Actions On the Ground Outside Yosemite Valley
Replacing Flood-Damaged Valley Offices in El Portal
The Yosemite Valley Plan calls for the construction of a new office building
in El Portal that will replace offices lost or damaged in Yosemite Valley
during the 1997 flood. The new building will be a two-story office addition
to the west end of the National Park Service Warehouse Complex in El Portal.
Environmental compliance was completed as part of the Yosemite Valley Plan. Construction is expected to begin fall 2003 with completion in winter/spring
2004.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Camp Land Exchange
Open soon for Public Comment
This project involves a land exchange between the National Park Service
and Mariposa County at the site of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s
“Camp Wawona.” The project would move development away from
the adjacent Yosemite Wilderness boundary, and the area of the camp would
be restored to natural conditions. Mariposa County is the lead agency
for this project and is preparing a combined environmental impact report
(under the California Environmental Quality Act) and environmental assessment
(under the National Environmental Policy Act). Release of this document
for public comment is scheduled for October 2003.
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Mariposa
County Planning web site >>
South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement
A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed on July 24, 2003.
This determination finds that the bridge replacement (as analyzed in its
environmental assessment) will not significantly affect the quality of
the South Fork of the Merced Wild and Scenic River. The National Park
Service proposes to remove and replace the South Fork Merced River Bridge,
which spans the river in Wawona. This project also calls for the removal
of a temporary bypass bridge which was installed after the 1997 flood.
An environmental assessment was released in April 2003 and the public
comment period closed on May 29. Removal of the South Fork Bridge is expected
to begin during the period of low water in the fall of 2003. The replacement
bridge is expected to be completed by the end of 2004.
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EA & FONSI >>
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