In both the 95% of Yosemite that is designated “wilderness” and the remaining 5% that is considered “developed,” degraded natural areas need restoration. In Yosemite Valley, meadows, oak woodlands and stream banks undergo extensive re-landscaping to return them to natural conditions and curtail future damage. In wilderness areas illegal campsites are erased, trails relocated and thousands of native species replanted. Signs, barriers and access corridors are installed to direct traffic away from fragile areas toward designated areas that can withstand Yosemite's heavy visitation.

• Lukens Meadow Restoration
  Funding Needed: $82,677
  Just three-quarters of a mile off the Tioga Road, Lukens Meadow and Lake are severely overused. This grant will support work on the most critical habitat in the Lukens Lake area, restoring 2,000 lineal feet of rutted paths and 2,000 square feet of impacted lakeshore area.
• Wilderness Restoration
  Funding Needed: $197,762
  While Yosemite is one of the most intact natural environments in America, a variety of inappropriate outside influences have impacted the park. This project will undertake a survey of 24,000 acres of wilderness to catalog the incidence of invasive non-native plants and illegal campgrounds. Restoration specialists will treat non-natives, remove and restore illegal campgrounds and document the completed work.

Completed Projects
Major projects at Happy Isles Wetland, Glacier Point, Washburn Point, Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake, Stoneman and Cook's Meadows and along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley. Wilderness restoration throughout the backcountry focused on removal and revegetation of out-of-bounds campsites, relocation of trails from sensitive areas and renovation of appropriate wilderness camps.