Your Yosemite: Keep in touch with the park, wherever you are. No images? Click here Yosemite Conservancy Newsletter | October 2021Photo © Alison Walton Recent News from Yosemite
Photo © Kendra Jones Thank You, Volunteers: Part TwoWeeds, seeds, and...beaver dams? Check out what our hardworking volunteers accomplished during this summer's work week project in Ackerson Meadow, a newly-protected part of Yosemite. From ecological restoration to visitor information assistance, we're thankful to all our volunteers for their dedication to the park! Photo courtesy of NPS Chinese Laundry Building Ribbon CuttingConservancy President Frank Dean and Yosemite Superintendent Cicely Muldoon took part in a formal dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony on October 1 to open the restored Chinese Laundry Building in Wawona. Originally built in 1917, the building now features an exhibit about its history and the many contributions of Chinese immigrants to the park. Thank you to our generous donors for supporting this project to honor and share Yosemite's Chinese history. Thanks also Ranger Yenyen Chan, who has been researching and sharing Chinese history in the park since 1993. Check out recent news coverage from the Fresno Bee on our website, and visit the Yosemite History Center in Wawona on your next trip to see the exhibit for yourself. Photo © Parks Project Partner Spotlight: Parks Project"Leave it better than you found it" is not your typical apparel company slogan, but that's part of what makes us proud and grateful partners of Parks Project. They've contributed over $1,500,000 to help fund vital projects in national parks around the US, including Yosemite, and offer including unisex apparel, gifts, camping gear and more. Get your order in soon to take advantage of our first come, first served discount code: YOSEMITE21. Photo © Seamus O'Heath It's "Rocktober" — Join us in Celebrating Climbing History"Before the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan captivated the world, a rag-tag group of innovators built the sport of modern American rock climbing from a makeshift home base in Yosemite's Camp 4. Photographer Glen Denny was a key figure in that Golden Age of climbing, capturing pioneering feats on camera while tackling challenging ascents himself." Find his memoir in our web store. UPCOMING EVENTS Ongoing: Custom Adventures, Virtual Adventures, and Naturalist Walks Ongoing: Custom Art Classes October 11-15: Watercolor with John Gates October 14-17: Workshop: Autumn Light Photography October 22-24: Day Hikes: Historic Roads November 11: Day Hike: Woodpeckers and Fire Ecology December 24: Yosemite Campfire Stories Photo of the MonthHigh Country Reflections Don Graham Want the chance to see your shots featured here? |