Ferguson landslide

In 2006, rocks and debris slid off Ferguson Ridge, blocking California State Route 140, a primary access road to Yosemite National Park.

[2] The slide began on April 29, 2006, and initially the highway remained open, with active monitoring and occasional temporary closures.

Revenue via the hospitality market dropped extensively, which included wages, profits to small business owners, and county government income from occupancy taxes.

[2] The temporary bridges access a road grade on the north side of the Merced River, which is a vestige of the Yosemite Valley Railroad.

In 2012, Assemblymember Kristin Olsen authored legislation that would allow the California Department of Fish and Game to do an initial take of the Limestone Salamander and place it in an Ecological Reserve.