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Tourism
Yosemite National Park is trying to find a balance between the visitor experience and keeping it accessible.
Dawit Habtemariam | 4 months ago
Overtourism
Yosemite National Park is breaking a national park trend by not reinstating a summer reservation system. What happens to the park's visitor experience and local ecosystems could influence other national parks to reconsider theirs.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago
An ironic move given the timing, but the acquisition has been discussed for more than a century and speaks to the importance of the parks despite recent setbacks.
Tracie Cone, Associated Press | 11 years ago
Should Yosemite National Park resemble a natural wonder or gridlock in Manhattan? Those are the stakes in the debate over the plan to restore the natural flow of the Merced River.
Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago
National parks already handled a variety of difficult operating tasks, including park preservation, before the sequestration came along and made just staying open a goal.
The Contra Costa Times | 11 years ago
Balancing activities that draw visitors and protecting natural resources has always been a challenge for the thinly-stretched park service. The outcome of this Yosemite struggle will likely be reflected in similar battles being waged across the U.S.
Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News | 11 years ago
Despite deaths like these, national parks in the U.S. are indeed some of the safest places to visit in the world.
Tracie Cone, Associated Press | 12 years ago
Online Travel
When Google Maps or GPS directs you on road that hasn’t been used since horse-and-buggies, the best idea may be to lift your eyes from the screen, consult an old-fashion map, or take in some clues from your surroundings.
Skift | 12 years ago
