April Week # 4 - The Inevitable Restoration of the Hetch Hetchy Valley

About this episode

The episode discusses John Muir's efforts to preserve the Hetch Hetchy Valley and the importance of protecting natural landscapes.

In this episode, I discuss John Muir's last fight to save the Hetch Hetchy Valley. I talk about how he argued that this spectacular valley should have been preserved for the same reasons we preserve the Yosemite Valley and the Grand Canyon. It is nature's cathedral like no other, and this is part of our paradise on Earth; we must preserve and protect it. As for supplying water to the San Francisco Bay Area, there are many other options that are more suitable, and this canyon...

People in this episode

Host: Bill Smallman

Topics covered

• environmental preservation
• water supply alternatives
• nature conservation
• John Muir
• Hetch Hetchy Valley
• Yosemite Valley
• Grand Canyon

Keywords

• Hetch Hetchy
• John Muir
• environment
• water supply
• nature preservation
• Yosemite
• Grand Canyon
• conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Hetch Hetchy Valley, Yosemite Valley, Grand Canyon, San Francisco Bay Area

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