YOSEMITE...students their first chance to spend time in Yosemite’s wilderness during a weeklong expedition in the park. Still other programs combine the best in youth development

Youth Connect With Nature This Summer

Yosemite Wildlife

Sky Islands & High Elevation Plants

Q&A With Margaret Eissler

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SPRING.SUMMER 2011 : : VOLUME 02 . ISSUE 01

INSIDE

Paradise Awaits Visitors to the High Country

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PRESIDENT’S NOTE

Yosemite’s High Country

I magine a place, with crystal clear

waters, emerald green meadows and

countless granite peaks reaching high

into piercing blue skies; where each

breath is cleansing and a feeling of peace

and clarity pervades your senses. This

idyllic place exists in Yosemite’s High

Country, thanks to your support.

With this in mind, we dedicate this

issue to exploring the upcoming projects, programs and events that

are planned this summer in the High Country. Learn about the

upcoming Tuolumne watershed trail restoration taking place with

the help of the California Conservation Corps (CCC), and read our

Expert Insights feature about the high elevation plant survey from

park botanist Alison Colwell. Don’t miss the Q&A with founder of

the Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series, Margaret Eissler, who

shares with us her experiences in Tuolumne Meadows. Also revealed

are ways for you to experience the High Country as a volunteer and,

you the readers, share with us you own memories, with a special

High Country-themed Reader Photos section.

We hope this issue will inspire you to explore beyond the valley this

summer season.

Thank you for your help making all of this possible with your

generous support to Yosemite Conservancy.

See you in the park,

Mike Tollefson, President

CHAIRMAN

John Dorman*

VICE CHAIRMAN

Christy Holloway*

PRESIDENT & CEO

Mike Tollefson*

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Jerry Edelbrock

YOSEMITE CONSERVANCYCOUNCIL MEMBERS

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Thomas BowmanEd GrubbGenelle Relfe

YOSEMITE

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Superintendent Don Neubacher

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CONTENTS SPRING.SUMMER 2011

VOLUME 02 . ISSUE 01

IN THIS ISSUE DEPARTMENTS

04 YOSEMITE’S HIGH COUNTRY

Summer marks the opening of Tioga Road and the return to Yosemite’s High Country paradise.

06 DREAMING OF THE FUTURE

Our signature Youth in Yosemite project is making a difference in the lives of young people, and helping secure a better future for Yosemite.

08 KEEPING YOSEMITE WILD

Yosemite’s wildest residents are better protected thanks to our work and your support.

10 EXPERT INSIGHTS

Botanist Alison Colwell discusses

Yosemite’s “sky islands” and the survey

of high elevation plants.

12 Q&A WITH A YOSEMITE INSIDER

Ranger Margaret Eissler shares

Tuolumne Meadows stories and

previews the Parsons Memorial Lodge

Summer Series.

14 PROJECT UPDATES

CCC crews tackle 60 miles of trail,

scientists unravel rockfall mysteries,

Tuolumne Grove new educational

signage, and more.

19 PROGRAM UPDATES

Keeping bears wild, nationally

recognized theater performers, and

40 years of Yosemite adventures.

30 READER PHOTOS

Yosemite Conservancy supporters

share their special Yosemite memories.

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ABOVE Spring Pool, First Light, Tenaya Lake.

CORRECTION: Our apologies for mislabeling the photo of Yosemite’s living legend, Julia Parker, on page 08 of the Autumn.Winter 2010 issue. The caption referred to Lucy Parker, who instructs Yosemite Conservancy basketry courses alongside her mother, Julia Parker, and her daughter, Ursula Jones.

YOSEMITE’SHIGH COUNTRY

VENTURE BEYOND THE

VALLEY THIS SUMMER

TO PARADISE

“The mountains are calling and I must go.”

— JOHN MUIR

“Will Tioga Pass open by

May 15, or not until early June?”

E ach year, this question is asked repeatedly in anticipation of the opening of Tioga Road and the paradise beyond: the Yosemite high country. Plowing begins in mid-April, but late snows can keep the pass closed until July.

Millions of visitors come to Yosemite each year. For the vast majority, this means Yosemite Valley—views of the falls, Half Dome, El Capitan—and maybe a trip to Tunnel View and Glacier Point. This is a fine introduction to our incomparable park, but beyond the Valley is over 1,000 square miles of pristine wilderness: alpine lakes and meadows, majestic forests, glacial valleys, streams, rivers, waterfalls and granite as far as the eye can see.

This is the Yosemite that awaits those who venture up and over Tioga Pass. Whether driving east from Big Oak Flat past the dramatic vistas of Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake and Tuolumne Meadows, or west from the white tufa spires of Mono Lake up the steep rock faces of Lee Vining Canyon to Tioga Pass, travelers making this journey across the Sierra experience the breathtaking transition between two very different but interrelated regions: the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin.

Stopping at safe, designated parking areas along Tioga Road is the easiest way to begin exploring the high country—with wilderness only a few feet away. Tenaya Lake is an excellent spot to begin the exploration—a simple picnic, a short hike or simply sitting alone on a rock provide the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and smell the cedar, pine and sagebrush.

Of course, the further you venture from the pavement, the more powerful the wilderness experience becomes. The first surprise is how quiet it is. Close your eyes; take a few minutes to enjoy an entirely different soundscape from what most of

us hear each day. Tune into the sounds of the wind, songbirds and flowing water—they can be magical.

For those willing to don a backpack and study maps, exploring the high country affords endless adventures. The High Sierra Camps, accessible by foot or by saddle, are an easy and painless way to get into the wilderness without packing a tent, food and water. The five hike-to camps are located six to ten miles apart along a loop trail. After a long day’s hike, there is nothing as sweet as arriving to a hot meal and a tent cabin, plus a campfire and the camaraderie of fellow hikers.

Perhaps the single most important thing wilderness offers is a chance to slow down, an invitation to connect with the world in all its wildness and on its terms. For many of us, it is the rare chance to get away from cell phones and computers. Continued on Page 11

“Wind in the trees is one of those things that

drifts in and out of consciousness. It’s almost

always there, but most of the time it’s in

the background. Once or twice every day,

it comes forward and one can really hear it.

Sometimes it is almost conversational, and it

is always musical. It’s one of the best things

about being high up.”

