SUSTAINABLE RECREATION
AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
The Sustainable Recreation and Ecosystem Management Program (SREMP) is a vision to unite the jurisdictions of the Eastern Sierra to implement coordinated projects integrating responsible ecosystem management, natural resource conservation, sustainable outdoor recreation, and economic development using the best available science and planning processes to strengthen all communities in the Eastern Sierra in their pursuits of more resilient and sustainable communities.
CURRENT SREMP PROJECTS
EASTERN SIERRA
PACE AND SCALE ACCELERATOR
The Eastern Sierra Pace and Scale Accelerator Program aims to increase local capacity for environmental planning in the Eastern Sierra by investing in dedicated professionals to build a locally based workforce in the area of environmental planning.
EASTERN SIERRA
COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE
The Eastern Sierra Collaborative Initiative is a regional partnership bringing together land managers, local governments, tribes, nonprofits, and community organizations to support sustainable recreation across the Eastern Sierra.
CHIPMUNK CANYON
EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS
The Chipmunk Canyon Existing Conditions Analysis is a foundational effort to better understand how this unique landscape is used, valued, and experienced today. By documenting current recreation patterns, environmental conditions, infrastructure, and management considerations, this initiative will inform future planning that balances access, stewardship, and community benefit.
BIOMASS UTILIZATION
Partners across the Eastern Sierra are engaging in regional planning efforts to better coordinate how woody material from forest management is used, with the goal of supporting long-term wildfire resilience, healthy forests, and a renewed regional timber economy.
COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT
The Eastern Sierra Community Wildfire Defense Grant supports locally driven efforts to reduce wildfire risk, protect communities, and strengthen landscape resilience across the Eastern Sierra. Through coordinated planning, fuels reduction, and cross-jurisdictional collaboration, this initiative helps align federal, state, tribal, and local partners around shared priorities for wildfire preparedness and response.
PAST SREMP PROJECTS
BUTTERMILK INFRASTRUCTURE AND RECREATION INITIATIVE
The Buttermilk Project Area has emerged as an iconic destination in the Eastern Sierra Region and has seen increasing numbers of visitors in recent years, straining existing recreation infrastructure while presenting opportunities to improve the visitor experience and conserve natural resource assets through engaged recreation management. The Buttermilk Infrastructure and Recreation Planning Initiative (BIRPI) is a two-phase Project to address current resource impacts and plan for sustainable recreation in the Buttermilk area.
TOWN-TO-TRAILS PLAN
The Trails Plan will identify existing trails and other soft surface infrastructure networks for the development of a trail network paralleling the Pacific Crest Trail from Lone Pine to Markleeville and beyond. The Trails Plan will also identify environmental planning needs and opportunities for on-the-ground implementation projects.
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