Yosemite National Park

Lend A Hand To Clean Up Yosemite National Park

It's that time of year to lend a hand to clean up Yosemite National Park after the crazy summer season, and if you've got the time organizers would love to have it any time Wednesday through Sunday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 19th, 2010 3:15am

Odds and Ends From Visitor Surveys at National Parks: You'd Be Surprised At Some of the Answers

Pay attention, national park managers and staff. If there's nothing else you do well, be sure to keep the restrooms clean and stocked.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2011 6:53pm

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Big Trees of Yosemite National Park, the Video

When last we checked in on the prolific Yosemite Steve, aka Steven M. Bumgardner, he had just produced a video on rockfalls in Yosemite National Park. Now he's moved on to trees. And we're not talking small ones, like aspen. We're talking giant sequoias!

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2010 3:15am

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National Park Quiz 86: Ringer III

Only nine of these ten statements are true. Can you tell which one is not?

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 7:07am

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National Park Mystery Spot 15 Revealed

This one was easier if you took a backward approach to working out the clues.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:54am

Another Daring Rescue at Yosemite National Park Uses a Bean Bag/Short Haul

A recent big wall rescue at Yosemite National Park had some added challenges for everyone involved, including a language barrier, unusual heat and challenging terrain. Extraordinary skill and teamwork, plus use of a bean bag/short haul technique, carried the day.

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By Jim Burnett - August 31st, 2010 1:15am

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Updated: NPCA Names Dirk Kempthorne to Its Board of Trustees

Former Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, a somewhat curious, and likely controversial, move in light of his oversight of the national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2010 8:48am

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You Can't Always, or Fairly, Blame Technology For Visitor Woes in National Parks

The New York Times got a lot of mileage with its story this week about technology leading visitors into harm's way in national parks, but that's really not the case, is it? Wouldn't it be more correct to say people lead themselves into harm's way more often than not?

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2010 2:15am

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Join Yosemite Conservancy and Get a Sweet Deal On High Country Camps in Yosemite National Park

Here's a nice benefit for being a Yosemite Conservancy supporter: You can get a sweet discount on the rates for staying in the High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park's backcountry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 20th, 2010 2:15am

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"Fire and Water" – Two Incidents at Yosemite National Park Test the Park Staff

Who you gonna call when things go bad? Two recent incidents at Yosemite National Park—a daring waterfall rescue and a building on fire—offer a glimpse at the variety of challenges faced by park employees somewhere in the country almost any day of the year

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By Jim Burnett - August 15th, 2010 4:39pm

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