Kim Stanley Robinson Keynotes Restore Hetch Hetchy Annual Dinner

Restore Hetch Hetchy celebrates its plans for returning Hetch Hetchy Valley to Yosemite National Park, at the historic Berkeley City Club October 7, with elegant reception, dinner, and silent auction.

BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Restore Hetch Hetchy today announced that author Kim Stanley Robinson will keynote its annual fundraising dinner held on Saturday, October 7th. The dinner, which celebrates Restore Hetch Hetchy's plans for returning Hetch Hetchy Valley to Yosemite National Park, will be held at the historic Berkeley City Club, a stunning venue designed by famed architect Julia Morgan, who also designed Hearst Castle. Tickets for the dinner are available at https://hetchhetchy.org/2023-dinner/.

"We are excited to share our plans to advance the restoration of Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley, while assuring that not a single drop of water supply is lost," said Restore Hetch Hetchy Executive Director Spreck Rosekrans. "As public demand for Yosemite is at an all-time high, it has never been clearer that is time to return access to Yosemite Valley's lost twin, Hetch Hetchy ? a majestic glacier-carved valley with towering cliffs and waterfalls, an untamed place where river and wildlife run free, a new kind of national park."

Keynote speaker Kim Stanley Robinson has published 22 novels, and numerous short stories, on ecological, cultural, and political themes, including his "Mars Trilogy" and "Ministry for the Future", as well as the nonfiction "The High Sierra: A Love Story", covering his decades of rejuvenating trips traversing the Sierra Nevada. Robinson's awards include the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award.

An avid supporter of restoring Hetch Hetchy, Robinson says "the flooding of Hetch Hetchy was a knife thrust into the heart of the wilderness movement."

Live music will be provided throughout the event by Oakland-based singer, songwriter and pianist Libby McClaren - www.libbymclaren.com. Libby composes original music in a Celtic/Americana style, and has released 6 albums with her partner Robin Flower. Libby is also an avid fly fisher and a proud graduate of Berkeley's John Muir Elementary School.

The 13th annual Restore Hetch Hetchy Dinner, which also includes a silent auction, will take place on October 7th at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA. Reception begins at 6:00 pm, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm.

For information on purchasing tickets, contact Julene Freitas: [email protected] / 510-893-3400 and for more information on Restore Hetch Hetchy, go to: http://www.hetchhetchy.org/.

INTERVIEWS: We will gladly arrange interviews with Restore Hetch Hetchy Executive Director Spreck Rosekrans.

ABOUT RESTORE HETCH HETCHY: The vision of Restore Hetch Hetchy is to return to the people Yosemite Valley's lost twin, Hetch Hetchy ? a majestic glacier-carved valley with towering cliffs and waterfalls, an untamed place where river and wildlife run free, a new kind of national park.

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Melanie Webber, mWEBB Communications, (424) 603-4340, [email protected]

Elizabeth Johnson, mWEBB Communications, (213) 713-4865, [email protected]

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As public demand for Yosemite is at an all-time high, it has never been clearer that is time to return access to Yosemite Valley's lost twin, Hetch Hetchy

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Crystal Hartwell, mWEBB Communications, 1 7149871016, [email protected], www.mwebbcom.com

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