<HTML>Tamarack Flat and part of Tuolumne Meadows Campgrounds are now open.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/firemap.htmlby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Southside Drive Detour Scheduled to End 0600 Monday June 24th.The Sewerline Construction Project on Northside Drive is scheduled for completion Saturday, June 22. With the end of this construction the Southside Drive Detour is scheduled to end after weekend traffic. Effective 6AM Monday June 24, the Yosemite Valley Detour will end with Northside Drive and Southside Drive resuming noby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Yosemite National Park News Release June 18, 2002 For Immediate Release National Park Service Director Lauds President Bush's Initiative To Promote Improved Health Through Visiting National Parks Yosemite National Park to Participate in Entrance Fee-Free Weekend in National Parks, June 22-23, 2002 National Park Service Director Fran Mainella applauded the efforts of Presidentby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Yosemite Valley Wilderness Center will be open from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, daily beginning June 16, 2002. Tuolumne Meadow Wilderness Center is currently open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, beginning June 30, 2002 it will be from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Big Oak Flat Wilderness Permit Station is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday through Friday, On Saturdays Big Oak Flat Permit Station is open 7by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The Mono Lake Committee is proud to announce the photography exhibit of wildlife photographer Moose Peterson. Peterson?s Exhibit Wonders of Eastside Wildlife will be shown June through October in the Mono Lake Committee Information Center and Bookstore in Lee Vining. Moose Peterson has been an Eastern Sierra resident and professional wildlife photographer for the past 20 years. He haby eeek - General Discussion
On Sunday, June 16th, 85 campsites at the Tuolumne Meadows Campground will be opened to the public. Half of these sites will be available by reservation through the National Park Reservation Service (Phone: 800-436-7275 or Internet: http://reservations.nps.gov). The other half will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.by eeek - General Discussion
Maps: Overview of locations Crocker Ridge McCauley Ranchby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Yosemite National Park Seeks Public Input for Wilderness Suitability Assessment- McCauley Ranch & Crocker Ridge Yosemite National Park is assessing two land additions to determine if they are suitable to be recommended for Wilderness designation. The first unit is the "McCauley Ranch Addition." It is a former working ranch consisting of 185 acres bordering the Stanislaby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Starting on Wednesday, June 12th , there will be 10 to 15 minute traffic delays on Hwy 41. This will be on-going for 1 to 2 days while road construction takes place in the vicinity of Rail Creek.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML> Yosemite National Park arrested a 19-year-old man in association with a series of "tagging" incidents that occurred in the park on May 31 and June 1, 2002. Tagging is an act of vandalism, often associated with gangs, that is used to mark territory. Michael Trevino of Riverside, California is charged with 43 counts to "destroy, injure, deface, or damage property or realby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Climbing Rescue Just before dusk on June 2nd, Yosemite Valley rangers received a report of a significant rock fall and subsequent shouts for help coming from the Direct North Buttress route on Middle Cathedral. Using a spotting scope and a PA system, rangers were able to determine that 33-year-old John Kurth of Durango, Colorado had been caught in the rock fall and that he was suffby eeek - General Discussion
Press release concerning the sewer project: http://www.nps.gov/yose/news/2002/sewr0523.htmby eeek - General Discussion
University of California researchers have published a study of how California's climate will change with global warming: http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0605024.htmby eeek - General Discussion
The Mono Lake Committee is requesting letters be sent to Governer Davis regarding Cal Trans' proposal to re-engineer the section of highway 395 along Mono Lake north of Lee vining: http://www.monolake.org/caltrans/actionalert.htmby eeek - General Discussion
<table border><Caption>Bear Indicents</caption><tr><th>Type</th><th>Last Week</th><th>This Year*</th><th>Last Year*</th></tr><tr><td>Campgrounds:</td><td align=center>2</td><td align=center>36</td><td align=center>5</td></tr><tr><td>Parking Lots<by eeek - General Discussion
On the morning of May 23rd, Yosemite Valley rangers received a report of an injured climber at the base of Half Dome. Al Grahn, 59, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, had taken a 25-foot leader fall the previous evening while climbing the fifth pitch of the Regular Route on the northwest face of the dome. His two partners lowered him to the base of the wall, where the group spent the night. In the morninby eeek - General Discussion
The will be a prescribed fire in the Valley along the Northside Drive on Friday, May 13st. The burn will be near El Capitan Meadow. Traffic may be redued to a single lane.by eeek - General Discussion
Happy Isles Nature Center is open for the season daily from 10 am to 4 pm.by eeek - General Discussion
Highway 120 through Tioga Pass is now open.by eeek - General Discussion
A rockslide occurred within the park around 6 p.m. on the evening of Monday, May 20th. The slide occurred along the El Portal Road (Highway 140) approximately one half-mile east of the park boundary near Dog Rock. A slab of granite approximately 12 feet in diameter released roughly 1,000 feet above the road. There was significant damage to the road and to the rock wall. The entrance into the parkby eeek - General Discussion
Due to snow and ice from the last storm highway 120 is now scheduled to open on Friday at noon. Glacier Point Road is also closed.by eeek - General Discussion
The Lower Yosemite Falls project will be starting this June: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020521/ap_wo_en_ge/us_yosemite_plan_1 http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/yfalls/by eeek - General Discussion
Highway 41 has snow: CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 2 MI NORTH OF BIG CEDAR SPRINGS (MADERA CO) TO 0.5 MI SOUTH OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKby eeek - General Discussion
Yosemite NP (CA) - The park is recruiting for three term (one year, not to exceed four years) ranger appointments to work in the Canyon Ranch Subdistrict of the Mather District. The positions have primary law enforcement duties relating to the security of the Hetch Hetchy reservoir as well as other duties, including search and rescue, emergency medical services, wildland and structural fire and bby eeek - General Discussion
The Ansel Adams' photograph "Sand Dunes, Sunrise" will be featured on a new US postage stamp to be issued on June 13th.by eeek - General Discussion
No drinking water, gasoline or food service will be available until water and wastewater systems can be put in service. Vault toilets will be temporarily installed for visitor use. Restrooms, drinking water, and gasoline are available on the park's west side at Crane Flat. Drinking water and gasoline will be available at the Tioga Pass Resort and in the Lee Vining area. No camping or overnightby eeek - General Discussion
Tioga Pass Road will open at noon on Wednesday, May 22nd for visitors. It is currently open only for administrative traffic.by eeek - General Discussion
The reports have dried up without a word as to why. I'd expect it to be opening soon but that's just a guess.by eeek - General Discussion
The Glacier Point road is being repaired at the switch backs. They plan to open it to the public on May 17th if the repairs work out.by eeek - General Discussion