Sustaining the Mariposa Grove

Sustaining the Mariposa Grove. Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias — Yosemite National Park. ”You can save a place, but it’s never really safe. It always takes people caring. It always takes vigilance. It always takes effort to keep those forces at bay that want to crowd in, want to change it, want to over-commercialize it. Once it’s ruined, it’s ruined. But once it’s saved, each generation has its duty to keep it saved.” , , Dayton Duncan, film producer and writer , The National Parks: America’s Best Idea and Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit, Restoring the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias , Five thousand giant sequoias fill the Mariposa Grove. These trees are some of the oldest and largest living things on Earth. They inspire awe, wonder, and an enduring sense of serenity in the 750,000 people who visit the Grove each year. Yosemite Conservancy is partnering with Yosemite National Park to restore the Grove., Restoration Plan Highlights , . Restore wetlands, natural soundscapes and giant sequoia habitat , . Remove parking from sequoia habitat and relocate to South Entrance, while providing free visitor shuttle service , . Convert most roads to walking trails where possible , . Create accessible trails in the lower grove area and at the Grizzly Giant, Yosemite National Park gratefully acknowledges the following donors who made a gift or commitment of $25,000 or more by May 7, 2014., [donor list not transcribed]