Yosemite National Park invites the public to attend a Science Forum on the Merced River Plan (MRP), Friday, May 13, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/mrpscienceforum.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts Surprise Bus Inspection
Yosemite National Park held a two day surprise bus inspection in the park on June 8 and 9, 2011. This was done in support of “Operation Road Check” and organized as a multi-agency task force with California Highway Patrol (CHP), San Francisco Police Department, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Successfully Conducts Rescue on El Capitan
Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue Park Rangers completed a complex, high angle, helicopter rescue on El Capitan on Monday afternoon, September 26, 2011, in which an Austrian climber severed his thumb. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/elcapsar911.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts Rescue on El Capitan
Yosemite National Park Rangers and Search and Rescue Personnel completed a high angle, high risk rescue on El Capitan, in Yosemite Valley, on Monday, October 22, 2012, in which a stranded Canadian climber was at risk for hypothermia. The summit of El Capitan, 7,569 feet above sea level, is the …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts “Youth in Yosemite” Short Film Contest Selected Films to be Showcased at Awards Ceremony
Yosemite National Park is conducting a “Youth in Yosemite” Short Film Contest. This contest is open to anyone 25 years of age or younger who is motivated to create a video about their connection to Yosemite National Park. The deadline to submit the short films is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts Sierra Wilderness Celebration
Yosemite National Park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the 30th Anniversary of the California Wilderness Act on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Special events will take place throughout the day in Yosemite Valley and are designed to honor and celebrate the signing of these two acts, …
Read More »Parlier PD Conducts Another Gang Sweep, Following Triple Shooting Two Weeks Ago
The Parlier Police Department teamed up with Orange Cove, Selma, Sanger, Firebaugh, Coalinga, and Avenal state prison officers on Saturday for a gang sweep in the City of Parlier. Police Chief David Cerda said they’ve arrested at least four gang members in Saturday’s operation, that went from 2pm to …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts Sierra Wilderness Celebration
Yosemite National Park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the 30th Anniversary of the California Wilderness Act on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Special events will take place throughout the day in Yosemite Valley and are designed to honor and celebrate the signing of these two acts, …
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