Restore Hetch Hetchy

Survey says … Restore Hetch Hetchy!

Survey says ... Restore Hetch Hetchy! We asked Probolsky Research to add a Hetch Hetchy question to a statewide poll conducted in early May - the very same question we asked in 2019. We like the results! Restoration supporters outnumber opponents by almost 4 to 1! Our challenge is to convert this broad public support into support

A stunning shot, and a view rarely seen. Restore Hetch Hetchy board member, Mecia Serafino, scrambled 1800 vertical feet to the top of Kolana Rock to get a clear view of the entirety of Wapama Falls. Mecia’s view is special. It is all of Wapama Falls – not from below but from the top of Kolana Rock.

You’re Invited to our Spring Gathering: An Annual Tradition!

Hetch Hetchy in the spring has become an annual tradition hosted for Restore Hetch Hetchy (RHH). The occasion offers a moment to come together as we hike, converse and dine.

Here are the details:
• The date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
• The time and place: To begin the day…
Meet @ 10:30 am at the center of O’Shaughnessy Dam.

Join Restore Hetch Hetchy board and staff on a hike to Wapama Falls - a 2.5 mile hike each way. Or, you may wish to venture on other trails of your choosing. Be prepared for weather changes as it is still between seasons. Come prepared with good shoes, rain slicker, snacks and water.

The time and place: Evening…

Reception and Dinner @ 5:30 pm at Evergreen Lodge

Enjoy a delicious meal as you hear updates on activities and plans at RHH. A suggested donation for the evening reception and dinner is $50pp.

Please let us know if you are joining us by Friday, April 24 by emailing [email protected].

One week remains - double your gift!

This is the last week to double your gift made to RHH by Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

We are nearing 50% to goal now - help us reach $10,000 this week in order to receive the challenge match gift of $10,000!

Every gift matters!

Our total goal for Giving Tuesday is $20,000.

Your gifts will support our strategic plan to increase more communications and outreach, develop more programs designed to educate and engage more advocates, and to pursue more partnerships that will elevate the work of Restore Hetch Hetchy.

Hetch Hetchy offers profound benefits to our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This holiday season step into Nature for a walk — a refresh — a reminder of how vital the great outdoors is to everyone. Thank you, every gift matters!

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Fall Newsletter is out…

Fall Newsletter, 2026 Activities, Giving Tuesday & Secretary Hodel Our 2025 Fall Newsletter has gone to mailboxes and is available online. If you'd like a hardcopy but haven't received one, let us know by emailing [email protected]. We are planning to make expanded use of our water taste test soon, as well as provide a new approach to water and power alterna

New West Magazine highlighted “Saving Yosemite” 45 years ago with a thoughtful and provocative article by journalist Tom DeVries that included restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley. Read more.

New West Magazine (1980): Saving Yosemite and Restoring Hetch Hetchy New West Magazine highlighted "Saving Yosemite" 45 years ago with a thoughtful and provocative article by journalist Tom DeVries that included restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley. It is an outstanding article and well worth reading. It's both frustrating and refreshing to see concerns expressed 45

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Hydropower and Our Rivers Electricity is part of our daily lives. We need to use it wisely and do what we can to diminish the harm from its production. The transition from fossil fuels to renewable power has been remarkable, with more expected as battery technologies improve. We have also seen relatively small but important

75% of respondents favored either East Bay or Marin water over San Francisco water. Read more.

Double-blind Water Taste Test Favors East Bay and Marin over San Francisco We continue to hear that Hetch Hetchy Valley shouldn't be restored because San Francisco's water quality is exceptional. We have never believed this argument, but now we have evidence to back up our claim that San Francisco's water quality, while good, is not truly special. If you're feeling a se

Restore Hetch Hetchy staff and board members recent meeting with the National Park Service. Our ongoing series of meetings with the Park service over these last many years.

The park service budget and resources are stretched like never before, but staff seem to recognize that Hetch Hetchy has been short changed and they’re trying to work with us to make needed improvements.

Restore Hetch Hetchy has a lot of respect for these Rangers, but we’re putting pressure on them to do even more.

2025 Spring Newsletter is available online!
https://hetchhetchy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-RHH-SPRING-NEWSLETTER.pdf