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- Key World Heritage sites will lose their glaciers by 2050 Tue, 8 Nov 22, 7:30amOne-third of World Heritage sites possessing glaciers will lose their ice by mid-century, according to a U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report. In addition, even if global warming is curbed...
- National Parks are offering free entry on April 20 to celebrate National Park Week Sat, 20 Apr 19, 2:30amTake advantage of the warmer weather by visiting any number of the hundreds of national parks across the country on April 20 for absolutely free. The National Parks Service is celebrating National Park Week by offering free...
- Over 20,500 people have signed a petition to keep Starbucks out of Yosemite Wed, 17 Jan 18, 3:11amShould Starbucks be present in a national park like Yosemite? More than 20,500 signers of a Change.org petition don't think so. The petition says opening the Starbucks would pave the way for more undue development and the...
- Endangered red fox caught on camera in Yosemite for first time in 100 years Sat, 31 Jan 15, 2:00amYosemite National Park released an image yesterday of an elusive Sierra Nevada red fox, caught by a motion-sensor camera in the park. This news marks the first time one of these foxes has been seen inside the national park...
- The ‘Fire Tracker’ Online Tool Monitors Yosemite Rim Fire Damage Wed, 28 Aug 13, 3:00amThousands of firefighters have descended upon the "Rim Fire" blazing in Yosemite National Park. A new online tool launched by Southern California radio station KPCC allows visitors to monitor the progress of the inferno and...
- Fabricating Climate Doom – Part 1: Parmesan’s Butterfly Effect Sun, 14 Jul 13, 11:22pmGuest post by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University The pioneers of chaos theory coined the term “butterfly effect” to suggest that a hurricane’s formation could...
- Yosemite Flips the Switch on the Largest Ever Solar Array in a National Park Thu, 4 Aug 11, 11:58pmLast week, there was much mumbling and grumbling over Yosemite’s decision to chop down thousands of trees to improve its picturesque views, but don’t start hating the beloved park just yet...
- Yosemite To Chop Down Thousands of Trees To Preserve Iconic Views Thu, 28 Jul 11, 12:04amYosemite National Park is right up there with the Grand Canyon and the Rocky Mountains when it comes to awe-inspiring landscapes in America. The park’s striking cliffs, waterfalls, and towering forests have been captured...