— KARL KROEBER, Photographer & Author

“I can still remember my first evening at

Vogelsang. We were just finishing dinner

after our hike in from Tuolumne Meadows

when the camp manager, banging on a pan,

announced that we should all get outside

fast and look at the peak. Following orders,

we emerged from the dining tent to see

Vogelsang awash in alpenglow.”

— RENÉE SIMI, John Muir Heritage Society Donor

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G oing from noisy city streets to the wind-swept whispers of Yosemite’s sequoias can be disquieting to some. Yet, spending 40 days in the Yosemite wilderness gives young people like Valeria, a high school student from Merced County, a chance to envision new possibilities. She participated in Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC), a summer

immersion program in Yosemite’s backcountry that improves teenagers’ academic, literacy and leadership skills. This fall she will attend Cornell University on a full-ride scholarship to pursue an engineering degree.

“I never dreamed of being able to attend an Ivy League institution, but ARC helped make that dream come true,” she says. “The program truly helped me see my passions and the need not only to help my community, but the world.”

ARC is one of 11 Youth in Yosemite projects the Conservancy is funding in 2011, including a range of education, leadership and career development opportunities for children and young adults.

Among them are Junior Ranger programs, which last year taught more than 27,000 children ages 7 to 13 about nature during visits to the park. The WildLink Program gives high school students their first chance to spend time in Yosemite’s wilderness during a weeklong expedition in the park. Still other programs combine the best in youth development with park preservation, such as restoring trails, museum archiving or working alongside National Park Service staff in wilderness areas.

Young people participating with California Conservation Corps (CCC), Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and the Student Conservation Association (SCA) will arrive in Yosemite this summer dedicated to helping improve the park for all visitors. They will spend time with park staff restoring trails in the Tuolumne area, treating invasive plant populations in areas like Pate Valley and Miguel Meadows, removing inappropriate campsites and surveying more than 24,000 acres of the park. They frequently depart with a longing to return. “YCC was the best thing that could ever happen to me…hope to come back,” expressed a participant at the end of last summer.

DREAMING OF THE FUTUREYouth in Yosemite Programs Power Aspirations of a New Generation

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARC program participants rejoice upon reaching a new height in their wilderness experience. Visitors learn from a park ranger during

a Junior Ranger walk. Youth Conservation Crews work together on this trail repair project in the high country. An excited Junior Ranger with his handbook.

ARC participants learned how to rappel on Yosemite’s granite walls.


“Yosemite is nature’s classroom. Connecting youth of all ages with nature and the park transforms lives,” shares Mike Tollefson, Conservancy president. “Hands-on experience opens up new life choices.”

One way to keep national parks relevant to future generations is to take the park outside of its boundaries and educate youth about how to care for nature before they ever set foot on a trail. Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP) partners with National Park Service employees and University of California, Merced (UCM) students to teach stewardship and leadership skills during academic programs and summer internships.

Park ranger Jesse Chakrin directs the UCM Wilderness Education Center, where students intern on campus. “By bringing the values of parks and wild places into their homes, we can create a sense of ownership that will inspire the next generation of park stewards,” he says.

Daniel, 24, says his experience with YLP changed his approach to life. “This program has helped me to find my way; it has opened new doors, reinstalled a sense of empowerment, cemented my desire for a life in the outdoors, and most importantly, showed me the value of service to others and the environment.” Over

the past two years, student rangers from UCM have shared their experiences with more than 3,000 high school students.

“College students have a cool factor that opens lines of communications with high school students,” says Chakrin.

“We hope to instill in them an environmental ethic that they will carry forward into whatever profession they choose.”

An excerpt from the poetry of ARC participant Liliana, 16, “I Am the Merced River,” shows how Youth in Yosemite programs inspire a new generation:

I am the Merced River

Easy going and courageous

Always looking forward

Never looking back

Pushing myself to my potential

Flowing gracefully to my next journey…

A journey undoubtedly shaped by her 40 days in Yosemite’s wilderness.

Read the full-length poem and more from other Youth in

Yosemite participants. Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/youth

“Yosemite is nature’s classroom. Connecting youth of all ages with nature and the park transforms lives.”— MIKE TOLLEFSON

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KEEPING YOSEMITE

V isitors are drawn to Yosemite for its incredible scenery, but

often the most memorable part of the trip is a first encounter

with a wild creature, or hearing its call from the treetops. These

encounters with nature help us to see that Yosemite is more

than a park for visitors--it’s home to a wide range of unique species.

We are dedicated to the preservation of Yosemite wildlife through

research and wildlife management projects, and programs that help

you explore their habitat.

GREAT GREY OWL observed in Wawona. THESE FEMALE BIGHORN SHEEP were relocated to

augment existing herds in the Sierra Nevada.

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Yosemite Wildlife


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GREAT GREY OWLConservancy projects have led to better protection of Great Grey Owls in Yosemite, while our outdoor programs provide an opportunity to observe them in the wild.

BIGHORN SHEEPConservancy funding helped support the reintroduction of Sierra Bighorn Sheep over 20 years ago. Support continues this year with a collaring project that will allow scientists to follow the animals’ movements, and help prevent exposure to domestic herds.

AMERICAN BLACK BEARYosemite Conservancy bear-proof food lockers and bear canister rentals help keep Yosemite’s black bears wild.

YOSEMITE CAVE PSEUDOSCORPIONPseudoscorpions are a species of arachnid that resemble a true scorpion but do not possess a stinger or a tail. Conservancy funding for important fieldwork led to the discovery of this exciting new species.

PACIFIC FISHERIn 2009, a three-year study began to document the presence of the rare Pacific Fisher and provide valuable information that can aid in their recovery efforts.

To learn more about wildlife in

Yosemite visit us at yosemiteconservancy.org for more information.

BLACK BEARS, like this one in Hetch Hetchy, should consume only foods found in the wild. YOSEMITE PSEUDOSCORPION inhabits the park’s granite

talus slopes. THE PACIFIC FISHER is a candidate species under the federal Endangered Species Act.

YOSEMITE’SSKY ISLANDSYOSEMITE’S SKY ISLANDS AND HIGH ELEVATION PLANTS

BY ALISON COLWELL, PHD. BOTANIST

S cattered along the crest of the Sierra Nevada from the northern end of Yosemite to the southern end of Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks are a series of small, isolated table lands perched

atop soaring escarpments. These odd landscape features, dubbed ‘Sierra sky-islands’ by John Thomas Howell, are fragments of an ancient land surface that existed prior to glaciation.

