Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Monday, June 15, 2009
Weather
Yosemite: TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30
PERCENT. HIGHS 67 TO 77 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...47 TO 57 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 8000 FEET. LOWS 39 TO 49 IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY...29 TO 39 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS 68 TO 78 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...49 TO 59 IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 8000 FEET. LOWS 40 TO
50 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...29 TO 39 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS 73 TO 83 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...54
TO 64 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

El Portal: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after
11am. Partly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest
between 4 and 7 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 48. West southwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of
precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after
11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west southwest
between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before
11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind between 3
and 7 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind around 8
mph becoming north northwest.

New Today
Community Safety Day Thank You:
On behalf of the Protection Division I want to thank the many people
throughout the park that participated in the biannual Community Safety Day.
Our mountain communities are very interdependent and rely on a host of
public service entities from local, state, nonprofit, and federal partners
to meet our needs. Twenty-one stations were supported by ten agencies
including; PHI Air Medical, Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department,
California Highway Patrol, Sonora Police Department, Tenet Health
Care-Yosemite Medical Clinic, Friends of YOSAR, Yosemite National Park,
Delaware North Park Services at Yosemite, Mariposa County Health, and
Mariposa Safe Families. Yosemite National Park participants included
Traffic Management, Wildlife/Resources Management, Wilderness, the Safety
Office, Structural Fire, Mounted Horse Patrol, Bicycle Patrol, YOSAR, the
Telecommunications Shop, and the Public Information Office. Park
partnerships are vital to our success and a special thanks to the Lions
Club, Yosemite Medical Clinic, and DNC for their involvement. (C. Cuvelier
- 6/15/09)
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Foresta Road Closure Tuesday 6/16 in front of the El Portal Maintenance
Complex
Tuesday June 16, 2009 from 0600 - 1500hrs the section of Foresta Road in
front of the El Portal Maintenance Complex will be closed for PG&E
Helicopter Operations. Please use Spur road during this time period. (A.
Rothell - 6/15/09)
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Public meeting this week at Fort Mason, Golden Gate NRA on June 17, 2009
from 4-8 pm - for Public Review of Yosemite Institute Environmental
Education Campus Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
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The Property Management Office is again accepting property for disposition.
Please remember that a "Property Turn-in Sheet" (this is an updated
"Request for Survey" form) must be completed for every item turned in. If
you need a copy of this form, or have other questions regarding property
disposition, please call Don Ramsey @ 379-1024. If you have property you
are no longer using and do not need, we highly recommend that you turn it
in to the Property Office. Experience has shown that "stashed" property is
frequently forgotten and hard to find during inventory. Also, the park pays
an annual IT assessment for every computer and laptop; don't waste money by
keeping computer equipment you are not using. TURN IT IN!

Property management is once again accepting excess government property.
Property will be accepted by appointment only with Don Ramsey (379-1024)
Monday through Thursday. Between the hours of 08:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Hazardous material will not be accepted.
Property must be clean.
Property with an acquisition cost of less than $300.00 that is scrap (has
no value) will not be accepted. It should be recycled properly.
Informal property with an acquisition cost of greater than $300.00 must be
turned in.
All formal property must be turned in.
Formal property may not be cannibalized prior to turn in.
Property Turn-in Sheets must be filled out completely. (D. Ramsey/K.
Kolbeck - 6/15/09)
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Yosemite News Release
June 14, 2009 10:00 a.m.
For Immediate Release
Media Contacts:
Scott Gediman 209-372-0248
Kari Cobb 209-372-0529

Victim of Half Dome Fatality Identified
At about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, Yosemite Emergency
Communications Center received 911 calls regarding an individual who had
fallen from the cables on Half Dome. Manoj Kumar, a 40 year old male from
San Ramon, California, had gone to the top of Half Dome and was descending.
Day time weather conditions mirrored those of the last several weeks with
clouds developing midday with afternoon showers.

At the time of the 911 calls individuals on the summit reported being
caught in a hail storm and unable to descend. The park helicopter
transported two Park Rangers to the scene of the fatality. Upon arrival
Park Rangers accessed the victim and determined he was deceased from severe
system trauma.

An additional team of five Park Rangers were flown to Half Dome to begin
the controlled evacuation of 41 visitors from the summit and cables. Many
of the individuals had been unable to descend due to the incident, as well
as exposure to the cold and wet elements which they had experienced for
nearly two hours. The evacuation was completed by 8:15 Saturday evening;
however, it was nearly 1:45 this morning before all visitors had returned
to the trailhead.

