[5] In 2016 the lodge was renamed "Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center" at the request of the Sierra Club, after consideration of writings by Joseph LeConte about white superiority.

White's design reflected the vertical nature, color and texture of Yosemite Valley by featuring a steep, pitched roof, rough-hewn granite stone walls and exposed beams.

Today, the Center is owned by the National Park Service and is operated by the Sierra Club as a conservation and natural history library, with a children's library and with exhibits on the Sierra Club and Yosemite National Park, and serves as a lecture hall providing evening programs on weekends from May through September.The Tudor Revival lodge is built of rough-shaped granite in a rough-coursed ashlar pattern, unlike most stone park structures which were built using rubble coursing.

The main meeting room has two levels, with an intimate lower section next to the fireplace opposite the entrance.

Open from May 1 through September 30, Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 am until 4:00, the Sierra Club, its curator, and staff of volunteers welcome all visitors to Yosemite National Park.