Situated inside Yosemite National Park, Hetch Hetchy Valley was described by John Muir as “one of nature’s rarest and most precious mountain temples.” It was one of the most spectacular landscapes on earth, and it was protected for a reason.

Congress, three short years after allowing Hetch Hetchy to be clear-cut dammed and flooded, realized its mistake. It passed the National Park Service act to ensure that our parks were managed for national interests and not simply local benefit. The dam at Hetch Hetchy remains, however, and is the greatest blemish in any of our national parks.

At Restore Hetch Hetchy, we are passionately dedicated to our objective of restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley and making Yosemite National Park once again. To be successful, we are aware of the water and power benefits made possible by the existing dam and reservoir are replaced or improved. We take our mission statement seriously.

A slideshow of people involved in the history of Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite.

So, we are pursuing legal and political opportunities to make San Francisco confront the damage it has done to Yosemite. Please join us. Together we can restore Hetch Hetchy Valley for our children and for generations to come.