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  • Dr. Malidoma Patrice Some to Speak in Yosemite in Honor of Black History Month

    In celebration of Black History Month, Dr. Malidoma Patrice Some, PhD.will be speaking and giving a presentation at the El Portal Community Hall on Wednesday, February 6th at 7:00 p.m. NPS: “The public is invited to join Malidoma to learn about the ancient wisdom and practices of the Dagara Tribe from West Central Africa, and…

  • Age Old Rivalry Surfaces as Tribes Fight Over Claim to Yosemite

    An age old rivalry between two tribes of Native Americans is again surfacing as both tribes strive to claim their place in the history of Yosemite. News – New Yosemite Indian war: Tribes fight over place in history – sacbee.com: “For centuries, the Mono Lake Paiutes and the Miwok fought over Yosemite’s natural and spiritual…

  • Ferguson Slide Workaround to Get Close Scrutiny from CalTrans

    CalTrans is revamping their objectives for the Ferguson Slide area which closed highway 140 from Mariposa in April 2006 promising to conduct the most thorough study possible after environmental groups balked at their previous plan to provide a “quick fix” a few weeks ago. The Modesto Bee | Harder look at fix for rock slide:…

  • 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…

  • Take Your Kids on a Yosemite Scavenger Hunt

    Here’s something cool to do with your kids in Yosemite, take them on a scavenger hunt. Trailmix.net has put together a program with software, instructions, a Scavenger Hunt booklet, website and prize that will help make your next trip to Yosemite a ball for you and your kids. Trailmix.Net: “The hunt makes a big circle…

  • News From Yosemite Valley

    Well it’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley. Curry Village housekeeping is once again on reduced hours, not being open to the public during the week, only on weekends. During the week we have the young people of Yosemite Institute; Nothing like a bunch of grade school kids to remind you of what it’s…

  • Team Works To Record Oral History of Yosemite

    Paul Rogers and his team are undertaking a very ambitious project, recording Yosemite’s oral history. UnionDemocrat: “‘The park has never really had a formal oral history,’ Rogers said. ‘We’re looking for personal voices among a cross-section of people.’ Rogers said his team plans to interview former and current National Park Service and concession employees, longtime…

  • Reader Question: Does Yosemite Ever Close?

    Seeing as how today is a National Holiday remembering the work of Martin Luther King Jr. I thought this reader question was very appropriate. Kris wrote in to ask, “Does Yosemite ever close?” The answer is…sorta. Yosemite does not close for holidays or weekends. There are always staff available to help. Most of the concessionaires…

  • Sierra Club Calls Highway 140 Fix ‘Ridiculous’

    Merced Sun Star: Fearing danger to motorists and damage to a scenic river canyon, some environmentalists say the state is moving too quickly to rebuild the western route into Yosemite National Park. That’s a new twist in the story of a massive [rockslide] that shut down Highway 140 for months in 2006 and slowed hundreds…

  • 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…