There is an ongoing investigation which is focusing on the actions of the
individual that led to the slip and fall, any contributing factors, as well
as wet rock due to rainfall. -NPS- (K. Cobb - 6/15/09)
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Yosemite News Release
June 13, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
For Immediate Release
Media Contacts:
Scott Gediman 209-372-0248
Kari Cobb 209-372-0529

Hiker Fatality on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
At approximately 3:40 p.m. this afternoon, Yosemite National Park’s
Emergency Communication Center received a 911 phone call reporting a fall
of a hiker on Half Dome. National Park Rangers arrived on scene via the
park helicopter soon thereafter. A male park visitor was found dead and
about 30 hikers were still on the cables.

Weather in the park is cold and cloudy with hail reported on Half Dome.
This makes for treacherous conditions and the granite is very slippery.
Yosemite National Park Rangers are currently assisting hikers off of the
cables and down to Yosemite Valley. This weather pattern has been in place
for approximately one month in the park and these conditions lead to a
similar search and rescue operation in the park last week.

The last hiker who died on Half Dome was Hirofumi Nohara, who slipped to
his death on the cables on June 16, 2007.

Two other Half Dome fatalities involved women who were hiking on Half Dome
when the cables were down. These were Jennifer Bettles, who died on April
21, 2007 and Emily Sandal, who died on November 8, 2006.

The cause of the fatality is under investigation and Yosemite National Park
Rangers are currently focusing their efforts on brining the remaining
visitors to safety. -NPS- (K. Cobb - 6/15/09)
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Surprise Tour Bus Inspection Concludes With More Violations
The previously reported surprise two-day commercial bus inspection in the
park concluded last Thursday. The operation, conducted by park staff in
conjunction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the
California Highway Patrol, uncovered numerous violations. A total of 55
buses were inspected. On Wednesday, officers and rangers inspected 24 buses
and cited 15 for unsafe operation. Another 31 buses were inspected on
Thursday, with 14 cited for violations. Of the 55 buses, five were taken
out of service for problems with emergency windows, a non-functioning
lever, logbooks that had not been kept, a non-functional tire, and
non-operational emergency exits. These five were from Coach America,
Franciscan Lines, Incredible Adventures, Meow Group and Bangee Fleet. Only
the buses and drivers were taken out of service – not the companies.

Contact Information
Name: Kari Cobb, Public Affairs Specialist (InsideNPS - 6/15/09)
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Please join us on Friday, June 19 from 5:30 to 7 pm in the Yosemite Museum
Gallery for a reception to celebrate the opening of the Yosemite
Artists-in-Residence exhibit. This exhibit features the work of John
Barnett, Jane Culp, Tom Killion, Bruce Klein, Hearne Pardee, Bonnie
Peterson and Gina Werfel, artists who have been invited to live and work in
the park for up to one month. Refreshments will be served, and everyone is
welcome. This exhibit is presented by Yosemite Renaissance, and will be
open through November 8. (B. Beroza - 6/15/09)
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"Ask For It" Book Discussion June 18th - Please come join the Federal
Women's Program book discussion this June 18th in the RMS conference room
from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. led by Lusetta Nelson. This highly revelent book is
called Ask for it: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What
They Really Want. You are welcome to attend whether you have read the book
or not. The authors have done extensive research on women and negotiation
and one of their main conclusions is that "men initiate negotiations to
advance their own interests about four times as frequently as women do."
The book first gives us tools to recognize more opportunities for
negotiation, and encourages us to see that "you can ask for more things
than you think." The book then describes tools to ask for what we
want--whether it is a raise, a training, a challenging new assignment, a
modified workload, or more help around the house. (L. Nelson - 6/15/09)
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Wednesday Art Night - The Ansel Adams Gallery and Yosemite Association Art
& Education Center - This week's Wednesday Art Night will feature the
talents of watercolor artist Tom Fong. Tom is known and celebrated for his
bold, spontaneous, and vibrant work. He is also in demand as a teacher, and
will be demonstrating his techniques during the reception. Join us
Wednesday, June 17 from 5:00 to 6:30 at The Ansel Adams Gallery for
refreshments, and lively discussions about art! (AnselAdams Gallery -
6/15/09)
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SKYWARN Class Saturday, June 20 - Have you ever wondered what the clouds
overhead have inside them? National Weather Service meteorologist James
Brotherton will be teaching a 2 hour weather observation class on Saturday,
June 20, 2009 at Sierra Pines Church in Oakhurst. There is NO CHARGE for
the class and participants will learn about clouds, lightning and other
weather features. The session begins at 10:00 am sharp and will conclude at
noon.

