On Saturday, September 29, 2012 Yosemite National Park will celebrate National Public Lands Day. In commemoration of this special day, the park will waive park entrance fees for all park visitors. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/npld12.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Announces Public Meetings and Webinars for the Draft Merced River Plan and Draft Tuolumne River Plan
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Yosemite National Park released two Wild and Scenic River Draft Comprehensive Management Plans and Environmental Impact Statements for the Merced River (MRP) and the Tuolumne River (TRP) for public review and comment. The public comment period for the TRP is open through Monday, March 18, …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Announces the Release of the Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for Public Review
Yosemite National Park releases the Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Mariposa Grove DEIS) for public review and comment. The public comment period for the Mariposa Grove DEIS is open today through Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The document is available for public review on …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Announces Public Meetings and Webinar for the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Draft Environmental Impact Statement
On Feburary 26, 2013, Yosemite National Park released the Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Mariposa Grove DEIS)for public review and comment. The public comment period for the Mariposa Grove DEIS is open through Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The document is available for public …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Extends Public Comment Period for the Merced River Plan
Yosemite National Park announces the extension of the public comment period for the Merced Wild and Scenic River Draft Comprehensive Management and Environmental Impact Statement (MRP) through Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Previously, the public comment period was slated to close on Thursday, April 18, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/mrpextension13.htm
Read More »California Department of Public Health Investigates Human Plague Case
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced the department is investigating a case of human plague in California, and conducting an environmental evaluation in the Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park and the surrounding areas. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/california-department-of-public-health-investigates-human-plague-case.htm
Read More »California Department of Public Health and Yosemite National Park Take Preventive Measures in Plague Investigation
alifornia Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced that the department, working closely with Yosemite National Park, successfully reduced the risk of plague transmission at Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite. The campground, which had been closed for four nights to allow for …
Read More »California Department of Public Health Investigates Second Case of Human Plague
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced that the department has been notified of a presumptive positive case of plague contracted by a recent visitor to California from Georgia. Confirmatory testing is being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Opens Public Scoping for the Wilderness Stewardship Plan
Yosemite National Park opened public scoping for planning and environmental impact analysis for the Yosemite Wilderness Stewardship Plan. Public scoping comments will be accepted through January 29, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/wspscoping.htm
Read More »Public Invited to Earth Day Festival at Yosemite National Park on Saturday, April 23, 2016
Yosemite National Park is hosting a special Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. The public is encouraged to attend the Festival this year which honors the Centennial of the National Park Service. Park admission …
Read More »Yosemite National Park to Host Annual Facelift Event in Honor of National Public Lands Day
Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the Yosemite Facelift, an annual event held to clean up trash and debris from around the park after the busy summer season. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-host-annual-facelift-event-in-honor-of-national-public-lands-day.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park, Sacramento Public Library, and REI Celebrate the NPS Centennial on Saturday, September 17, 2016
Park Rangers from Yosemite National Park will team up with Sacramento Public Library and the REI Village at the Belle Cooledge branch of the Sacramento Public Library on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service. Park Rangers from …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Opens Public Scoping Period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment
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
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