Project overview: Complete a suite of actions necessary for the restoration of Ackerson Meadow — an ecologically critical wildlife corridor that supports numerous rare plant and animal species — including volunteer and Tribal stewardship, and continued revegetation of the largest single wetland restoration project in Yosemite’s history. 

How your support helps: Prior to its donation to Yosemite National Park in 2016, Ackerson was privately owned for more than 100 years and suffered impacts from road building, logging, ranching, etc. Restoring more than a century of manipulation is not a small feat, but the project team and partners are fully determined to successfully restore Ackerson Meadow’s robust hydrology and functioning expansive wetlands. Projects such as Ackerson Restoration are incredibly important for the benefit of threatened and endangered wildlife species, overall ecosystem diversity, water storage, and climate resiliency. This project raises the bar for what is possible through collaborative restoration across the region.

This year: In 2024, we’ll complete a suite of actions necessary for the restoration of Ackerson Meadow, including volunteer and Tribal stewardship, and continued revegetation of the largest single wetland restoration project in Yosemite’s history.

Project partners: Yosemite National Park, Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions (CHIPS), The Institute for Bird Populations, Stanislaus National Forest, Swiftwater Designs, and Washington State University 

Tim Kuhn

Vegetation and Ecological Restoration, Yosemite National Park

Project Notes

"Projects like Ackerson Restoration are incredibly important for the benefit of threatened and endangered wildlife species, overall ecosystem diversity, water storage, and climate resiliency. This project raises the bar for what is possible through collaborative restoration across the region."