Sierra Pines Church is located between Oakhurst and Ahwahnee at 40855 Covey
Court -- from Oakhurst, take Hwy 49 2.5 miles north (i.e. towards
Mariposa). Contact James Brotherton at 559-584-3725 for more information.
(J. Meyer - 6/15/09)
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Electronic & Scrap Metal Recycling - Recycle Event at the Mariposa
Fairgrounds. Recycle your computer monitors, towers, laptops, faxes,
stereo systems, TVs, copiers, calculators, cell phones, and scrap metal
June 26 & 27 from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. This event will be held in the
livestock area of the Fairgrounds and is FREE. For information call
209-966-2432, ext. 5 (C. Baker - 6/15/09)
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The local community and general public are invited to attend the 36th
annual Yosemite Big Time Gathering being held this year August 8 & 9, 2009.
This event takes place in the Village of Ahwahnee located behind the
Yosemite Museum and Visitor Center. The songs and dances of Native
Californian dance groups will be presented both days. Local vendors and
others will display/sell their arts and crafts in the employee parking area
across from the Village. This is a good opportunity to enjoy, learn, and
support the heritage of Native Californian Peoples. For many previous
years, the Big Time had been held the third weekend of June. (P. Johnson,
ext. 303 - 6/15/09).
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Groveland this Week: 6/15-6/22
6/19 & 20 Live at the Door: Tres MoFos Iron Door Saloon,
www.iron-door-saloon.com Chris 209.962.8904
Live music on the weekends at the Iron Door.

6/19 Yosemite Courtyard Theatre: Beatle's Tribute The Groveland Hotel at
Yosemite National Park $35 guestservices@groveland.com Peggy 209.962.4000
These fantastic tribute bands make for a wonderful night of dinner theater.

6/20 Movies in the Park: Kung Fu Panda Lower Mary Laveroni Community Park
info@groveland.org Jackie 209.962.0429 Weekly movies in the park is
sponsored by the Yosemite Chamber of Commerce. Great family movies, bring a
picnic, blanket & popcorn!

6/21 Father's Day Dinner Hotel Charlotte Varies www.HotelCharlotte.com Lynn
209.962.6455 Delicious treats this week for Father's Day: Ribs by the slab
and Lobster stuffed ravioli, either choice: $19.95 along with our
traditional favorites! Nice night, regular prices.

6/22-6/27 Plein-Air Workshops: Yosemite & Scenic Sierras (Willelly
McFarland) Groveland based, painting regionally including Yosemite,
Columbia & Groveland. cbieler623@aol.com

More events and details online: www.HotelCharlottte.com/events.html
(HotelCharlotte - 6/15/09)

Happening Today/This Weekend(Check the Community News section for other
events)
Yosemite National Park - Safety & Health Awareness Week - June 15 - 19,
2009
Schedule of Events:
Monday, June 15 Lodge Cliff Room - Operational Leadership for Managers
• 08:00 - 16:30 OL with Mary Hinson
Call Claudine Ronay @ 379-1072 to RSVP, Limited to 30 participants.

Wednesday, June 17 Safety Stand-Down Day & Barry Hance Memorial Award
Safety Stand-Down all day - Call safety office for materials/activities
Barry Hance Award - Valley Auditorium 11am - 2pm

Thursday June 18 & Friday June 19 Large Breakroom El Portal - Operational
Leadership for Employees
08:00 - 16:30 both days
Call Claudine Ronay @ 379-1072 to RSVP, limited to 20 participants.

