Tag Archives: Park

A local fisherman was found dead in Yosemite National Park near Windy Point, along Highway 140 this morning. Keith Robinson, 62, of Midpines, left his home after work to fish in Yosemite on August 17, 2009. When he failed to return home the next morning he was reported overdue to …

Yosemite National Park Rangers and National Park Service Agents, with assistance from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, eradicated 4,735 marijuana plants valued at nearly $ 19 million from within the park yesterday. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/marijuana809.htm

Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a prescribed fire in Big Meadow in the community of Foresta next Wednesday August 26, 2009. The total burn area will include 90 acres, pending weather conditions and air quality.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/forestaburn09.htm

After an extensive investigation, three individuals face multiple federal charges for poaching within Yosemite National Park.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/poaching809.htm

Yosemite National Park is extending the public scoping period for the Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MRP/EIS).  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/mrpscopingextended2.htm

Ahwahnee Hotel Temporarily Closed as a Precaution https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ahwahneerockfall1.htm

A prescribed fire set by Yosemite National Park Fire Crews yesterday has grown beyond the predetermined fire perimeter and full suppression efforts are in effect. The fire was originally slated to burn 90 acres, however it burned beyond the fire lines. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bigmeadowfire1.htm

After several small rockfalls occurred yesterday in Yosemite Valley directly above the Ahwahnee Hotel, the hotel was temporarily closed for precautionary measures. The rockfalls released from the Royal Arches, a rock formation directly above the hotel. Several small rocks landed in the parking lot causing minor damage to three vehicles. …

Jeff Maurer, a Wildlife Biologist at Yosemite National Park, died Sunday, August 30, after falling from the Third Pillar, a technical rock climbing route on Mount Dana. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/maurer.htm

Big Meadow Fire 70% Contained https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bigmeadowfire8.htm

Yosemite National Park Acting Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announces that the Big Oak Flat Road from Crane Flat to the El Portal Road will re-open at 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 8.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bigmeadowfire11.htm

All roads into Yosemite National Park, including the Big Oak Flat Road and portions of the Tioga Road, are now open with no restrictions. The roads, which have been closed since Wednesday, August 26 due to the Big Meadow Fire, allows visitors to enter Yosemite Valley via Highway 120.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bigmeadowfire12.htm

Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the “Yosemite Facelift” September 23-27, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/facelift09.htm