Tag Archives: Fall

Yosemite National Park will begin conducting fall prescribed fire activities to meet the management goals for wildland urban interface protection and ecosystem restoration. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/fire1006.htm

The National Park Service is planning to begin fall prescribed fire activities in the Yosemite Valley area. Weather and air quality permitting, YV-15 will begin around September 16 th, while YV-4 is slated for the following week. Each unit will only take a day to complete, once begun. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/fallrxfire08.htm

Three visitors are presumed dead after plunging over Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park yesterday afternoon at approximately 1:30 p.m. Hormiz David, 22 year old male, of Modesto, CA, Ninos Yacoub, 27 year old male, of Turlock, CA, and Ramina Badal, 21 year old female, of Manteca, CA, came to …

Public Encouraged to Help Develop Alternatives for the Plan Yosemite National Park is currently working on developing alternatives for the Comprehensive Management Plan for the Merced Wild and Scenic River (MRP). This plan will provide the framework for management decisions regarding the Merced River and the Merced River Corridor in …

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, a visitor was witnessed being swept over the precipice of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/visitor-swept-over-nevada-fall-in-yosemite-national-park.htm

Yosemite National Park is pleased to announce that the public scoping comment period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment will be open fromWednesday, April 26, 2017 to Friday, May 26, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bridalveilea.htm

Yosemite National Park announces a new program for the Horsetail Fall event taking place from February 12-26, 2018. This program has been created to improve the overall visitor experience to view the natural Horsetail Fall phenomenon that occurs each year in mid-February when the sun’s light at sunset causes the …

Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (Bridalveil Fall EA). The public comment period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment is currently open and will be open until March 14, 2018. Yosemite National Park initiated public scoping and tribal and agency consultation for …

Two climbers fell while climbing the Freeblast Route on El Capitan inside Yosemite National Park this morning at approximately 8:15 am. Park Rangers received multiple 911 calls reporting the incident and Yosemite Park Rangers and Search and Rescue staff responded to El Capitan. The climbers did not survive the fall. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/two-climbers-fall-from-el-capitan-in-yosemite-national-park.htm

A male and female visitor died in an apparent fall from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park Rangers are recovering the bodies this morning. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/two-visitors-fall-from-taft-point-in-yosemite-national-park.htm

More than two decades after coming to Fresno State to teach Spanish and Portuguese, Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval was recently named the ninth president to lead the university. Since last fall, he had been serving as the interim president. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with him about his vision for Fresno …

The Fresno Unified School District announced Thursday that on-campus instruction will resume August 17. Superintendent Bob Nelson said based on parent survey results, the district expects 75 percent of kids to return to school in the fall. However, school will be a little different. “Recommendations for safety include physical distancing …

Two rock climbers fell to their deaths while scaling El Capitan in Yosemite National Park Saturday morning. At 8:15 a.m., park rangers received multiple 911 calls reporting an incident at … Click to Continue »