Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Thursday, August 25, 2011
WEATHER
Yosemite Valley
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
El Portal
Today: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Tonight:Mostly clear, low around 62.
Saturday:Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Wawona
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuolumne Meadows
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am; Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am; Sunny, with a high near 68.
***************************************************
HAPPENING TODAY
All Employees are Encouraged to Participate in the Viewing Parties for Founder's Day Today NPS Director John Jarvis will be holding a live Town Hall Meeting today, Founders' Day, from 12:00pm-1:00pm, to launch the National Park Service's five-year action plan to help prepare for the centennial in 2016. Viewing parties for the town hall meeting will be held in the Yosemite Valley Theater and the El Portal Large Breakroom starting at 11:45am. Cake will be served to celebrate the Park Service's 95th birthday!
The action plan can be found at on InsideNPS:
http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custommenu.cfm?lv=1&prg=3&id=10287 . Because every employee plays an important role in our future, Director Jarvis and a panel of NPS employees will host this meeting to discuss the plan and what it means for our work over the coming years. Neil Mulholland, president & chief executive officer of the National Park Foundation, will join the discussion.
The town hall will be broadcast (through the TEL system and online streaming video) from Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site. The panel will take live questions from those watching in the theater and across the country. After August 25, a video will be available for those who were unable to attend the live broadcast.
There are several ways to prepare for the town hall meeting:
- Read the action plan
- Submit questions for the panel
- Think about how you can accomplish one or more action items
- Visit the website for information updates
Come celebrate the 95th birthday of the NPS while learning about the action plan that will guide our work over the coming years. All employees are encouraged to participate. (K. Kosick - 8/19) __________________________________________________________
Today is The Last Yosemite Valley Daycare BBQ of the Year Yosemite National Park Child Care Center would like to invite you to our LAST Yosemite fundraising barbecue of the year. Join us in front of the Indian Museum from 11:30 - 2:00 (back to the old hours!) to enjoy a Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Veggie burger, or Hot dog lunch.$8 for adults, $4 for children and includes a bag of chips, fresh salad, and lemonade. Baked goods and sodas will also be available for an additional charge.
This is your last chance to enjoy a delicious meal and support the children of the daycare community. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Yosemite National Park Child Care Centers.
We hope to see you there! (J. Beavers - 8/24) __________________________________________________________
Sal's Tonite
Tonight playing at Sal's - Greg Stock! Come enjoy a beverage at the Yosemite Employee Association bar. The bear of El Portal is back so please be sure to bus your tables. Recycling & trash cans are located next to the back door, at the end of the bar, and across the street. Please keep our community safe and clean and our bear healthy and alive. (M. Dale - 8/23) __________________________________________________________
Local Artist Exhibition and Reception at the Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona in Yosemite National Park Local artist Diane Detrick Bopp is scheduled for two "Evening with the Artist" receptions at the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library, 7 p.m. tonite Thursday August 25 to talk about her works currently on exhibition at the library through August. Refreshments will be served; admission is free. (P.
Sischo - 7/26)
__________________________________________________________
Music Tonight at the Mobil Station in Lee Vining The Adam Burns Band will be performing tonight at the Mobil Station in Lee Vining from 6:00pm - 9:00pm; and, on Saturday August 27th, they will be playing the last show in the Mariposa Evenings series in the Mariposa Arts Park from 7:00 - 9:00. Visit www.adamburnsband.com for details. ( A. Burns - 8/25)
***************************************************
PARK AND PARK PARTNER NEWS
NPS Uniform Survey Underway
The NPS Uniform Program is conducting an online survey to gauge satisfaction with the NPS uniform. All uniform-wearing employees
are encouraged to participate. The online survey will be conducted until September 9th is found at:
(B. Woiderski - 8/24)
__________________________________________________________
Glacier Point Well Testing
Beginning 8/22/11 and continuing through 8/26/11. Contractors will be onsite at the Glacier Point Well to perform well testing and will have a small crane onsite. (J. Day - 8/22)
***************************************************
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
UPDATE: Yosemite National Park Continues Work on Pavement Preservation Project El Portal Road - The El Portal Road centerline rumble strip grinding will occur today and tomorrow (August 18th and 19th) during the day 7:00 AM to
7:00 PM between the Big Oak Flat Intersection and Parkline (Yosemite View Lodge), expect up to 15-minute delays. Due to traffic impacts near the Arch Rock Kiosk, grinding in this area will start at midnight (12:00 AM) on Friday, August 19th, (approximately 1-mile area east and west of the kiosk). Striping is tentatively scheduled to occur at nights next week, from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
Hodgdon Area, Crane Flat Campground, Foresta Road, Old El Portal Area, and Rancheria - Crews are now placing pavement markings (striping) in the Hodgdon Area and will continue to complete each area working from north to south, so they plan to complete Hodgdon, today or tomorrow and then move to the Crane Flat Campground, etc. working down to the El Portal Area. FYI:
There was an equipment breakdown yesterday--August 17th, so no striping occurred yesterday. Signs will be posted in each area as to when they will be working in your area.
