Trail System Master Plan
Final Trail System Master Plan: Adopted October 11, 2011
The Trail System Master Plan and EIR were recommended for adoption by the Planning Commission on September 28, 2011, and adopted by the Town Council on October 11, 2011. Minor revisions were suggested by the Town Council - these are included in the Final Trail System Master Plan, which can be downloaded from the links below.
- Trail System Master Plan - Final Adopted (No Maps) (7.84 MB)
- Trail System Master Plan - Final Adopted (Includes Maps) (LARGE FILE: 71.6MB)
- Attachment A: Soft Surface Trails Concept
- Attachment A: Soft Surface Trails Concept Appendices
- Attachment B: Sherwin Area Trails Special Study (SATTS)
- Attachment C: Sherwin Area Recreation Plan (SHARP) Final
- Attachment D: Interpretive Services Planning Document
Final Redline Public Review Draft TSMP (September 2011)
The Final (Redline) Public Review Draft TSMP was published in September 2011. It is based on the February 2009 Draft Master Plan, with a series of minor technical changes and updates. The Planning Commission and Town Council will consider this Draft of the TSMP at Public Hearings scheduled in late September and October 2011. Please refer to the Agendas and Minutes section of the website for staff reports and other relevant materials that will be presented at public hearings.
- Final (Redline) Public Review Draft Trail System Master Plan 9-13-11
- Attachment A: Soft Surface Trails Concept
- Attachment A: Soft Surface Trails Concept Appendices
- Attachment B: Sherwin Area Trails Special Study (SATTS)
- Attachment C: Sherwins Area Recreation Plan (SHARP)
February 2009 Draft TSMP
The public review Draft Trails System Master Plan was released in February 2009. It includes the Master Plan itself, as well as series of appendices.
- Draft Trails System Master Plan, February 2009
- Draft TSMP Attachment A: Soft Surface Trails Concept
- Draft TSMP Attachment B: Sherwin Area Trails Special Study
Sherwin Area Recreation Master Plan (SHARP)
The SHARP was published in November 2009, and reflects the results of a seven-month collaborative process involving Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access (MLTPA), the US Forest Service, the Town, and a broad cross-section of interested stakeholders, known as the Sherwin Working Group (SWG). SHARP identifies potential summer and winter trails and recreation projects in the Sherwin Area, south of the Town's Urban Growth Boundary. Since publication of SHARP, the SHARP Trails Technical Committee has been working to refine the recommendations of the SHARP document.
- Sherwin Area Recreation Plan
- Link to MLTPA's SHARP Webpage
- Link to MLTPA's Sherwins Working Group Webpage
Draft Trails System Master Plan EIR
Work on the Environmental Impact Report for the TSMP EIR began in July 2010. The EIR will consider the environmental effects of implementing the Master Plan, including the Soft Surface Trails Concept, and the Sherwin Area Recreation Plan (SHARP), which is the result of more focused planning that evolved from the Sherwin Area Trails Special Study. The Town received a generous grant from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to complete the EIR, and is working with PCR Services Corporation as the CEQA consultant. Public documents related to the EIR will be posted below as they are available.
CEQA Documents
Initial Study/Scoping Documents
- Draft Trails System Master Plan Initial Study
- Notice of Preparation for TSMP EIR
- Notice of Completion TSMP Initial Study
- Scoping Meeting Notice
Draft Environmental Impact Report
The Draft EIR was published on July 19, 2011. A 45 Day Comment period ended on September 2, 2011.
For ease of downloading, links to both the complete Draft EIR, and individual chapters are provided below.
Complete Document (Note, these are large files, so may take some time to download)
- Draft Environmental Impact Report_July 19, 2011: Complete (PDF 17MB)
- Draft EIR Appendices (Zip File, 167MB)
- 00_Table of Contents
- 01_Introduction
- 02_Project Description
- 03_Basis for Cumulative Analysis
- 04A_Aesthetics
- 04B_Air Quality
- 04C_Biological Resources
- 04D_Cultural Resources
- 04E_Geology and Soils
- 04F_Global Climate Change
- 04G_Wildland Fire
- 04H_Hydrology and Water Quality
- 04I_Land Use
- 04J_Noise
- 04K_Recreation
- 05_Alternatives
- 06_Other Mandatory CEQA Considerations
- 07_Persons and Organizations Consulted
- Appendix A1 - Notice of Preparation
- Appendix A2 - Scoping Meeting Notice
- Appendix A3 - Initial Study
- Appenidix A4 - NOP Letters
- Appendix B - SHARP Area Priority Projects
- Appendix C - TSMP Errata
- Appendix D - Air Quality Technical Report
- Appendix E - Biological Resources Assessment
- Appendix F - Cultural Resources Assessment
- Appendix G - Hydrology and Water Quality Report
- Appendix H - Noise Data
- Appendix I1 - Traffic Memo
- Appendix I2 - Traffic Study