Tag Archives: Parks

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

On May 10, a Sister Parks agreement was signed at the Chile’s Foreign Ministry. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/torresdelpaine.htm

Yosemite National Park Ornament Displayed on the Official White House Christmas Tree https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ornament07.htm

Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), Yosemite National Park was recently awarded an approximately $ 31.6 million construction contract to upgrade the historic Ahwahnee Hotel. The project includes a major seismic upgrade throughout the historic hotel as well as a kitchen renovation. Kitchen project work is currently underway …

David “Dave” Uberuaga (You burr ah gah) will serve as acting superintendent of Yosemite National Park, Calif, beginning January 4, 2009. He arrives at the park as Superintendent Mike Tollefson retires from federal service. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/uberuaga1.htm

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns visited Yosemite National Park today to preview his latest film National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Burns visited Yosemite landmarks, such as Yosemite Falls and Cooks Meadow, interacted with Yosemite Institute participants, and showed a one hour preview to Yosemite National Park employees and park partners. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/kenburns.htm

In May of this year, Yosemite National Park initiated an extensive project to repair and repave approximately 25 miles of road within Yosemite National Park. The scope of the project includes work on the Wawona Road from the South Entrance (Highway 41 coming from Fresno) to Yosemite Valley. The majority …

Yosemite National Park announces the availability of the Preliminary Alternative Concepts Workbook for the Comprehensive Management Plan for the Merced Wild and Scenic River Plan (MRP) on the park’s website today. Hard copies of the workbook will be available next week. The goal of the MRP is to provide visitor …

More than two dozen executives from around the world who are responsible for conservation of some of the most treasured places on earth are coming to California for help in making sure there’s a future for national parks. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/npi2012.htm

Stories to be Published in Book Designed to Honor Yosemite Grant’s 150 th Anniversary. Yosemite National Park is seeking amateur and professional writers to submit short stories that describe their memories and experiences at Yosemite National Park. One hundred and fifty of the stories will be chosen to be published …

A multiagency operation was recently concluded that returned two herds of endangered bighorn sheep to locations in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, Inyo National Forest, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, worked together on …

Yosemite National Park signed three new sister park agreements on Thursday, September 29, 2016 with Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in Mexico, Blue Mountains National Park in Australia, and Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan. Park officials joined Yosemite Acting Superintendent Linda Mazzu to sign a formal agreement between each …

As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and revised fees for road-based commercial tours …