The Half Dome Cables will be taken down for the season on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. The cables are taken down each October for the fall and winter season. The cables are proposed to be put back in place in the spring of 2013, as conditions permit. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdcablesdown2012.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Facelift Yields Over 20,000 Pounds of Trash
Approximately 1,150 Yosemite Facelift volunteers collected approximately 5,000 pounds of litter and 15,000 pounds of concrete, asphalt, and other large trash, at the ninth annual Yosemite Facelift event in Yosemite National Park. Dozens of miles of roadway, riverbed, and trails were cleaned. The annual event was held in the park …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Searching for Missing Park Employee
Yosemite National Park Rangers are searching for Jessica Rose Garcia, who did not show up for work at the Wawona Hotel. Garcia, a 23 year old female and an employee of DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., was scheduled to work at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, October 7, 2012, and …
Read More »Missing Employee Located Alive in Yosemite National Park
Jessica Garcia, an employee of DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., has been located alive after she was reported missing when she did not show up for work at the Wawona Hotel on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Garcia was located at approximately 1:00 p.m. this afternoon by a member …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Historic Preservation Program Receives the 2011 Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award
The Historic Preservation Program in Yosemite National Park was awarded the 2011 Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award on September 19, 2012. The award recognizes expertise and outstanding contributions to cultural resource stewardship and management by permanent full-time employees of the National Park Service (NPS). https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/historicpresaward.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Utilizes New Methods to Study Great Gray Owls
Among the diversity of wildlife in Yosemite National Park, approximately 150 Great Gray Owls call the park home. This is approximately 65% of the Great Gray Owl population in the state of California. The Great Gray Owl is a California State Endangered Species and is a large-bodied raptor that is …
Read More »Yosemite National Park to Reopen Mirror Lake Loop Hiking Trail on October 18
Yosemite National Park will reopen the Mirror Lake Loop hiking trail tomorrow, Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. The five mile loop that follows Tenaya Creek around Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley has been closed since March 28, 2009 due to a large rockfall from Ahwiyah Point near Half …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts Rescue on El Capitan
Yosemite National Park Rangers and Search and Rescue Personnel completed a high angle, high risk rescue on El Capitan, in Yosemite Valley, on Monday, October 22, 2012, in which a stranded Canadian climber was at risk for hypothermia. The summit of El Capitan, 7,569 feet above sea level, is the …
Read More »Yosemite National Park to Waive Fees for Veterans Day Weekend
In celebration of Veterans Day, Yosemite National Park will offer free admission on Saturday, November 10 through Monday, November 12. This fee free weekend is offered to all visitors in honor of current members, retired members, and reserve members of the United States armed forces and their families. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/veteransday12.htm
Read More »Lottery Registration Now Open for Yosemite’s Ostrander Ski Hut
Historic Ostrander Ski Hut Offers An Epic Winter Experience for Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Enthusiasts. Yosemite Conservancy is accepting lottery registration forms for the 2012-2013 season at Ostrander Ski Hut, a popular overnight destination for those making the stunning 10-mile trek from Badger Pass Ski Area to Ostrander Lake …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Seeks Short Stories to Help Commemorate the Park’s Upcoming Anniversaries
Stories to be Published in Book Designed to Honor Yosemite Grant’s 150 th Anniversary. Yosemite National Park is seeking amateur and professional writers to submit short stories that describe their memories and experiences at Yosemite National Park. One hundred and fifty of the stories will be chosen to be published …
Read More »Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Gallery to Hold Award Ceremony and Art Exhibition on November 17, 2012
Artwork Winners of Art and Poetry Contest to be Displayed at Gallery. Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Gallery sponsored a Gateway Expressions Student Art and Poetry Contest from Monday, September, 17, 2012 to Friday, October 26, 2012. The contest is a way the park and the Ansel Adams …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Hosts World Heritage Fellow
The Director of the Wadi Rum Protected Area in southern Jordan concludes his experience this week as a World Heritage Fellow in Yosemite National Park. Nasser Al Zawideh, who has worked at Wadi Rum for 15 years and served as its Director for the past year, heads home after spending …
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