These boulder and stony-surfaced sky islands are thought to be sculpted primarily by frost-thaw and wind-scour forces. They were left behind by the glaciers that shaped much of Yosemite, and at their high elevation are relatively arid and cold. They typically face south

or west, exposing them to the sun and the prevailing winds, which melt and scour away much snowfall. Together, these forces create an unusually harsh but also uniquely stable environment.

In this environment, over many millennia, an extremely specialized community of sedges, grasses and “cushion plants” has evolved. Cushion plants are typically compact, slow growing, and have remarkable longevity. These traits facilitate survival in a harsh climate with a very short growing season, but leave the plants vulnerable to competition and replacement in a warming climate by faster-growing species from lower elevations. These plants are dependent on a stable habitat, specifically one with soil moisture maintained by some snow


EXPERT INSIGHTS

TOP Parson’s Peak, one of

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EXPERT INSIGHTS

cover in the winter and cool temperatures in the summer. The decreasing snowpack predicted by climate change models will leave these plants vulnerable to extinction.

The typical response to climate warming noted worldwide is that of species’ ranges trending upward in both elevation and latitude. For plants such as these, already inhabiting the highest level of the landscape, uphill migration is not an option and local extinction is instead the probable outcome. In Yosemite, the distance between sky island sites is large, so survival of sky island species by natural dispersal to other, similar sites is a very unlikely event.

Most of Yosemite’s sky islands are difficult to reach and thus relatively protected from human impacts such as trampling. However, emerging knowledge about the impact of climate warming on this region makes it imperative that their at-risk plant communities be documented soon. Yosemite Conservancy is currently funding a botanical survey of the flora of ten sites over three years of Yosemite’s sky islands. This survey, started in July 2010, is finding and documenting all the plant species present, and gathering baseline information that will both preserve basic information for posterity and inform potential future monitoring efforts on the flora.

Read more about this study:

yosemiteconservancy.org/magazine

ALISON COLWELL is a botanist at Yosemite National Park

where her focus is inventory and monitoring of the park’s rare

plants. She earned her Ph.D. in Population and Evolutionary

Biology from Washington University, where she studied gene

evolution in parasitic plants. Before coming to Yosemite in 2003,

Alison worked for the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center

in Seattle where she developed genetic markers for Myxozoan

parasites of fish. Although her main passion is investigating

Yosemite’s fascinating flora, Alison also finds time to study her

current favorite group of parasites, the flowering plants of the

genus Orobanche.

YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY has provided a grant to Yosemite

National Park to fund a botanical survey of the flora of Yosemite’s

sky-islands. This survey will document all the plant species, and

inform park management on future monitoring efforts of these

at-risk plant communities. Additionally, the Conservancy is funding

restoration efforts on Cathedral Peak and Mount Dana that will

remove social trails and guide hikers to one single trail away from

ecologically sensitive areas.

We go to the wilderness expecting a vacation, some exercise and maybe a few good photos, but we come back changed. These places have the ability to lift our spirits, to remind us of what is really important and so often missing in our day-to-day lives.

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civilized people are beginning to find out

that going to the mountain is going home;

that wildness is necessity; that mountain

parks and reservations are useful not only as

fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but

as fountains of life.”

— JOHN MUIR

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Q&AM

argaret Eissler spent summers in

Tuolumne Meadows where her

parents were caretakers of the

Sierra Club property at Soda Springs. The

magnetic pull of Tuolumne drew her back in

1985 to work for the Yosemite Association,

and in 1987 she joined the National Park

Service as a summer seasonal ranger

naturalist. In 1992 she founded the Parsons

Memorial Lodge Summer Series, an annual

forum for the arts and sciences.

Q :: Please describe your connection to Yosemite

National Park and Tuolumne Meadows.

A :: As a child, I associated summers in Tuolumne Meadows with absolute freedom. My sister and I immersed ourselves in the mountains and meadows. We waded and swam, watched baby squirrels peek out of their holes and the marmot family sun themselves on the big rock in front of the cabin. We hopped from rock to rock. We watched our favorite rock gardens and sometimes watered them. I never dreamed of being a ranger. I don’t know why. Only many years later did working in Yosemite become an idea.

Q :: Tuolumne Meadows and much of the

surrounding area have inspired many park visitors,

creating a lasting, heartfelt connection. Why do

you think this place touches people so deeply?

A :: It is the vibrant flurry of activity compressed within the eight to ten weeks of high-elevation summer—the plants and animals trying to get everything done before winter comes. It is the open sky, bright blue or with thunderheads or studded with stars. It is the combination of granite domes, peaks and broad meadows with a river meandering through; the sense of community—the employees and visitors who return year after year and the first-time visitors who fall in love with the place as we have. There is something about Tuolumne Meadows that is very special, even magical. This can’t easily be put into words. You have to come and experience it for yourself!

Q :: Parsons Memorial Lodge is a beautiful

historic building —why is it such a special place for

park visitors?

A :: Parsons Memorial Lodge, a National Historic Landmark built in 1915, is a simple, rustic building with granite rock walls, lodgepole pine beams and casement windows overlooking the Tuolumne River. It was not a lodge to sleep in but rather a mountain headquarters, reading room and gathering place open to the public. Parsons Memorial Lodge was a lively place, especially when hikers and campers took shelter from afternoon thunderstorms. Visitors read books, studied maps, played games, and shared stories, ideas and inspirations.

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“As a child, I associated summers in Tuolumne Meadows with absolute freedom.” — MARGARET EISSLER

Supervisory Park Ranger

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Q :: Yosemite Conservancy supports the Parsons

Memorial Lodge Summer Series, a speaker’s series

that takes place annually. What is the history of

this event?

A :: In 1992, Tuolumne interpreters decided to honor and celebrate the historic Soda Springs property and all who had traveled through with a series of programs. It felt right to have the lodge once again fulfill its original purpose as a vibrant gathering place where ideas were exchanged.

