• View of Half Dome and Washington Column in Yosemite Valley

    Yosemite

    National Park California

Prescribed Fire History Map

Boundary map of Yosemite that marks past prescribed burn areas
Yosemite National Park helped lead the development of the National Park Service's prescribed burn program. Yosemite's first prescribed burn occurred in 1970. View the legend above to see the number of acres ignited by prescribed fires in more than four decades.
 

Did You Know?

Riparian area in Tuolumne Meadows

Riparian communities are adjacent to the river channel and tributaries; they are the interface between the river and surrounding meadow and upland communities. They provide specialized habitat and important nutrients to the meadow and river systems.