Yosemite National Park

By Lorena Anderson — UC Merced Media One of the pillars of UC Merced is service and giving back to the community. Now the university, Yosemite National Park and partners in the region are offering a new program to help a group of people who gave back in advance — those who served in the military and now qualify for GI Bill benefits.…

A long running tradition returns to the town of Coarsegold, located about 20 miles south of Yosemite National Park, as the 67th annual Coarsegold Pro-Rodeo…

Yosemite Conservancy is providing $15.3 million in support to Yosemite National Park to protect the rare Sierra Nevada red fox, revitalize wetlands and fund…

Yosemite National Park will be celebrating Earth Day, National Junior Ranger Day, National Park Week, and John Muir’s Birthday on Saturday, April 20. There will be activities for all ages throughout the day. All activities are free. Join the good people inside the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center in Yosemite Village from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

Yosemite National Park has announced that the Mariposa Grove Road will reopen to automobiles on Friday, April 12. The free visitor shuttle to the Mariposa …

The Merced College Art Gallery was filled to capacity last Friday as local photographers Jay Sousa and Roger Wyan opened the doors to their exhibit “One…

NatureBridge, the largest non-profit educational partner of the National Park Service, leads life-changing backpacking programs for middle and high school students in Yosemite and Olympic National Parks each summer. These one-week and two-week programs offer the perfect mix of backpacking, science and adventure and give participants the…

By ROCCO BOWMAN The Merced County Courthouse Museum’s newest exhibit, “The Originals of Yosemite,” will provide a look back in time to some of the many…

Officials with Yosemite National Park have announced that the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is expected to reopen later this year.