Update: The fee increase is part of a national plan. The Obama administration is proposing raising entrance fees at Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and other marquee parks to $30, and raising fees at about 130 other units. http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_26612430/feds-seek-50-hike-rocky-mountain-national-park?source=infinite I'm still interested in hearing from folks about your thoughtsby PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hi everyone, Yosemite officials today announced plans to raise the park entrance fee to $30 per car from the current $20 per car. That fee, which the park says would help it keep pace with inflation, also would give Yosemite the highest entrance fee of any of America's 401 national parks. Yosemite officials also announced plans today to increase camping fees. I'm writing a story about thisby PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks Steve! And I appreciate the help from folks on this board who contacted me. I learned a lot! Best, paulby PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I was hoping to interview people for the story, to get some real life examples and quotes. If you are able to shoot me an email at progers@mercurynews.com I'd probably need about 10 minutes of your time on the phone. Thanks! paulby PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great story! Thanks. Can you email me a phone number where I could give you a quick call to talk about it? progers@mercurynews.com Best, paulby PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great question about the candy machines! I'll ask them.by PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Howdy, Thanks for your thoughts. You make good points. I probably should have used the word "bear incidents" rather than "bear issues" in my first post. The National Park Service defines "bear incidents" as "when a bear causes a monetary loss to a person." That includes property damage, taking food, or in rare cases, injuring a person. http://www.nps.by PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hi everyone, I cover resources and environmental issues for the San Jose Mercury News, and have written about Yosemite for the past 20 years as part of that assignment. I'm working on a story this week about bear issues in Yosemite Valley -- in particular the park's success in recent years in reducing the number of interactions between black bears and humans. I'm interested in talking withby PaulRogers - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion