Yosemite Forum

The Yosemite Forum is a free interactive lecture series designed to bring evolving knowledge of the Sierra Nevada to the public and the park.

  • Lectures are 3:30 to 4:30 pm on the second Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted).

  • All lectures will be available virtually, while some will also take place in person in the Yosemite Valley Auditorium (behind the Exploration Center). See below for more details.

If you have questions about how to attend, send us an email.

Schedule for 2024

Date

Speaker

Affiliation

Title/Topic

In Person Option

March 26*
note special date

Dr. Kurt Cuffey

UC Berkeley

When did Yosemite Valley become a deep canyon?

Yes

April 9

Dean King

Author

Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the friendship that saved Yosemite

No

May 21*
note special date

Dr. Timothy Babalis

NPS

Environmental History of Tuolumne Meadows

Yes

June 11

Dr. Keith Bouma-Gregson

USGS

Cyanobacterial toxins in Yosemite creeks and rivers

Yes

July 8 at 10 am
note updated date/time

Brett Milligan

UC Davis

Pyro Futures: Imagining our evolving relationship with fire

Yes

August 13

Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins

UC Merced

The effect of climatic conditions, disturbance, and displacement on changing visitor use patterns in Yosemite National Park

Yes

September 10

Dr. Van Kane & Liz van Wagtenkdonk

University of Washington

Remote sensing of Yosemite’s forests

Yes

October 8

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

November 12

Rolf Diamant

Author / University of Vermont

Beyond the myths: A fresh look at the origin of our National Parks

No

December 10

Rachel Friesen

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Yosemite's alpine plants in a changing climate

Yes

*Special date

The Yosemite Forum is a partnership among:

  • National Park Service
  • Yosemite Conservancy
  • USGS, Western Ecological Research Center Yosemite Field Station
  • University of California, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
  • USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Sierra Nevada Research Center

Learn more about the park's research and studies.

Last updated: September 10, 2024

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