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The largest cycling event in America, the 2009 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding, recently expanded, 750-mile course from Sacramento to Escondido from February 14-22, 2009. For the first time, the …

Hunters Urged to be Aware of Park Boundary https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/poachers209.htm

A Korean mountaineer was rescued from Half Dome today at approximately 8:30am after being swept downhill in an avalanche yesterday afternoon. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue209.htm

Early contact with the approximately 40 year old mountaineer indicates that he is alert and responsive https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue0209a.htm

Two Week Long Course Offers Teens Personal and Intellectual Challenges https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yifrp09.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

The Wawona Visitor Center at Hill’s Studio now features a display about Thomas Hill Thanks to Contributions from Yosemite Fund Donors https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/wawonavc.htm

With the arrival of the fall (autumn) season, Yosemite National Park is awaiting cooler temperatures and precipitation in the forecast. When these favorable conditions are predicted, fire managers plan to build on the 50+ years legacy of prescribed burning by conducting several projects in Yosemite Valley, Crane Flat, and Studhorse …

The Glacier Point Road opened for the season on May 5, 2009 at 12 noon. Limited services at Glacier Point, including vault toilets and hand washing stations, are available. The Glacier Point concessions stand is not open at this time.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gpopen09.htm

The Yosemite Institute (YI), a National Park Service (NPS) non-profit park partner, has provided environmental education programs in Yosemite since 1971 at its Crane Flat campus. Most of the campus structures and utilities are over 60 years old, energy inefficient, and difficult to retrofit to achieve modern standards for health, …

The cables allowing trail access for hikers to the summit of Half Dome are up and open for the season today, May 15, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdup2009.htm

On May 16, 2009, University of California, Merced (UC Merced) Chancellor Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang presented the Chancellor’s Medal, the highest award given by a UC Chancellor, to Yosemite National Park. This is the first time the Chancellors Award has been given to an organization, rather than an individual. The award …

Visitors urged to take safety precautions for upcoming Memorial Day Weekend https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tioga0509.htm