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Yosemite Valley Implementation Plan

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

**YOSEMITE**
**National Park**

Mariposa, Madera, and Tuolumne Counties

California

This *Draft Yosemite Valley Implementation Plan / Supplemental    Environmental Impact Statement* presents four alternatives for carrying out the    provisions of the 1980 *General Management Plan* (GMP). Those provisions call for the    removal of unnecessary structures, restoration and protection of recovered land,    relocation of facilities out of sensitive or hazardous areas, and reduction of traffic    congestion in Yosemite Valley. This document incorporates the subsequent 1992*Concession Services Pla*n and 1996 *Draft Yosemite Valley Housing Plan* with the *General    Management Plan*into a comprehensive implementation plan. Each alternative describes a    proposal for the management and use of Yosemite Valley and discusses changes in the    valley's developed areas, natural resource management, cultural resource management,    interpretation and visitor services, and park operations.

Alternative 2 (the proposed action) would emphasize a comprehensive approach.    Implementation of the proposed action would allow for approximately 147 acres in the east    end of the valley to be restored to natural conditions, 82 acres redesigned, and 38 acres    developed to accommodate relocated facilities or functions. An orientation / transfer    facility would be located in the west end of the valley at Taft Toe. Day use visitors and    out-of-park transit bus riders would be intercepted there and would use the valley shuttle    bus system to access other destinations in Yosemite Valley. Changes to circulation and    campgrounds are also proposed. Alternative 2 proposes an increase in interpretive and    educational programs through partnerships with supporting organizations. Some cultural    resources would be affected by the proposed actions. 

Other alternatives include alternative 1 , no action, which continues implementation of the *General Management Plan*    but without a comprehensive approach. Implementation of alternative 1 would allow for    approximately 41 acres to be restored to natural conditions and 15 acres redesigned to    accommodate relocated facilities or functions. Alternative 3 is similar to the proposed    action but provides an orientation/transfer facility in the west end of the valley at    Pohono Quarry. Implementation of alternative 3 would allow for approximately 143 acres to    be reclaimed and restored to natural conditions, 93 acres redesigned, and 57 acres    developed to accommodate relocated facilities or functions. Alternative 4 (minimum    requirements) would provide for implementation of the *General Management Plan* in a    manner more comprehensive than the no-action alternative but with less habitat restoration    and fewer improvements than alternatives 2 and 3. Implementation of alternative 4 would    allow for approximately 118 acres to be reclaimed and restored to natural conditions, 95    acres redesigned, and 36 acres developed to accommodate relocated facilities or functions.
The public review period for this document will end 60 days after publication of a    notice of availability in the *Federal Register*. Comments or requests for more    information should be addressed to:

Superintendent ,    Attn: VIP Planning
Yosemite National Park

P.O. Box 577

Yosemite National Park, CA 95389

(209) 372-0261

 

Comments may also be submitted through the internet.

 

 **YOSEMITE VALLEY** Implementation    Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
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**Summary**

**Purpose    of and Need for the Action**

**Alternatives,    Including the Proposed Action**

**Affected    Environment**

**Environmental    Consequences**

**Consultation    and Coordination**

**Appendixes,    Bibliography, Preparers, Index**

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