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A group of high school students from across California, who dubbed themselves “The Triumphant Turtles” for their slow and steady approach to achieving goals, credit the Adventure Risk Challenge program in Yosemite National Park for fueling a passion for conservation, improved leadership and literacy skills, and forging trails of opportunity …

Yosemite Gateway Partners is hosting the first Yosemite Sustainability Conference in Yosemite National Park on December 8 through December 10, 2014. The conference is a three-day learning and networking forum dedicated to helping local and state businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations transition to economic, environmental, and social sustainability through …

Yosemite National Park and Berchtesgaden National Park in Germany have signed a sister park arrangement. The formal arrangement outlines the commitment from both parks to foster international cooperation in preserving these protected areas. The arrangement was signed by Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher and Dr. Michael Vogel, Berchtesgaden National …

Yosemite National Park will offer free admission to the public in honor of Veteran’s Day on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. This fee free day is offered to all park visitors in honor of current members, retired members, and reserve members of the United States Armed Forces and their families. http://www.nps.gov/yose/parknews/yosemite-national-park-to-waive-entrance-fees-for-veterans-day.htm

Yosemite Conservancy announced today that it is accepting online reservation lottery forms for the 2014-2015 season at historic Ostrander Ski Hut, the cherished rustic stone cabin used by experienced cross-country skiers who make the strenuous 10-mile journey from Badger Pass Ski Area to Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yose/parknews/lottery-now-open-for-historic-ostrander-ski-hut-in-yosemites-backcountry.htm

Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery sponsored a Gateway Expressions Student Art and Poetry Contest in September of this year. The park received a record 230 submissions from local community schools. Artwork was divided into categories and winning pieces were selected by park staff and park partners. Winning …

Yosemite National Park is proposing to increase entrance fees into the park. The single vehicle entrance fee would change from $20 to $30 for a seven day pass. The park’s annual pass would increase from $40 to $60. The current rate of $10 per individual or motorcycle would increase to …

Yosemite National Park is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the park’s Deaf Services Program. To celebrate this milestone, the park will host special programs throughout the weekend of Friday, October 24, through Sunday, October 26, 2014. Special programs will include a Junior Ranger talk and Nature Walk given by certified …

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN – ABC30) — A fifth straight day of “very unhealthy” air is raising concerns of long-term health damage for people in the Valley. A gray haze lingered over Highway 41 late into the afternoon. In Downtown Fresno, it cast a pall over the city’s tribute to veterans. …

Increasing flow aloft coupled with a strengthening surface pressure gradient will help support sustained westerly winds around 25 to 30 MPH with gusts over 35 MPH. This combined with a very dry air mass and temperatures expected to climb into the low to mid 80S will result in a critical …

A critical fire weather area is in effect for dry thunderstorms across northern California, much of Oregon, central and eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana. Widespread thunderstorms are expected across the northwest with the potential for lightning strikes away from the heaviest rain cores.

There is a critical fire weather area for Monday that includes portions of northwestern California and extreme southwestern Oregon. There is a possibility of of dry-thunderstorms as well.

A critical fire weather area is in effect for dry thunderstorms across northern California, southern Oregon, and far northwestern Nevada. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are possible with the greatest coverage expected near and just after peak heating when instability is maximized.