Yosemite Gateway Partners

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1 YOSEMITE GATEWAY PARTNERS Yosemite Gateway Partners Welcome to our Spring Meeting Welcome to our Spring Meeting 11/10/2014 1

2 WHAT IS YOSEMITE GATEWAY PARTNERS? Organization is California Corporation Registered with IRS as a 501(c)(3) Public Benefit, Not for Profit No Official Members Board of Directors 11/10/2014 2

3 MISSION STATEMENT Yosemite Gateway Partners is a partnership of government agencies, non-profit organizations, individuals and businesses that acknowledge the interdependence of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding communities, and collaborate on and address issues of regional importance to create sustainable cultural, natural and economic prosperity. 11/10/2014 3

4 WHY IS YGP? Yosemite National Park was silo ed Yosemite has 4 gateways (corridors) Operated as competitors, Little knowledge of other gateways Little chance to act collectively 3 National Forests, likewise silo ed 11/10/2014 4

5 YOSEMITE GATEWAYS REGION 11/10/2014 5

6 WHO ARE GATEWAY PARTNERS? 1/3 Public Lands 1/3 Hospitality 1/3 Everyone Else 11/10/2014 6

7 PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS NPS, USFS, BLM, US-ACE, US-FWS, USBR CA Parks, CA-FWS, Caltrans County Parks, Government SFPUC, Irrigation Districts Tribes More than a dozen 11/10/2014 7

8 HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Hotels, Motels, Campgrounds, RV parks Restaurants, Cafes Adventure Outfitters, Adventure Supplies Recreation Agencies Lake Don Pedro, Tulloch, McClure, Mono Tourism Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce Museums, Historical Societies 11/10/2014 8

9 EVERYONE ELSE NGOs CSERC, Tuolumne River Trust, Yosemite Conservancy, NatureBridge, Balanced Rock Local Utilities YARTS Regional Transit Education UC Merced, Berkeley, Davis, Community Colleges, High Schools 11/10/2014 9

10 YGP CONVERSATION All these participants join in this conversation for the benefit of all in the region. 11/10/

11 GOVERNANCE Meets Monthly Board of Directors 11 members 2 Directors from each Gateway 3 At-Large Directors Ex-Officio Directors YNP designates Terms 2 years Half of Board elected each year 11/10/

12 YGP HISTORY Sep 2003 Founded by Gateway Reps Oct 2003 First Formal Meeting Oct Day Conference, 50 attended Jan 2006 Organization Workshop Feb 2009 Organization Formalizes Jul 2009 First Corporate Board Meeting Aug 2009 Incorporated in California Apr 2010 IRS recognizes YGP as 501(c)(3) 11/10/

13 YGP IS COMMUNICATIONS Bring people together Provide FORUM for discussion Develop NETWORKING Improve COMMUNICATIONS Connect the stakeholders 11/10/

14 YGP IS NOT Advocacy organization A part of Yosemite National Park 11/10/

15 YGP FUNCTIONS Arranges Quarterly Meetings Publishes Quarterly Newsletters Facilitates Regional Marketing Rebroadcasts YNP and USFS News Releases 2014 December Sustainability Conference 11/10/

16 QUARTERLY MEETINGS Second Thursday each quarter Approximately 130+ attend Morning Keynotes Travel & Tourism Rim Fire Lunch Attendees pay Yosemite Leadership afternoon 11/10/

17 QUARTERLY NEWLETTERS Second month of quarter pages Content contributed by Public Lands Tourism Bureaus Historical Societies Chambers Many others 11/10/

18 REGIONAL MARKETING YGP does NOT market YGP brings Gateway Partners together to market collectively Trade Shows Awards California Visitor Guide Rising Tide Floats All Boats 11/10/

19 ELECTRONIC PROGRAM Requested by YNP, USFS, Incident Command Resend News Releases to Locals 800 on elist Multiplies by Resends 5,000+ Critical Information Link ex - Rim Fire Facebook Page Website 11/10/

20 YGP HELPED GET THE WORD OUT Merced River Plan Public Meetings Tuolumne River Plan Public Meetings Yosemite Valley Summer Crowding Half Dome Reservations 11/10/

21 YGP CASE STUDY Fix Yosemite Valley Summer Traffic Requested by Superintendent 3 Weeks deadline for plan, budget Developed Gateway Specific Solutions Facilitated Brainstorming Session (130+) What worked 2 Directors in each Gateway One example Improved YARTS service 11/10/

22 YOSEMITE SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE December 8, 9, Yosemite Valley 11/10/

23 YOSEMITE SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE 11/10/

24 YOSEMITE SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE 11/10/

25 YOSEMITE SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE yosemitesustainabilityconference.org (209) /10/

26 QUESTIONS 11/10/

27 THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST Bob Asquith (209) or to Facebook Page Yosemite Gateway Partners Website Next Meeting January 8 th 9am 2pm Sustainable Conference Dec 8, 9, /10/

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