If there is any doubt that damming a beautiful place can create beauty in its stead, rivaling what the dam covered over, go to this site (click on title) and look at these photos of Hetch Hetchy as it is now.
This blog is part of the ongoing work of the American River Parkway Preservation Society to provide public education and advocacy around public policy issues that may be related to the Parkway and the adjacent communities along the American River in Sacramento, California.
For more information about our organization see our website at http://www.arpps.org/
Our Mission: Preserve, Protect, and Strengthen the American River Parkway, Our Community’s Natural Heart.
Our Vision: We want our Parkway, seven generations from now, to be a vibrant, accessible, and serene sanctuary, nourishing and refreshing the spirit of all who enter it.