Yosemite's Shadow Deal: A Privatization by Another Name The National Park Service has been grappling with a series of devastating natural disasters in recent years, including wildfires and floods that have ravaged some of America's most iconic national parks.
Amid this crisis, a quiet land deal between the NPS and Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a private developer, threatens to erode the essence of Yosemite National Park.
The proposal seems innocuous at first: a 700 foot patch of land would be transferred to Kingsbarn in exchange for building a road that grants access to Big Oak Flat Road.