The organizations and individuals listed below have been active in planning and/or promoting the Mt. Emily Recreation Area.
| Blue Mt. Backcountry Riders | Lance Coburn |
| Blue Mt. Nordic Club | Susan Geer and Dave Komlosi, Dianne and Mark Lewis |
| Blue Mt. Singletrack Trails Club | Bart Barlow, Rick Bowen, Ed Shaul |
| City of La Grande | Steve Clement |
| Eastern Oregon ATV Association | Mark Barber |
| Grande Ronde Bowmen | Ron Babcock, Teddy Nickerson, Norm Paullus |
| Grande Ronde Road Runners | Heather and Steve Stanhope, Darla and Joey Vanleuven |
| La Grande Lions Club | Larry Berg |
| National Wild Turkey Federation | Darin Larvik, Rod Mckee |
| Oregon State Parks, ATV Grant Program | Ian Caldwell |
| Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Leonard Erickson |
| Rocky Mt. Elk Foundation | Bob Bastian, Jason Pennington, Scott Wilson |
| Union County | Hanley Jenkins |
| Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | Mike McDonald, Kurt Wiedenmann |
| Adjacent Property Owners | Linda Carter |
| Independent | Matt Allen, Vernita Edinger, John Lamoreau, Scott Lewis, Mary McCracken, Russ West |