Thanks and I hope you all have a safe and healthy season. (R. Farmer -
6/3/09)
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Traffic control/possible delays in Tuolumne Meadows - Beginning Monday June
15th – Wednesday June 17th NPS Contractors will be performing sewerline
video inspection in Tuolumne Meadows. This may create intermittent traffic
delays. (K. Brown - 6/11/09)
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PG&E Power Outage in EP - PG&E has scheduled a power outage for Tuesday
June 16, 2009, 8:00am -12:00 noon that will affect all of El Portal,
Foresta and Yosemite West. If you have additional questions call PG&E,
Heather Gonzales at (209) 726-5588. (P. Laymon - 6/11/09)
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Trailer Court Power Outage: There will be a power outage on June 16, 2009
from 09:00 am to 4:00 pm affecting the El Portal Trailer Court and the
Middle Road. Notices will be posted prior to the outage. If you have any
concerns regarding the outage, please contact Josiah Brown in the High
Voltage Shop, 379-1236 (M. Christiansen - 6/10/09)
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Supervisors of Volunteers Workshop REVISED DATE!
Thursday, June 18, 9-11 am
Does the VIP office have gifties I can give my volunteers? Are there
volunteers who can come do a two-day project for me? Can a volunteer have a
whole house to himself so his extended family can spend the summer with
him? Learn the answers to the mysteries of the volunteer program! All
current and future supervisors of volunteers are welcome for this two-hour
free workshop. We will cover the basics of volunteer supervising and
paperwork, and seek their feedback on how to improve our program. How can
you attend?
1) RSVP to yose_volunteers@nps.gov by COB June 17, then come to the El
Portal RMS conference room on Thursday, June 18, 9-11 am
2) Contact the volunteer office (yose_volunteers@nps.gov or 379-1850) to
schedule a session for your own division/branch/program.
3) Let the volunteer office (yose_volunteers@nps.gov or 379-1850) know that
you can't come, but want to attend in the future, so we can schedule more
sessions if there's demand. (H. Boothe - 6/5/09)
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LAST CHANCE IN 2009 - WILDLAND FIRE REFRESHER COURSE
Date: June 24th 2009 Time: 0900 - 1700
Location: Cedar Lodge Conference Room, El Portal
Bring: Line gear (if you have it), be ready for practice fire shelter
deployments
Contact: Kelly Singer to sign up 209-375-9516,
Leave a message and you will be added to the list, you will not receive a
confirmation callback (A. Rothell - 6/10/09)

Construction and Road News
Crane Flat Water Line Replacement Phase 2 - Starting on Monday, June 8 and
continuing through Wednesday, June 17 a crew will be surveying along Tioga
Road from the Crane Flat gas station to the water tank, approximately ½
mile east of YI Campus. Traffic warning signs will be posted along Tioga
Road during this time period. (D. Engelstad - 6/8/09)
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Rehabilitate Curry Village Lounge and Registration Buildings
Substantial completion projected for June 12, 2009.

Integrated Utilities Phase 2a (multiple utilities from Ice Rink to Boys
Town to North end of Lower Pines CG)
Installation of fencing around trees at Upper River Campground (future
staging area).

Yosemite Lodge sewer line repairs
Work is underway in front of the Cedar Building.

Valley Loop Road
Northside Drive, Southside Drive and El Capitan Crossover are now open for
traffic. However, throughout the month of June there will be intermittent
one-lane closures at various locations as crews complete punch-list items,
with up to 15-minute delays.

Wawona Tunnel Ventilation Repair
Continued installation of conduit and wire.
Continued installation of the MCC, transformer and, switchgear.

Glacier Point Road Rehabilitation
Construction on the Glacier Point Road Rehabilitation project began this
week with minimal delays. However, over the next few weeks the delays will
increase up to 30 minutes as multiple crews begin drainage repairs. Every
effort will be made to schedule the released traffic on the hour and 1/2
hour interval. The project includes repairing the existing drainage's and
repaving 5.5 miles of the Glacier Point Road between Chinquapin
Intersection and Badger Pass Parking Lot. (S. Willams - 6/5/09)
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Sewer line inspection and cleaning in your District - Beginning Wed 5/13/09
the NPS through a contract with Facility Engineering Associates (FEA) will
be performing data base/inventory collection, sewerline inspection and
cleaning in Wawona, Hodgdon Meadows, White Wolf and Tuolumne. This work is
in response to new EPA regulations nationwide that require documented
Operation and Maintenance Plans for Wastewater Collection Systems and will
occur throughout the summer. This contract is being managed from the WASO
office of Facilities Management, Jeff Harsha is the COR. If you have
additional questions or need a local contact call Paul Laymon, NPS
Utilities Manager at (209) 379-1077. (P. Laymon - 5/12/09)

Park News
Public meeting this week at Fort Mason, Golden Gate NRA on June 17, 2009
from 4-8 pm.
Yosemite News Release
May 8, 2009
For Immediate Release
Yosemite National Park Announces the availability of the Yosemite Institute
Environmental Education Campus Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for Public Review

