Purpose of and Need for the Action
Alternatives, Including the Preferred Alternative
Affected Environment
Environmental Consequences

Introduction
Purpose of and Need for the Action
Previous Yosemite Valley Planning Efforts
Direction for this Planning Effort
Issues Beyond the Scope and Direction of this Planning Effort
Relationship to Other Park Plans and Projects

Introduction
Changes between the Draft and Final Yosemite Valley Plan/SEIS
Development Considerations
Resource Stewardship – Highly Valued Resources
The Process for Formulating Alternatives
Regulatory Compliance Process
Actions Common to All Action Alternatives
Identification of the Preferred Alternative

Alternative 1 – No Action Alternative

Summary of Major Changes in Relation to Existing Conditions

Natural Resources

Merced River Ecosystem
California Black Oak Woodland
Upland Communities

Cultural Resources

Archeological Sites
Ethnographic Resources
Cultural Landscape Resources (including Individually Significant Historic Sites and Structures)
Museum Collection (including Archives and Research Library)

Visitor Experience

Orientation and Interpretation
Recreation

Visitor Services

Camping
Lodging
Food and Retail Services

Transportation

Traffic Management
Parking
Road Circulation
Transit

Park Operations

National Park Service
Concessioner and Other Entities

Employee Housing

Yosemite Valley Housing Actions
El Portal Housing Actions
Wawona Housing Actions
Foresta Housing Actions
Cascades and Arch Rock Housing Actions

Operations Costs

Merced River Ecosystem (including Tributaries, Wetland, Riparian, and Meadow Areas)
California Black Oak Woodland
Upland Community

Archeological Sites
Ethnographic Resources
Cultural Landscape Resources (including Individually Significant Historic Sites and Structures)
Museum Collection (including Archives and Research Library)

Access for Visitors with Disabilities
Visitor Use and Land Management Zoning
Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Orientation and Interpretation
Recreation

Camping
Lodging
Food and Retail Services

Traveler and Traffic Management
Yosemite Valley and Out-of-Valley Parking
Yosemite Valley Roads
Transit

National Park Service
Concessioner and Other Entities

Yosemite Valley Housing Actions
El Portal Housing Actions
Wawona Housing Actions
Foresta Housing Actions
Cascades and Arch Rock Housing Actions

Merced River Ecosystem (including Tributaries, Wetland, Riparian, and Meadow Areas)
California Black Oak Woodland
Upland Community

Archeological Sites
Ethnographic Resources
Cultural Landscape Resources (including Individually Significant Historic Sites and Structures)
Museum Collection (including Archives and Research Library)

Access for Visitors with Disabilities
Visitor Use and Land Management Zoning
Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Orientation and Interpretation
Recreation

Camping
Lodging
Food and Retail Services

Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Yosemite Valley Parking
Yosemite Valley Roads
Transit

National Park Service
Concessioner and Other Entities

Yosemite Valley Housing Actions
El Portal Housing Actions
Wawona Housing Actions
Foresta Housing Actions
Cascades and Arch Rock Housing Actions

Merced River Ecosystem (including Tributaries, Wetland, Riparian, and Meadow Areas)
California Black Oak Woodland
Upland Community

Archeological Sites
Ethnographic Resources
Cultural Landscape Resources (including Individually Significant Historic Sites and Structures)
Museum Collection (including Archives and Research Library)

Access for Visitors with Disabilities
Visitor Use and Land Management Zoning
Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Orientation and Interpretation
Recreation

Camping
Lodging
Food and Retail Services

Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Yosemite Valley and Out-of-Valley Parking
Yosemite Valley Roads
Transit

National Park Service
Concessioner and Other Entities

Yosemite Valley Housing Actions
El Portal Housing Actions
Wawona Housing Actions
Foresta Housing Actions
Cascades and Arch Rock Housing Actions

Merced River Ecosystem (including Tributaries, Wetland, Riparian, and Meadow Areas)
California Black Oak Woodland
Upland Community

Archeological Sites
Ethnographic Resources
Cultural Landscape Resources (including Individually Significant Historic Sites and Structures)
Museum Collection (including Archives and Research Library)

Access for Visitors with Disabilities
Visitor Use and Land Management Zoning
Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Orientation and Interpretation
Recreation

Camping
Lodging
Food and Retail Services

Traveler Information and Traffic Management
Yosemite Valley and Out-of-Valley Parking
Yosemite Valley Roads
Transit

National Park Service
Concessioner and Other Entities

Yosemite Valley Housing Actions
El Portal Housing Actions
Wawona Housing Actions
Foresta Housing Actions
Cascades and Arch Rock Housing Actions

Best Management Practices During Construction
Hydrology, Water Quality, and Floodplains
Floodplains
Wetlands
Soils
Vegetation (including Special-Status Species)
Wildlife (including Special-Status Species)
Air Quality
Geologic Hazards
Scenic Resources
Cultural Resources
Visitor Experience
Transportation
Noise
Social and Economic Environments
Sustainable Design and Aesthetics
Energy Consumption
Additional Information Needs

Impact Topics Considered
Impact Topics Dismissed From Further Analysis

Regional Setting

Water Resources

Hydrology
Water Quality

Floodplains

Floodplain Characteristics
Frazil Ice Flooding
Non-flood Alterations of the Floodplain
Development in Floodplains

Wetlands

Wetland Classification
Wetland Types in Yosemite
Wetland Extent

Soils

General Soil Properties
Soil Properties by Area

Vegetation

Yosemite Valley
Out-of-Valley Areas

Wildlife

Habitat
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Fish
Non-Native Wildlife Species

Special-Status Species

Wildlife
Vegetation

Air Quality

Regulatory Overview
Yosemite Valley Inventory of Air Pollution Emission Sources

Geologic Hazards

Scenic Resources

Cultural Resources

Overview of the Human Occupation of Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley
Archeological Resources
Ethnographic Resources
Cultural Landscape Resources
Historic Sites and Structures
Out-of-Valley Resources
Yosemite Museum Collection (including Archives and Research Library)

Merced Wild and Scenic River

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
1987 Designation of the Merced Wild and Scenic River
Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement

Visitor Experience

Visitor Use
The Yosemite Experience
Orientation and Interpretation
Recreation
Visitor Services

Camping
Lodging
Day Visitors

Night Sky

Transportation

Highway Access to Yosemite
Mode of Access
Park Entrances
Park Roads
Yosemite Valley Roads
Valley Shuttle Bus
Parking
Transportation Conditions
Transit
Pedestrians and Vehicles

Noise

Social and Economic Environments

Regional Context
Population
Economic Output
Local Communities

Yosemite Valley
El Portal
Foresta
Wawona
Yosemite West

Services and Infrastructure
Visitor Population

Environmental Justice and Minority and Low-Income Visitors

Regional Economies
Concessioners and Cooperators

Park Operations

Infrastructure and Facilities
Organization and Program Areas

Energy Consumption

Yosemite National Park Home Page http://www.nps.gov File created/updated Yosemite National Park Web Manager