Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Thursday, September 8, 2011
WEATHER
Yosemite Valley
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.
Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 82.
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El Portal
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind between 5 and
14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.
Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 106. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy and hot, with a high near 102.
Wawona
Today: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.
Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 90.
Tuolumne Meadows
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 59.
East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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HAPPENING TODAY
Sal's Tonight
Now that we are no longer in danger of being burned up (thanks Fire Crews!) Sal's Taco Wagon will return today, Thursday. Please join Yosemite Employee Association for another great evening at the El Portal Community Hall.
Bring a fire fighter and buy them a beer to thank them for their hard work.
Remember to keep our bears safe and alive by busing your tables, recycling, and keeping our community clean. Be the change you wish to see. As always, designated drivers get free sodas. (M.Dale - 9/8)
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Wawona Tunnel Work Continues
The High Voltage Crew will be in the Wawona Tunnel beginning September 6,
2011 through September 8, 2011 replacing light bulbs. Due to the work being performed, there will be controlled traffic via pilot car to allow the crew to work safely while replacing the bulbs. They will be working between the hours of 7:00 am and 2:30 pm each day. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Dan Raspotnik, HV Supervisor at 379-1236. (M. Christiansen - 9/6)
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Yosemite National Park to Rehabilitate Sewer Main under Northside Drive this Fall The NPS has hired Erick Ammon Inc., (Anderson, CA) to rehabilitate approximately 2 miles of the main sewer under Northside Drive, between Bridalveil Falls View and the Big Oak Flat Road/El Portal Road
intersection. Nighttime construction work starts this week and will
consist of sewer main cleaning and video inspection between the hours of
midnight and 6:00 a.m. (M. Wichmann 9/7)
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PARK AND PARK PARTNER NEWS
Sharepoint Site Unavailable on Saturday, Sept 10 The park SharePoint site will be unavailable Saturday, September 10th, from 08:30 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. so that maintenance can be performed on the site. If the proposed date/time of this service outage is particularly bad for you, please contact Paul Gallez at 209-372-0250 as soon as possible. (P. Gallez - 9/8) ______________________________________________________
Updates on The Sierra Nevada Network Summer Monitoring Projects The Sierra Nevada Network has been busy with the following projects this
season:
Bird Monitoring - The bird monitoring field crews were surveyed 27 of 30 transects at Yosemite. The bird monitoring began in mid-May and ended July 24, to coincide with the time frame that birds are breeding and nesting in Sierra Nevada parks. The Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) conducted the field monitoring. Stay tuned for some bird highlights from this first season in The Sierra Nevada Monitor fall newsletter. If you have questions about this project, please contact Program Manager Alice Chung-MacCoubrey (559-565-3788).
Lake Monitoring - 2011 is the fourth season of the lake monitoring project.
Lake crews started monitoring the last week of July and their season will extend through late September. They collect and filter water chemistry samples and do shoreline amphibian surveys at each site. Crews are visiting
25 randomly selected lakes scattered throughout the high country in SEKI and YOSE.
High-elevation Forest Monitoring - This is the first season of monitoring for high-elevation whitebark and foxtail pine forests in SEKI and YOSE, and the first of three years for plot installations. Crews installed 11 whitebark pine plots in Yosemite and seven foxtail pine plots in Sequoia.
For more information, contact SIEN Ecologist Shawn McKinney at 209-379-3291. (L. Mutch - 9/8)
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ACTING DESIGNATIONS
Jun Kinoshita is Acting Anthropology Branch Chief for the week of September 5. Jun can be reached at 379-1317.
Kristin Ramsey will be the Acting Branch Chief of Interpretive Services from Sept. 1 to Sept. 19.
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.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
6TH STREET CINEMA
Sept. 9-10 (Friday - Saturday) 7:30 p.m.: WASTELAND. (In partnership with KVPT, Valley Public Television; Not rated; 99 min.) Jardim Gramacho is a Brazilian landfill, not far from Rio de Janeiro, that's said to be the largest refuse dump in the world, Lucy Walker's documentary explores Brazilian born artist Vik Muniz's creative process as he fashions amazing art from what others have left behind. But, the film also profiles the people who live near the landfill and make their living by sorting what's useful from what is not. The 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 9/7) __________________________________________________________
For Rent
Call Sierra Foothill Homes 742-5380 for units below.
Midpines - brand new 3 bedroom 2 bath manufactured home in adult park. No pets; community pool. Near store and bus stop.
Midpines - small space for travel trailer/5th wheel with hook ups (by day or by month with small deposit).
Near Mariposa (3 miles) - 4 bedroom, 2 bath on 5 acres on creek-front property. Available now.
Near Mariposa - newly updated 2 bed / 2 bath mobile with garage. Nice area. $700.
Mariposa - Mobile Home in town - 1 bedroom 1 bath mobile. $550. Available in September.
Triangle Road - 3 Bed 2 Bath Manufactured Home - Handicap accessible, nice and roomy.
Tip Top Area - 2 bed 1 bath cabin. Available now. (Y. Radanovich - 9/6) __________________________________________________________
For Rent
Studio apartment - Mariposa. $500/month. First and last month rent required; renter will be responsible for propane and electricity. Located at 5069 Lakeview Road (2-3 miles from town). Available October 1. Phone
(209) 742-5015; Al and Betty Bedard. (Y. Radanovich - 8/31)
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