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Yosemite National Park received $ 1.3 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to improve the transportation system within the park. This funding is a portion of the $ 24.8 million announced by the FTA for improvement of the public transportation in America’s national parks, national forests, and wildlife refuges.  …

To cultivate thousands of future environmental stewards, young people will learn about wildlife, experience their first wilderness overnight trip, or become accomplished in trail repair by participating in one of 11 Youth in Yosemite programs to be funded with $ 1.3 million by Yosemite Conservancy. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ycyouth2011.htm

An innovative program that inspires underserved children to care for the outdoors using photography as a teaching tool and another that encourages teenagers to seek careers as environmental stewards though hands-on internships are among nine new and established Youth in Yosemite programs that will benefit from $ 1.3 million provided …