Found insideJohn Muir and Gifford Pinchot have often been seen as the embodiment of conflicting environmental philosophies. Indeed, Hetch Hetchy Valley was considered one of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world. This photo was taken around 1901 when Paiutes had just returned from collecting acorns in Hetch Hetchy at Chief Joes camp. Lowlanders are apt to suppose that mountain streams in their wild career over cliffs lose control of themselves and tumble in a noisy chaos of mist and spray. Here it is composed of yet finer tissues, and is still without a trace of disorder -- air, water and sunlight woven into stuff that spirits might wear. Hetch Hetchy is just 15 miles north of Yosemite Valley and the two are often called twins. The guided treks will traverse scenic areas, literally and figuratively following in John Muirs footsteps. Yesterday, December 19, was the centennial of the Raker Act, the bill that allowed the building of a dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley. http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/4032_hetchhetchyrestored_Chap02.pdf. I think thats really important to me. From 1908-1913, Congress debated legislation to supply the city of San Francisco with water by damming the Hetch Hetchy Valley. One of the mainissues that we, asYosemite-Mono Lake Paiutes have, is the Indian history of Hetch Hetchy. But unconvinced of that possibility is U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the senior senator from California who a few years back saw that $7 million in federal funding for a study into draining the valley was removed from the Interior Departments budget. Hetch Hetchy Valley became an eight-mile-long reservoir in the early 1930's when O'Shaughnessy Dam was completed and the waters of the Tuolumne river impounded. Paiutes did notappreciate trespassers entering what they considered their territory. The story starts with Saudi Arabias founder, Abdul Aziz, a lonely refugee embarking on a daring gambit to reconquer his familys ancestral homethe mudwalled city of Riyadh. OldestNative Americanbasket found in Hetch Hetchy Valley and Central California Paiute Indian burden basket. The Tuolumne River continues through Tuolumne Meadows and the associated park developments at an elevation of 8,600 feet. The City of San Francisco government argued that the plan was illogical, too-expensive, andwithout the dam This was taken from his personal notes. Once a major shipping route, it now provides irrigation water to one of the most agriculturally industrious regions in the world. The history of the Tuolumne River is the story of Stanislaus County and the surrounding areas. Through mid-June nearly 60 people had signed up for one of the hikes -- there are seven-day, four-day, and one-day options. "San Franciscos water rights, and its source of water, is the Tuolumne River. 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Today, however, that valley They would travel through all the Mono (Mono Paiute) trails to gather acorns, berries, seeds, roots and other foods. Those at Restore Hetch Hetchy believe so, and without depriving San Francisco of a drop of water. Because it will satisfy man's deepest longing to know. 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Devastating fires swept across San Francisco after a major earthquake in 1906. Though it's missing a Half Dome, this twin to the Yosemite Valley has been described by none other than John Muir as "one of nature's rarest and most precious mountain temples.. "The State note estimates it would cost $3 billion to $10 billion to drain the reservoir and offset the 360,000 acre-feet of high quality water that Hetch Hetchy provides. Whats going to change is where we store the water. Found inside Page 134J. D. Whitney , then State Geologist . We reprint from this description as follows : The Hetch - Hetchy is 3,650 ft . above the sea - level , or 300 ft With the state's infrastructure in serious disrepair, this is certainly not the highest priority for California's taxpayers.". This book of Haiku poetry, illustrated with the authors black and white photographs, celebrates Hetch Hetchy, a unique destination located in Yosemite National Park's northwest corner. Found inside Page 53In the case of Hetch - Hetchy Valley , a disastrous effect of this kind by Then , too , a very large part of the mountain surface in this water - shed Hetch Hetchy Valley before the dam. Found inside Page 946After a hearing before the Department of the Interior this Federal permis area to be developed first and the Hetch Hetchy reservoir and its contributary Click here to learn more about the authors of this course, Introduction to the National Park Service: The History of the NPS, The Birth of the National Park Service [1914-1916], A Case of Preservation vs. Use [1914-1916], Click here to learn more about the authors of this course. The city of San Francisco, rebuilding after the devastating 1906 earthquake, believed the dam I'm sure the models are out there. "Were green in many ways, but when it comes to water, were stuck in the 19th century because weve had access to Tuolumne River water for so long. Hetch Hetchy Valley in Californias Yosemite National Park is of course most famous for a controversy in the early 20 th century: after a fierce debate between preservationists (led by John Muir) and residents of San Francisco, Congress pass a law in 1913 that allowed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Those people were the Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiutes. During the late 19th century, the valley was renowned for its natural beauty often compared to th Found inside Page 117Using Hetch Hetchy Valley as a reservoir , with a capacity of 344,000 A. F. there would then be a daily supply of 175 M. G. , or if this reservoir were I have a three-week-old daughter and I have a 19-month-old daughter, and I think you really capture the importance of doing whatever you can now to leave the world a better place for them, and there is no other opportunity in the world to give back another Yosemite Valley to the people," says Mr. Hanna, whose great-great-grandfather was none other than John Muir. San Francisco had an ongoing issue with the sourcing of water long before the controversy with the Hetch Hetchy Valley. The very nature of doing events that culminate in Yosemite like these do restricts the size of the number of participants.". Muir wrote that sometimesmy peoplewould be painted in red clay which we Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiutes considered magic. C. F. Hoffman, the first official California state surveyor, interviewed the Screech brothers and other mountaineers and they said that Paiutes were the first people of Hetch Hetchy. Historical photographs show why: like Yosemite Valley, Hetch Hetchy has sheer granite walls that originally rose dramatically from a wide valley floor. After trying for 20 years to get permission for a dam in Yosemite, San Francisco promised in 1913 that the Hetch Hetchy area would be managed for water supply and park purposes, and that any notion that visitors would be excluded was absurd. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. What have the forces of time and water done to Hetch-Hetchy below? They would camp around Hetch Hetchy before it was flooded. ', "So, Sen. Feinstein and many San Franciscans mistakenly believe that Hetch Hetchy is the source of San Franciscos water, when in fact the Tuolumne River is the source. Joe s conservation movement in the northwestern part of their travels are they harmonious. 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