Category: Inside the NPS
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Yosemite is Open but Services are Limited
Yosemite National Park is open during the shutdown but visitor services are limited. Wawona Campground, Hodgdon Meadow Campground, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias and all park visitor centers are currently closed. Restroom facilities are very limited throughout the park. Visitors are encouraged to stop and use restroom facilities in the gateway communities before entering…
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Drone Helped Crews Fight the South Fork Fire
Realization of a need and quick thinking by crews fighting the South Fork Fire last year led to the use of new ground breaking fire technology, the use of drones to pinpoint hotspots and areas of concern.
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Mike Reynolds Named Superintendent of Yosemite
Mike Reynolds who grew up in Yosemite will be returning as the new Superintendent.
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Yosemite Superintendent Neubacher Retiring
Yosemite Superintendent Don Neubacher announced he is retiring following employee complaints that he created a hostile workplace by allowing bullying, harassment and other misconduct.
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Stephen Mather: First Director of the National Park Service
Check out the latest Yosemite Nature Notes on one of my favorite historical figures in Yosemite, Stephen Mather.
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Happy 100th Birthday NPS!
On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal bureau in the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established.
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High Fire Danger, Tighter Fire Restrictions
It’s hot and dry and the fire danger is extermely high. To help prevent fires all visitors are being asked to adhere to the following guidelines: No Smoking No smoking below 6,000 feet, except within an enclosed vehicle, a building in which smoking is allowed, a campground or picnic area where wood and charcoal fires are…
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A Little History About the Yosemite Grant Act (and Some Fun Things to Do)
You’ve probably figured out that this year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Yosemite Grant Act. You haven’t you say? Well! Let me explain it to you then.
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Don’t Forget to Submit Your Comments on the Merced River Plan!
Don’t think this affects you? Wanna bet?
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Yosemite Falls Trail Closing for Blasting
Yosemite Falls Trail will be closed on Wed, 4/18 for trail work including blasting. Blasting is commonly used where pry bars and hand tools are not enough to cut through the hard granite of Yosemite.