The series is a forum for the arts and sciences, a menu of diverse and often cutting-edge offerings. Artists join research

scientists, naturalists, historians, philosophers and planners in the annual summer line-up. The setting, the easy walk through the meadow to Parsons, the intimate space, the audience—a warm and enthusiastic mix of park visitors, park staff and residents from surrounding communities—make the experience unforgettable for all involved.

2011 schedule of events is available at yosemiteconservancy.org

Q :: What advice would you give to someone

planning a first trip to Tuolumne Meadows?

A :: Stay as long as you can. There is so much to see and do, especially if you like to walk. Tuolumne Meadows is a jumping off place for a wide variety of hikes of different lengths and difficulties in all directions. Attend an interpretive program, maybe one about wildflowers or birds or bears or geology--or attend a campfire, go hiking all day with a ranger or watch the stars. Be sure to stop at the visitor center. We will be happy to give you the information you need.

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Start your adventure atyosemiteconservancy.org

Your Yosemite.Your Way.Discover Yosemite by planning a custom adventure with your own expert naturalist. Our naturalists are passionate about Yosemite, and can help you plan a hike to celebrate a milestone, or lead your family on a wildlife or botany quest. Experience the thrill of the outdoors and help provide for the future of this extraordinary place.


Read more from Margaret Eissler:

yosemiteconservancy.org/magazine

CULTURAL & HISTORIC PRESERVATION Historic Lake Vernon Snow Survey Cabin Restoration $37,890Museum Stereograph Images Preserved $24,438

HABITAT RESTORATION Mariposa Grove Restoration $467,395Tenaya Lake Restoration: East Beach $350,000Wilderness Restoration in Meadows and Valleys $199,775

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Research Dates Yosemite’s Rockfalls $19,570Understanding the Cause of Yosemite’s Rockfalls $99,570

TRAIL REPAIR & ACCESS Legendary Valley Trails Restoration $390,450Tuolumne Backcountry Trails Restoration by CCC Crews $355,700Yosemite Trails Campaign (5 trails) $2,500,000Youth Crews Restore Campgrounds, Trails and Habitat $320,000

VISITOR SERVICES & EDUCATION Adventure to Leadership: Youth Development Program with ARC $93,515Archives Digitized through SCA Internships $43,350Ask A Climber $29,890Bilingual Journal to Engage Diverse Communities $26,100Campground Amphitheaters Renovated $87,420Campus Wilderness Center Connects Students to Yosemite $109,128Horses and Mules in Yosemite: Renewing Traditions $50,000Junior Range Program $90,000Sustainable Campsites in Yosemite Creek Campground $100,142Teens Connect to Yosemite Wilderness through WildLink $9,000Tuolumne Grove Giant Sequoias Educational Signs $127,800UC Merced Intern Yosemite Leadership Program $59,848Views and Visitors Exhibit II: Yosemite Experience in the 20th Century $61,795Yosemite Nature Notes: A Yosemite Web Video Series $60,000Yosemite Youth Art and Poetry Contest $20,700Yosemite’s 150 Year Celebration $17,180WildLink Alumni Explore Careers in Yosemite $11,500

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Bear Boxes in Yellow Pine Volunteer Area $18,900

TOTAL $5,781, 056

*Total project funding is included for multi-year projects.


PROJECT UPDATES

T he wonders of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias span the ages. Located near Crane Flat on the Big Oak Flat Road, it is home to about 25 large Sequoias, including the Dead Giant, 29 1/2 feet in diameter at its base, with a tunnel cut through it in 1878 by engineers to accommodate a road. Today, the grove and its 3,000-year-old inhabitants remains a place of wonder for visitors, as well as geologists, historians, climatologists and more.

Unlike the more famous Mariposa Grove, there is no interpretive tour guiding visitors in Tuolumne. Its grizzled signage is outdated, damaged, inaccurate and unsightly. This project will help improve the experience for park visitors. After about a mile hike to the ancient grove, visitors will see new signs along a self-guided nature trail that will orient people, protect the trees and provide updated scientific and educational information--all the better to appreciate and understand the world’s oldest living things.

TUOLUMNE GROVE

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THE OLD AND THE NEW

New Projects for 2011*

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YOSEMITETRAILS TIOGA TRAILHEADS, CATHEDRAL PEAK, MT. DANA AND RED PEAK PASS

TOP A beautiful day at Upper

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buckwheat atop Mt. Dana.

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Several trailheads along Tioga Road will receive major improvements this summer that will create improved safety and way finding for hikers. Designated areas for picnicking and group gatherings will help protect the natural habitat. If you’re traveling on Tioga Road this summer you may see trail crews making enhancements at Yosemite Creek, Ten Lakes, Tamarack Flat, Snow Creek and Gaylor Lakes trailheads.

A successful project on Mount Hoffmann in 2009 created the opportunity for more cooperative efforts to eliminate social trails on backcountry peaks. Work this summer on Cathedral Peak and Mount Dana will provide visitors with safe, delineated routes that concentrate hikers on a single trail and allow restoration of eroded areas, providing protection to these ecologically sensitive systems. Trail crews will also be in the wilderness repairing portions of the John Muir Trail near Donahue Pass and on Red Peak Pass above Lower Ottaway Lake.

Hopefully, you’ll have a chance to see some of this work up close while out hiking and experiencing the natural wonders of Yosemite.

In 2006, the Campaign for Yosemite Trails was launched and successfully raised

over $13.5 million. The trails selected for work within this campaign represent the

most critically compromised, heavily used and high profile trails in Yosemite. Trail

work originating with this campaign is expected to continue through 2012.

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ROCKFALLRESEARCHSCIENTISTS RESEARCH MYSTERIOUS ROCKFALLS IN YOSEMITE

Scientists love a good mystery. The age of the rock avalanche that dammed Tenaya Creek to form Mirror Lake is one. Scientists know that Yosemite’s iconic domes and cliff faces were formed by rock fractures called exfoliation joints that contribute to rockfalls, but little is known about how these rock fractures form and grow. The Conservancy is funding two related research studies to help unravel mysteries of Yosemite rockfalls past and present.

“By researching rockfalls, park staff can improve visitor safety by better understanding the conditions that trigger rock falls. This information will also add to our understanding of how rockfalls have shaped Yosemite over the years,” says geologist Greg Stock of the National Park Service.

