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The proposal to dam Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park created unprecedented controversy and provoked editorials in opposition from more than 200 newspapers across the country. The damming is often cited as having ignited the modern environmental movement.
The story of Hetch Hetchy has been told and retold by filmmakers and authors from a variety of viewpoints – often with different interpretations. See the following books and films to learn more. (The films for which Restore Hetch Hetchy has rights are posted on our home page.)
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Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite’s Crowds
Visitors flocked to Hetch Hetchy last weekend as they did to all of Yosemite National Park. Long waits at entrance stations and full parking lots...
Mecia’s Picture – A View All Too Rare
It's a stunning shot, and a view rarely seen. Restore Hetch Hetchy board member Mecia Serafino scrambled 1800 vertical feet to the top of Kolana...
Restoring Hetch Hetchy – Old School “Environmentalism”
In The Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism (2005), Historian Robert Righter recounts...
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