Bears are out and about, foraging for their springtime foods now! These foods consist mostly of plant material, roots, shoots, and leaves of newly emerging plants, often in meadows. About 85% of their diet consists of plant material although in … Continue reading →
The Taft Toe Prescribed Fire was ignited Thursday morning, October 15th at about 9:00 a.m. Four years in the planning, the ignition of this 111 acre “Unit” is intended to reduce fuels in that area. It is located on the … Continue reading →
These signs are placed on Yosemite’s roadways each year near places where cars have hit bears. They grow in number as each season progresses until just before the first snows are expected when they are removed so the snow plows … Continue reading →
For the fifth year in a row some of the staff here attended the Yosemite Facelift event, co-sponsored by the Yosemite Climbing Association (YCA) and the National Park Service (NPS) with many other co-sponsors offering financial support and material items … Continue reading →
Recently in Yosemite Valley, 3 mule deer bucks have been seen foraging together, but occasionally they’ve become aggressive toward one another clashing head-on with their large, sharp antlers. It has been a unique experience to see them though we’ve had … Continue reading →
The Tenaya Fire located between the Tioga Pass Road and the north rim of Yosemite Valley on both sides of the Lahamite Creek Trail, began during the afternoon of Monday, 9/7 and spread quickly to about 500 acres. Active suppression … Continue reading →
In the past week, our tours have seen several different Black Bears (which are usually colored light to medium brown). As you may know, in Eastern North America where Ursus americanus was first named, their colors are mostly black to … Continue reading →
After an unseasonably cool May, the warm weather has finally returned to the Yosemite area. Coincidentally we saw our first bear on one of our first tours of the season. It appeared to be a yearling and like many sightings … Continue reading →
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors hosted the CalTrans management and design teams for the Ferguson Project on Highway 140. Those attending were treated to a review of and the latest planning for that project. We were told that the … Continue reading →
Each September, the Yosemite Climbing Association (YCA) co-partners with the Park Service and other sponsors to hold an annual “Facelift,” a clean-up of the park after the long summer season. This year was the 11th annual Facelift. As part of … Continue reading →
