The following list is of the larger ecological restoration projects by year. This list does not include invasive plant mitigation, which is a very large component of ecological restoration. This list also does not include mitigation (plant salvage, topsoil salvage etc.) completed on construction and utility projects (such as sewage line removal in Tuolumne Meadows). Many of these are multi-year projects and are listed at the completion year.

On-going
El Portal Sewage Treatment Plant: This project proposes to remove the old sewage treatment plant near the Merced River. The area would then be revegetated and recontoured to natural conditions.
River Terrace Restoration: 3 acres. Two stretches of River Terrace along the Merced River (Below Stoneman Bridge and below Clark’s bridge) are being revegetated. Soil decompaction, mulching, seeding and planting native vegetation help stabilize the riverbanks and the restored area is protected with fencing.
El Cap Meadow: 60 acres. Planning for the restoration of El Capitan Meadow through reduction of social trails, restoring hydrology while considering visitor experience is on-going.
Tuolumne Lodgepole Removal: 200 acres. Conifer encroachment has been changing the extent and character of Tuolumne Meadows. Several thousands of small diameter lodgepole trees have been removed from the meadow.

2006
Stoneman Meadow Asphalt Removal: < 1 acre. A 200 meter long old, unused asphalt path bisecting the meadow at an angle perpendicular to the natural flow of water was removed in August. The removal of this pathway will allow for increased natural hydrological processes through the meadow and assist in re-establishing continuity of native wetland vegetation.
Gaylor Pit: 20 acres. This three-year project restored the Gaylor Pit area (a long-used garbage dump site) including sand and gravel pits, barrow pits and roads. The area was recontoured and revegetated to restore hydrologic connections between hillslopes and adjacent meadows, reduce erosion potential, and restore wilderness character. Some facilites (helicopter pad, historic dump and access road) remain for historic and safety purposes.
Cook’s Meadow: 42 acres. This eight-year project restored hydrologic processes to Cook’s meadow through the removal of an old roadbed and historic ditches. Non-native plants were removed and the area was seeded and planted with native vegetation. A boardwalk was installed to still allow for visitor access while reducing the effects on hydrology.
Happy Isles Dam Removal: 0.5 acre. The purpose of this two-year project was to restore the free-flowing character and pool-riffle morphology of this reach of the Merced River through the removal of Happy Isles Dam and associated diversion structures.

2005
Fern Springs: < 1 acre. The project protected and restored Fern Spring by cleaning up the area, installing fencing and interpretive signage to protect the area and preserve water quality
Lembert Dome: 10 acres. This two-year project restored a degraded hillslope and gulles created by an actively eroding social trail along the west side of Lembert Dome. In addition to stablizing the slope and removing the trail, efforts will be made to redirect foot traffic to maintined trails by fencing, screening and interpretive signs.
Royal Arches Meadow: 13 acres. This project was a joint effort between Fire Management, Resources Management and Science, and the Native American tribe to restore important gathering plants to Royal Arch Meadow (located in East Yosemite Valley) through Himalayan Blackberry removal and prescribed fire.

2004
Cascades Housing Removal and Restoration: 2 acres. Five government housing units, associated infrastructure and non-native plants were removed in the Cascade Creek area on Highway 140. In order to restore the area to natural conditions, the area was recontoured, decompacted, seeded, mulched and planted with native vegetation.
Cascades Dam: 1 acre. For this two-year project, the Cascade Diversion Dam, associated infrastructure and sediment were removed to restore the free-flowing charactersistics of the Merced River. Riverbanks were stablized and revegetated through bio-engineering techniques, seeding, mulching, planting and hydro-drilling.
Happy Isles Fen: 5 acres. This three-year project restored the hydrologic regime (water was diverted in 1928) to the fen to restore the historic extent and associated vegetation. Interpretive signs inform visitors about the importance and rarity of fens in California.
Yosemite Falls: 3 acres. As part of the larger Yosemite Falls Project, some restoration was implemented through the removal of trails, a parking lot, and a bridge. These areas were revegetated with native species and riverbanks were stablized.

2002
Eagle Creek: 1 acre. To restore this area, denuded areas were decompated and revegetated, the Eagle Creek channel south of Northside Drive was stablized with riparian vegetation and an abandoned sewage system was removed. To protect the restoration area, fencing was constructed and interpretive signs were installed to inform visitors about the project.

2001
East Shore of Tenaya Lake Restoration: 7 acres. This area is heavily impacted and to minimize these impacts, social trails were removed and appropriate trails were delineated, the picnic area was consolidated and firepits were removed.

1999
Tuolumne Grove: 10 acres. This project restored and protected portions of the Tuolumne Grove by removing social trails and constructing fencing around Giant Sequoias.

1998
Tenaya Lake Walk-in Campground Restoration: 5 acres. The walk-in Campground was closed in 1990 due to a water and sewage system issues. Restoration of the campground area included removing campground infrastructure, revegetation and soil decompaction.
Sunrise Trailhead Restoration: 5 acres. This project consolidated trails and removed and revegetated social trails at the Sunrise Lakes Trailhead.
1997
Mirror Lake: 10 acres. The objective of this project was to consolidate multiple social trails, improve ADA access, decompact soils, revegetate denuded areas, protect cultural resources, provide interpretive information and improve visitor services.

1996
Glacier Point: 3 acres. This project protected and restored highly impacted areas around Glacier Point by revegetation and fencing construction.

1995
Pavilion Square/Sentinel Meadow: 30 acres. This project restored former building sites by removing fill and revegetating the meadow.

1994
Stoneman Meadow Boardwalk: 25 acres. This project restored and protected Stoneman Meadow through the removal of social trails, the construction of a boardwalk across the meadow and fencing to protect the meadow from continued impacts.

Wilderness Restoration:
This is the sixteenth year of the Wilderness Restoration Program. Each year, the restoration crew removes hundreds of illegal and inappropriate campsites and restores them to natural conditions. Below is a list of some of the larger scale projects completed in wilderness.
Sunrise High Sierra Camp: 10 acres. 1996 This project removed a sewer pond and many social trails to restore the area to natural conditions.
May Lake: 6 acres. 1995. This project removed illegal campsites, closed lakeshore camping areas, revegetated denuded areas and minimized social trails.
Little Yosemite Valley: 13.5 acres. 1993. The existing campground was very close to the Merced River and was relocated. Associated social trails were also removed, river terrace areas were revegetated and protected with fencing and bull thistle (non-native) was removed.
Glen Aulin: 3 acres. 1998. The Glen Aulin Trail is very popular and had become multi-rutted due to heavy use. These ruts were removed and restored to natural conditions.
Road removal near Tuolumne Grove: 6 miles of road. 1992. This road led from the old Big Oak Flat Road (between Hodgdon Meadows and Tuolumne Grove) to the South Fork of the Tuolumne River. The area was recontoured and blocked from continued vehicle travel.

Merced Riverbank Restoration:
Several riverbank restoration projects were implemented in the 1990s. Below is a list of the areas that were restored. Restoration techniques include: Soil decompation; revegetation through mulching, seeding, hydro-drilling and planting; bio-engineeering techniques to stablize riverbanks; removal of riprap; fencing construction to protect restoration areas.
Housekeeping Camp: 2 acres. 1995
North Pines Group Camp: 3 acres. 1994
Swinging Bridge: 1 acre. 1994
Devil’s Elbow: 3 acres. 1993 (included the removal of a picnic area)
Sentinel Bridge: 1 acre. 1993
Lower River CG: 1 acre. 1991, 1992
El Capitan Picnic Area: 7 acres. 1992
El Capitan Dump: 1 acre 1991