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A smattering of rain and snow
A smattering of rain and snow in early October gives us hope that 2022 will be a wet year and our two year drought will come to an end. Maybe it...
Who gets water in a drought, who doesn’t
2021 is the 4th driest year since 1906, and last year was dry as well. Two dry years make a drought these days, especially since our aquifers are...
New York Times: Give the People What They Clearly Need: More National Parks
Saturday's New York Times carried an excellent guest essay by Kyle Paoletta, making the point that our national parks are in great demand and often...
San Francisco’s Water System and the Drought
At Restore Hetch Hetchy, we care about reliable water supplies for all communities, but we pay particular attention to San Francisco. After all,...
Glen Canyon and Hetch Hetchy
Glen Canyon and Hetch Hetchy Valley Reservoir levels have dropped as a result of the drought gripping much of the American West. In California, the...
2021 Summer Newsletter is available
Painting by Tom Coyle
ABC-TV: Hidden Adventures: Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite National Park
Due to the pandemic, admission to Yosemite through its Big Oak Flat, Arch Rock, South and Tioga Pass entrances is restricted. Unless they have a...
Getting High on Hetch Hetchy
(Photo James Q Martin) People go to Yosemite for many reasons. Some simply marvel at some of the world's most spectacular granite walls and tallest...
Rock Stars Ascend Hetch Hetchy Dome
This week, "rock" stars from throughout the west converged at Hetch Hetchy. The occasion was not another Woodstock or Coachella, but rather the...
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