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SPRING 2012 WORKBOOK: View the Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workbook [6 MB]

 

Spring 2012 Workshops

The MRP Spring 2012 Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workshops are aimed to allow you to examine a range of potential visitor experiences all designed to be protective of river values. The eventual plan will guide the care and protection of the Merced River for the next 15 to 20 years. A workbook is intended to help you prepare for one of our four public workshops or two webinars (see 2012 schedule). The workbook is formatted for 11x17 paper but will print at 8.5x11. To print letter size, select "Fit to Paper" in the print dialog box. If you're unable to print the workbook, email or call 209/329-1110 with your address to have one mailed to you. Workbooks are distributed at public meetings.

Note: Spring 2012 scientific documents can be found on the "Research" webpage.

 Date

Format

Size

Title

April 13 2012
    Recording of April 11 Preliminary Alternative Concepts Webinar New!
April 12 2012
PDF 1.3 MB
Site Plan Concept for El Portal Village Center New!
April 12 2012
PDF 2.6 MB
Site Plan Concept for El Portal Employee Housing New!
April 9 2012
PDF 8.9 MB
Public Workshop Presentation Slides New!
Aprill 9 2012
PDF 343 kb
Icon Graphic: Alternative Concepts at a Glance New!
April 3 2012
PDF 2.1 MB
Poster Display Board Overview New!
April 3 2012
PDF 3.1 MB
Poster Display Board for Current Conditions New!
April 3 2012
PDF 1.7 MB
Poster Display Board for Concept 1 New!
April 3 2012
PDF 1.5 MB
Poster Display Board for Concept 2 New!
April 3 2012
PDF 2 MB
Poster Display Board for Concept 3 New!
April 3 2012
PDF 1.4 MB
Poster Display Board for Concept 4 New!
April 3 2012
PDF 1.5 MB
Poster Display Board for Concept 5 New!
April 3 2012
PDF 2.4 MB
Site Plan Concept for Camp Six Parking New!
April 3 2012
PDF 550 kb
Site Plan Concept for El Capitan Meadow New!
April 3 2012
PDF 1.5 MB
Site Plan Concept for Upper and Lower Rivers New!
April 3 2012
PDF 1.3 MB
Site Plan Concept for West Valley Parking New!
April 3 2012
PDF 6.7 MB
Site Plan Concept for Yosemite Lodge New!
April 2 2012
PDF 360 kb
Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workbook Errata Sheet New!
April 2 2012
    Recording of March 27 Preliminary Alternative Concepts webinar New!
March 19 2012
PDF 6 MB
Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workbook New!
March 19 2012
PDF 3 MB
Preliminary Alternative Concepts Comment Form New!
Feb 24 2012

PDF

1.3 MB Preliminary Alternative Concepts Fact Sheet
Feb 24 2012

PDF

1.4 MB Preliminary Alternative Concepts Spring 2012 Flyer 
 

Fall 2011 Workshops

These workshops were designed as an opportunity to let us know what you think of the options we identified to protect river values. The workbook provided below, was intended to help you prepare for the workshops. The workbook is formatted for 11x17 paper but will print at 8.5x11. To print at letter size, select Fit to Paper in the print dialog box. If you are unable to print the workbook, email us a request with your mailing address and we will send you one. In addition to the workbook we posted some of the preliminary site concepts maps. These are not design level drawings, but were used at the public meetings to foster conversation.

 Date

Format

Size

Title

Jan 30 2012

PDF

2.4 MB Public Comments From Fall 2011 Planning Workbook 
Jan 27 2012

PDF

6.3 MB El Portal Public Meeting Summary Report 
Jan 27 2012

PDF

6.3 MB Wawona Public Meeting Summary Report 
Jan 27 2012

PDF

5.3 MB Yosemite Valley Public Meeting #1 Summary Report 
Jan 27 2012

PDF

8.3 MB Yosemite Valley Public Meeting #2 Summary Report 
Jan 27 2012

PDF

7 MB San Francisco Public Meeting Summary Report 
Nov 28 2011

PDF

853 kb Wawona Store Site Concept Map
Nov 28 2011

PDF

1.4 MB NPS Maintenance Area in Wawona Site Concept Map 
Nov 28 2011

PDF

1.1 MB El Portal Rancheria Flat Site Concept Map 
Nov 28 2011

PDF

2.6 MB El Portal Trailer Court and Abbieville Site Concept Maps 
Nov 28 2011

PDF

2.6 MB El Portal Village Center Site Concept Map 
Nov 28 2011

PDF

2.9 MB Yosemite Valley Maintenance Area and Yosemite Lodge Site Concept Maps 
Nov 28 2011

PDF

3.2 MB Yosemite Valley Village Store and Camp 6 Site Concepts Maps
Nov 28 2011

PDF

9.4 MB Overall Site Concepts Map for Yosemite Valley
Oct 20 2011

PDF

5.5 MB

Merced Wild and Scenic River Planning Workbook (fillable form version, can now be saved)

Oct 20 2011

PDF

364 kb Fillable workbook pages (can be saved and emailed)
Oct 14 2011

PDF

5.8 MB Merced Wild and Scenic River Planning Workbook (saveable version)
Oct. 2011

PDF

3.3 MB Flyer with list of all meetings
Oct 2011

PDF

97 kb Flyer for San Francisco meeting
Sept. 2011

PDF

 2.4 MB Alternatives Factsheet
 

In 2005, the National Park Service created a public comment portal for all plans and projects requiring National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation. This site was named Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC), and it provides access to the current Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan related documents.

