Superintendent’s Message
This
season marks the third anniversary since the Yosemite Valley Plan was
finalized in December 2000. And while winter is often the season for quiet
reflection, it couldn’t be a busier time for the National Park Service.
The nearly 250 individual improvements envisioned by the Yosemite Valley Plan may take as long as 20 years to complete. But today, we’re taking it one job at a time. That means Yosemite Valley—and other areas of the park—will be bustling for several years to come.
This edition of the Yosemite E-Newsletter details some of the on-the-ground work occurring right now and in the months ahead. Not all of our work involves construction. Park teams are also spending the winter preparing for future planning efforts. In 2004, look for discussions relating to the development of a Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan, an updated Wilderness Management Plan, and a parkwide campground plan. We are also working on the next phases of our Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) framework.
Despite some temporary construction-related inconveniences, a visit to
Yosemite will continue to be breathtaking, instructive, and inspirational.
Come to the park and enjoy its incomparable beauty. At the same time,
watch our work unfold, knowing that the dust we’re stirring today
is helping to preserve and protect this special place for generations
of visitors to come.
Michael J. Tollefson
Park Superintendent
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