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E. O. Wilson (1929-2021)
Harvard biologist Edward Osborne Wilson, sometimes described as the "father of biodiversity", passed away yesterday. He will be missed. Wilson was a...
Holiday Help for Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy, like the rest of Yosemite, is beautiful year-round. At a time when our national parks are more popular than ever, Hetch Hetchy can be...
San Francisco Chronicle: Can a Rock Climber Help Restore Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley?
The front page of Thursday's San Francisco Chronicle posed a question: "Can a Rock Climber Help Restore Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley?" The clear...
Prisoners of a Century-Old Debate – or Not?
In his Pulitzer Prize winning series, Sacramento Bee editor Tom Philp opined "Californians don't have to be prisoners of a 90-year-old debate....
Fall Newsletter available online
Restore Hetch Hetchy's 2021 Fall Newsletter is available online. If you'd like a hard copy, email admin@hetchhetchy.org and provide your name and...
Giving Tuesday – Contributions Matched!
Please consider a contribution to Restore Hetch Hetchy. A longtime supporter of Restore Hetch Hetchy has generously offered to match contributions,...
“Hetch Hetchy: Constructing the Framework for Modern Environmentalism”
Congratulations to Luke Morris of Hendersonville, North Carolina, for taking third place in the 2021 Next Generation Angels Awards Middle School...
San Francisco Chronicle supports water system improvements to lessen some harm
Sunday's editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle strongly urged Dennis Herrera, the newly elected General Manager of the City's Public Utilities...
Bomb Cyclone closes Wapama Trail at Hetch Hetchy (again)
The seasonally rare "Bomb Cyclone" storm, which drenched northern California during the fourth week of October, hit Hetch Hetchy at 4 AM on October...
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