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There were over 6,000 lightning strikes detected in California on July 20. http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/07/21/california-fire-season-threat-of-dry-lightning-looms/by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The Sunland Grizzly By the 1920s, California had lost all of its grizzly bears—once considered a distinct species and an emblem of the state. By Josh Sides In 1916, Cornelius Birket Johnson, a Los Angeles fruit farmer, killed the last known grizzly bear in Southern California and the second-tolast confirmed grizzly bear in the entire state of California. Johnson was neither a sportsman norby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Between a rock and the void: 'no-big-deal' heroism By DAVID WHITING / STAFF COLUMNIST Published: July 19, 2014 Updated: 9:38 p.m. YOSEMITE – My climbing team is 700 feet up a granite pinnacle called Cathedral Peak, but above us, just below the peak’s narrow summit, things are falling apart. A group of three Europeans has climbed far beyond their ability. One climber hollers at her husby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite: Pick some apples, keep the bears away By Mary Forgione July 16, 2014 How can picking apples in Yosemite National Park help manage the park's bear population? Removing the fruit keeps critters away from the more populated areas of the park, including Yosemite Valley, and keeps their diet wild, park officials say. And though visitors may want to take a snapshot (not a selfie!) ofby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wilderness ranger tells what his job means to him Editor’s note: The Seattle Times asked Mount Rainier National Park rangers to write essays on what their job means to them. This is from Jonathan Jarodsky, eastside wilderness ranger in the park. By Jonathan Jarodsky Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 6:01 AM Special to The Seattle Times ... It was later determined that she had hyponatremia,by KenS - General Discussion
Could much-feared grizzlies hit the comeback trail? Peter Fimrite Updated 10:40 pm, Saturday, June 28, 2014 ... "Grizzly bears are an iconic animal in this state. They are on the flag. They are on road signs," said Noah Greenwald, the endangered-species director for the Center for Biological Diversity. "The loss of large predators is a global problem, from lions in the Africby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Getting mauled by a grizzly often means having your jaw ripped off your face. It is common for a grizzly (brown bear) to bite down on the jaw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_attack "...In contrast to injuries caused by American black bears, which are usually minor, brown bear attacks tend to result in serious injury and in some cases death. In the majority of attacks resulting in injby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
State’s national parks: lean times in nature’s grandeur June 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM | Page modified June 22, 2014 at 8:14 AM Washington’s budget-strapped national parks are trying to be nimble and collaborative as they face challenges ranging from melting glaciers to mountain rescues. When the federal government shut down for 16 days last October, Americans seemed to miss one thing most oby KenS - General Discussion
California Drought: Snowmelt's path shows impact from Sierra to Pacific By Lisa Krieger Posted: 06/21/2014 03:56:24 PM PDT ... As our snowmelt travels the 300-mile path from Yosemite's Mount Dana to the sea, it meanders through the Tuolumne River watershed, past hydropower plants and nurseries, wildlife refuges and chemical plants, vineyards and the San Francisco Bay Area, where it provideby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tips and tricks from 50 years of loving Yosemite John Flinn Updated 8:51 pm, Saturday, June 21, 2014 ... It was the best present I've ever gotten. I've been back more than 100 times. I've walked its trails, climbed its walls, bedded down on its fragrant pine needles. I've dodged Yosemite's lightning bolts, lost my dinner to pilfering bears and spent more time than I care to remember lookingby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A Fourth Drought Year for California: What Are the Odds? Craig Miller, KQED Science | June 15, 2014 ... Lund and Mount agree that betting on El Niño to bring rain and snow is a chump’s game. In fact, says Mount, he and Lund were motivated to make their calculations in part because of all the “media froth” over the prospects for a rainmaking El Niño condition in the Pacific. “Youby KenS - General Discussion
http://walkingtocanada.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=50by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Click on image for fade. http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/06/scenes-from-d-day-then-and-now/100752/by KenS - General Discussion
The best ways to stop insects from biting this summer Consumer Reports May 23, 2014 1:24 PM ... Try a plant-based repellent first. Examples include Repel Lemon Eucalyptus ($8) (which has a synthetic version of a naturally occurring chemical) and Natrapel or other products that contain 20 percent picaridin (a chemical similar to a compound in black pepper). In our 2010 tests (ratings chart bby KenS - General Discussion
California Edging Closer to Regulating Groundwater for the First Time Craig Miller, KQED Science | April 22, 2014 We hear a great deal about California’s reliance on its “frozen reservoir,” a reference to the (currently anemic) Sierra snowpack. We hear a lot less about the Golden State’s invisible reservoir, the water that resides in underground aquifers beneath our feet. That’by KenS - General Discussion
