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 (unless otherwise noted) on the second Tuesday of the month.
  • All lectures will be available virtually, while some will also take place in person in the Yosemite Valley Auditorium (behind the Valley Visitor Center). See below for more details.

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

Schedule for 2023

Date

Speaker

Affiliation

Title/Topic

In Person Option

January 10

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

February 14

Tyler Green

Author

Two umacha, one picture, and the link between art, genocide and the invention of the national park, 1860-1865.

No

March 14

Dr. Patrick Gonzalez

UC Berkeley

Human-caused Climate Change, Wildfire, and Solutions in Yosemite and Globally

Yes

April 11

Dr. Kurt Cuffey

UC Berkeley

When did Yosemite Valley become a deep canyon?

Yes

May 9

Dr. Crystal Kolden

UC Merced

How I learned to love wildfire: a guide to surviving a burning world

Yes

June 13

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

July 11

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

August 8

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

September 12

Jerry Emory

Author

George Meléndez Wright: The Fight for Wildlife and Wilderness in the National Parks

Yes

October 10

Dr. John Wehausen

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation

Complexities of Bighorn Sheep Restoration to Yosemite National Park

Yes

November 14

Drs. Gabriel Reyes & Austin Waag

US Geological Survey

*Bat conservation in Yosemite National Park

Yes

December 12

Dr. Zach Peery

University of Wisconsin

Monitoring avian biodiversity in the Sierra Nevada with bioacoustics

No

*Tentative lecture title

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: February 8, 2023

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