Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south
southwest.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind between 3
and 11 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south
southwest between 7 and 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming
north around 6 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light north northeast wind.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Tuolumne Area
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind between 7 and 15 mph,
with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind between 6
and 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy,
with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 8 and 11
mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before
11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming north around
6 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly
cloudy, with a high near 65. North wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37

El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming
southwest.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind between 7 and
14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. North northeast wind at 9 mph
becoming west southwest.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind between
6 and 9 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6
mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.

Happening Today in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park Invites Public To Open House
The National Park Service welcomes those interested to attend an Open
House in Yosemite Valley on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
in the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Auditorium.
Please be advised that the Contracting Office will be closed to
visitors on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 for administrative contracting
operations. In the event of an emergency, please contact Pat Lendvay
Humphrey at 379-1007 or Lorene Schafer at 379-1873. (L. Sheetz/P.
Lendvay Humphrey - 6/22/09)
Traffic control/possible short delays in Wawona - On Wednesday, June
24th – NPS Contractors will be performing sewerline video inspection in
Wawona on Hwy 41 and Chilnualna Falls road. This may create short
intermittent traffic delays between 0730 and 1030. (K. Bablitch -
6/23/09)
Yosemite Fire will be conducting live fire exercises in Wawona. For
additional information, please contact Gary Wuchner at 209/372-0489 or
the Yosemite Fire Office at 209/372-0504.

Park News
Daily Report submission standards have changed! Starting Thursday, June 25,
2009: Bulleted headlines in the Happening Today in Yosemite section will be
limited to events/reminders happening today, and will be limited to 140
characters. Submissions in the remaining sections will generally be limited
to 150 words, with the exception of updates and news releases. Submitted
items may be edited for length! Submissions will generally be run for two
days only, with a reminder in the Happening Today section on the day of the
item/reminder.

Routine updates will be published in full on the following schedule unless
the information included within them needs to be immediately disseminated.
Time-sensitive items and reminders will be extracted from these updates and
included in the Happening Today in Yosemite section.

Monday: News Releases and Construction Updates and HR Updates
Tuesday: Bear Activity
Wednesday: Safety Tip
Friday: Community Events Happening this Weekend (reminder only) (M. Kline,
6/24/09)

Wawona Campground has re-opened for the 2009 season (the paving project is
complete.) (M. Carter-6/23/09)

Tamarack Flat Campground has opened for the season. (M. Carter-6/23/09)

Yosemite Nature Notes: New episode posted! Yosemite Nature Notes was a
periodical created by park staff from 1922 until the 1980's. Today, it's
been reborn as a web video series, produced by park videographer Steven M.
Bumgardner. Episode 6: Maps has just been posted to the park website and
features interviews with such Yosemite institutions as Jan van Wagtendonk
and Pete Devine, and also includes new GIS Specialist Terressa Whitaker.
Filmmaker Ken Burns also appears while discussing the historical context of
the 1864 Yosemite Grant. www.nps.gov/yose/naturenotes (S. Bumgardner
6/24/09)

The General Services Administration will be conducting an internet auction
of Yosemite personal property consisting of one lot of tires and one lot of
tire chains and cross links. For further information regarding the sale
items or to register to bid, visit the website gsaauctions.gov. The sale is
number 91QSCI09173 #801-802. The auction opens on 06/22/2009, and closes
on 06/29/2009. These items are located in the yard adjacent to the
warehouse in El Portal for inspection, and are marked with yellow item
number cards. Park employees are allowed to participate in the sale, with
the exception of any employee with unfair (nonpublic) detailed knowledge or
prior use of an item offered for sale. Such employees are prohibited from
bidding on that item, and the prohibition includes their immediate family
as well. Employees must view the items and bid on their own time. (D.
Ramsey - 6/23/09)

A yellow-bellied marmot has been reported in the vicinity of the El Portal
Maintenance/Warehouse/Resources Management & Science complex. This species
does not naturally occur in El Portal, but is found in higher, cooler
regions, like Olmsted Point and Tuolumne Meadows. This marmot probably rode
down from a higher elevation on a piece of equipment (not driving it, but
riding somewhere in the undercarriage). The marmots in several places along
Tioga Road are known to have a thirst for antifreeze, and will sometimes
chew through engine hoses to get it. Wildlife Management will be trying to
trap the poor animal to return him/her to a more favorable climate, and
remove the threat of antifreeze abuse. In the meantime, if you park in the
area of the El Portal complex, please check for any pools of fluid under
the front of your engine before driving. The engine coolant flows from the
engine through the radiator and back through two thick hoses; one high and
one low. These are the usual sites of marmot damage. Fluid dripping from
the right rear of the engine is usually just condensation water from the
air conditioner of a recently-driven vehicle, which is perfectly normal.
Please report any El Portal marmot sightings or damage to Steve Thompson at
379-1437. (S. Thompson 06/24/09)

Updates
Fire Update #12 is available at
http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/current_fire.htm. All fires are showing
very little activity, and most likely are out. They will continue to be
patrolled as warmer days are forecasted. (G. Wuchner 06/26/09).