LIBRARY

 

 General documents and updates

 Date

Format

Size

Title

Oct. 2011

PDF

4.9 MB

Public Involvement Roadmap 

Oct. 2011

PDF

3.3 MB

MRP Fall Workshop Flyer 

Oct. 2011

PDF

2.4 MB

Fact Sheet - Alternatives Development 

May 11, 2011

PDF

46 kb

DRAFT Goals of the MRP 

Mar 11, 2011

PDF

1,496 kb

Public Involvement Roadmap

Feb 23, 2011

PDF

1.7 MB

Open House Presentation

Dec 08, 2010

PDF

7.5 MB

Update on the Foundational Elements

Dec 15, 2010 PDF

19 kb

MRP Planning Team - updated!
 
Spring 2011 Workshops - Associated Documents & Information
Yosemite National Park's Merced River Plan (MRP) team hosted a series of workshops and a science forum in the spring of 2011. These workshops were a chance to find out more about the conditions of the river's Outstandingly Remarkable Values (ORVs) and management considerations that need to be addressed in a successful Merced River Plan. The workshops focused on transportation, user capacity, and the Merced River's ORVs.

All information about these workshops, including documents associated with each workshop (agendas, presentations, etc), are available here.

 

 Outstandingly Remarkable Values (ORVs)

 Date

Format

Size

Title

May 6 2011 PDF 46 kb

Draft Baseline Conditions Report Public Comments

April 8 2011
PDF 14.5 MB
Merced Wild and Scenic River Values Draft Baseline Conditions Report
April 8 2011
PDF 23.4 MB
Draft Baseline Conditions Report Chapter 2.1 Map
April 8 2011
PDF 16.6 MB
Draft Baseline Conditions Report Chapter 2.2 Map
April 8 2011
PDF 7.6 MB
Draft Baseline Conditions Report Chapter 2.3 Map
April 8 2011
PDF 19.1 MB
Draft Baseline Conditions Report Chapter 2.4 Map
April 8 2011
PDF 7.0 MB
Draft Baseline Conditions Report Chapter 2.5 Map
May 31 2011

PDF

142 kb

Revised Draft Outstandingly Remarkable Values

Jan 31 2011

PDF

826 kb

Comparison of ORVs Over Time 

Jan 31 2011

PDF

572 kb

ORV Public Comment and Response Matrix 

Jan 31 2011

PDF

859 kb

2010 ORV Public Comments 

Mar 2010

PDF

12.5 MB

DRAFT 2010 ORV Report 

Mar 2010

PDF

14.9 MB

DRAFT 2010 ORV Report (screen)

Jun 18 2010
Jun 28 2010
Jun 29 2010
Jun 30 2010
Jun 30 2010
Jul 01 2010
Jul 13 2010
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Wawona public meeting notes
San Ramon public meeting notes
Fresno public meeting notes
Oakhurst public meeting notes
Yosemite Valley public meeting notes
Groveland public meeting notes
El Portal public meeting notes
 

 Public Scoping

The first four documents below summarize the public comments received from 2007 through 2010 on the scope of the new Merced River Plan. The 2007 Public Scoping Comments and the 2009-2010 Public Scoping Comments are unedited compilations of all substantive comment letters the NPS received during those two scoping periods. The file entitled Merced River Plan Public Scoping Comment Summary summarizes the public comments received from both scoping periods; it is intended to be a guide to the major ideas submitted by the public. Comments pertaining to natural and cultural resource subjects were analyzed separately by park staff and are included in the Merced River Plan Public Scoping Comment Summary Supplement.

 Date

Format

Size

Title

Feb 04 2011

PDF

396 kb

Public Scoping Comment Summary Supplement 

Jan 31 2011

PDF

630 kb

Public Scoping Comment Summary 

Jan 31 2011

PDF

1.3 MB

2007 Public Scoping Comments 

Jan 31 2011

PDF

3.8 MB

2009-2010 Public Scoping Comments 

Mar 2010

PDF

545 kb

DRAFT Public Scoping Report

PDF

1.9 MB

Participant Guide Public Scoping

PDF

145 kb

Fact Sheet Public Scoping

PDF

770 kb

Comment Form

Oct 26 2009
Oct 27 2009
Oct 28 2009
Nov 02 2009
Nov 03 2009
Nov 04 2009
Nov 07 2009
Nov 09 2009
Nov 10 2009
Nov 16 2009
Nov 30 2009
Dec 02 2009
Dec 04 2009
Jan 27 2010

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Oakhurst public meeting comments
Lee Vining public meeting comments
Yosemite Valley public meeting comments
Mariposa public meeting comments
Fresno public meeting comments
Groveland public meeting comments
El Portal public meeting comments
Sacramento public meeting comments
Berkeley public meeting comments
Los Angeles public meeting comments
El Portal public meeting comments
Yosemite Valley public meeting comments
Wawona public meeting comments
DNC public meeting comments

Did You Know?

Merced River in Yosemite Valley

The Merced River was designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1987. Eighty-one miles of river runs through Yosemite National Park, including a stretch in Yosemite Valley.