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Release Date: Jul 25, 2023
Inciweb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cainf-cowtrack-lightning-fire
Location: Mono Lake Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest, off Highway 120 East approximately 20 miles east of Highway 395 on Forest Service Road 1S19, 6 miles southeast of Mono Lake.
Resources: 5 Engines, 3 Hand Crews, 1 Wildland Fuel Module, 3 Water Tenders, 1 Helicopter, 110 t
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Location: Just west of North Dome
Elevation: 7,100’
Discover date: June 29, 2023
Size: 840 acres
Containment: 30%
Cause: Lightning
Yosemite Fire crews are using a management strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails to confine the spread of the fire in a predefined area. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, pr
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion MONO BASIN, Calif., July 22, 2023 — Inyo is currently managing a lightning-caused wildfire, named the “Cowtrack Fire” that was discovered on Wednesday evening, July 19. Currently at a 1/4-acre, it is burning with a slow rate of spread in light to moderate fuels consisting of Jeffrey pine and sage brush in sandy pumice soils.
The fire is being managed for multiple objectives including rem
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will open to vehicles on Saturday, July 22, at 8 am. While vault and portable toilets will be available, there will be no water, no store/food service, and no fuel. Be sure to bring all the food/water you need.
The Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center will be open (8 am to 5 pm) and a general information desk near the visitor center will
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Location: Just west of North Dome
Elevation: 7,100’
Discover date: June 29, 2023
Size: 825 acres
Cause: Lightning
Containment: 20%
Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trail, using fire to secure and strengthen control lines. The fire has moderate growth with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. A confine and c
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Pika Update 7/17/2023
Location: Just west of North Dome
Elevation: 7,100’
Discover date: June 29, 2023
Size: 818 acres
Cause: Lightning
Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trail, using fire to secure and strengthen control lines. The fire has moderate growth with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. A confine
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion July 14, 2023 (updated every Friday)
Tioga Road is clear of snow all the way to Tioga Pass, however, Tioga Road will not open this weekend. We are optimistic it will open before the end of the July.
The following work is in progress:
Clearing snow from side roads and parking lots, and boulders from Tioga Road Removing trees in danger of falling onto the road Extensive repairs and hantaviru
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, providing ecological benefits to plants and wildlife, while also meeting protection objectives to minimize risk to people and infrastructure.
Smoke from the Pika Fire has been impacting
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion BISHOP, Calif., July 13, 2023 — It’s no secret this past winter’s effects on the roads within Inyo National Forest (Forest) have been long-lasting. The Forest has continued reassessing roads after record-breaking snowmelt runoff and thunderstorms caused heavy damage to numerous Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) routes and has developed a prioritization protocol for repair based on access for fire p
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion State Route 120 W is now open between Lee Vining and the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park. The park entrance remains closed at this time and vehicles will NOT be able to drive into the park from the Mono County side.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Have you ever passed by a rock cairn and felt the urge to knock it over? Well, officials with Yosemite National Park strongly advise that you do.
https://ktla.com/news/california/push-these-over-say-rangers-at-yosemite-national-park/
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Location: Just west of North Dome
Elevation: 7,100 feet
Discover date: June 29, 2023
Size: 40 acres
Cause: Lightning
Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. The fire has slow growth, with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally ac
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Yosemite National Park has declared fire season starting June 26, 2023 due to hotter and drier weather conditions. Fire season is officially enacted when fire danger rating indices for the park show Moderate for 3 consecutive days.
Residential pile burning within the park is not permitted during the fire season in accordance with Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.13(c). Make sur
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion A section of the Big Oak Flat Road west of Merced Grove is compromised. The affected area includes all the west bound lane and part of the east bound lane as well. We currently have the gates locked on Big Oak Flat Road east of the Big Oak Flat Entrance and a temporary gate west of Merced Grove parking lot. We are not allowing the public vehicular access through this area. We are allowing staff t
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion The gates into the Hetch Hetchy area are now open from 7am-9pm daily. Please remember that folks must be leaving the dam by 8:30pm in order to make it past the gate closure point by 9pm. Water flows are currently high throughout the area, please use caution when crossing water and bridges.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion The Mist Trail is now open for the season. The JMT still has some really challenging spots due to snow coverage on the switchbacks before Clark's Point. The Ice Cut on the JMT is still holding snow, but passable if you stay close to the wall.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion National Weather Service RENO NV
320 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-292230-
Surprise Valley California-Lassen-Eastern Plumas-
Eastern Sierra Counties-Greater Lake Tahoe Area-Mono County-
Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties-Greater Reno-Carson City-
Minden Area-Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake-
Northern Washoe County-
Including the cities of Cedarv
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA
340 AM PDT Sat Apr 29 2023
.Warm temperatures may melt snowpack and increase river flows.
CAZ323-324-292245-
/O.CON.KHNX.FA.A.0010.000000T0000Z-230502T1400Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Yosemite NP outside of the valley-Yosemite Valley-
Including the cities of Wawona, Tuolumne Meadows, and Yosemite Valley
340 AM PDT Sat Ap
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion