P.O. Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389
www.nps.gov/yose/news

209 372-0529 phone
209 372-0371 fax

February 14, 2005
For Immediate Release

Public Meetings Scheduled for Yosemite National Park’s Revised Merced River Plan/SEIS

The National Park Service in Yosemite will conduct a series of public meetings during the comment period for the Draft Merced Wild and Scenic River Revised Comprehensive Management Plan and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The revision focuses on the river corridor boundary in El Portal and user capacity for the entire 81-mile corridor in Yosemite.

During the public meetings, participants will have the opportunity to talk with park staff, provide individual verbal testimony with a court reporter, participate in a public hearing (also with court reporter), and submit written ideas and concerns. Parking is free unless otherwise indicated. All venues are accessible for persons with mobility impairments and a sign language interpreter will be provided with 1-week notice.

FORMAT & TIMES
Open House: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Presentation: 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Public Hearing: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

• February 22 (10 am -2 pm)
  Yosemite Valley
  Open House: 10 am - 11 am
  Presentation: 11 am - 11:30 am
  Public Hearing: 11:30 am - 2 pm
  Visitor Center East Auditorium
  
• February 22
  El Portal
  El Portal Elementary School,
  Rancheria Flat Rd.
  
• February 23
  San Francisco
  Fort Mason, Building 201 (Bay & Franklin Streets)
  Free parking at NPS lot at Buchanan St. & Marina Blvd.
  
• February 24
  Burbank (Los Angeles area)
  Burbank Airport Hilton and Convention Center
  2500 Hollywood Way ($5 parking)
  
• February 25
  Oakhurst
  Oakhurst Community Center
  3980 Road 425-B
  
• February 28
  Mammoth
  Mammoth Lakes Community Center
  1000 Forest Trail
  
• March 1
  Sacramento
  American River College (cafeteria)
  4700 College Oak Dr. ($1 parking)
  
• March 2
  Clovis
  Clovis Memorial Building, Veterans Room
  453 Hughes Ave.
  
• March 3
  Merced
  Merced Civic Center, Sam Pipes Room (first floor)
  678 W. 18th Street
  
• March 4
  Mariposa
  Mariposa Government Center
  5100 Bullion Street
  
• March 7
  Groveland
  Tenaya School
  19177 State Highway 120

For more information regarding this and other projects occurring in Yosemite National Park, visit www.nps.gov/yose/planning.

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