The Bald and Babcock Fires are the largest and most active of the several lightning-caused fires currently burning in Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/baldfire.htm
Read More »Lightning-Caused Fires Managed for Public Safety and Resource Benefit in Yosemite National Park
Four fires are currently being managed for resource benefit and public safety in Yosemite National Park. These fires are being closely monitored and contribute to the protection of communities in and around the park. Allowing smaller fires to expand under moderate conditions prevents fuel build-ups that can contribute to fires …
Read More »Wildland Fires Continue to Expand in Yosemite National Park
Fires are being managed for resource benefit and community safety https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/fire1107b.htm
Read More »Lightning Caused Fires Continue to Burn in Yosemite National Park
Some Trails Closed due to Fires https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/julfires09.htm
Read More »Update on Managed Fires in Yosemite National Park
The Grouse and Harden fires in Yosemite National Park continue to progress toward the management boundaries that managers have identified for the fires. The Grouse Fire (1163 acres), lightning-caused on May 30 and is located about three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Harden …
Read More »Lightning Caused Fires Continue to Burn in Yosemite National Park (July 4, 2009)
The Grouse and Harden fires continue to grow moderately in two areas of Yosemite National Park. The Grouse Fire is approximately 2160 acres, three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Harden Fire on the north side of the park, west of Harden Lake and …
Read More »Lightning Caused Fires Continue to Burn in Yosemite National Park (July 5, 2009)
While thousands of visitors came to experience the beauty of Yosemite National Park July 4, fire personnel continued to manage the Grouse and Harden fires in the Park. The Grouse Fire is three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Grouse Fire is 2,300 acres …
Read More »Update on Managed Fires in Yosemite National Park (July 8, 2009)
Activity on the Grouse and Harden fires in Yosemite National Park has slowed significantly with the fires reaching the established boundaries that managers planned for the incidents. The Grouse Fire is three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Grouse Fire is 3,029 acres and …
Read More »Lightning Caused Fires in Yosemite National Park Prompt Trail Closures
Two lightning caused fires in the northern portion of Yosemite National Park continue to burn in the areas of Lake Vernon and Harden Lake. The fire in the Lake Vernon area, known as the Vernon Fire, has grown from 160 acres to 230 acres in the past two days. The …
Read More »Trails Reopen after Lightning Caused Fires in Yosemite National Park
All trails previously closed in the areas of Harden Lake and Vernon Lake in Yosemite National Park due to lightning caused fires are now reopened. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/slopefire4.htm
Read More »Lightning Strikes in Yosemite National Park Cause Four Fires
On Sunday, July 31, 2011, Yosemite National Park experienced a severe thunderstorm, causing four confirmed lightning fires. These lightning caused fires were spotted at Moss Creek near the Merced Grove, Moraine Dome near Little Yosemite Valley, Lost Valley just east of Moraine Dome, and Avalanche Creek east of the Glacier …
Read More »Prescribed Fires Scheduled in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a series of prescribed fires in the park. The prescribed burns would start in mid-October however they are dependent on weather and fuel conditions. Shorter days and cooler temperatures provide fire managers optimal prescribed burning conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/rxfirefall15.htm
Read More »Creek Fire’s ‘Fire-Breathing’ Cloud To Aid Research On Wildfires And Climate
In the early days of the Creek Fire, photographs went viral of what looked like a mushroom cloud billowing into the atmosphere over the blaze . It’s no wonder that type of cloud, known as pyrocumulonimbus, was dubbed by a NASA writer as “ the fire-breathing dragon of clouds ”: …
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