are california fires in danger of consuming yosemite park?
In June 2008, Yosemite West became the first Mariposa County community to complete a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), a four-year long process initiated by NPS and completed through two grants awarded to YWPHI with funding provided by a National Fire Plan grant from the National Park Service through the California Fire Safe Council. Implementation of the prioritized projects in the CWPP is continuing in 2009 with a new National Fire Plan grant. 100 Feet of Defensible Space is the Law Take the Yosemite West Defensible Space Reality Check Extensive logging during the early decades of the twentieth century and subsequent fire suppression in the Yosemite West area have lead to a more or less even-aged stand of mixed conifers, an accumulation of forest fuels on the ground, and an increase in tree stand density. As a result, the forest has changed from one that was once adapted to wildland fire to one that is more prone to catastrophic wildfires. When Yosemite West was first develo
Returning home from my son’s wedding festivities in the Chapel and at the Awanee, I noticed that my front license plate was missing. I thought surely it had come loose and was laying alongside the road waiting for CALTRANS pickup and disposal…. Two weeks after arriving home the postal service delivered a package containing the missing plate. I have no idea how many hands my license plate passed through returning to me, but kudos to each and every person that handled the return, I”d also like the general public to know that Lost and Found at Yosemite really works.” James T. Downey, CA “I had a great time in Yosemite. Almost every day, I went rafting. It was very beautiful and enjoyable. I highly reccomend it to anyone who wants to visit. ” Candice J. Chula Vista, CA “We did the bracebridge dinner package at the yosemite lodge. We had a fabulous stay. It was romantic, and uncrowded!!!! The park in winter is a totally different experience. Splurge at least once in your life. It was very
