Yosemite National Park Invites Public To Open House (September 2007)

Date: September 18, 2007

The National Park Service welcomes those interested to attend an Open House in Yosemite Valley on

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm in the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Auditorium.

The public is invited to the Open House to:

• Talk to park staff and listen to presentations given throughout the day
• Review newly released documents and reports
• Submit comments on proposed projects and ongoing implementation efforts

Planning efforts and projects that will be represented at this Open House are:

• Hetch Hetchy Communications System Upgrade Project
  The public review period for the Environmental Assessment/Initial Study is anticipated to begin in October, 2007.

• Tunnel View Overlook Rehabilitation
  Public review of the Environmental Assessment anticipated to begin in October, 2007.

• Historic Yosemite Museum
  Learn about what makes the Yosemite Museum a special and historic place.

• Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
  Find out what the National Park Service's role is in the recovery of the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep population.

• Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan
• Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan
• Invasive Plant Management Plan
• Environmental Education Campus
• Construction and Project Updates

To learn more about ongoing projects, add your name to the park's planning mailing list and receive the Planning Update newsletter as well as other planning-related notices, or submit your email address to receive Yosemite National Park's periodic electronic newsletter.

• Mail: Superintendent
  Attn: Planning Mailing List
  National Park Service
  P.O. Box 577
  Yosemite, CA 95389
• Fax: [phone]
• Web: www.nps.gov/yose/planning  

Visitors attending the Open House will have the entrance fee waived. If unable to attend, refer to the Yosemite National Park web site for a schedule of future Open House dates.