Yosemite National Park Archives

Yosemite Oak Fire Burns as Left Claims Climate Change is Culprit

July 25, 2022 3:31 pm

The Oak Fire, which is raging near Yosemite National Park right now, was sparked as firefighters were battling the Washburn Fire. The Washburn Fire, more than 1,500-acres, broke out in the Mariposa Grove, home to more than 500 mature giant sequoias,...

Bipartisan Bill by CA House Members to Save Yosemite’s Giant Sequoia Trees

July 14, 2022 1:04 pm

In a rare act of bipartisanship from California Congressional representatives, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) have joined together to bring forward a bill aimed at saving giant sequoia trees in California. The giant sequoia...

The McClintock Interview: Covid Mandates, Energy, Forest Fires

July 11, 2022 11:26 amJuly 11, 2022 1:53 pm

As public officials in California and Washington D.C. are signaling there could be more Covid mask mandates and lockdowns may be coming (coinciding with the fall midterm elections), even as “the rest of the world has accepted the endemic nature...