The Yosemite Institute (YI), a National Park Service (NPS) non-profit park
partner, has provided environmental education programs in Yosemite since
1971 at its Crane Flat campus. Most of the campus structures and utilities
are over 60 years old, energy inefficient, and difficult to retrofit to
achieve modern standards for health, safety, and accessibility. The campus
can accommodate only a fraction of the students in the program; the
remainder must be based elsewhere in the park, in commercial lodging. To
address these issues, YI and the NPS are considering options to provide
better facilities by redeveloping the existing campus, or constructing a
new campus at Henness Ridge, and restoring Crane Flat to natural
conditions.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement presents the environmental
analysis of three alternatives the agency is considering, for public
review, according to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 1969, as
amended): Alternative 1—No-Action; Alternative 2—redevelop Crane Flat
campus; and Alternative 3—construct a new campus at Henness Ridge, and
restore Crane Flat. Potential impacts to park resources are presented and
analyzed under each alternative. Public comments are welcomed and will be
considered in preparation of a Final EIS, anticipated for this fall.

The public comment period for the YI Environmental Education Campus DEIS is
open now through July 15, 2009. The plan is available on the park's website
at http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/eecampus.htm Public meetings will be
held on May 28, 2009 at the Mariposa County Government Chambers from 4-7pm,
and at Fort Mason, Golden Gate NRA on June 17, 2009 from 4-8 pm. Public
Open Houses will be held at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Auditorium,
with drop-in site visits, on May 27 and June 24, 2009, from 1-4 p.m. (call
209/379-1365 for more details). Additional copies of the plan will be
available, and park staff will be on hand to discuss the plan and answer
questions.

Written scoping comments should be postmarked no later than July 15, 2009.
Comments may be submitted at public meetings, by mail, fax, e-mail, and via
the Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) database. Submit
written comments, or request a CD or hard copy of the DEIS, to the
following:

Mail: Superintendent, Yosemite National Park
Attn: YI EEC DEIS
PO Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389
Fax: 209/379-1294 Phone: 209/379-1365
Email: YOSE_planning@nps.gov
PEPC: http://parkplanning.nps.gov

For more information on park planning efforts, visit the website at
www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt.htm. -NPS- (K. Cobb - 5/11/09)

Announcements
The User Capacity Management Program 2008 Field Monitoring Guide has been
posted.
Links appear on the following two pages:
http://home.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/ucmp.htm
http://home.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/planning.htm

Link to the document is below:
http://home.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/upload/2008fmg.pdf
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The time has come for another year's cycle of The Yosemite Fund's grant
proposal process!
The park benefits enormously from this partnership; in fact, The Yosemite
Fund has donated over $40 million to Yosemite since 1988. This process is
the mechanism by which Yosemite National Park requests funding from The
Yosemite Fund and its donors to further the park's mission and accomplish
important work for which other funding sources may not be available. The
grants for approved proposals from this process will go into effect in
January 2010.

Anyone affiliated with Yosemite, including non-NPS employees such as a
concessioner, can submit a proposal, although it must be submitted through
a Division Chief. The first deadline is several weeks away to allow for
collaboration in developing proposals. Notifying and working with the
appropriate division chief well in advance of the deadline is strongly
encouraged.

Four files are necessary to guide you in this process. The first is a
timeline and explanation of the steps from here.

The next is a copy of The Fund's "Guidelines for Project Selection." These
newly revised guidelines and policies have two purposes: to assist park
employees in preparing Fund project proposals, and to assist The Fund's
Project Review Committee in assessing those proposals for recommendation to
the Board of Trustees for funding. Please utilize these guidelines when
writing your proposals as it will certainly make them stronger.

The last two files are the proposal and budget forms, which need to be
fully completed for each proposal. The forms are very similar to last
year. Please remember if you are submitting a multi-year proposal the
budget form must have a completed tab for each year. Please utilize the
"sum" function built into the spreadsheets to tabulate totals rather than
adding the numbers yourself and typing the total in. To check a box on the
Word form, right-click the box, select Properties, and select "checked."
If graphics or maps are available, it is recommended you include them with
the proposal - such visuals are helpful to the Project Review Committee in
evaluating the proposals. Lastly, be sure to save a copy of both files
locally prior to submitting them to your division chief. Last year, some
forms had to be re-typed because only hard copies were retained.