Research involves gathering measurements of stress in the rock and developing models to help predict the formation of exfoliation joints. New technology can determine the exposure ages of rock samples to determine how often in the last 15,000 years very large rockfalls have occurred.

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“By researching rockfalls, park staff can improve visitor saftey.”— GREG STOCK

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T here’s a simple outpost in Yosemite’s backcountry, a plain yet unique log cabin built in 1946 that still stands. The Lake Vernon Snow Survey Cabin has a long history of sheltering folks, even today. Search-and-rescue crews, scientists seeking hard-to-reach data, and rangers on patrol all use it to store gear, rest, plan and think.

The rustic cabin is a classic example of the log construction of its day, and has been deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Without needed repairs and maintenance, especially on its roof, the cabin will continue to deteriorate. This project will employ a Yosemite Historic Preservation Crew to remove and replace the roof and stovepipe, make other repairs, and protect the logs. Once finished, this historic cabin will again proudly hold its history and serve its intended purpose for years to come.

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RESCUE FOR HISTORIC SNOW SURVEY

CABIN IN YOSEMITE’S WILDERNESS

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CCC CREWS& TRAIL RESTORATION

T he 2011 California Conservation Corps (CCC) crew arrives in April and will set up their front-country camp in Foresta (in Yosemite). This camp will serve as home base while crewmembers develop the backcountry skills, fitness and group dynamics that will propel them through the summer season. Work during this early period will focus on low-elevation trail repair in Yosemite Valley and near Big Oak Flat.

Once summer arrives and the snowpack is reduced enough to allow access to the high country, the crew will set up camp northeast of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and direct their efforts on trails within the broad-reaching Tuolumne watershed. Putting their new skills to work, crewmembers will complete trail repair and maintenance on the Tilden Creek Trail near Tiltill Mountain, before moving to the Stubblefield Canyon area to focus on repairs to the Pacific Crest Trail. In late September, after repairing nearly 60 miles of trail, the crew will hike out and join fellow CCC crews from all over California for an end of season celebration at Camp Mather.

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ART INYOSEMITEYOSEMITE LEGENDS COME TO LIFE

Y osemite Conservancy works to preserve Yosemite’s cultural and historic past, while also engaging its future stewards. One of the ways we connect past and present is through the Yosemite Theater where every night, May through September, visitors are taken on a journey that explores the lives of Yosemite legends. Each of our nationally recognized performers recount exciting tales of life in Yosemite, from that of Buffalo Soldier Elizy Bowman, portrayed by Shelton Johnson, or that of an early 20th

century visitor, through the music of Tom Bopp; contemporary adventures are shared by famed Yosemite climber, Ron Kauk.

Johnson, whose Buffalo Soldier story fascinates Sunday night audiences, expresses his view of the Yosemite Theater experience:

“…our theater of granite and sky…where a climber hangs above the world, while below a celebrated naturalist tells the story of his life, a buffalo soldier wanders close by on patrol, and a man remembers through song the romance of a Yosemite that was. Here, there’s always tension in the cliffs and waterfalls, and tales of great adventure play out in the darkness of night.”

In each of these stories, we can relate to the sense of adventure, passion and love of nature that Yosemite inspires in all of us.

Be Inspired. Discover the range of Arts in the Park programming

on our website yosemiteconservancy.org

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OUTDOORADVENTURESCELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EXPLORATION

Y osemite Conservancy’s Outdoor Adventures is celebrating its 40th year of providing exceptional experiences for park visitors, and sharing our passion for Yosemite. Over the years, our programs have led tens of thousands of park visitors to hike, observe, experience and explore Yosemite.

Outdoor Adventures has deep roots in the park, having been established in 1971 in order to supplement National Park Service interpretive services. In the early days, there were just four field seminars. Today, we offer over 30 adventures on subjects like Native American basket weaving, backpacking and photographing natural phenomena, like the elusive “firefall” at Horsetail Fall. These programs take place in a variety of locations, from Mariposa Grove to Tuolumne Meadows, and to the farthest reaches of Lyell Glacier. Through these programs visitors experience Yosemite in new ways, and the fees benefit our work in the park.

Outdoor Adventures has been expanded to include custom activities for groups and families. These special programs are organized exclusively for your group and include a naturalist who will guide you on your very own Yosemite adventure. Exploring with us means you can do more to provide for Yosemite, while enjoying everything the park has to offer.

Find your adventure.

Visit yosemiteconservancy.org to learn more.

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WILDERNESSPROGRAMPROTECTING YOSEMITE’S BEARS

3 00 to 500 American black bears call Yosemite National Park home. Though their natural diet is mostly seeds, berries and insects, in Yosemite it is common to find bear scat littered with plastic wrappers or other traces of human food. Access to human food in cars, campgrounds and wilderness areas is unhealthy for the bears and can lead to aggressive behavior, and in extreme cases, euthanization.

In an effort to protect Yosemite’s wildlife, the Yosemite Conservancy helped fund the installation of more than 2,000 bear-proof lockers throughout the park. The Conservancy also partners with the National Park Service to administer a park-wide bear canister rental program. The goal is to provide a user-friendly and affordable system for renting bear canisters that are required for storing food and scented items while on overnight trips into the wilderness.

These efforts have proven successful with bear incidences plummeting since the initiative began in 1999. This year, Yosemite Conservancy is funding the installation of new bear-proof lockers and wildlife educational resources in the Yellow Pine volunteer area. Through the combined efforts of the bear canister rental program, bear-proof lockers and educational resources, we are helping to ensure protection for campers and wildlife.

Planning a wilderness trip in

Yosemite? Rent a bear canister at

one of the five Wilderness Permit

Stations located within Yosemite.

Visit yosemiteconservancy.org

to learn more.

