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Please credit all graphics as "Courtesy National Park Service" unless otherwise specified.
| 21 Aug 2004 | Overdue Hiker Found in Yosemite National Park | |
| The Virga family
pauses to thank Fresno County Search and Rescue team member Phil Lodge.
The Fresno County team was part of an interagency search effort to
find Michael Virga. She lost the John Muir Trail and was reported
overdue by her husband. The Fresno County searchers were able to locate
Virga after making voice contact with her. From left to right: Virga's daughter Kendall Wood, her son-in-law Jansen Wood and Michael Virga (barely visible) look on while Frank Virga (Michael's husband) thanks Phil Lodge. [1 MB JPG] |
See news release | |
| 10 Jun 2004 | Yosemite Museum Exhibit Features Chris Jorgensen Paintings Exhibit opens June 15 and will continue through September 30 | |
| Jorgensen at
easel: Chris Jorgensen at his studio, circa 1901. Photo by Boysen.
[260 kb JPG] Half Dome YM: Jorgensen watercolor “Snow on Half Dome and
Cloud's Rest." The painting will be part of the Jorgensen exhibit
that opens June 15, 2004 at the Yosemite Museum. |
See news release | |
| 7 Jun 2004 | Yosemite National Park Takes Strides to Contain Invasive Yellow Star Thistle | |
Yosemite National Park employees Don Schweizer and Mike Mari mow yellow star thistle in El Portal. [700 kb JPG] Consistent treatment along the Highway 140 corridor in El Portal after three years been successful in Yosemite National Park. [400 kb JPG] Yellow star thistle had completed invaded the saddle at Moss Creek in El Portal by 1998. [3.7 MB JPG] Yosemite Association “Weed Warrior” volunteers remove yellow star thistle on the Moss Creek saddle in 2001. After three years of consistent treatment, crews typically need only to remove isolated patches of the invasive weed. [1.5 MB JPG] Yellow star thistle invasion along the Highway 140 corridor in 2000. The weed is easily spread by vehicles, road maintenance, and construction. Here, a Yosemite National Park employee mows yellow star thistle in bloom. [2.7 MB JPG] |
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| 5 Feb 2004 | Yosemite National Park Receives Award from the Fresno Small Business Administration | |
| [211 kb JPG] | See news release | |
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