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Two school busses headed toward Yosemite Valley from the Yellow Middle School in Newman, California collided today in a rear end collision. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/busmci08.htm

Nine Yosemite rangers received Valor Awards from Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne at the 65th Annual Honor Awards Convocation in Washington DC on May 13, 2008. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/valor2008.htm

Visitors urged to take safety precautions for upcoming Memorial Day Weekend https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tiogaopen2008.htm

The public comment period for the Invasive Plant Management Plan Environmental Assessment will open on Friday, June 13, 2008 and will run through Sunday, July 13, 2008. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ipmp608.htm

Yosemite National Park staff began the search today for Ssmyn (Ess-meen”) Barrios.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/barrios1.htm

Yosemite National Park staff continues to search today for Esmin Garmendia-Barrios. Garmendia is described as 22 years old, a native Honduran, who is 5’8” tall. Mr. Garmendia speaks Spanish and broken English. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue t-shirt, and black shoes. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/barrios2.htm

Esmin Garmendia-Barrios was found alive and responsive today, June 11, 2008, at approximately 2:15 pm. Mr. Garmendia was located by helicopter near Mt. Starr King inside the designated search area, south and east of Washburn Point where he was last seen on June 8. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/barrios4.htm

Yosemite National Park staff continues to search today for Esmin Garmendia-Barrios. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/barrios3.htm

The National Park Service welcomes those interested to attend an Open House in Yosemite Valley on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm in the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/open0730.htm

The Yosemite Institute and Yosemite National Park will host 18 high school students from across the United States to initiate the Yosemite Institute’s Summer Research course.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yisr0708.htm

Roads and facilities in Yosemite National Park remain open with limited impacts in Yosemite Valley due to the Telegraph Fire burning in Midpines, CA. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tfire0727.htm

Telegraph Fire 100% Contained https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tfire0806.htm

A new postage stamp featuring the unsurpassed beauty of Yosemite National Park was unveiled today in a ceremony in Yosemite Valley. This 42 cent stamp, which is part of the American Treasures series features “Valley of the Yosemite” by Albert Bierstadt. This is the third time in the last two …