A Trip to the - Yosemite Online
A Trip to the - Yosemite Online
A Trip to the - Yosemite Online
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HETCH HETCHY HISTORY<br />
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION UNVEILS PERMANENT<br />
HISTORY EXHIBITS FOR VISITORS<br />
The first of six permanent, state-of-<strong>the</strong>-art exhibits<br />
for visi<strong>to</strong>rs at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir was<br />
unveiled on May 7, 2007. The exhibits highlight<br />
<strong>the</strong> Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System, as well as <strong>the</strong><br />
many wonderful recreational opportunities in <strong>the</strong> Hetch<br />
Hetchy watershed.<br />
Featured in <strong>the</strong> exhibits are <strong>the</strong> 68-mile-long Hetch<br />
Hetchy Railroad; trails and waterfalls in <strong>the</strong> Hetch Hetchy<br />
watershed; water quality and <strong>the</strong> measures taken <strong>to</strong> protect<br />
it; <strong>the</strong> building of O’Shaughnessy Dam; and <strong>the</strong> clean<br />
renewable hydropower produced by this project. One<br />
display features a large-format map of <strong>Yosemite</strong> National<br />
Park and a northwest trails map of <strong>the</strong> Hetch Hetchy<br />
Reservoir recently published by National Geographic<br />
Maps in partnership with <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yosemite</strong> Association.<br />
More than 50,000 people visit <strong>the</strong> northwestern portion<br />
of <strong>Yosemite</strong> National Park, which encompasses <strong>the</strong><br />
459-square-mile Hetch Hetchy watershed. This pristine<br />
watershed has 287 miles of trails, including a portion of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Pacific Crest Trail, that offer visi<strong>to</strong>rs a less populated<br />
experience than o<strong>the</strong>r parts of <strong>the</strong> park.<br />
These exhibits were created by <strong>the</strong> San Francisco<br />
Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) in partnership<br />
with <strong>Yosemite</strong> National Park. Made of porcelain enamel<br />
and Corten steel, <strong>the</strong> exhibit panels are designed <strong>to</strong> blend<br />
in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> surrounding natural beauty of <strong>the</strong> park and<br />
withstand <strong>the</strong> harsh wea<strong>the</strong>r conditions of <strong>the</strong> Sierra<br />
Nevada.<br />
12 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, SUMMER 2007