The National Park Service invites the public to help refine a vision for the future of Mt. Wanda and soon to be acquired adjacent lands.
The national historic site is seeking further public input on a proposal that will guide resource protection and visitor experiences into the future.
Mt. Wanda is a 370-acre part of the historic Martinez ranch where John Muir lived.
At Mt. Wanda, visitors can walk in John Muir’s footsteps as they explore, research, and appreciate the wildness of this inspirational landscape.
The plan for Mt. Wanda will identify new visitor opportunities and functions, facility needs and resource management strategies, while improving the connectivity of Mt. Wanda to other areas of the park and the broader community.
Preliminary alternatives were released in 2018. Public comments were received and considered by the planning team. The project was on hold from 2019 to 2022.
During that time, the team studied options for addressing connectivity between park sites. The National Park Service is now officially initiating public scoping and inviting comment on the proposed action, as described in an electronic newsletter.
You are invited to download the newsletter and provide comments, concerns, and new ideas using the planning website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/mt_wanda_scoping.
With the completed and pending acquisition of new lands incorporated into the planning area, Acting Superintendent Naomi Torres notes, “we are at an important crossroads in terms of the use and protection of Mt. Wanda. It is now time to chart the course for management, resource protection and visitor use in a new plan that will guide us into the future.”
The Comprehensive Site Management Plan is a long-range plan that will serve as a guidebook for the future to help managers make decisions about how to best protect natural and cultural resources in a changing climate, what desired experiences and activities should be available to visitors, and what facilities and infrastructure are needed to support the site.
The National Park Service has developed a newsletter that provides a proposed action for Mt. Wanda, describes the planning process, and contains detailed information about how to comment on the proposed action.
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Declare an emergency and develop the site for affordable housing including Section 8 units, safe injection sites, retail cannabis establishments, medical marijuana grows, social security and illegal immigration navigation sites and offices, safe spacesfor illegals, drug-free zones, gender identity crisis centers, and emergency housing sites.
I would not be one bit surprised if this happens.
That’s what I was gonna say.
Witty post, but I know full well that certain people and developers would be fine doing EXACTLY that, so shouldn’t you have included parking garages? 😖
Mt.Wanda is a good hike with panoramic views and a nature trail near the top if you look at the map.
Would of thought this guy would have been canceled by now because of his racist views. I mean the sierra club apologized for his statements. Guess that gives him a pass.
Finally a place for Olive Garden!
Link didn’t work for me. Where does the name Wanda originate?
Wanda was eldest of John Muir’s two daughters.
Mount Wanda? How does Wanda feel about this?
That link didn’t work for me. But this one does…
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=118973
“We’ve already made our decision on the land usage however as a courtesy we will allow public input.”
I was a land planner for most of my career. You are 98% correct. Public input might, just might, reveal something new, so it’s included in the process now. It’s not a bad thing. Also, if something a community member feels strongly about is already in the plan it gives the planning team the opportunity to publicize that they “listened” to community input.
The planning team does legitimately want community input but it’s impact on design usually isn’t a game changer. These are professional land planners, they know what they’re doing.
Don’t we pay people to make those decisions? Do your job you labor fakers.
Ricardoh, please read my response to The Fearless Spectator, above.