Topic: Yosemite National Park

Mysterious explosion and daylight fireball in Nevada, California skies (+video)

A loud explosion and a streak of light occurred over roughly a 600-mile line across Nevada and California. It was probably a meteor, say astronomers.

Genius of Place

Frederick Law Olmsted – a man of strange and restless talent – dreamed of making a better, greener world accessible to all.

Yosemite waterfall accident a cautionary tale for Yosemite visitors

The loss of three young adults at a waterfall in Yosemite National Park this week is a tragedy for their families and a warning to tourists wanting to edge closer to the power and beauty of nature, at Yosemite or elsewhere.

California storms bring inconvenience, not devastation, so far

First responders are busy but not overwhelmed by rain storms that have lashed California for five days. Preparedness efforts include ways to channel mudslides, should they strike roads or homes.

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument named UN World Heritage site

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, an underwater preserve encompassing 140,000 square miles of ocean waters and 10 islands and atolls of the northwestern Hawaiian island, has been selected by UNESCO as a UN World Heritage Site.

Ansel Adams Yosemite photo fetches $722K in record-setting auction

Ansel Adams black-and-white mural-sized print of Yosemite National Park nabbed $722,500 in a Polaroid auction that overall brought in more than $12.4 million.

Ansel Adams: Photo of Yosemite taken by Ansel Adams sells for more than $722,000

Ansel Adams: A photograph of Yosemite National Park taken by Ansel Adams fetched $722,000 at New York City auction.

Sorry, Germany. Greece won't sell Corfu. Wanna buy Yosemite?

An indebted America would never sell off cultural assets like Yosemite. But it could unload the TARP.

2009 Gift Guide

Monitor picks for TV, movies, music, and games.

Long to-do list for new US parks chief

Keeping one's thought and environment garbage-free

A Christian Science perspective.

US national parks endangered by climate change

Ken Burns on how democracy saved the best places for all

Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his latest project: a series on the National Parks System.

Volunteering at Yosemite is a natural

Visitors who fall in love with the park may return to help preserve it for all.

What's happening to Yosemite's big trees?

Art: a basic necessity of life

The unique individual expression of the qualities we all have in common is true art.

Rental-car companies ‘green up’

EarthTalk: Many of them now offer hybrid models – for a price.

Bid to allow guns in national parks

The Interior Department considers a proposal to lift a 25-year ban on concealed weapons in national parks.

My interminable flight with a crying child

We yank toddlers out of their playpens and put them on vacation-bound planes so they can appreciate the glories of the London theater. Why?

How national parks manage fire risk

Blaze near Yosemite, mostly under control, shows limits to the parks' 'let it burn' policy.

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Civil War buffs couldn't see history for the trees

National parks clear trees from original battlefield 'sight lines,' delighting (and appalling) students of history.