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Eastern Sierra Council of Governments outlines grants, wildfire and recreation projects; Mono County reauthorizes SCOG participation

Mono County Board of Supervisors · April 8, 2025
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Summary

SCOG executive director Elaine Cabala presented regional projects and grant awards—highlighting a $3.8 million CDFW grant and Prop 68 funds—asking Mono County to reauthorize SCOG's participation in California Jobs First funding; the board approved a resolution reauthorizing participation and extending authorities through September 2026.

Elaine Cabala, executive director of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (SCOG), briefed the Mono County Board on SCOG's first five years of work, recent grant awards and a strategic direction developed at a board retreat. Cabala summarized project successes and funding, including a $3,800,000 California Department of Fish and Wildlife grant for landscape-scale wildfire resiliency work around Mammoth Lakes and an environmental review that cleared fuel-reduction work for roughly 58,000 acres. She also cited a $250,000 National Fish and Wildlife Federation grant for the "Buttermilk Infrastructure and…

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