Employee Corner
Operational Leadership Training will be offered Tuesday June 30 and
Wednesday July 1 (2 day course) from 0800-1630 in the Large Break Room in
El Portal. Please contact Claudine Ronay for details and to pre-register.
209/372-1072. (R. Farmer- 06/26/09)

The Division of Project Management is pleased to announce the selection of
Elexis Mayer as the new Branch Chief for Environmental Planning and
Compliance. Elexis graduated from Humboldt State University in 2002 with a
B.S. in Natural Resources Planning and has worked in Yosemite National Park
as both a private consultant and NPS employee for the last seven years.
During her tenure Elexis has gained experience implementing the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, the National
Historic Preservation Act, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Please
welcome Elexis to her new position. (M. Butler 06/24/09)

Please welcome Adrienne Freeman as the new main editor of the Daily Report.
Please send your items to the yose_daily_report @nps.gov to insure
inclusion in a timely manner and not to our individual mailboxes. For the
last 5-6 years it has been an honor to be trusted to be the editor of the
DR. See you all when I return from my detail at the Albright Training
Center here at the Grand Canyon. Come down and visit or sign up for
Fundamentals II. (C. Liu 06/24/09)

Aloha for April Stowell! Please join the Wilderness Staff in celebrating
April's new job and her big move to Hawaii.
Everyone is invited to the cookout and party. The wilderness staff will be
providing the food and we're grilling real hamburgers, tofu dogs, and
veggie burgers. If you'd like to bring a side dish or a dessert that would
be great, but feel free to show up with just your appetite.
When: June 26, 6pm
Where: El Portal, Play Park at the end of Elderberry Lane above the sports
fields.
Please call Mark Marschall 770-6306 if you have any questions. (M.Marschall
06/24/09)

Linda Dahl is Leaving Yosemite National Park-
After four years as the Chief of Planning, Linda is leaving Yosemite and
has accepted the position as the Assistant Director of the Community
Development Agency in Marin County. Linda will begin her new position next
Monday, June 29. Please stop by and say good-bye to Linda and thank her
for her great work during her time here in the park. The recruitment for
her replacement will begin in the near future. In the meantime, Kristina
Rylands will begin a four-month Detail Assignment as the Chief of Planning.
Kristina will be busy as she continues to work on the Tuolumne River Plan
and the start of the third Merced River Plan (Supt's. Office 6/24/09).

Furnished apartment above garage with large bath. Located off Colorado
Road. $400 monthly utilities included. Contact Pam 209.966.7478. (C. Baker
06/24/09)

Wednesday Safety Tip
Hantavirus:
Hantavirus is a respiratory disease caused by exposure to dried rodent
fecal excreta. Preventive measures should be taken to eliminate rodents
from buildings by reducing the availability of food sources, nesting sites,
and access routes into a building. (C. Ronay, 6/24/09)

Community News
The Adam Burns Band will be playing at the Mobil Station in Lee Vining this
Thursday, June 25th, from 6-9pm. Also featured: award-winning fish tacos,
mango margaritas, sunsets over Mono Lake, and the sweet smell of sage.
Join us! (K. Ramsey 6/24/09)

SAVE THE DATE for EPMF!
-- Saturday, August 8th, 6 pm to 12 midnight, Clark Community Hall --

EPCA brings you the El Portal Music Festival, featuring two sets of Radio
Devi, (check them out at www.myspace.com/radiodevi or
http://virtunes.bandcamp.com/album/radio-devi). These amazing musicians
from the SF Bay will be supported by our local favorites the Adam Burns
band, and two live DJ sets! The entrance fee is $15, and 100% of all
profits will be used toward improving our Community Hall. As usual, YEA
will provide their famous beverage service and delicious food will be for
sale.

If you are interested in participating as a food vendor or volunteer, or if
you have any other general questions regarding EPMF, please email our board
at: elportalcommunityhall@gmail.com (T. Newburger - 6/23/09)

6TH STREET CINEMA is the presentation arm of the Rural Media Arts and
Education Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. We are supported by
the James Irvine Foundation, SierraTel International, Mariposa County,
County Bank, and wonderful members, and are funded in part by the
California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the
Arts, a national agency. We are also a recipient of a $1.3 million grant
from the
California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) for the complete
restoration of our building, the historic Old Masonic Lodge on 6th Street,
in downtown Mariposa. Monthly membership is $12, allowing film entry for
$3
each; non-members pay $7 per film, and non-member students pay $5. Recorded
Information: (209) 966-1333. Staff: 209 742-6666. Visit our website:
http://www.sixthstreetcinema.org or e-mail us: sixthstreetcinema@sti.net

This week:

June 27-28 (Friday-Saturday) 7:30 p.m.: WALTZ WITH BASHIR. This 2008
animated documentary-style film was screened at the 2008 Cannes Film
Festival, then went on to win a Golden Globe for best Foreign Film, and
Best Picture of 2008, by the National Society of Film Critics. Waltz with
Bashir focuses on Ari Folman whose recurring nightmare forces him to
surreally remember his experiences during the Lebanon War in the 1980s. To
recover these lost memories he meets with old friends, from all parts of
the world, hoping they can help shine some light on this missing piece of
his life. (In Hebrew with English subtitles. Rated R. 87 minutes.)

Upcoming:
As our historic building's reconstruction moves forward, we will be
reducing our programming schedule this summer. Keep informed by adding your
name to our email list: sixthstreetcinema@sti.net (T. Arfsten 6/24/09)

Acting Designation
David Thorpe will out of the office June 15, through June 26, 2009. Dan
Clingenpeel will be acting Branch Chief for Telecommunications June 15,
through June 20 he can be reached at 379-1260. Nancy Bissmeyer will be
acting Branch Chief June 21, through June 26, 2009 she can be reached at
379-1188. (P. Dutrey - 6/15/09)
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