Proposals are due to Division Chiefs by July 6th, 2009.

To get these files, or if you have any questions in the meantime, please
contact Jennifer Treutelaar at 209-372-0238 or Jennifer_Treutelaar@nps.gov.
(J. Treutelaar - 5/27/09)
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Wilderness Training:
Almost 95% of Yosemite National Park is Congressionally-designated
Wilderness. Come join Yosemite's Wilderness staff for a short, informative
introduction to the concept of Wilderness and how it is managed in Yosemite
National Park. This training is open at no cost to all NPS employees and
park partner staff. The training will be presented twice:

Tuesday, June 30 from 8:30-noon; Cliff Room at Yosemite Lodge

Topics covered include: The Wilderness Act; National Park Service
Wilderness Policy; Yosemite National Park's Wilderness Management Plan;
Visitor use of Yosemite's wilderness; NPS operations in wilderness; and the
use of the Minimum Requirement analysis process.

If interested in attending either of these sessions, RSVP to April Stowell
at april_stowell@nps.gov or 209/372-0347. (P. Meierding - 5/21/09)
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Help keep Yosemite beautiful! Become a volunteer!
Join the Habitat Protectors of Yosemite (HaPY) at our weekly drop-in
program! Volunteers help protect and restore endangered plant and wildlife
habitat in Yosemite Valley and other high value habitat areas in Yosemite
National Park. Visit some of the most scenic areas in the park and help
eradicate invasive plant species encroaching upon native habitat. Plan to
get dirty while manually removing the non-native Himalayan blackberry, bull
thistle, mullein, and other invasive species. Get involved and meet new
people. Take an active role in managing your national park.

Habitat Protectors of Yosemite meets every Friday between Memorial Day and
Labor Day from 9 am to noon. Meet in front of the Valley Visitor Center and
walk with the crew leader to the work site.

Individuals and groups welcome. No pre-registration required for
individuals. Groups larger than 10 are required to pre-register by calling
(209) 379-1850.

Please visit the HaPY volunteer web page for more information about the
program and to print the volunteer forms:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hapy.htm (L. Elze - 5/11/09)
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As our Communications Team continues efforts to expedite work requests,
please send all Telecommunications/Electronics Equipment related requests
to Yose_Telecom@nps.gov. Telecommunications equipment related requests
include: two-way radios, telephone systems, pagers, cellular phones,
alarms, fuel systems, data connectivity, and miscellaneous electronic
equipment.

As always, the communications team can be contacted at the following
numbers:
Phone:
David Thorpe 379-1090
Trish Dutrey 379-1212
Tolley Gorham 379-1092
Dan Clingenpeel 379-1260
Michael Jordan 379-1234 (T. Dutrey - 4/1/09)
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Reminder: For all Maintenance repair requests in Yosemite, please contact
the Customer Service Center. Maintenance repair requests include: Park
Housing, Buildings, Grounds, Utilities, Roads, Trails and Forestry issues.
It is especially important to remember to contact the Customer Service
Center before any requests for Sign Shop fabrications. You may do so by
phone, e-mail or fax.

Please note that the Customer Service Center staff phone numbers have
changed:
Phone:
Sara Hawksley 379-1058
Jessica Clingenpeel 379-1065
J. Colter Chisum 379-1068

E-Mail:
YOSE_FMD_Customer_Service_Center@nps.gov
Fax:
(209) 379-1066 (J. Clingenpeel - 1/7/09)

HR Corner
Yosemite National Park -- Current Vacancy Announcements
UPDATED: June 15, 2009
The following is a summary of current vacancy announcements at Yosemite
National Park. Most vacancy announcements will be posted on
http://www.usajobs.gov. This website is the Office of Personnel
Management's USAJOBS internet site. If you have any questions or cannot
find the announcement on USAJOBS, please call the Park’s Human Resources
Office at (209) 379-1805.
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|SECRETARY (OA) | | |
|Vacancy Ann #: | | |
|YP264881 IK | | |
|Who May Apply: | | |
|Status Candidates | | |
|Pay Plan: | | |
|GS-0318-06/07 | | |
|Appointment Term: | | |
|Permanent | | |
|Job Status: | | |
|Full-Time | | |
|Opening Date: | | |
|2009-06-09 | | |
|Closing Date: | | |
|2009-06-22 | | |
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| PERMANENT – DEPARTMENT | | |
| OF THE INTERIOR CAREER | | |