El Portal Administrative Parking Complex - Crews are scheduled to begin restriping this area on Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st (If they don't get done this weekend they will also be working next weekend, August 27th and 28th. There may be day and night work, so please move your vehicles onto the concrete or gravel areas before you leave tomorrow, so they can restripe these parking areas. Signs and message boards are posted in your area. Also, on the message board it refers "Park off the pavement"
- they are referring to the new asphalt pavement surface - you can park on the concrete and any gravel areas. (M. Pieper - 8/18) __________________________________________________________
Village Store Parking Lot Closed to Vehicles Evenings NPS will be re-paving the Village Store Parking Area during the evenings (10:00pm to 8:00am), Sunday thru Saturday, (August 14th thru September 2nd). Please refrain from parking your vehicle in at the Village Store Lot during nights while this project in ongoing. If you have a vehicle parked there long term, please relocate it before the project begins. Please note, the project extends from the Village Store to the DNC General Offices.
Although parking will be available during the day, conditions will include dirt and gravel surfaces with temporary traffic control staff and devices to guide visitors and employees. A small section of Village Drive north of the parking area, will also be repaired at nights with single-lane traffic control. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Pieper (209) 379-1263. (M. Pieper - 8/11)
**************************************************
ACTING DESIGNATIONS
Martin Hutten will be Acting Branch Chief of Vegetation and Ecological Restoration on Thursday, August 25. He can be reached at 379-2006.
Heather McKenny will be acting Branch Chief of Wildlife Management on Wednesday, August 24, and Thursday, August 25. She can be reached at 379-1438.
Jim Roche will be acting branch chief of Physical Sciences and Landscape Ecology through September 30th.
Dale St. Vincent has been selected as the acting Administrative Officer until the AO position is permanently filled.
Karen Kolbeck has been selected as the acting Supervisory General Supply Specialist. Karen can be reached at 379-1028.
Ron Watson has been selected as the acting, Supervisory IT Specialist until the position is permanently filled. Ron can be reached at 379-1074.
Brenna Lissoway (379-1283) is on a detail as the Park Archivist. If you have need to access the Archives, or have archive related questions, you can call 379-1282 or 379-1104.
**************************************************
COMMUNITY NEWS
This Week at the 6th Street Cinema
This week, showing at the 6th Street Cinema on August 26-27th, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.: 127 HOURS. The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. A visceral thrilling story that will take the audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.
Directed by Danny Boyle, the Academy Award winning director of last year's Best Picture, 'SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE". The 6TH Street Cinema is located upstairs in the historic Old Masonic Lodge on 6th Street, in downtown Mariposa. Entrance is $7 per film for non-members; non-member students pay $5. Monthly membership is $12 allowing film entry for $3 each. More information is available on the website: www.sixthstreetcinema.org (T.
Arfsten 8/24)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earthquake Felt Yesterday in Yosemite
Many visitors and residents in Yosemite awoke at 5:00 am on Wednesday August 14 to strong but short-lived ground shaking associated with an earthquake. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake had a magnitude 4.2 and was centered at a point about 14 km (9 miles) southeast of Mammoth Lakes and at a depth of about 9.8 km (6.1 miles). Earthquakes are common from this area, often associated with movement of magma beneath this volcanically active area. (G. Stock - 8/24)
No comments:
Post a Comment