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This 15-minute video provides an orientation to visiting Yosemite National Park.
- Duration:
- 15 minutes, 42 seconds
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¡Bienvenidos a Yosemite! A special welcome video for the Hispanic community living within a day's drive of Yosemite. (7:30)
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 29 seconds
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a national park? Get a taste of the exciting variety of National Park Service jobs in Yosemite, from archeology and carpentry to search & rescue and wildlife management.
- Duration:
- 3 minutes, 11 seconds
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The peregrine falcon thrives in Yosemite Valley, but this remarkable bird was temporarily extirpated from much of its native range, including Yosemite where it disappeared for decades, leading to its listing as an endangered species in the early 1970s. Because of the remarkable, collaborative efforts of Yosemite climbers, UCSC Predatory Bird Research Group, and NPS biologists, with generous funding from the Yosemite Conservancy, the story of Yosemite’s peregrine falcon is one of hope.
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 8 seconds
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In 1970, the NPS began to intentionally return fires to Yosemite, recognizing the traditional use of fire on the landscape and its important ecological role. Since 1970, fire managers have used fire to restore thousands of acres of forest, and continue to plan for future prescribed fires throughout large portions of the park.
- Duration:
- 2 minutes, 16 seconds
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Only a small fraction of career firefighters in the United States are women. The California Conservation Corps and the National Park Service are working together to change that with support from the National Park Foundation. In 2021, six California Conservation Corps members formed Yosemite’s first Women’s Fire Corps Crew. Crew members learned basic skills for firefighting and fire management, while connecting with mentors to prepare for future fire careers.
- Duration:
- 3 minutes, 43 seconds
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The Blue Jay Fire started on July 24th, 2020 and burned into winter. It was a natural ignition lightning fire that the park managed for resource objectives under a confine and contain strategy. In this video, Battalion Chief Russell Mitchell, who was the Incident Command for a long duration of this fire, explains the importance of fire on the landscape in Yosemite Wilderness ecosystems and the meaning of a confine and contain strategy.
- Duration:
- 2 minutes, 10 seconds
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The Mariposa Grove reopened in June, 2018, after being closed three years for restoration. Crews improved habitat for sequoias by removing parking lots and roads, and restoring the natural flow of water to the trees. Parking was relocated two miles away from the grove, and is connected by shuttle buses. The restoration also added accessible trails and improved bathrooms. This was the largest restoration project in the history of the park.
- Duration:
- 3 minutes, 55 seconds
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Have your ever jumped in your car and headed for the mountains to escape the summer heat? The Tioga Road has provided an escape route to Yosemite's breathtaking high country for more than one hundred years. We celebrate a century of road trips on this cherished travel route, and look forward to another one hundred years of scenic high country adventures.
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 13 seconds
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Did you know that early Chinese immigrants played an important role in shaping the Yosemite that we know today? Join Park Ranger Yenyen Chan on an exploration of this impressive and surprising history.
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 32 seconds
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Every spring, both visitors and locals look forward to the opening of the Tioga Road, a high-elevation pass that crosses Yosemite National Park. Get a glimpse of what it takes to clear snow and ice from a section of the highway known for dangerous avalanches.
- Duration:
- 3 minutes, 35 seconds
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Can we save the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog from extinction? Human introduced non-native species (fish and fungus) have been causing the frog to go from the most abundant amphibian in the Sierra Nevada to critically endangered. However, habitat restoration efforts in Yosemite are showing promising signs for the frog's recovery and long-term survival.
- Duration:
- 8 minutes, 27 seconds
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Who would have thought that giant sequoia groves need to be burned in order to be saved? Learn how early park managers discovered the importance of fire the hard way, and see how today's managers carefully manage fire in Yosemite. (26:00)
- Duration:
- 26 minutes, 22 seconds
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The 2013 Rim Fire was, at the time, the largest forest fire in California history, and the largest fire in Yosemite history. Burning 400 square miles, the speed and size of the fire was unprecedented. As these unnaturally large fires become more commonplace due to previous fire suppression and climate change, Yosemite National Park is seeing the benefits of carefully allowing smaller, controlled fires on the landscape.
- Duration:
- 9 minutes, 55 seconds
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Local American Indians, park fire managers, and blackberry weeders team up to save a meadow in danger of losing its unique native plants.
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 24 seconds
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When faced with harsh and extreme conditions, how do organisms survive, thrive, and persist?
Plants living on the steep granite walls surrounding Yosemite Valley manage to survive and reproduce despite constant exposure to harsh environmental conditions such as wind, heat, limited soil, and seasonal water availability. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms that have allowed for plant populations to adapt to this intense environment.
- Duration:
- 5 minutes, 2 seconds
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