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JOHN MUIR HERITAGE SOCIETY

BENEFACTORS Gifts of $10,000 or more

AnonymousDavid & Lyn AndersonJoseph P. & Gretchen AugustynSteve & Beth BangertDavid & Chet BarclayEloise C. Goodhew BarnettKenneth & Lucy BlockMarilyn & Allan Brown Natalie CobbyDominic & Margaret DeCristofaroLeslie & John DormanDavid & Dana DornsifeMr. & Mrs. William S. Floyd Chris & Jaclyn GalloHerbert GloorRichard N. Goldman & Rhoda GoldmanDorothy & Freeman Gosden Jr.Paul & Judy GrayRusty & Bonnie GregoryCorbin & Pamela GwaltneyMr. & Mrs. Benjamin HammettE. Alan HolroydeGregory D. & Jennifer W. JohnsonRobert A. JohnsonDr. Claire & Dr. Eugene KoppIrene Daniell KressThe Landreth FamilyBill & Jean Lane Jr.Mrs. Edmund W. LittlefieldJim & Anahita LovelaceJon & Lillian LovelaceCarol C. LuckhardtDonna MatsonKen & Sandy MaurerMuriel & William McGeeGeorge Miller & Janet McKinleyJohn & Nadine MillsTashia & John MorgridgeJ. Boyce & Peggy NutePeter & Rozell OvermireNorman & Janet PeaseThe Mark Pigott FamilyAllen & Marilyn PuckettBill Reller

Skip & Frankie RhodesDave Rossetti & Jan AventJay & Marjorie RossiMichael & Rochelle SchermerClifford James WalkerWalter R. Wallner, Jr. & Jill AppenzellerNancy P. WestonMr. Kirby WilcoxBill & Janne Wissel

SENTINELS Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

AnonymousRichard & Patricia AmtowerStephen L. AndersonWilliam AndersonMrs. R. Kirklin AshleyThomas BanahanBob & Susie BennittMr. Jack C. BorokSusan & Timothy BottomsEdward R. & Patricia BrandsGayle & Steve Brugler & GrandchildrenTerrance M. Carroll & Linda M. DardarianLeonard & Brenda CiprianoHarold CranstonDr. Bruce Davie & Christy BonstellePeter J. DavisBill DentyTom & Sally EdsallLisa & Craig ElliottJames & Andy ForsterMr. James A. FrankCarol Frick & Rich YonashMr. & Mrs. Donald M. FuhrerMr. & Mrs. John GoldmanTed Goldstein & Jessica BernhardtJanet W. & D. Wylie GreigEvelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. FundMr. & Mrs. Peter Haas Jr.Stephen, Karen, Melanie, & Dylan HansonCharles & Christina HollowayJoseph C. Howard & Wesley L. HalbrunerKatharine Hotchkis JohnsonVernon & MaryJane Johnson

John & Diana KeithBruce, Candis & Matthew KernsTerease E. KwiatkowskiLinda Lee LesterRobert & Melody LindMr. & Mrs. Samuel M. LivermoreKen & Janine LyonsMackenzie Family FundMs. Eleanore McCoyAnne Giannini McWilliamsDiana & Noel E. ParkNoel E. ParkPhilip & Sharon PillsburyMr. & Mrs. RosenfeldLinda & Steve SanchezKeith & Jane SchillerMr. & Mrs. Arent H. Schuyler, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr.Greg & Lisa StangerThe George Sundby FamilyPeter & Virginia Van KuranMichael & Jeanne WilliamsAlan S. Wood

GUARDIANS Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

AnonymousScott & Lynda AdelsonThomas J. AlexanderShirley & David AllenRobert & Angela AmaranteJeff & Debra AugustynRobert & Margaret BeckBill & Elizabeth BerrienFred & Bonnie Bertetta Jr.Thomas V. BorysJames BradleyPaul & Karen BrissonDonald M. CampbellWilliam & Linda CornellRobert & Kim CorraoBarbara CoulterThe Diaz FamilySterling & Chester DormanKathy FairbanksMs. Dorothy FernBernard, Sandra, Rachel, & Noah FischbachArt & Jacqueline FletcherMr. James B. Freedman

Lauren FreedmanChristopher J. FreemanJeffrey & Lori FromeDouglas C. GiancoliMr. & Mrs. Jerry GoldstoneRobert GuillouMr. Bradley J. HaasDouglas & Debra HighsmithBarbara L. HollowayCecelia Hurwich & Don RossDaniel & Suzanne JensenMarvin & Mary Kilgo IIICaroline KooPeter LambertWalt LemmermannMs. Arlene Marie LevyMarcus B. Linden & Saskia K. SubramanianBill & Carolyn LowmanDaniel & Myra LyleTom Malloy & Kathleen BennettTim & Patsy MarshallSusan McClatchyMr. & Mrs. David O. McCormickRobert R. McDuff & Marsha E. HarrisThomas McWaltersKaren & Russell MerrittGary J. MillerDiane & Gordon MyersBeth NickelKenneth & Laudine OliphantMrs. Henry OrdemanErwin J. OrdemanMr. & Mrs. Richard C. OtterJohn E. PfeifferDr. & Mrs. Stephen R. PickeringJoe & Tracy PinnellaThomas Plumb & Maria ReyesRobert & Anne PochowskiMrs. Christine G. PowellThe Puhl FamilyThe Frank Randall Family – Youth Dev. FoundationEllen RicheyJoanne RifeSteven & Kim RizzutoLiz & Royal RobbinsMr. & Mrs. Michael RobertsBetty SaidelJosh & Jesse Scheer

Ms. Anne SchneiderLinda & Michael SchneiderRobert SchneiderChristine ShackelfordThomas & Irene Shephard Sr.Donald A. ShepherdRoane T. Sias & Clare R. WheelarKenneth & Phyllis SlettenPeter & Shelly SmithJonathan Spaulding & Dana GafferyJane & Jerel StecklingStewart Family FoundationMr. J. Holley TaylorRichard & Danessa TechmanskiMichael J. TollefsonPete & Joan UlyattJohn R. Upton Jr.Sloan & Priscilla UptonValerie VanamanMr. Jack H. WalstonHerb & Jan WestMr. & Mrs. Peter H. WilsonWard & Polly WolffRichard F. YonashGary & Christine YoungerDr. & Mrs. Robert ZaitlinMr. & Mrs. William Zuendt

PROTECTORS Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

AnonymousDouglas & Judith AdamsMichael & Jeanne AdamsMartha AinsworthRuth A. AlbrightJohn Alt & Rachel MakoolMartin & Joan AlterLeonel & Laila AlvaradoDorothy R. AndersonMaria A. AquilinaK. Arakelian FoundationRobert & Andrea ArendsPaul & Joan ArmstrongPatricia J. AsburyRobert BaerLawrence & Ida BakerWilliam & Joanne BakerShirley C. & Sherman L. BalchTroy W. Barbee Jr.William & Susan Baribault


THANK YOUYosemite Conservancy Supporters

We gratefully acknowledge the John Muir Heritage Society and Joseph Le Conte Legacy Society donors,

foundations, and businesses that supported our work from September 1, 2009 — December 31, 2010.

