Park Planning News Releases Management Docs Special Programs
All news releases issued since 1997 are available: visit the current news release page.
31 Dec 1998
Yosemite National Park Weekly Update
22 Dec 1998
National Park Reservation Service Goes On-Line
18 Dec 1998
Scoping Announced on Draft Yosemite Valley Plan
Service Station to Remain Open in El Portal
17 Dec 1998
10 Dec 1998
7 Dec 1998
TWS: Statement of William Meadows, President of The Wilderness Society on Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's Announcement on the Future of Yosemite National Park [non-NPS release]
NRDC: Remarks of Charles M. Clusen, Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council Regarding Comprehensive Planning of Yosemite National Park [non-NPS release]
NPCA: Park Advocates Back Comprehensive Approach to Yosemite Development [non-NPS release]
Comments of Yosemite Superintendent Stanley T. Albright on the Comprehensive Planning Process for Yosemite Valley Announcement
Interior Secretary Announces Comprehensive Planning Process for Yosemite Valley
4 Dec 1998
Babbitt to Announce Comprehensive Plan for Yosemite
3 Dec 1998
24 Nov 1998
Fatal Fall in Yosemite National Park
20 Nov 1998
17 Nov 1998
Yosemite Rockslide Update
Rockslide in Yosemite National Park
12 Nov 1998
Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite Closed for the Season
10 Nov 1998
Missing Hiker Found in Yosemite
6 Nov 1998
29 Oct 1998
Yosemite National Park to Issue Permits for Commercial Snow Chain Service
28 Oct 1998
Yosemite Breaks Record for Bear Damage
27 Oct 1998
Winter Conditions on Yosemite Roads
26 Oct 1998
Meadow Restoration in Yosemite National Park
23 Oct 1998
16 Oct 1998
Three Managed Fires Burning in Yosemite
14 Oct 1998
Change to Yosemite Campground Reservation System
09 Oct 1998
08 Oct 1998
Columbus Day Weekend in Yosemite National Park
01 Oct 1998
Business Opportunity in Yosemite National Park
25 Sept 1998
24 Sept 1998
EA for the Hetch Hetchy Road Drainage Improvements Project Released
17 Sept 1998
10 Sept 1998
Prescribed Burns planned for Yosemite National Park
3 Sept 1998
El Portal Road construction announced
2 Sept 1998
17th Annual Yosemite Alumni Picnic scheduled
28 Aug 1998
EA for improvements to the flood damaged Mirror Lake Trail released
24 Aug 1998
Yosemite National Park celebrates Founders Day with free entry [Not Available] (See 1997 new release)
19 Aug 1998
Traffic safety enforcement slated for Yosemite National Park roads
13 Aug 1998
Environmental Assessment for restoration in Cook's Meadow released
10 Aug 1998
Hiker dies in Yosemite National Park
31 July 1998
28 July 1998
5 people sentenced in connection with fatal park parachute off El Capitan
27 July 1998
E.A. for Resource Management Building released for public review and comment
23 July 1998
15 July 1998
9 July 1998
Repair delays on the Wawona Road in Yosemite National Park
8 July 1998
Two teens die in Yosemite hiking accident
6 July 1998
One dead in accident on Yosemite's Tioga Road
1 July 1998
Yosemite National Park expects a busy Fourth of July Weekend
30 June 1998
Yosemite's Glacier Point Road to open noon Wednesday
26 June 1998
25 June 1998
The Tioga Road and the Glacier Point Road to open in Yosemite National Park
19 June 1998
18 June 1998
Highways 120 and 140 into Yosemite Valley to reopen tonight
17 June 1998
Good progress made on repairs of road damage in Yosemite National Park
16 June 1998
Emergency road repairs to begin tonight in Yosemite National Park
Temporary road closure limits access to Yosemite Valley
15 June 1998
Melting snowpack causes problems for second straight night in Yosemite National Park
Thirty campsites evacuated in Yosemite National Park due to high spring runoff
11 June 1998
9 June 1998
Half Dome Cables up for the season in Yosemite National Park
8 June 1998
Contract awarded for the reconstruction of the El Portal Road
4 June 1998
29 May 1998
Search for missing hiker to be scaled down
28 May 1998
Search for missing hiker enters fourth day
Tracks found may be those of missing hiker
Rangers redouble efforts in search for missing hiker
27 May 1998
Search efforts for missing hiker to be stepped up again Thursdayr
Search continues for missing Yosemite hiker
Morning search fails to uncover new clues on missing Yosemite hiker
Search underway for missing hiker in Yosemite National Park
22 May 1998
Public meeting set for Yosemite groundwater protection
20 May 1998
National Parks seek public help to reduce bear-human conflict
1 May 1998
Yosemite climbing restrictions in efffect to protect peregrine falcon nesting sites
29 April 1998
Coolers and cars easy prey for bears in the Sierra
21 April 1998
Glacier Point Project receives National Park Foundation's highest award
Business opportunity in Yosemite National Park
10 April 1998
9 April 1998
Mariposa Grove Road opens for the season
3 April 1998
27 Mar 1998
19 Mar 1998
16 Mar 1998
Yosemite's wettest month in 12 years has limited effect on February visitation
12 Mar 1998
5 Mar 1998
26 Feb 1998
25 Feb 1998
Badger Pass Ski Area in Yosemite National Park reopens Thursday after one day closure
24 Feb 1998
Repairs prompt temporary closure of Badger Pass Ski Area in Yosemite National Park
20 Feb 1998
Additional public input sought on Draft Yosemite Valley Implementation Plan
19 Feb 1998
12 Feb 1998
9 Feb 1998
Wawona Road temporarily closed by downed trees
6 Feb 1998
2 Feb 1998
Flood threat limited in Yosemite National Park
29 Jan 1998
22 Jan 1998
21 Jan 1998
Yosemite campground reservations available beginning March 15
15 Jan 1998
14 Jan 1998
Close to four million visited Yosemite National Park in 1997
9 Jan 1998
Additional Open Houses/Workshops planned for Draft Yosemite Valley Implementation Plan
8 Jan 1998