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Below is a list of all major plans, projects, and reports in progress or recently completed. In addition, many smaller projects are approved through the park's Planning Clearinghouse. [Return to main planning page.]

Preservation Projects
Plan, Project, or Report Initial public outreach Technical Report/
Study
Public comment (scoping) Plan develop ment Public review & comment (EA or EIS) Produce final plan/ report Decision document Imple-
ment-
ation
Merced Wild and Scenic River Revised Comprehensive Management Plan [web page] [additional information]     Done (June 9, 2007)          
Fire Management Plan
[web page]
Done Not applicable Done Done Done
(8/27/02)
Done ROD (8/04)  In progress
Remove Cascades Dam
[web page]
Done Not applicable Done Done Done (3/24/03) Done FONSI (5/2003) Done
Visitor Use and Floodplain Restoration
[28 kb pdf fact sheet] [1.4 MB pdf of report]
In progress In progress Done (5/4/03) In progress        
McCauley Ranch/Crocker Ridge Wilderness Suitability Assessment
[20 kb pdf]
Done In progress Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable In progress Not applicable
Happy Isles Bridge Removal [200 kb pdf]
[see EA/FONSI web page]
Done Not applicable Done Done Done   FONSI Done
Cook's Meadow Restoration
[14 kb pdf]
Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done
Eagle Creek Restoration
[23 kb pdf]
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Done Not applicable Not applicable Done Done
Happy Isles Fen Restoration [34 kb pdf] Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Done Not applicable Not applicable Done Done
Parkwide Invasive Plant Management Plan [web page]     Done (2/15/05) In progress        
Aquatic Habitat and Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Restoration Project
[86 kb pdf]
    Done (6/16/06)          
El Capitan Meadow Restoration Project Not applicable Not applicable            
Valley Improvement Projects
Plan, Project, or Report Initial public outreach Technical Report/
Study
Public comment (scoping) Plan develop ment Public review & comment (EA or EIS) Produce final plan/ report Decision document Imple-
ment-
ation
Improve Lower Yosemite Fall Area [28 kb pdf]

Archeology in the Lower Yosemite Fall Area [70 kb pdf]

Tree removal at Lower Yosemite Fall area [24 kb pdf]

[see EA/FONSI web page]

Done Not applicable Done Done Done Done FONSI Done

Yosemite Lodge Area Redevelopment
[web page]


(Yosemite Lodge, Camp 4 redesign, & Northside Drive realignment)
[82 kb pdf]

Design Indian Cultural Center
[24 kb pdf]

Build-out map [1.2 MB jpg]
Pre-1997 map [0.9 MB jpg]

Done Not applicable Done
(10/26/02)
Done Done  Done FONSI (2/04) In progress
Curry Village & East Valley
Campgrounds Improvements
[web page] [30 kb pd fact sheet]
Done Not applicable Done
(10/26/02)
Done Done Done  FONSI (2/04) In progress
Construct Curry Village Employee Dorms
[26 kb pdf]
Done Not applicable Done (YVP) Done Done (YVP) Done Done (YVP) In progress
Purchase Valley Shuttle Buses [500 kb pdf] In progress Not applicable   Done (YVP) Done Not applicable   Done Done
East Valley Utilities Improvement Plan In progress Not applicable Done
(3/14/03)
Done Done (9/2) Done

FONSI
(12/03)

In progress
Shuttle Bus Stop Improvement Done Not applicable       Done Done In progress
Rehabilitation of Yosemite Valley Loop Road     Done (6/1/05) Done Done   FONSI
(2/06)
 

Yosemite Village Interim Parking Improvements

Public comments received during the scoping period [1.09 MB pdf]

  Not applicable Done (3/18/04) In progress        
Reconstructing Critically Eroded Sections of the El Portal Road Not applicable Not applicable Done (12/28/06) In progress Ended July 3, 2007   FONSI
8/07
 
Tunnel View Overlook Rehabilitation Not applicable Not applicable Ended July 9, 2007          
Out of Valley Projects
Plan, Project, or Report Initial public outreach Technical Report/
Study
Public comment (scoping) Plan develop ment Public review & comment (EA or EIS) Produce final plan/ report Decision document Imple-
ment-
ation
Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan/Tuolumne Meadows Plan EIS     Done (9/7/06) In progress        
Out-of-Valley, Parkwide Campground Study [27 kb pdf] Done Done Not applicable Pending Congressional action        
Replace Valley Flood Damaged Offices in El Portal [48 kb pdf] Done Not applicable Done
(10/26/02)
Done  Done (YVP) Done (YVP) Done (7/18/03) In progress
Environmental Education Campus [200 kb pdf] Done Not applicable Done
(11/14/02)
In progress Draft EIS expected 2007      
South Fork Bridge Replacement
[web page]
Done Not applicable Done
(10/26/02)
Done Done (5/29/03) Done FONSI (8/03) In progress
Rehabilitation of Glacier Point Road     Done (9/16/05) Done Ended July 27, 2007      
Wawona Covered Bridge Restoration [232 kb pdf] Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Done Not applicable Not applicable Done Done
Hetch Hetchy Communications System Upgrade Done Not applicable

Done (4/10/06)

In progress        
Hodgdon Meadow Trailer Replacement Project [web page]     Done
(4/14/06)
Done In progress until Aug. 15, 2007      
 
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