Without these generous donors we would not be able to fulfill our mission to preserve and protect Yosemite

National Park and enrich the visitor experience – today and for future generations. We thank you!

PROTECTORS CONT.

Ms. Joan BarkerStanley M. BarnesJeanne BarsocchiniRichard & Debra BarthGerald BartonAndy BaxterKathy & Frank BaxterNancy & Joachim BechtleBarbara Beerstein & George M. Badger, IIIMr. & Mrs. Albert BendichBryant & Inga BennettMichael S. BennettLeslie & Phil BernsteinJack & Jo Ann BertgesSteve BiddleBingham Kearns Charitable FundAshton BisbeeDouglas S. BishopTom & Betty BissellLars BlackShawn & Tonyja BlakesleeThe Bland Family FoundationMr. William E. BloomfieldKenneth BoglePaul & Judith BoothThomas W. BordenDaniel & Jane BoschBarbara BouckeDavid A. Bowman & Gloria MillerAllan BradElizabeth C. BramsenDon BreseeMarilyn BrewerJane BrickeyRalph & Betty BrittonBeverly Boekel BroughtonAnne McGovney BrownJim BrunsThe Spencer Brush FamilyBradford BryceJohn BuckleyMary A. BullenAnne L. BurmanJoan V. BurnettRobert BurnsVictor W. BurnsCasey BurroughsElizabeth BurwellKaren L. BuschSheila & Joseph BuschStephen & Fran ButlerAlan and Kami CabralHelen E. CahillMr. & Mrs. William R. CahillA. Steve CalieDon K. CallahanLucy & Don CampbellMalkah W. CarothersTed & Cara-May CarpenterTim & Sylvia CarterNené CasaresPeter CaseyKevin S. CaudillDorothy ChaffeeMs. Jennifer Chaiken & Ms. Sam HamiltonElizabeth G. ChamberlainGordon B. ChamberlainStephen & Susan ChamberlinBob ChipmanJean A. Cinader

Denise, Lane, Troy & Ty ClackWalter & Priscilla ClarkVahl & Pamela ClemensenWilliam & Carol CochraneJames & Marie ColbertSteve, Cathy, Brian & Diana CombsBob & Sandy Comstock & FamilyChris & Martie ConnerSteve & Carolyn ConnerMatthew ConnorsSuzanne Corkins & Trey PruittBeth A. Coughlin & David WangErin Craig & Rich DvorakHeather CraneMichael & Marilyn CraneMary CranstonMr. & Mrs. Doug CraryLois & Christopher CurrenPaul Daffinee & Veronica McQuillanGarrett & Lynn DaileyRichard A. DailyTheresa DalyWilliam R. DanielsonSteven DantzkerGene DavenportDr. & Mrs. James W. DavisLynden F. DavisLynette & Michael DavisDave & Teresa DaytonAngelo F. De MariaRon & Jackie Decker, Jacqueline A. DauntLois M. DeDomenicoKyn DellingerOlivia M. DemkoJohn Bruce DickinsonMr. & Mrs. Gilmore F. Diekmann, Jr.Richard & Margaret DivineDan DiVittorio Jr.John DoarMr. Robert J. DonnellLaura DonnelleyWilliam & Nancy DoolittleEric & Dianne DoughtyMark DowlingMr. & Mrs. E. M. Downer, IIIMr. & Mrs. Benjamin T. DownsBill & Ruth DuffLeota Diane DuncanSteve & Anne DurrJerry Edelbrock & Jeri HowlandJane EdgintonBurton Edwards & Lynne dal PoggettoMs. Joan EgriePaul & Elizabeth EisenhardtVictoria Eisenreich HalloranMr. & Mrs. Fredrick A. EksteinJeff ElfontDale N. ElliottRichard & Maribeth EllsworthMr. & Mrs. Robert F. ErburuJacqueline & Christian ErdmanBenedict A. EronJanie EstepWilliam FahrnerCraig FalkJay & Ellen FarbsteinPhoebe D. FarnamBernard J. FavaroNick FedrickMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Feigenbaum

Nadine G. FelixSue FeminoNancy FergusonMr. & Mrs. John FerrariFrederick J. FisherThe FlannerysGary M. FlashnerMichael & Jaqualyn ForrestD. Frankforth & J. LyerlaJohn & Elaine FrenchRobert & Marilyn FryLarry FunkLaura & Donald GagliassoDonald & Pamela GaileyJohn & Carole GarandWesley P. & Mary C. GardnerMarilyn & Bob GaribaldiAl GarrenDr. & Mrs. J. Richard GaskillBrian & Marilyn GerichMr. Carl Gerlach & Sandra OtterShawn V. GiammatteiJames & Lynn GibbonsSteve & Pam GiffordJohn & Charlotte GilmoreKathy GiraudDavid & Alena GoeddelJim & Maria GogginNydia GoodePaulette E. GoodrichElizabeth M. GordonBob, Jan, Sean & Erin GradyMarjorie A. GrahamThomas GravelynDonald & Anna GumpertzJohn & Cynthia GunnJohn C. GunnRobert & Martha GuthrieRobert & Jean HaafRichard & Teresa HagertyMs. Ellen F. HalterSara HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Chuck HammersClemens HammerschmiedBruce E. HammondGinny HannaGary HargraveKevin E. HarnetiauxJack & Carol HarrisDonna & Richard HarrisGregg & Marika HarrisonMrs. Charlene C. HarveyBonnie HaupertShelley & Brad Hawkins-ClarkWinchell T. HaywardWendy & Jon HeadleyJack HeintzMarty HellmanBernice E. HendrycksJoseph & Jeannette HerronDr. & Mrs. Kenneth HeulerMr. & Mrs. Darryl HeustisRosemary B. HewlettWilliam E. HixsonDavid M. HoffmanPhilip & Mary HoganSusan & Brian HolcombSusan & Robert HolmesJames E. HolstDr. & Mrs. Daniel HoneSusan D. HopkinsJoseph & Michelle HorejsiChris & Nisha HortonPeter T. HossJohn W. Houghton,Jr.

