On May 16, 2009, University of California, Merced (UC Merced) Chancellor Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang presented the Chancellor’s Medal, the highest award given by a UC Chancellor, to Yosemite National Park. This is the first time the Chancellors Award has been given to an organization, rather than an individual. The award …
Read More »Tioga Road to Open in Yosemite National Park (2009)
Visitors urged to take safety precautions for upcoming Memorial Day Weekend https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tioga0509.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Rangers Search for Missing Woman
Yosemite National Park is seeking assistance in locating a missing woman who was last seen below the Vernal Fall footbridge at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/lehmann.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Invites the Public to Community Safety Day
Safety events will focus on community health, community safety, wilderness safety, and emergency services https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/commsafety09.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Celebrates the 130th Anniversary of the Yosemite Chapel
The Yosemite Chapel, located in Yosemite Valley, will be celebrating its 130th anniversary this Sunday, June 7. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/chapel130.htm
Read More »Surprise Bus Inspections Conducted in Yosemite National Park
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the National Park Service (NPS) held a surprise inspection for all commercial for hire multiple passenger tour buses in the park today. The purpose of these unannounced inspections is ensure visitor safety through safe …
Read More »Hiker Fatality on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
At approximately 3:40 p.m. this afternoon, Yosemite National Park’s Emergency Communication Center received a 911 phone call reporting a fall of a hiker on Half Dome. National Park Rangers arrived on scene via the park helicopter soon thereafter. A male park visitor was found dead and about 30 hikers were …
Read More »Missing Employee Found Dead in Yosemite National Park
Christopher Hale, 23, of Gainesville, Florida was found dead today in Yosemite National Park. Hale, who had been reported missing since yesterday morning was found by Park Rangers at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. It appears that Hale fell from an unnamed cliff face above Mirror Lake in eastern Yosemite Valley. …
Read More »Barry Hance Memorial Award given in Yosemite National Park
Acting Yosemite Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announced today that Dick Ewart is the recipient of the 2009 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Ewart, a Yosemite National Park Ranger, received the award at an all employee meeting today attended by approximately 300 people, including several past Barry Hance Award recipients. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hance08.htm
Read More »Glacier Point Road Rehabilitation Project to Begin in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park will be reconstructing part of the Glacier Point Road beginning this Monday, June 22, 2009. Work will consist of the rehabilitation, restoration, and resurfacing of the road, including repaving and drainage improvements to include 5.1 miles of the road from the Chinquapin intersection to Badger Pass Ski …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Ranger Saves Lives of Two Park Visitors
On May 26, 2009, Yosemite National Park Ranger Dan Abbe was flagged down by park visitors on his way to work in Yosemite Valley. Abbe was traveling on the Wawona Road and entered the pullout about 2.5 miles south of the Wawona Tunnel. He was informed that there was a …
Read More »Rescued Park Visitors Return to Yosemite to Present Plaque to Park Ranger
Park visitors James Bachman and Dorothy Hovland, from Huntington Beach, CA, returned to Yosemite today to present a plaque to Park Ranger Dan Abbe to show their appreciation for his heroic efforts. Abbe rescued the pair after their truck and trailer slid off of Highway 41 and down a steep …
Read More »Lightning Caused Fires Continue to Burn in Yosemite National Park
Some Trails Closed due to Fires https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/julfires09.htm
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