Mammoth Lakes Community e-News — May 15, 2026

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MAY 20

View the Town Council meeting agenda [https://pub-townofmammothlakes.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=39e85447-6de8-41da-944e-c94a87d41dc7&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English] or watch the meeting online [https://pub-townofmammothlakes.escribemeetings.com/?Year=2026] .

DEFENSIBLE SPACE, COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP EVENT & SUSTAINABILITY FAIR STARTS TODAY!

FREE Trash Bags are available for collection from the Town Offices (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm), the Mammoth Disposal Transfer Station (Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm) and the Community Recreation Center this Saturday, May 16 from 9am-1pm. A bag a person really helps! Drop-off your trash, green waste, recyclables, e-waste, large bulky items and metal objects from 8am-3:30pm this Friday and Saturday. Check the website [https://www.townofmammothlakes.ca.gov/745/Community-Events] for a complete list of what you can and cannot drop off at the Town Yard (299 Commerce Drive) or the Mammoth Disposal Transfer Station located at 59 Commerce Drive. New this year are FREE Green Waste Roll-Off Dumpsters located throughout Town. Roll-Off locations can be found online [https://monomammoth.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=f6a8f0443f7043388ea888e1b1b5af71¢er=-118.97064%2C37.64046&scale=36111.909643] and will be available beginning Thursday, May 14 through Monday, May 18. Please fill these roll-offs with green waste only! And finally, after cleaning up your yard, neighborhood, parks and paths, enjoy a complimentary lunch on us! Join us from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Mammoth Creek Park for the Sustainability Fair featuring local organizations and how they are working to protect our environment. Please bring your trash and recycling back to the park no later than 1:00pm. Thank you in advance for helping to make Mammoth Lakes a great place to live, work and play!

TIOGA ROAD REOPENS TODAY!

Tioga Road is now open for the season to all traffic. Limited services are available. Bring your own appropriate levels of food and water. Vault and portable toilets will be available but no drinking water. No other services will be available. Please note that YARTS service along the 395 corridor begins July 1, 2026. Click here [https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm] for additional information.

INYO NATIONAL FOREST AND PARTNERS RAMP UP FUELS REDUCTION AND FOREST THINNING PROJECTS IN MAY

Inyo National Forest and its vegetation implementation partners: Caltrans, California Deer Association, National Forest Foundation, and Whitebark Institute will ramp up operations for hand and mechanical thinning treatments starting mid-May on approximately 2,400 acres in the Mammoth Lakes and June Lake areas. Thinning is designed to reduce hazardous fuels and tree density and to improve wildfire resilience and forest health as part of these planning projects: Eastern Sierra Climate and Community Resilience Project, Three Creeks Jeffrey Pine Forest Health and Restoration Project, Inyo Craters Area Bark Beetle Mortality Hazard Abatement Project, Reds Meadow Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project, and June Mountain Ski Area Vegetation Management Plan. Visitors should expect temporary forest closures around thinning operations for public safety. Visitors should also be advised that they may encounter log trucks on narrow forest roads and entering/exiting larger roads around town. Work is scheduled for 6-7 days each week.

SAVE THE DATE: CERTIFIED UNREAL LAUNCH PARTY

Join Mammoth Lakes Tourism on Thursday, May 21 from 5:00-7:00pm at Gomez Restaurant & Tequileria to celebrate the launch of Certified Unreal—a new campaign showcasing the wild, geologic story of Mammoth Lakes and the surrounding area. This FREE community event is open to all! Come raise a glass, connect with the community, and get a first look at what’s ahead!

News Staff