Yosemite

Wildfires Don't Harm, But Benefit Yosemite National Park

BBC News | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green


In Yosemite National Park, in central California, fire is viewed differently. The forest needs to burn to survive, although fire was once thought to b...

Burns' PBS National Parks: Wonders For All to Behold

Bill Mann | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment


Bill Mann

Burns' 12-hour, 6-part series, aptly named, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, starts Sunday night on PBS and runs all next week. You should try to watch it in hi-def, but do watch it.

Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary Starts Slowly, But Gets Better

Levi Novey | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green


Levi Novey

I suspect those who only watch the first few episodes will be teetering on the edge of boredom. Those who stay around longer, or just cherry-pick an episode to watch among the later ones will end up much more excited and satisfied.

WaPo War: Steven Pearlstein Rips Michael Steele Op-Ed As "Lies, Distortions And Political Scare Tactics"

The Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, this week revealed a secret Republican plan that would end up eliminating all federal f...

National Park Free Entry Weekends: Yosemite, Grand Canyon And Yellowstone

Los Angeles Times | Jane Engle | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


The Interior Department on Tuesday said Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and 144 other national parks would offer free admission on three weekends ...

Obama: The Environmental President?

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Will Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from Democratic administrations that promised a lot but delivered little on the environment.

Yosemite Wildfires Threaten 4,000 Homes

Los Angeles Times | Ari B. Bloomekatz and Maria L. La Ganga | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green


MARIPOSA, CALIF. -- Thousands of firefighters continued to battle a growing blaze in the Yosemite area Monday, hampered by steep terrain and high temp...

Yosemite Park Wildfire Rages Out Of Control

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 08.04.2008 | Home


MARIPOSA, Calif. — An out-of-control wildfire burning Sunday near an entrance to Yosemite National Park has destroyed eight homes and threatened...