Tag Archives: Completed

Recent projects continue to decrease the overall human footprint in Yosemite Valley while providing for an improved visitor experience. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/restoration1012.htm

Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Dedicates First Centennial Initiative Project https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tviewdedication.htm

On October 7 and 8, 2008, two rockfalls occurred in Yosemite Valley, affecting the Curry Village area. This resulted in the temporary closure of many of the visitor accommodations until a thorough geologic assessment could be completed. During this time, National Park Service (NPS) geologists, in collaboration with the U.S. …

For many visitors to Yosemite National Park, Half Dome Overlook is their first chance to stop and see the Valley’s iconic features: Half Dome framed perfectly between the granite walls of El Capitan and the cliffs of Glacier Point. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdview.htm

After a three week shutdown to allow for extensive renovations to be completed, the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park has reopened today. Restaurants, shops, public spaces, and most of the guest rooms have reopened to the public. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ahwahneereopens10.htm

The first part of a multi-phase rehabilitation project of The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park has recently been completed. The first phase of the project, which began in October 2014, was completed on Saturday, April 4, 2015. The newly rehabilitated gallery is fully open and operational in its …

The recovery operation for a male and female visitor who died in an apparent fall from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park was completed on the afternoon of Thursday, October 25, 2018. The two people fell approximately 800 feet below Taft Point in an area with very steep terrain. This recovery operation …

The 111 acre Taft Toe prescribed fire project began on Thursday morning at approximately 9:00 am, October 15, and ignitions was successfully completed at 6:15 pm. There will be an additional 3 to 5 days for logs and other vegetation to completely burn out. Some large logs may smolder until …

The first part of a multi-phase rehabilitation project of The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park has recently been completed. The first phase of the project, which began in October 2014, was completed on Saturday, April 4, 2015. The newly rehabilitated gallery is fully open and operational in its …