A Korean mountaineer was rescued from Half Dome today at approximately 8:30am after being swept downhill in an avalanche yesterday afternoon. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue209.htm
Read More »Korean Climber Caught in Avalanche on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
Early contact with the approximately 40 year old mountaineer indicates that he is alert and responsive https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue0209a.htm
Read More »Yosemite Institute Summer Field Research Program registration opens
Two Week Long Course Offers Teens Personal and Intellectual Challenges https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yifrp09.htm
Read More »Ahwiyah Point Rockfall Size Estimated
On March 28, 2009, a large rockfall occurred from Ahwiyah Point near Half Dome. Rocks fell roughly 1,800 feet, knocking down hundreds of trees and burying hundreds of feet of trail on the southern portion of the Mirror Lake Loop Trail. The impact generated ground shaking equivalent to a magnitude …
Read More »Ken Burns visits Yosemite National Park to preview his latest film: NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns visited Yosemite National Park today to preview his latest film National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Burns visited Yosemite landmarks, such as Yosemite Falls and Cooks Meadow, interacted with Yosemite Institute participants, and showed a one hour preview to Yosemite National Park employees and park partners. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/kenburns.htm
Read More »Thomas Hill Exhibit at Yosemite Opens to the Public on Friday, May 8
The Wawona Visitor Center at Hill’s Studio now features a display about Thomas Hill Thanks to Contributions from Yosemite Fund Donors https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/wawonavc.htm
Read More »Yosemite Fire Fall/Winter 2022 Projects
With the arrival of the fall (autumn) season, Yosemite National Park is awaiting cooler temperatures and precipitation in the forecast. When these favorable conditions are predicted, fire managers plan to build on the 50+ years legacy of prescribed burning by conducting several projects in Yosemite Valley, Crane Flat, and Studhorse …
Read More »Glacier Point Road Open in Yosemite National Park
The Glacier Point Road opened for the season on May 5, 2009 at 12 noon. Limited services at Glacier Point, including vault toilets and hand washing stations, are available. The Glacier Point concessions stand is not open at this time. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gpopen09.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Announces the availability of the Yosemite Institute Environmental Education Campus Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Public Review
The Yosemite Institute (YI), a National Park Service (NPS) non-profit park partner, has provided environmental education programs in Yosemite since 1971 at its Crane Flat campus. Most of the campus structures and utilities are over 60 years old, energy inefficient, and difficult to retrofit to achieve modern standards for health, …
Read More »Half Dome Cables in Place in Yosemite National Park (2009)
The cables allowing trail access for hikers to the summit of Half Dome are up and open for the season today, May 15, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdup2009.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Receives the Chancellors Medal from University of California, Merced
On May 16, 2009, University of California, Merced (UC Merced) Chancellor Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang presented the Chancellor’s Medal, the highest award given by a UC Chancellor, to Yosemite National Park. This is the first time the Chancellors Award has been given to an organization, rather than an individual. The award …
Read More »Tioga Road to Open in Yosemite National Park (2009)
Visitors urged to take safety precautions for upcoming Memorial Day Weekend https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tioga0509.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Rangers Search for Missing Woman
Yosemite National Park is seeking assistance in locating a missing woman who was last seen below the Vernal Fall footbridge at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/lehmann.htm
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