Our Partners

Yosemite National Park has formed partnerships with a variety of organizations in order to help the National Park Service fulfill its mission.

Yosemite's Partners Include:

Yosemite Conservancy

For more than 100 years, Yosemite Conservancy has been supporting the conservation of Yosemite’s natural resources and helping people develop deep ties to the park. Thanks to generous donors, in recent years, we have provided more than $162 million in grants to Yosemite for more than 850 projects. and more than $200 million in overall support in the past decade alone, including securing matching funds for major projects and in-kind donations of staffing, services, and park-based programming. The Conservancy’s guided adventures and art classes, volunteer opportunities, wilderness services, and bookstores help people from across the country and world connect with Yosemite. Learn more at yosemite.org.

NatureBridge

NatureBridge connects young people to the wonder and science of the natural world, igniting self-discovery and inspiring stewardship of our planet. Founded as Yosemite Institute in 1971, NatureBridge offers overnight, hands-on environmental science programs. As the largest non-profit educational partner of the National Park Service, NatureBridge now operates in four national parks: Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Olympic National Park, and Prince William Forest Park.

Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue

Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue provides financial and in-kind support to the Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) program, one of the busiest Wilderness SAR services in the country with over two hundred rescue missions annually. Through private donations, Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue helps to bridge the gap between public funding and YOSAR's actual budgetary needs and is dedicated to helping YOSAR continue as a world class search and rescue organization.

The Ansel Adams Gallery

The Ansel Adams Gallery, an authorized park concessioner, is a registered California historic business owned and operated in Yosemite since 1902, by the family of world-famous photographer Ansel Adams. The gallery offers visitors fine art, gifts, books, handcrafts, and a unique collection of Ansel's original photographs, in addition to a variety of photography education classes and experiences.

Yosemite Hospitality

Yosemite Hospitality, LLC, a subsidiary of Aramark, an authorized park concessioner, assumed the management of visitor services at Yosemite National Park in 2016.