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  • Pardon the Smoke

    The National Park Service is continuing with the prescribed burn project near Wawona. Roughly 1000 acres are expected to be burnt beginning in small 50 acre per day parcels. Burning will continue throughout the week as weather conditions hold out. The objective of this burn is to create defensible fire space around Wawona. The first…

  • Tunnel View Rededication

    Friday, October 24th the National Park Service will be rededicating the Tunnel View Overlook. The event begins at 10:45 with remarks by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, NPS Director Mary Bomar at 11. Parking at the overlook will not be available during the event but shuttle buses be running from the Bridalveil Fall Parking…

  • Rock Fall Destroys Curry Tent Cabing – No Injuries Reported

    A rockfall in Yosemite National Park destroyed one of the tent cabins in Curry Village this afternoon. Luckily the tent was vacant at the time and no campers in the surrounding tents were injured. The National Park Service is reporting that the fall took place at around 2:28 p.m., and there is “recurring rockfall.” The…

  • Chongo

    The legend lives on: He was known as the king of the Yosemite lifers, that proud band of rock climbers, tightrope walkers and seekers who made camp on the margins of the law, sleeping under the black oaks and sequoias and California stars. On his shoulders he carried an 80-pound constellation of canvas stowage, books…

  • Toyota Donates More Than $600,000 and 5 Hybrid Vehicles to Yosemite

    The Yosemite Fund was presented with a check totaling more than $600,000 and five Toyota Prius vehicles this morning at a press conference held at the University of California at Merced. In addition, Yosemite National Park and UC Merced unveiled plans for the grant which will support a number of environmental leadership and education programs…

  • Get Into Yosemite Free!

    It’s official. All National Park Service sites, including Yosemite National Park will offer free visitor admission on September 27, 2007 for National Public Lands Day. Additionally, all National Park Service sites will also be offering free admission on September 28, 2008 in recognition of newly naturalized citizens. Hooray!

  • Fall Prescribed Burns Starting September 16th

    The National Park Service will start the fall season of prescribed burns in Yosemite Valley and surrounding areas to remove fuels that can lead to much more destructive fires. The burns are slated to begin on September 16th weather permitting. Smoke and particulate matter from the fires may cause eye and throat irritation.

  • Yosemite Jobs: Instrument Worker/Mechanic Wanted

    Instrument Worker/Mechanic SALARY RANGE: 17.45 – 20.35 USD Hourly OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, September 04, 2008 to Wednesday, September 17, 2008 SERIES & GRADE: WG-3359-08/10 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Career/Career Conditional PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 10 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy – YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens JOB SUMMARY: Experience Your America and build…

  • Spend a Day With a Pro Photographer and Get Free Schwag

    Everyone knows Scott Bourne who was a frequent quest on Mac Break Weekly during the iPhone announcements and most know he’s a professional photographer who has moved into the realm of podcasting. Well Scott is having a really cool contest and the prize is your chance to photograph a national park (Yosemite of course!) with…

  • Mailbag: 6 Tips for Your Next Trip, Map for Sale and Take My Photo Please!

    At camp one of the things we looked forward to most was getting mail. So, to bring back some of that ol’ nostalgia, I’m reviving the mailbag tradition. Each week, that I have some, I’ll post your letters and comments so send me what you got! Kevin writes in: “I was surprised to read (6…