On June 30, President Abraham Lincoln signed the historic Yosemite Grant Act, which protected Yosemite Valley and established the national park system.
Capital Public Radio has coverage of the anniversary celebration.
Stories From Yosemite
News Network: Daniel Duane On Yosemite’s Dying Glaciers
April 4, 2019Daniel Duane discusses his investigation of the impact climate change is having on Yosemite National Park, which was published this week in The California Sunday Magazine.
Visitor Dies At Yosemite National Park During Shutdown
January 4, 2019A 32-year-old man died on Christmas Day after falling into a river at Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown.
Yosemite Returns To Normal Operations After Ferguson Fire
August 27, 2018Yosemite National Park spokesman Scott Gediman joins Insight to discuss what visitors can expect now that the park is returning to normal operations after being closed for three weeks due to the Ferguson Fire.
Yosemite Is More Than Outdoor Adventure. For Native Americans, It’s Sacred.
August 22, 2018Listen now to the latest episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast.
Yosemite Valley Re-Opens — And Welcomes Back The L.A.-Style Traffic
August 14, 2018Listen now to the complete debut episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast.
Wildfire Updates: Progress In Mendocino Complex Fire; Yosemite Re-Opening
August 13, 2018Officials from Cal Fire and Yosemite National Park fill us in on the status of wildfires burning throughout Northern California.
Yosemite Tourist Towns Lose Millions Of Dollars In Business As Ferguson Firefight Continues
August 6, 2018The Ferguson Fire has raged near Yosemite since mid-July and the park is currently closed indefinitely. It is the latest in a number of natural and unnatural disasters that have affected hundreds of businesses in the area.
Yosemite Valley Closure Extended Through Weekend
July 31, 2018National Park officials are extending the closure of the scenic Yosemite Valley and other areas due to heavy smoke from the Ferguson Fire.
Landmark Climb: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell Scale El Capitan In Under 2 Hours
June 7, 2018The feat has been compared to the four-minute mile or a two-hour marathon — "but vertically," one climber adds. Still, they beat the impossibly steep odds Wednesday in California's Yosemite Valley.
Hiker Dies After Falling From Yosemite's Half Dome Trail
May 23, 2018A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions, authorities said Tuesday.
Scenes From Yosemite
Click on the photo to view the slideshow Washburn Point and Glacier Point
History and Celebrations
Learn more this national park and its history here.
To check out a schedule of events, click here.
CapRadio Listeners Describe Favorite Yosemite Spots
We asked listeners to tell us their favorite landmarks in Yosemite. Here are some of the responses.
@CapRadioNews @CapRadioRuyak @CPR_Andrew @JCMorrisn Half Dome!... But only before people started jumping off of it!
— Spencer Rhoads (@SpennyRhoads) June 27, 2014
@CapRadioNews @CapRadioDevin @CapRadioRuyak @CPR_Andrew @JCMorrisn Awahnee Lodge dining room at breakfast.
— Norman Dong (@n_dong2) June 28, 2014
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