Month: March 2010
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Watch for Bald Eagles along the Merced River
Watch for frequent sightings of bald eagles along Merced River (Hwy. 140). Did you know: It takes four years for bird to develop white head. @YosemiteScience.
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Don’t Bring Your Own Firewood to Yosemite
While not necessarily an invasive species, this photo shows the damage that bugs can do to trees in Yosemite. Photo by Letsgetridofny. @YosemiteScience posted a link to this interesting page I hadn’t seen before. Yosemite National Park Service officials are asking that you don’t bring your own firewood into the park. Why? Because it can…
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Wildflowers!
Beautiful wildflowers in Yosemite. Photo by Michelle H. It’s March and you know what that means, wildflowers! It looks like it’s going to be another spectacular show this year in the Merced Canyon as recent rains have really greened up the hills and given the flowers plenty of water. If you’ve never been to Yosemite…
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Ansel Adams Gallery to Stay in Yosemite Village Another 10 Years
The iconic Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park is staying put at least for another 10 years. Photo by Nicola Corboy. Many people don’t realize that all the business operating within the park must obtain a concessionaires contract and that contracts may expire. This is even true of the iconic Ansel Adams Gallery in…
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Did you miss it? Yosemite Fund and Yosemite Association Merged
I think one of the hottest but overlooked stories of last year was the merging of 2 of the major organizations responsible for helping out around Yosemite, the Yosemite Fund and the Yosemite Association. For those of you not familiar with them, the Yosemite Fund is the organization responsible for providing the funding for the…
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Using Flickr and Some Thoughts About Photos Online
Sometimes someone sends me a link to a photo they’ve posted on Flickr and say, “You can use this photo as Photo of the Day”. Well I would REALLY, REALLY like to but…I can’t. Flickr won’t let me. Many of the photos I choose for Photo of the Day are stored on Flickr’s servers. To…
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Tear ’em Down
There’s been a lot of people getting pretty worked up in the last few weeks about some cabins damaged during a rockfall at Curry Village. The jist of it is the NPS is trying to decide what to do with the cabins. Well here’s the inside scoop. They’re crap. Some of the damaged cabins at…
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Yosemite Nature Notes Episode 8 – Snow Line (video)
@YosemiteSteve and the fine folks who put out Yosemite Nature Notes have finally got the OK to put their videos on YouTube and I must say, the videos look extremely nice in HD. Here’s the latest installment titled Snow Line where Steve and his crew explore the changing weather of the Sierra and look for…