Learn about the ongoing efforts to protect and restore Yosemite National Park for future generations, from habitat projects to visitor initiatives.
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Where the National Park Idea Took Root
Yosemite holds a distinction no other place in America can claim — it was the first piece of wild land any government in the world set aside purely for public enjoyment…
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Four Million Feet on Fragile Ground
Yosemite's meadows lose roughly an inch of topsoil for every decade of unmanaged foot traffic, a slow erosion that reshapes ecosystems over generations.
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Healing the Land One Meadow at a Time
Ackerson Meadow, a 400-acre expanse on Yosemite's western boundary, became the site of the largest ecological restoration project in the park's history.
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Turning Four Million Visitors' Trash Around
Yosemite diverts roughly eighty percent of its waste away from landfills, a figure that would have seemed impossible just a couple of decades ago.
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How Volunteers Help Shape Yosemite's Future
Since 1923, what's now called the Yosemite Conservancy has channeled more than 150 million dollars into the park, making it one of the longest-running philanthropic…
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