They want a strip of Yosemite for a resort driveway
PLEASE JOIN WITH OTHERS AND SPEAK OUT TO PROTECT ALL NATIONAL PARKS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY! Yosemite National Park is one of the crown jewels of the country. Across presidents, no matter their party, its natural protections have been steadfastly maintained. Until Trump. The park is almost entirely ringed by a national forest buffer, with very little private land touching it. Now, Trump’s National Park Service has been working to hand protected acreage to Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a developer holding 83 acres just five miles from the ancient sequoias. Kingsbarn is planning to build a resort on that property , with stores, restaurants, a hotel, and what the company calls a " small village of homes ." To attract investors, guests, and new homeowners, they want a strip of Yosemite itself — a road cut through the park for easy access to Half Dome and El Capitan. The existing road already works, it's just inconvenient. Previous administrations, Republican as well ...