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shaunsmomo
Anyone know if these plans will be in effect by summer?
A two-hour informational meeting, including a simultaneous webinar, will be held at the Yosemite Valley Auditorium on Thursday, March 6th at 1:00 PM to discus the Final Merced River Plan and its EIS.
For those planning to attend the meeting in person, park admission for that day will be waived. One can sign-up for the free webinar here:
Yosemite National Park: Final Merced River Plan/EIS WebinarIn the past, the park planners have given the audience members (including those attending via the webinar) an opportunity to ask questions. If you have any questions regarding the timeframe when the new rafting regulations will go into affect, you will probably have an opportunity to ask them during this meeting (in person or via the webinar website).
After reading parts of the massive report, it appears to me that some of the new rules and regulations will be implemented soon after the plan is officially adopted (after the 30-day no-action period which will end in mid-March and a Record of Decision is prepared and signed) barring any last minute lawsuit and a court order injunction. So I wouldn't be surprised if the new regulations concerning rafting along the Merced inside Yosemite Valley is implemented this year.
The opportunity to raft or kayak the upper parts of the Merced River (above Nevada Falls) might take longer since they would need to put in place the proposed boat permit system for this portion of the Merced River.
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