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Restore Hetch Hetchy petition challenges federal government
Legal arguments to improve access at Hetch Hetchy include eliminating daily closures, allowing
camping, and permitting non-polluting boats on Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
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Finding Hetch Hetchy
Yosemite Valley is well-known as the epicenter of American climbing. Its sister valley to the north has long been left in the shadows of Yosemite’s reputation.
Discover Hetch Hetchy with Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford tells the unfortunate story of Hetch Hetchy’s flooding and the campaign to return the valley to Yosemite and the American people. Interviews include Interior Secretary Don Hodel, Senator Lois Wolk, Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Philp, historian Al Runte, and conservationists Tom Graff, Nancy Ryan, Ann Hayden, Ron Good, Mike Marshall and Spreck Rosekrans.
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Hetch Hetchy and Recreation at Large Reservoirs in California
58 out of 60 large reservoirs in California allow both fishing and boating. Only Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park and Lake Matthews...
Access to Hetch Hetchy – Please tell the Park Service
Friends: We are repeating our request from September 1 to tell the National Park Service to consider Hetch Hetchy carefully as it considers a...
Yosemite Access Plan Threatens Hetch Hetchy – Please Weigh in by September 30
The National Park Service has proposed an ongoing reservation system for Yosemite as described in its Visitor Access Management Draft Plan and EA...
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