Yosemite Nature Notes
Yosemite Nature Notes is a video podcast series that tells unique stories about the natural and human history of Yosemite National Park. Produced by the National Park Service, this series features park rangers, scientists, historians, and park visitors as they discuss the diverse plants and ...
Yosemite Nature Notes is a video podcast series that tells unique stories about the natural and human history of Yosemite National Park. Produced by the National Park Service, this series features park rangers, scientists, historians, and park visitors as they discuss the diverse plants and animals that make Yosemite their home, as well as the towering cliffs, giant waterfalls and mountain peaks that are known throughout the world. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/yose. From foothill elevations to high mountain peaks, hundreds of flower species are found throughout Yosemite National Park. Rangers and scientists discuss the rich botanical history and some of the rare plants found here.
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Black Oaks
Changing appearance throughout the seasons, the black oak is one ...
Changing appearance throughout the seasons, the black oak is one of the iconic trees of Yosemite Valley, and its acorn is used for food by both animals and people.
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Sky Islands
Throughout the Sierra Nevada, high flat plateaus are found at ...
Throughout the Sierra Nevada, high flat plateaus are found at elevations around twelve and thirteen thousand feet. These isolated sky islands are the home to unique plant communities that are found nowhere else.
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Moonbows
From the Milky Way to the moon, the beauty of ...
From the Milky Way to the moon, the beauty of Yosemite is on display 24 hours per day. During the full moon of the the spring and early summer, lunar rainbows, also known as moonbows, can be seen on many park waterfalls.
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Horsetail Fall
Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over ...
Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, the setting sun striking the waterfall creates a deep orange glow that resembles Yosemite's historic "Firefall."
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Rangers' Club
While Yosemite National Park is known for its towering cliffs ...
While Yosemite National Park is known for its towering cliffs and giant waterfalls, the National Park Service also protects significant cultural resources. The Rangers' Club is one of five buildings in Yosemite with National Historic Landmark status.
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Glaciers
Yosemite National Park is famous for its spectacular glacially carved ...
Yosemite National Park is famous for its spectacular glacially carved landscape. Although glaciers have come and gone many times in the past, there are still two active glaciers near Yosemite's highest peaks.
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Big Trees
Most of Yosemite National Park is covered with vast conifer ...
Most of Yosemite National Park is covered with vast conifer forests, and with abundant precipitation and warm temperatures, these mountains are home to some of the largest trees in the world.
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Rock Fall
Since the glaciers retreated around 15,000 years ago, rock fall ...
Since the glaciers retreated around 15,000 years ago, rock fall has been the major force of change in Yosemite Valley. Geologists work to understand this force of nature in order to protect the millions of visitors who come here each year.
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Frazil Ice
Summer visitors to Yosemite National Park miss many of the ...
Summer visitors to Yosemite National Park miss many of the unique events of winter and early spring. Frazil ice flows are dramatic natural events that occur in the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley during March and April.
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Snow Line
Throughout the winter, the elevation where rain turns to snow ...
Throughout the winter, the elevation where rain turns to snow changes with each new storm. Join a meteorologist and park scientists as we chase the snow line in Yosemite.
