Weekly Total Campground Incidents -1 Damage – $150 Yearly Total Parking Lot/Roadside Incidents – 4 Damage – $5,950 Campground Incidents – 1 Damage – $150 Backcountry Incidents – 1 Damage – $85 Year-to-date Comparisons 1998 Incidents – 261 Damage – $117,638 2011 Incidents – 26 Damage – $9,145 2012 Incidents – 6 Damage – $6,185 Bears have been active this week in Yosemite. Most bear sightings have been in Yosemite...
Road Work on Glacier Point Road – Starting June 11th there will be road repair on the Glacier Pt road between Summit Meadows and Sentinel Dome with traffic control expect short delays. Fee Free Day – Yosemite National Park announces that entrance to Yosemite National Park will be free on Saturday, June, 9, 2012. The fee free day is in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, which offers opportunities for...
Photo courtesy of National Park Service The cables allowing access for hikers to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be in place and open for the season on Friday, May 25, 2012, weather permitting. Visitors are required to have a permit to ascend the Half Dome cables seven days per week. The majority of the permits were distributed through a lottery system that ended in March....
Evening Ranger Program – 1 hour Tuesdays, June 12th &19th at 6:30 pm Meet at The Redwoods Clubhouse 8038 Chilnualna Falls Road, Wawona 855-290-3499 www.RedwoodsInYosemite.com Nature Walk with a Ranger – 2 hours Saturdays, June 16 & 23rd at 9:00 am Meet at The Redwoods Clubhouse 8038 Chilnualna Falls Road, Wawona 855-290-3499 www.RedwoodsInYosemite.com
To show appreciation for those who serve in the United States (U.S) Military, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents. The annual pass will be offered for the first time beginning Saturday, May 19, 2012, which is Armed Forces Day. Active duty members of the U.S. Military and their dependents...
The National Park Service released the following message: The 846 acre Wawona Northwest Prescribed Fire, that began on May 15, 2012, has beenpostponed. Fire officials cancelled the project due to concerns for safety to firefighters andthe community, and an unsettled weather pattern. A high pressure ridge over the SierraNevada is projected for the weekend and may not have allowed enough time to completethe project. This project is one of the...
Yosemite Forum – The Yosemite Forum will be held at the Yosemite Valley Auditorium from Noon to 1 p.m., on May 15, 2012 for. The topic will be From Catastrophic Birth: The Civil War Origins of Yosemite Park. The lecturer will be David Hickman, PhD, Adjunct Professor, UCDavis. Power Outage – There will be a PG&E power outage May 17, 7:00am-5:00pm effecting Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Arch Rock, Turtle back...
Scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Project Area Map Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning the 846 acre, Wawona Northwest Prescribed Fire, to begin on the morning of May 15, 2012. Favorable weather is predicted for the project through the week, with conditions for good smoke dispersion. Please Note – these are predictions only, and if stagnant air develops or persists over the Sierra Nevada region, fire managers will...
