Opponents of the move say the Trump administration’s push to rescind the Roadless Rule is a giveaway to the timber industry that ignores science and will make wildfires worse. To read the full article at Inside Climate News, click here.
Congress created the Endangered Species Committee in 1978. The committee can issue an exemption allowing a project to go forward even if it will harm a protected species. The God Squad nickname is apt. These officials would have literal life-and-death authority over imperiled species. To read the full article, click here.
For decades, reintroducing grizzlies to California seemed unrealistic. Now, California lawmakers are considering a plan that could relocate Yellowstone grizzlies there. One skeptic says, “I don’t think it’s feasible. There’s 40 million people in California.” To read the full article at Cowboy State Daily, click here.
“This decision to dismiss the reservation system ignores this conclusion alongside decades of other research and park planning efforts, such as Yosemite’s General Management Plan in 1980 and the 2014 Merced Wild and Scenic River Plan. These efforts have all recognized the park has a carrying capacity and outlines the negative consequences on the ecosystem […]
“Rockfalls are a regular part of Yosemite Valley’s dramatic landscape, and park scientists closely track each event to better understand the natural process and help protect visitors.” To read the full article at Unofficial Networks, click here.
“The situation in Yosemite during the first reservation-less Firefall in many years is a complete mess,” frequent Yosemite visitor Jon Adams told SFGATE via email. To read the full article at SFGATE, click here.
Date: February 18, 2026 YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite National Park today announced it will no longer use a timed reservation system in 2026. The decision follows a comprehensive evaluation of traffic patterns, parking availability and visitor use during the 2025 season. Park analysis found that most weekdays maintained available parking, stable traffic flow and visitation levels within the park’s operational capacity. These […]
“The Little Fires project, a Tribally driven, multiyear initiative funded by Yosemite Conservancy donors, is reintroducing cultural burning practices to the park. Using the same traditions and techniques that Native people used to tend these lands for millennia, Little Fires will focus on small areas with low-intensity fire. Though it’s starting as a pilot program, […]
“It’s truly disappointing to see commercial interests take priority over the duty to protect and preserve our national parks,” Pratt said, noting she’d stopped going to Firefall years ago because of the impact. “Traffic is only one issue-it’s the resource damage that is the core problem and it’s being ignored with this decision.” To read […]
“As more people live, work, and recreate in areas that overlap wildlife habitat, interactions can increase – not because mountain lions are becoming more aggressive, but because overlap is growing.” To read the full article from SFGATE, click here.