The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park have reopened. The roads were closed earlier this week due to snow and icy conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tiogareopens09.htm

Yosemite National Park’s meadows, trails and wildlife are better off thanks to a $ 5.8 million contribution by the nonprofit Yosemite Fund. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yf10.htm

The Glacier Point Road construction delays will be extended through Saturday, October 31 and Saturday November 7, 2009 in order to complete paving on the road. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gproaddelays09.htm

In celebration of Veterans Day, Yosemite National Park, and all other National Park sites across the country, will offer free admission Wednesday, November 11, 2009 for all current members and retired members of the United States armed forces and their families. Free admission is being observed by all public lands …

Yosemite National Park is extending the public scoping period for the Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MRP/EIS). https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/mrpscopingextendedagain.htm

Shelton Johnson, Interpretive Park Ranger at Yosemite National Park has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Freeman Tilden Award for excellence in interpretation. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/shelton-tilden.htm

Yosemite National Park Rangers are asking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, who was last seen in Yosemite National Park on November 6, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/greensar09a.htm

Fire crews are utilizing Minimum Impact Suppression Techniques (MIST) to confine and contain the Red and Rodgers fires – employing a combination of natural barriers (large areas of granite, trails, and creeks) and short sections of handlines to tie the barriers together. There are no immediate threats to structures or critical …

The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite are closed for the season. These roads close each fall and remain closed throughout the winter months until weather conditions permit reopening in the spring next year. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tiogaclosed09.htm

Yosemite Outdoor Adventures offer interactive and fun-based learning experiences that appeal to all interests in the winter wonderland of Yosemite National Park. Guided naturalist hikes on snowshoes, a winter ecology program at the cozy Ostrander Hut, assisting rangers with a snow survey, two winter photography courses, and a series of …

Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Communication Data Network (CDN) Environmental Assessment (EA) for public review. The purpose of the proposed project is to upgrade Yosemite’s internal communications system with more reliable, modern technology and create an efficient communications backbone to support all the park communication needs. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/cdnea2.htm

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga has announced that Tom Medema has been selected as the Chief of Interpretation and Education at the park. Tom has been in the position in an acting capacity for well over a year and will officially begin his duties in January, 2010. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/medema09.htm

Yosemite National Park received 3,866,970 visitors in 2009. This marks the highest level of visitation in the park since 1996. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/2009visitation.htm