National Public Lands Day Event, Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play, to Take Place in Washington, D.C Washington – This September 24, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, invite Americans to go for a walk, kick a ball, plant a tree, or simply relax in a [...]
Sep 232011
Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the “Yosemite Facelift” being held on Wednesday, September 21 through Sunday, September 25, 2010. This annual event is organized by the Yosemite Climbing Association to help clean up the park after the busy summer season. Volunteers are needed to help pick [...]
Sep 172011
This Is An All Day Event The Yosemite Chamber of Commerce plays host to the biggest event of the year here in Groveland, the Annual 49er Festival and Chili Cookoff. We start the day with a hearty pancake breakfast hosted by the Rebeccas, followed by an antique airplane flyover and then the parade down Main [...]
On Saturday, September 24, 2011 Yosemite National Park will celebrate National Public Lands Day. In commemoration of this special day, the park will waive park entrance fees for all park visitors. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American’s enjoy. In 2010, 170,000 volunteers [...]
Sep 092011
Yosemite Conservancy and the National Park Service announced the completion of a $13.5 million campaign to restore popular hiking trails in Yosemite National Park from Yosemite Valley to the rugged backcountry of the High Sierra. “Our goal was elegant in its simplicity – improve the condition of Yosemite’s most treasured, high-profile trails in order [...]
Aug 262011
Yosemite National Park remains fully open and operational while a wildfire burns west of the park in Mariposa County. Although the Highway 140 entrance into the park is closed, Highways 120 and 41 remain open and all visitor services are available within the park. Additionally, the Tioga Road remains open for visitors entering the park [...]
As we enjoy these last few weeks of summer at home or in nature, it’s important to remember safety and plan your visits accordingly. Yosemite has seen a record number of visitors and vehicles this year. As a result, there have also been a high number of deaths. To have a safe and pleasurable trip [...]
Wilderness Ridge in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. NPS photo by Christina Mills. Wilderness areas across the National Park System, from the tundra of Alaska and the swamps of the Everglades to the rainforests of Hawaii and the ridgelines of Shenandoah and everywhere in between, have inspired millions. And while the essence of wilderness occasionally difficult [...]
