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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Paddling on the reservoir
Restore Hetch Hetchy is continuing to encourage the National Park Service to improve access and increase recreational opportunities at Hetch Hetchy...
Dams & diversions and water & power
In “Eel River’s rebirth requires sacrifice”, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kurtis Alexander reminds us that dam removals require balancing the...
Superior Court Judge rules for rivers and against water agencies
The path to restoring Hetch Hetchy will be increasingly easier as San Francisco adapts its system for a future that includes both climate change and...
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