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New system highlights improved customer service and easier access to campsite reservations. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/nrrs.htm

Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest announce the public comment period for the Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS) for the Hetch Hetchy Communication System Upgrade Project. The EA/IS outlines a range of feasible project alternatives, including a no action alternative, and analyzes the environmental effects of each. The public review …

Yosemite National Park received $ 1.3 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to improve the transportation system within the park. This funding is a portion of the $ 24.8 million announced by the FTA for improvement of the public transportation in America’s national parks, national forests, and wildlife refuges.  …

Beginning in June Yosemite National Park will install a large-scale solar panel project at El Portal that will accommodate a 539-kilowatt photovoltaic generation system with $ 4.4 million received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/arrasolar.htm

Yosemite National Park announces three changes to the way in which visitors make camping reservations for campgrounds operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in the park. These changes are being implemented in an effort to thwart and discourage misuse of the camping reservation system that all visitors currently use …

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher led a ribbon cutting ceremony today, July 27, to dedicate the El Portal Photovoltaic Project. Neubacher was joined by representatives from the offices of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Congressman Jeff Denham (R-19th), Mariposa County Supervisor Lee Stetson, contractors, and National Park Service staff. The …

Beginning Friday, May 20, Yosemite National Park will implement a temporary peak hours reservation system. Building on lessons learned during the summer reservation systems in 2020 and 2021, the Peak Hours reservation system is designed to spread visitation out and reduce chronic congestion in the park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-launches-temporary-peak-hours-reservation-system-may-20.htm

Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Wawona Wastewater Treatment System Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment (EA). The public comment period for the EA is open until December 9, 2018. This EA describes and analyzes two action alternatives to address deferred maintenance, improve visitor experience, and improve the operational efficiency …

Yosemite National Park – Beginning Friday, May 21, visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation to enter the park. The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to COVID-19.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-re-implement-a-day-use-reservation-system-beginning-on-friday-may-21-2021.htm

All visitors planning to overnight on any rock climbing routes in Yosemite National Park will be required to obtain an overnight wilderness climbing permit beginning on May 21, 2021. This pilot program is being implemented to better understand how park visitors use Yosemite’s big walls and to help improve climbing …

Roughly a million Californians lack access to safe drinking water. And while a scarcity of money or local leadership can stand in the way of fixes, so too can California’s byzantine water management system. A new article on UC Davis’s California Water Blog shines a light on just how complicated …

For 24 hours starting late Saturday, California Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cardholders will not be able to use their cards. The outage is scheduled to start at 11 p.m. Saturday … Click to Continue »

A highly decorated veteran teacher blasted Merced Union School District officials Wednesday in a fiery public speech, saying when she asked an administrator for protection from a coworker she was … Click to Continue »