Yosemite National Park Invites Public To Open House (March 20, 2007)

Yosemite National Park Invites Public To Open House (March 20, 2007)

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on March 21, 2007. It is reproduced in full below.

The National Park Service welcomes those interested to attend an Open House in Yosemite Valley on Friday, March 30, 2007 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm 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:

* Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan

* Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan

* El Portal Road Reconstruction

* Glacier Point Road Rehabilitation Project

* Wawona Tunnel View Rehabilitation Project

* Invasive Plant Management Plan

* Environmental Education Campus

* Sneak Preview of the new Visitor Center Exhibits between 2 pm and 3 pm. Public opening April 13, 2007.

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: 209/379-1294

Email

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.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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