Volunteer Projects in Ecological Restoration at Yosemite National Park

[Marisela Castro]

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Volunteer Opportunities June - August 2016 Yosemite National Park Vegetation and Ecological Restoration Volunteer Schedule Now is the time to sign up for volunteer projects in 2016 with the Vegetation and Ecological Restoration Branch in Yosemite.  We are gearing up for a big year of restoration all over the park. We are looking for group and individual volunteers.  Camping will be provided for group projects. Bloom Blitz! May 22, 2016 Who: Groups and Individuals interested in Botanical exploration What: Follow trip leaders on trails to document the plants that bloom in the years following a wildfire using the iNaturalist app.   Camping provided: Yosemite Valley, Hodgden Meadows, and Hetch Hetchy Tuolumne Meadow Restoration May 31 - July 15 Who: Group sizes between 5-25.  Ages 14 and up. What: Restore Tuolumne Meadows to a sedge dominated meadow! Activities include: small fence installation, planting native plants, and seed collection Where: West end of Tuolumne Meadows High Country Invasive Plant Removal June 2016 Who: Group sizes between 5-25.  Ages 12 and up. What: Stop the spread of these pesky non-native plants into Yosemite's high elevations.  We'll be removing dandelions with small hand tools Where: Meadows and roadsides in Tuolumne meadows Wilderness Restoration: Out of Bounds Campsites July and August 2016 Who: Individuals ages 14 and up. What: Keep the wilderness wild.  We'll be performing illegal campsite restoration starting at trailheads off of Tioga Road Where: Meeting at Trailheads off of Glacier Point Road and Tioga Road When: July 5-7, Aug 9-11, Aug 16-18, Aug 23-25 Drop-In Volunteering June - September 2016 Who: Individuals and small groups What: Drop-in for a day to volunteer Where: Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley When: TBD, see the most current Yosemite Guide for details. No sign-up required and no camping provided for these days. Contact me for questions and to sign-up for projects Molly Downer Molly_...@nps.gov 209-379-3294 Come and Find Your Park at Yosemite in the centennial year of the National Park Service.  We need your help to restore ecological function to these long cherished and valuable ecosystems.| http://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/volunteer.htm

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