COMMENT PERIOD: Public extended until April 30, 2013
SUMMARY GUIDE: Read a 20-page digest with an inserted 2-page matrix
PUBLIC PRESENTATION: View a slide summary of the Merced River Draft Plan
INTERACTIVE MAPPING TOOL: Visually compare alternatives in a map-based format
DOCUMENT REQUESTS: Call Yosemite's Planning Division at 209/379-1365
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Winter / Spring 2013
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The Merced Wild and Scenic River Draft Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement is a complex publication, derived from a sophisticated and lengthy planning process, totaling more than 2,500 pages.
Full Document: Download the full document, containing 13 chapters and 15 appendices, along with sets of planning maps and conceptual site drawings. View an errata sheet [85 kb PDF] of significant technical corrections updated regularly.
Summary Guide: View a 20-page condensed digest of the Merced River Draft Plan.
Fact Sheets: To delve deeper into a single plan topic, view fact sheets below.
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Title
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March 26, 2013
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PDF |
10.2 MB
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Merced River Draft Plan: Groveland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles meeting slides
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March 15, 2013
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PDF |
10 MB
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Merced River Draft Plan: Wawona meeting slides
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March 14, 2013
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PDF |
9.7 MB
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Merced River Draft Plan: Oakhurst meeting slides
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March 7, 2013
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PDF |
7.5 MB
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Merced River Draft Plan: Mariposa meeting slides
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March 6, 2013
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PDF |
7.5 MB
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Merced River Draft Plan: El Portal meeting slides
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
7.3 MB
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Merced River Draft Plan slides at Yosemite Valley Open House
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
635 kb
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MRP socioeconomic public meeting slides or view recorded webinar (1 hour 55 minutes) |
Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
6.6 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 6
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
16.9 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 5 Site Drawings
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
14.6 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 5 Maps
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
6 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 5 (Preferred)
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
6.5 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 4
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
5.8 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 3
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
5.8 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Alternative 2
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
4 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Common to Alts 2-6
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
5.5 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: Public Engagement
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Feb. 27, 2013
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PDF |
5.9 MB
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Public Meeting Posterboard: WSRA
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Feb. 15, 2013
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PDF |
142 kb
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Yosemite Valley parking inventory (updated)
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Feb. 14, 2013
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PDF |
5 MB
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User Capacity and Visitation webinar slides [5 MB PDF] or view recorded webinar (1 hour 10 minutes)
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Feb. 7, 2013
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PDF |
13.5 MB
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Protecting and Enhancing River Values webinar slides or view recorded webinar (1 hour and 14 minutes)
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Feb. 5, 2013
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PDF |
11.4 MB
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Preferred Alternative webinar slides or view recorded webinar (1 hour 25 minutes)
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Jan. 8, 2013
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PDF |
150 kb
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Fact Sheet: Restoration |
Jan. 8, 2013
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PDF |
198 kb
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Fact Sheet: Camping |
Jan. 8, 2013
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PDF |
184 kb
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Fact Sheet: Parking and Traffic Circulation
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Jan. 8, 2013
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PDF |
179 kb
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Fact Sheet: Visitor Use and User Capacity
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Jan. 8, 2013
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PDF |
180 kb
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Fact Sheet: Overview of the Alternatives
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Jan. 8, 2013
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PDF |
228 kb
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Fact Sheet: Preferred Alternative
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| Jan. 8, 2013 |
PDF |
171 kb
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Fact Sheet: National Environmental Policy Act
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| Jan. 8, 2013 |
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183 kb
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Fact Sheet: The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
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Summer 2012
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After the spring 2012 workshops, the Yosemite Planning Division engaged the public through webinars, public meetings, and the release of documents.
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Title
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| Aug. 2, 2012 |
PowerPoint slides |
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"Protection and Enhancement of Outstandingly Remarkable Values" PowerPoint slides link available on Public Meetings webpage
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| July 24, 2012 |
Recorded presentation |
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"Rock-fall Hazard and Risk Assessment in Yosemite Valley" recorded presentation link available on Public Meetings webpage |
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Spring 2012
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The MRP Spring 2012 Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workshops were aimed to allow you to examine a range of potential visitor experiences designed to be protective of river values. The final plan will guide the care and protection of the Merced River for the next 15 to 20 years. A workbook helped prepare the public to attend one of our four public workshops and two webinars. The workbook is formatted for 11 x 17 paper but will print at 8.5 x 11. To print letter size, select "Fit to Paper" in the print dialog box.
"Research": Spring 2012 scientific documents can be found on another webpage.
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Title
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| June 15, 2012 |
PDF |
761 kb |
Wawona Meeting Notes
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| June 15, 2012 |
JPEG |
2.9 MB
2 MB
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Yosemite Valley Meeting Notes, Board 1
Yosemite Valley Meeting Notes, Board 2 |
| June 15, 2012 |
JPEG |
3.2 MB
1.9 MB |
San Francisco Meeting Notes, Board 1
San Francisco Meeting Notes, Board 2
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| June 15, 2012 |
JPEG |
3.1 MB
2.5 MB |
El Portal Meeting Notes, Board 1
El Portal Meeting Notes, Board 2
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| May 29, 2012 |
PDF |
2.3 MB |
Public Comments: Spring 2012 Planning Workbook
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April 13, 2012
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Recording of April 11 Webinar
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April 12, 2012
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PDF |
1.3 MB
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Site Plan Concept for El Portal Village Center
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April 12, 2012
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PDF |
2.6 MB
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Site Plan Concept for El Portal Employee Housing
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April 9, 2012
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PDF |
8.9 MB
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Preliminary Alternative Concepts Public Workshop Presentation Slides
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April 9, 2012
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PDF |
343 kb
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Icon Graphic: Alternative Concepts at a Glance
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April 3, 2012
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PDF |
2.1 MB
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Poster Display Board Overview
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April 3, 2012
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PDF |
1.7 MB
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Poster Display Board for Concept 1
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April 3, 2012
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PDF |
1.5 MB
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Poster Display Board for Concept 2
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April 3, 2012
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PDF |
2 MB
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Poster Display Board for Concept 3
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April 3, 2012
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PDF |
1.4 MB
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Poster Display Board for Concept 4
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April 3, 2012
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PDF |
1.5 MB
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Poster Display Board for Concept 5
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April 2, 2012
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PDF |
360 kb
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Alternative Concepts Workbook Errata Sheet
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April 2, 2012
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Recording of March 27 Webinar
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March 19, 2012
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PDF |
6 MB
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Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workbook
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March 19, 2012
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PDF |
3 MB
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Preliminary Alternative Concepts Comment Form
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| Feb. 24, 2012 |
PDF
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1.3 MB |
Preliminary Alternative Concepts Fact Sheet |
| Feb. 24, 2012 |
PDF
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1.4 MB |
Preliminary Alternative Concepts Spring 2012 Flyer |
Merced River Plan History and Archive: The NPS prepared the initial Merced Wild and Scenic River Plan in August 2000. After multiple lawsuits and litigations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion on March 27, 2008, expanding the scope of what the NPS had previously understood must be included in a legally valid Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan.
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