Tag: nature
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Free Entry for Earth Day, April 20th, 2019
Entry to Yosemite National Park will be free on Saturday April 20th in celebration of Earth Day, National Junior Ranger Day, National Park Week, and John Muir’s Birthday. There will be free activities for visitors including: Learn about how you can reduce waste at the Sustainability booth. Bring an empty single-use camp propane canister and trade…
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Tree Mortality Fueling Fires
Tree mortality is a natural process that often benefits a healthy forest ecosystem. With an estimated 102 million dead trees throughout the Sierra Nevada the current tree mortality event is bigger than has been previously recorded and that’s a problem.
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Monarchs and Milkweeds (video)
Check out the latest from the fine folks at Yosemite Nature Notes, Monarchs and Milkweeds, a really cool look into the complex ecosystem that is home to one of Yosemite’s prettiest visitors.
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Yosemite Nature Notes 21: Snow Plants
If you haven’t seen it yet (because the bigfoot you share your cave with doesn’t have internet) check out the latest from Yosemite Nature Notes, Snow Plants.
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SF Voters say “No” to Hetch Hetchy
A ballot proposal that would have led to the dismantling of O’Shaughnessy Dam and drained Hetch Hetcy valley has been defeated by San Francisco voters.
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Boy Scouts Help Remove Invasive Plants in Yosemite
There’s been so much “doom and gloom” in the news over the hantavirus outbreak that we often overlook the good news. Here’s a story about a couple of boyscouts who took it upon themselves (and their boyscout troop) to help clean up Yosemite and maintain it’s natural beauty by removing invasive plants in the park.…
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It’s not easy, being green
Frogs are thought to be the first indicator when something goes awry in the environment. If there are no frogs around, you can bet something is up. With how much we’ve managed to pollute the environment, it’s no wonder frog populations are declining world wide.
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Frazil Ice is Back!
Frazill what’s back? Frazil Ice. Take a look at this great video from Yosemite Nature Notes after the jump to learn all about it. It’s awesome stuff!
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Photo of the Day: White weasel, Yosemite by Kristal Leonard
There are somethings you just don’t expect to see in Yosemite Valley.
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Wild gray wolf returns to California for the first time in almost 100 years
The gray wolf was thought to be a pest and, like the California Grizzly, eradicated in the 1920’s. This marks the first time a wild gray wolf has been in California in almost 100 years.