivered to the USFS in the fall of 2009. The group met its target date on November 3, 2009, coming to consensus on not only the Winter and Summer proposals, but also the accompanying framework document, preamble, and appendices. Collectively known as the Sherwins Area Recreation Plan, or SHARP, this document will be taken toward implementation by the Inyo National Forest with continuing assistance from SWG members, the Town of Mammoth Lakes, and MLTPA. Visit our SHARP page for details about this document and to download it for your own review.

If after reviewing our Web pages you have further questions about the SWG or SHARP, please contact MLTPA Development & Community Relations Director Kim Stravers at or call the MLTPA offices at (760) 934-3154.

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This page last updated: November 15, 2009

SHERWINS WORKING GROUP PURPOSE: The Sherwins Working Group (Working Group) is an independent, community-based body of stakeholders. The primary goal of the Working Group is to develop a preferred alternative for public access for the Sherwin Area Trails Special Study (SATSS) area that provides for safe and environmentally responsible use. The Working Group seeks to minimize conflict between different forms of recreation and between recreation of all types and the environment.

SHERWINS WORKING GROUP COMMUNITY FEEDBACK PROCESS: Over the last five months, the SWG has been hard at work crafting draft proposals for summer and winter recreation opportunities in the Sherwins area (public lands adjacent to the southern portion of the Town of Mammoth Lakes Urban Growth Boundary). Now, from September 11 through October 1, you have a chance to thoroughly review their work to date and provide your feedback via the Sherwins Working Group Community Feedback Process! Click here to learn more.

SHERWINS WORKING GROUP BLOG: Click the image to the left or go to http://mltpa.wordpress.com to visit the SWG blog. This is quite a useful tool for setting up field trips and between-session meetings, as well as for general discussion!