California Drought: San Joaquin Valley sinking as farmers race to tap aquifer By Lisa M. Krieger lkrieger@mercurynews.com Posted: 03/29/2014 01:28:19 PM PDT ... "Everybody is starting to panic," said Arthur, whose Fresno-based well-drilling company just bought itsby KenS - General Discussion
Spent a couple of years in school up there; once even gave some thought of retiring up there, but these days the crazies are all over the place: -- A former Yosemite ranger was one of three joggers intentionally run down near Arcata. http://www.northcoastjournal.com/Blogthing/archives/2012/09/30/obituary-released http://www.times-standard.com/news/ci_24708095/testimony-continues-warren-heariby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There is supposedly a cluster of mountain peaks around Mount Amelia Earhart with names of women pilots who were contemporaries of Earhart (but I'm not sure if those mountains were actually named after those pilots): "The peak itself is located near Ireland Lake, and Ireland as the first land spotted by Earhart on her famous solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1932. The peak is also located neby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Bill would rename Yosemite peak after 19th century preservationist Congress is considering renaming a Yosemite peak for Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of John C. Fremont and once 'the most famous woman in Los Angeles.' But the National Park Service is opposed. February 26, 2014, 6:05 p.m. WASHINGTON — She was called the "the most famous woman in Los Angeles." That was how the wiby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite Kicks Off Its First-Ever Film Festival Don Clyde | February 26, 2014 Yosemite National Park is kicking off its first-ever film festival Thursday to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Yosemite Grant Act, the document that set aside Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove as protected lands. Steven Bumgardner, director of the Range of Light Film Festival, said there are moby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
California drought: Why is there no mandatory water rationing? By Paul Rogers Posted: 02/15/2014 04:55:29 PM PST ... Yet when it comes to water in California, there's no one-size-fits-all answer to explain why rationing hasn't taken hold. While three utilities provide 80 percent of Californians' electricity, there are roughly 3,000 water providers statewide, all with different rules, politby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
China’s Great Dam Boom: A Major Assault on Its Rivers. by charlton lewis 04 Nov 2013: In their search for renewable electric power, China’s engineers have been building mega-dams at a rate unmatched in human history. Many far larger than the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River — which is 221 meters high and capable of generating more than 2,000 megawatts of power — are being constructedby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Megadroughts: Four Points to Put California’s Dry Times in Perspective Craig Miller, KQED Science | February 10, 2014 ...Three years is not a megadrought. “We see evidence that on a pretty regular basis, we had droughts over a decade long,” says Lynn Ingram, a paleoclimatologist at the University of California, Berkeley. Ingram has co-authored an ominous-sounding book, The West Withby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sierra snow water content chart as of February 10th, 2014: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=242by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
L.A. Ducks Drought by Saving up Water for a Dry Day KQED Science | February 5, 2014 by Steven Cuevas, Los Angeles Bureau Chief, The California Report The state’s severe water shortage has certainly left no drought of ideas for how to address it—from lawmakers floating a host of water bills, to Governor Jerry Brown calling on residents to curb usage. But in Southern California, thereby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Homeless Man Critical After Being Attacked By Mountain Lion In Perris February 1, 2014 10:53 PM PERRIS, Calif. (KABC) -- Investigators say a 50-year-old homeless man was critically injured after being attacked by a mountain lion in Perris Saturday. The man was not able to tell investigators what he was attacked by, but officials say his injuries suggest he was attacked by a cougar at a hby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Gov. Jerry Brown warns of 'mega-drought' in California Brown declared drought emergency this month Posted: 01/30/2014 SAN DIEGO - California Gov. Jerry Brown says the state's dry spell could turn into a mega-drought. "Make no mistake ... this drought is a big wake-up call," said Brown. The latest drought map released Thursday does not look good. This is the driest Californiaby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
According to an article in the NYTimes (which I don't believe is 100% accurate), "Fishing and camping in much of California has been outlawed, to protect endangered salmon and guard against fires." http://www.cnbc.com/id/101382614by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Parched California hunts for water in unusual places 28 January 2014 by Hal Hodson Water is running low in California. Reservoirs are receding, leaving lake beds cracking in the warm winter sun. Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains, traditionally a third of the state's water supply, has dropped to 12 per cent of its normal level. 2013 was the driest year in more than a century, and the resby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion