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  • Federal judges block Yosemite Park from continuing repairs

    A federal judge has upheld a ruling from a previous court stopping the NPS from making repairs within Yosemite Valley. San Jose Mercury News: “Environmental groups sued the federal government in 2000, claiming the National Park Service’s plans would jeopardize the federally protected Merced River, which courses alongside the valley’s cherished granite walls and glimmering…

  • DNC Looking for Local Employees

    If you’re looking to get a summer job in Yosemite it’s even easier if you live in the Central Valley or can get here pretty quick. Delaware North Company is looking to avoid problems with hiring they encountered last year by hiring more local people. The Modesto Bee | Yosemite looking to hire in valley:…

  • Yosemite User Capacity Forum

    Yosemite will be hosting the above forum on Feb 6-8 at the Yosemite Lodge in the Valley. To quote the announcement of the purpose:  “To further the understanding of, and explore approaches to addressing, user capacity in National Parks and other public lands by engaging public land managers, researchers, elected officials, tribes, and the general…

  • Park History Project

    Yosemite National Park Announces Launch of Oral History Project Participants sought for recorded sessions to document Yosemite area history currently titled “I Remember Yosemite…” Yosemite National Park has launched a multi-year oral history project to capture the stories of people who have helped shape, and whose lives have been shaped by, one of the nation’s…

  • Reader Question: How much does it cost to get into Yosemite?

    Rainy wrote in: “My fiance and I are planning our first trip to Yosemite, how much does it cost to get in?” It’s only $20 per car to enter the park. That may seem a bit steep at first but the entrance fee is good for 7 days so that’s really less than $3 per…

  • Update on Northside Drive Closure: Yes, it’s still closed.

    Here’s a more complete update regarding the road closure on Dec 18th from http://www.nationalparksgallery.com/park_news/6161 Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 A series of winter storms brought snow and ice to the park during the week of December 18th and caused several rockslides along Northside Drive between Camp 4 and the El Capitan crossover. A large boulder was…

  • Yosemite Ornament Graces White House Christmas Tree

    A Christmas ornament featuring Yosemite National Park is gracing the White House Christmas tree as part of a celebration of the National Parks. NPS: “‘It is an amazing honor for the National Park Service to be selected as the theme for the White House holiday decorations by the President and Mrs. Bush,’ said National Park…

  • Yosemite in Court Nov 28

    I wanted to catch you before yall hit the road to spend Thanksgiving with your Aunt Betty. You need to be aware that the NPS is going to a 9th District court hearing to appeal a lower court ruling on case 07-15124 Friends of Yosemite Valley vs. Kempthorne. To get you up to date, the…

  • Not much happening…

    “It’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley… Fall has sorta hung around, drifting up and down the valley like a teenager at the mall. Down at Degnan’s Deli, the usual crowd lingers around the coffee urn, talking weather and road work. Coffee is a ritual, more to warm hands that really should be a…

  • Climbing’s Growing Popularity Damaging to the Environment

    Climbing Yosemite’s big walls and peaks has long been considered a sport for only the most hardcore but with the sports growing popularity many would-be peak baggers are making their way out of the gym and heading for the National Parks where growing crowds of climbers are wreaking havoc on the environment. Daily Herald: “Evidence…