Restore Hetch Hetchy

America’s National Parks Podcast

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4.9 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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It might not be common knowledge that the Yosemite Valley one of the crown jewels of the American landscape, known for towering natural splendor in its pristine condition, has a sister valley, within the National Park, that was flooded to create a water reservoir for the city of San Fransisco. For over 100 years, Hetch Hetchy canyon, named with an indigenous word for a type of wild grass, has been called Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. And while turning back is a real possibility one day, Hetch Hetchy is still an amazing place to visit. Or it would be if it were a little easier. Restore Hetch Hetchy is an organization with a plan to do just that, and Executive Director Spreck Rosekrans is our guest today on the America's National Parks Podcast.

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0:39.0	It might not be common knowledge that the Yosemite Valley, one of the crown jewels of the American landscape
0:45.9	known for towering natural splendour in its pristine condition, has a sister valley within the National Park that was flooded to create a water reservoir for the city of San Francisco.
0:59.0	For over 100 years, Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech Hech He Canyon, named with an indigenous word for a type of wild grass, has been
1:07.4	called Hetchy Reservoir.
1:10.5	And while turning back is a real possibility one day.
1:13.4	Hedgehe is still an amazing place to visit.
1:17.0	Or it would be, if it were a little easier.
1:20.4	Restore Hedgehechee is an organization with a plan to do just that.
1:25.6	An executive director, Spreck Rose Kranz, is my guest today on the America's National Parks
1:30.9	podcast.
1:31.9	Spreck, welcome to the podcast.
1:34.0	Thanks, Jason. Thanks for having me.
1:36.0	Talk to us about what the Hedgehee Valley is.
1:41.0	What makes it such a special part of Yosemite?
1:45.0	Well, first of all, this is, of course, Yosemite, we're talking about one of America's
1:50.3	flagship national parks and one of the most spectacular landscapes
1:54.8	probably anywhere on earth.
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