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150th Anniversary of Yosemite

Monday, June 30, 2014 | Sacramento, CA
  

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

  • Nicholas Albrecht for The California Sunday Magazine

    News Network: Daniel Duane On Yosemite’s Dying Glaciers

    April 4, 2019

    Daniel 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.

  • Roger Ward / Flickr.com Creative Commons

    Visitor Dies At Yosemite National Park During Shutdown

    January 4, 2019

    A 32-year-old man died on Christmas Day after falling into a river at Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown.

  • Bob Moffitt / Capital Public Radio

    Yosemite Returns To Normal Operations After Ferguson Fire

    August 27, 2018

    Yosemite 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.

  • Ezra David Romero/Capital Public Radio

    Yosemite Is More Than Outdoor Adventure. For Native Americans, It’s Sacred.

    August 22, 2018

    Listen now to the latest episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast.

  • Ezra David Romero/Capital Public Radio

    Yosemite Valley Re-Opens — And Welcomes Back The L.A.-Style Traffic

    August 14, 2018

    Listen now to the complete debut episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast.

  • AP Photo / Noah Berger

    Wildfire Updates: Progress In Mendocino Complex Fire; Yosemite Re-Opening

    August 13, 2018

    Officials from Cal Fire and Yosemite National Park fill us in on the status of wildfires burning throughout Northern California.

  • Noah Berger / AP Photo

    Yosemite Tourist Towns Lose Millions Of Dollars In Business As Ferguson Firefight Continues

    August 6, 2018

    The 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.

  • Noah Berger / AP Photo

    Yosemite Valley Closure Extended Through Weekend

    July 31, 2018

    National Park officials are extending the closure of the scenic Yosemite Valley and other areas due to heavy smoke from the Ferguson Fire.

  • Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images

    Landmark Climb: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell Scale El Capitan In Under 2 Hours

    June 7, 2018

    The 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.

  • Ezra David Romero / Capital Public Radio

    Hiker Dies After Falling From Yosemite's Half Dome Trail

    May 23, 2018

    A 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

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 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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    Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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    Monday, June 30, 2014
    Insight visits Yosemite as the National Park celebrates its 150th anniversary. Today, we'll hear from visitors and officials about what makes the park special.

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