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Merced River Planning
 

Historical Documents

The NPS prepared the initial Merced Wild and Scenic River Plan (MRP) in August 2000. After multiple lawsuits and litigations on March 27, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion expanding the scope of what the NPS had previously understoond must be included in a legally valid Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan. For more information or to make a comment, contact us.

Links to Know

Previously completed Merced River Plans
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Get Involved!
How to provide feedback on park plans
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Face of a ranger
Study the Scientist
Watch a video of the park's hydrologist in the field
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Face of a ranger
Study the Scientist
Watch a video of a park social scientist, whose comments include Half Dome
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Close-up of speckled toad
Nowhere Else
Several of Yosemite's amphibians live only in the Sierra Nevada
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Riparian area in Tuolumne Meadows  

Did You Know?
Riparian communities are adjacent to the river channel and tributaries; they are the interface between the river and surrounding meadow and upland communities. They provide specialized habitat and important nutrients to the meadow and river systems.

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Last Updated: November 13, 2009 at 14:11 EST