Restore Hetch Hetchy

Restore Hetch Hetchy Receives
"Sierra Lighthouse" Award from
Sierra Nevada Alliance

Restore Hetch Hetchy was the recipient of the 2005 Sierra Lighthouse Award at the 12th annual conference of the Sierra Nevada Alliance, which stated:

"This award goes to an organization which is a bright beacon of hope in the Range of Light. This is presented to a group which has achieved impressive conservation victories, is a statewide leader, and offers successful strategies for other Sierra groups to follow.

"May all Alliance groups one day be as accomplished, healthy, and capable. The concept of restoring Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park a few years ago “did not pass the laugh test” for many. But Restore Hetch Hetchy has diligently, passionately and strategically campaigned making the restoration of this valley a nationally debated and thoughtfully considered issue. While the dam has not come down yet, the “dam of ignorance” on this issue has."

Photo: Ron Good of Restore Hetch Hetchy accepts the Sierra Lighthouse Award from Alliance President Terry Manning.