Yosemite National Park
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Yosemite National Park Zone Forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. Highs 72 to 80 at 5000 feet…60 to 68 at 8000 feet.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 57 at 5000 feet…38 to 46 at 8000 feet.
Tomorrow: Sunny. Highs 67 to 75 at 5000 feet…55 to 63 at 8000 feet.
Additional Point Forecast Weather Links:
Yosemite Valley | Wawona | Tuolumne Meadows | Glacier Point | Big Oak Flat | Hetch Hetchy | El Portal | Mariposa | Badger Pass
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NEW AND HAPPENING TODAY
Community Call Today 2PM
Call in number: 888-690-8543; Participant Code: 8305337
Starting Monday, May 4, Yosemite’s Community Update calls will take place Mondays and Wednesdays only. This Friday, May 1, will be the last call on a Friday.
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RECENT NEWS
Community Updates As Of April 27
Mariposa County has announced that they will soon be receiving greater COVID-19 testing capability. More details will be forthcoming on how testing will function. The IMT will be working with the county to ensure full use of those testing allocations for employees.
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Safety & Wellness
The CDC recently released 6 new symptoms of COVID19 to watch for. People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus:
– Fever
– Cough
– Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
– Chills
– Repeated shaking with chills
– Muscle pain
– Headache
– Sore throat
– New loss of taste or smell
For more information please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
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Big Oak Flat Road Maintenance Thursday
Yosemite Road Crews will be performing maintenance on BOF Road tunnels and bridges Thursday, April 30. Ease up on the throttle. (R. Kish)
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Bike Roundup
Starting Tuesday, April 28, Park Rangers will begin removing bicycles that appear abandoned within Yosemite Valley. The Rangers will focus on areas that are outside of and away from employee housing areas.
Park Rangers will be looking for bikes that have:
– Deteriorating, cracked, or flat tire(s)
– Excessive rust
– Significant covering of cobwebs, leaves, or duff
– Missing or broken parts like wheels, handlebars, seat, chain, shifters, brakes etc.
– Bent rim(s)
– Other conditions that are not roadworthy
If you own a bicycle that is impounded or have any questions, please contact the Valley Rangers at 372-0224 during normal business hours. Thank you for doing your part to help keep Yosemite looking great! (M. Hastings)
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National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Saturday, May 2 is National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. Even though everyone is social distancing, it is still a good time to prepare yourself and home to become Wildfire Ready. If everyone does 1 or 2 things at their home leading up to or on May 2nd it helps the whole community become even more prepared.
A few tips:
– Create defensible space and harden your home for wildfire
– Assemble an emergency supply kit and go bag
– Create a wildfire action plan and evacuation checklist for your home
– Sign up for local alerts at go.nps.gov/alert
For more tips go to www.readyforwildfire.org , if you have questions about defensible space send an email to yose_fire_prevention@nps.gov (S. Saunders)
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Digital Files
The Yosemite Archives would like to provide a friendly reminder to those cleaning out born digital files on the U and S drives that digital documents with permanent value can be transferred to the archives via the Archives Portal on the U Drive. Drop donations, and find instructions for donating digital materials, in the folder: UDrive > EP Commons > ARCHIVES PORTAL
Feedback and questions are welcome. Archives looks forward to receiving your donations. (J. Bitter)
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CONSTRUCTION & TRAFFIC DELAYS
Valley Forestry On Lower Falls Trail
Valley Forestry will be removing tree hazards in the Lower Falls trail system. Portions of the trail system will be closed during operations, and work will continue Monday through Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm until further notice. (B. See)
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Single Lane Travel & One-Way Traffic Controls On State Route 120 During Spring And Summer 2020
Caltrans will conduct one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 120 between Groveland and Yosemite National Park for paving operations. Work began Monday, April 13 and will finish in the Fall of 2020. Work is scheduled between 6:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays and plan travel time accordingly. Work is subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and/or construction-related issues. Please drive carefully and watch for warning signs, workers and equipment in the roadway. (J. Donovan)