Yosemite Radio Updates
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Build Community Through Community Gardening
Build an ARK or Act of Restorative Kindness So says Mary Reynolds, an Irish gardener, landscape designer, author and public activist, known for being the youngest contestant to win a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2002. She currently works as an author, designer and environmentalist, and published her first book The Garden
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Jeremy Butler of ‘All Things Acoustic’ Retires from Radio
My friend Jeremy Butler, originally from Phoenix, Arizona but for years a resident of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has announced his retirement from radio doing the weekly show “All Things Acoustic.” But since the feed for the show will remain online and air as reruns, we plan to pick up the feed and run it on Yosemite
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Yosemite National Park Closed Due to Heavy Snow, Falling Trees
Yosemite National Park is closed through Friday due to heavy snowfall and falling trees. Visitors with lodging reservations may enter the park through the Hwy. 140 (Arch Rock) entrance, according to an alert from the National Park Service. According to Park Ranger John on Facebook Yosemite National Park is closed as of Thursday night February
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U2 Releases Anti-ICE Song ‘American Obituary’
U2 released a few new songs on Ash Wednesday as part of a surprise EP titled Days of Ash and one song pays tribute to Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis. U2âs surprise new EP is a politically charged response to
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Remembering Three Dog Night the Band and Their Music
Tales From the MoJo Road âBy Glynn Wilson â COULTERVILLE, Calif. â One of the main reasons I fled Washington, D.C. last year and traveled to California in the first place was a determination to stop spending so much time paying attention to partisan politics and issues that never seemed to change for the better even
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A List and Calendar of Food Resources in Mariposa County
We understand that many families in our community experience food insecurity at different times throughout the year, especially during the summer months when school meals are not available, according to a statement from the Mariposa County Office of Education. “Every family deserves access to healthy, nourishing food,” they say. To that end, and to support
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Yosemite Firefall is âVery Unlikelyâ as Storm Blankets the Region
If you were hoping to catch Yosemiteâs famous Firefall this week, you may be out of luck. Park officials say the glowing sunset effect at Horsetail Fall is very unlikely to appear in the coming days as a powerful winter storm blankets the region with snow and thick cloud cover. The phenomenon depends on a
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Nine Skiers Missing After Lake Tahoe Avalanche
Nine backcountry skiers remained missing early Wednesday after six others were rescued from the site of an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in a late-night operation, authorities said. The group, which included four guides and 11 clients, was caught in an avalanche that struck around 11:30 a.m. local time at Castle Peak, a popular backcountry skiing
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Teddy Rooseveltâs Family Urges Republicans to Protect Public Lands
By Glynn Wilson â COULTERVILLE, Calif. â Ted Roosevelt IV doesnât like to put words in his great-grandfatherâs mouth. But according to a letter signed by himself and three other decedents of the former Republican president, heâs pretty sure that President Theodore Roosevelt would have been âappalledâ by an effort by House Republicans to allow mining
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What If You Could Stop Time and Change History?
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – It’s 54 degrees Sunday morning with a projected high of 59 and a low of 44, with sunny skies in the morning and a few clouds moving in this afternoon with a chance of rain showers overnight. It’s 50 degrees in Yosemite Valley with a
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife Captures and Tags First Rare Sierra Nevada Red Fox
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife managed for the first time in January near Mammoth Lakes to capture a rare Sierra Nevada red fox and fit it with a GPS-tracking collar before releasing it in the mountains. “The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has reached a significant goal in conservation science by gaining
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Preparing for Horsetail Fall Viewing in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is preparing to welcome visitors for the 2026 Horsetail Fall viewing period, projected for February 10â26, when the setting sun can illuminate the waterfall on El Capitan with a fiery glow. No reservations are required this year. Visitors will park in eastern Yosemite Valley and walk to designated viewing areas using a