SISKIYOU OUTDOOR RECREATION ALLIANCE
Through programs, policy, planning, and stewardship, SORA
promotes sustainable outdoor recreation. We are committed to
cultivating vibrant communities within Siskiyou County.
Our Impact
Amplify the dialogue around sustainable outdoor recreation within the region and tell our story at the state and national level
Create a sustainable entity to maintain vulnerable community outdoor recreation assets
Leverage expanded outdoor recreation community to improve our collective ability to grown outdoor recreation opportunity and infrastructure
Combine financial resources to create organizational capacity in support of regional outdoor recreation
Create cross-cultivation opportunities between partnership organizations, businesses, events, and programs
Strategic outdoor recreation planning to build community resiliency to grow community vitality and adapt to climate change
Serve as a hub to convene all outdoor recreation stakeholders
1+
Million Dollars to raise
SORA has created & begun work on funding an initial $1 million endowment fund to further the SORA mission of inspiring community health as well as to honor community enhancement.
30+
Years Serving communities
Combining the strengths & resources of multiple organizations, The Mt. Shasta Nordic Ski Organization and Mountain Runners.
43+
Thousand locals Impacted
SORA advocates for a community with sustainable outdoor recreation at its core. Through proactive engagement in planning, policy, partnerships, and program offerings, SORA seeks to enhance outdoor recreation opportunity and infrastructure in the greater Mt. Shasta region.
Our Origins
Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance was created in 2018 by a merger of two nonprofit organizations: Mt. Shasta Nordic Ski Organization and Mountain Runners. SORA formed with the aim of gathering the larger community of outdoor recreation nonprofit organizations and initiatives throughout far Northern California into a single alliance.
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Get Involved
SORA advocates for sustainable outdoor recreation in the North State region of California. Through strategic partnerships, active programing, and engagement in policy and planning, we feel that we can move the needle and create a regional culture with sustainable outdoor recreation at its core.
partnership & volunteer opportunities
We thrive on community involvement. If you want to contribute to an organization whose mission is to grow and enhance sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities and infrastructure in Siskiyou County, we would love to talk with you about ways we can get there together.
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We appreciate the desire to see SORA thrive in order to grow focus and support for sustainable outdoor recreation in the greater Siskiyou County region. We honor the legacy of the Mt. Shasta Nordic and Mountain Runners organizations, and we look forward to carrying it forward.