Meadow Photo Series
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Meadows in the Sierra Nevada typically go through five hydrologic stages driven by snowmelt. View a photo timeline of Tuolumne Meadows: snowmelt, flooding, inundation, growing season, and drying season. 
Stage 1: Snomelt
Photos from Steven Loheide
Stage 2: Flooding
Stage 3: Water Flow Inundation
Stage 4: Growing Season
Stage 5: Drying Season
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Water's Flow
Yosemite Nature Notes: Wildflowers
Did You Know?
Natural fires in Yosemite are often no more than a single burning snag (standing dead tree) or a slow moving, low intensity fire that cleans underbrush from the forest floor. These fires prevent unwanted fires by removing accumulating forest debris that can fuel a larger fire in hot, dry conditions.