Category: Environment
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Time for a Smackdown!
Take one irresponsible photographer, add a photographer not familiar with the area and throw in a bunch of local Yosemite photographers and you get one hell of an argument.
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Yosemite Conservancy Moves Webcam Page – AGAIN
Throw out your old bookmarks, here’s where you can find the webcams on the new website.
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They Made Yosemite – Glaciers! (video)
Come along with the crew of Yosemite Nature Notes as they explore the most influential force in the shaping of Yosemite – GLACIERS!
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Mono Lake: It’s Worth It
Although Mono Lake lies just down the hill from Yosemite’s eastern entrance and plays such an important role in the history of the Native Americans who lived in Yosemite, most visitors never take the time to experience what Mono Lake has to offe
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New Organization Debuts in Yosemite – The Yosemite Conservancy
It’s 2 great organizations that go great together.
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Yosemite Deer are Tame!
This is just so wrong on so many counts.
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Photo of the Day: Ursus americanus californiensis by Tony Immoos
Tony Immoos captured this beautiful photo of a Black Bear in Ahwahnee Meadow. A rare sight in the Valley during the day. Nice shot, Tony. Photo by Tony Immoos.
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Don’t Miss the Dogwoods
Yes, in case you haven’t been paying attention, it’s that magical time when all the Dogwood trees in Yosemite Valley bloom and this awesome black and white by Bill Head is proof that you need to head up to Yosemite this weekend with your camera before you miss this spectacular event. The Dogwoods bloom a…
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Yosemite Going Green(er)
Yosemite is going green(er). Starting in June Yosemite National Park will begin installing a $4.4 million dollar photovoltaic solar panel system capable of producing 800,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually resulting in an almost 12 percent reduction in electricity purchased from outside sources. The system will be the largest grid-connected photovoltaic system in the National…
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The Missing River Returns
For decades the San Joaquin River disappeared from maps between Friant Dam and the confluence with the Merced River, now thanks to a partnership between state water officials, farmers and environmental groups the river has returned and with it hopes for a long extinct salmon population to return. It has been decades since the river…