James & Leslie HouptMatt, Brett & Mike HouserMark & Kathy HovenHenry & Stephanie HowellRobert HowellSue & Skip HoytMark L. HudakDal & Candy HunterRobert E. & Ann C. HunterLinda HurstMr. & Mrs. Harold A. HydeGregory & Roberta IsaeffJames & Jeanine IshamSteve & Birgitta IstockRobert L. JansenBill JasperAlice F. JenkinsGary JohansonStanley W. JohnsenClay & Cheryl JohnsonWarren B. JohnsonThorro & Joan JonesDerry & Charlene KabcenellRonald KahnDuane & Ann KalarDiane & A.J. KalletMr. & Mrs. David KampffMr. Brian KarigerEric & Anne KastnerBeth & Brett KaufmanDee M. KeckMr. James KeeneDennis & Joanne KeithCatherine KelleherRobert KellyJohn E. Kennedy IIIPatsy & Bob KennedyMaurice & Shirley KernerMary Ann KielyElizabeth KilbJeff KilbrethRonald A. KillianSungsook KimMr. & Mrs. Theodore C. KingRick & Ruth KingslandHerb & Sarah KinneyJohn R. KinselPatricia KirkbrideCharles J. & Dr. Dancy KittrellDavid KjeldgaardCarolyn KleefeldRobert L. KleinGary & Sara Ann KlingKenneth & Janet KlugBetsy KoesterMargie & Ralph KoldingerCJ Koomen & JC Koomen de JongWilliam A. KumpfGary A. LaaksoThomas & Janet LaceyDr. Sherill LadwigBette Wallace LandisVance LankhoarJim LaserChristine & Jeff LashmetGeorge & Cheryl LautersteinThe Lawrence FamilyJanet LeavittJohn & Meredith Leckie Jr.Sunhee Lee & Robert WilhelmCheryl & Richard LehmannThe John & Sandra Leland FoundationMr. Hollis G. LenderkingRyan L. Lester

Patricia & Steven LevenbergRobert & Tali LevyFranklin & Virginia LewDr. Bernard S. & Mrs. Barbara LewinskySally M. LewisMr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. LeytemMelissa Lim & Kit HoangBarbara LittleKaren & Judy Diana LivelyAlex LivingstonPamela & James LloydVera M. LongPark L. LoughlinJack LudemanDave & Diane LudersJane LundinEric A. LutkinChristy MacBride-Hart & William HartLynn MacDonaldJean MackenzieCaroline & Thomas MaddockAlexander B. MaklerJay & Susan MandellGary & Lois MarcusMr. & Mrs. William C. Markham, IIDr. Robert & Mrs. Shirley MarshallDennis P. MartinoTerrance & Claudette MastMike MatreyekSteven MatrosMary Ann MatthewsHolly C. MauroMark J. MavesRosalie MaxeinerBruce Maximov & Susan AlbertSharon Mayer-HaranMary McClellandPeter & Willinda McCreaHugh & Debbie McDevittEvie McDonald & Barnaby J. HowardFredaline B. McDonaldThe McElwee FamilyBruce McIntyreMary Tinley McKinnonShannon & Greg McKinnonDave & Lindsay McMenaminMr. & Mrs. Denman K. McNearKathryn K. McNeilMargaret A. MedcalfWilliam G. & Amelia A. MeffertSuzanne & Robert MellorEve & John MeltonJ. Stephen Meredith MDTom P. MericleLaura A. MerryMrs. Paulette J. Meyer & Mr. David A. FriedmanDawn M. MillerJon & Janine MillerJoseph & Robyn MillerScot & Marilyn MillerElizabeth MillikenDavid & Lynn MitchellSandra MitchellJim & Fan MobergJanet Mohle-Boetani & Mark ManasseBob & Joan MontgomeryBret MooreBruce & Marcia MortonPaul & Diane Morton


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Joyce S. Mudd & Lee S. MuddRobert & Tanis MuetingTim & Nancy MullerThe Munn FamilyJames Warren MurrayRobert R. MurrelDon & Patricia NeubacherBill & Irene NeumeisterF.W. NewellDr. & Mrs. Thomas H. NewtonSharon NiedringhausThe Nikolai FamilyLisa NorthupMary Weber Novak Mr. & Mrs. Joe ObegiStephen & Elizabeth O’BrienTimothy Q. OffensendShanna O’Hare & John DavisJack & Lois OhmsKen & Jo Ann OlivierCharles & Anne OlsenMs. Johanna OlsonVance O’NeillLarry & Marcia OsterinkDarryl OttMrs. Linda OtteyJeanette OuradaJohn K. & Rita Hanson OusterhoutThe Overall FamilyKaren S. PageHarvey F. Palitz MDElita M. ParkGreg & Sheri ParkerElizabeth & Walter ParksRichard A. PartridgeStanley & Georgene PasarellChristopher & Judy PatinLarry G. Patten & Jean BehrendGeorge & Joan PaulikasJoan B. PaulooRichard Pearson & Jean HartJeffrey G. PepperMelissa PerrotThe Frank Pesenti FamilySteven & Susan PetermanCurtis PetersonKathleen PetersonMarianne PetersonCharles M. PettisMark & Laura PhillipsTed & Madelon PhillipsJohn B. PianeSteve & Marilyn PiferDonald & Kay PittsMr. & Mrs. John R. PoimirooDonald PorterKent & Joy PorterMr. Rick PowellAnne Muldoon & Andrew M. ProehlJohn Ptak & Margaret BlackJill QuanRichard & Maria QuintThe Racker FamilyRobert W. RankinMr. & Mrs. Timothy RanzettaHelen RaticoDiane ReillyJames & Lys ReiskytlRodney & Pamela RemptLeroy M. ReyMaria & Edward ReyesMarsha J. RhodesStephen C. Richards

Eliza Linley & David RichardsonWilliam & Beverly Wagner RiddleAnmarie B. RoacheDick & Susan RobbinsMr. & Mrs. Stephen P. RobeckGeorge & Edyth RobertsMr. & Mrs. James H. Robertson Jr.James & Kathy RobinsonProf. Nicholas RobinsonSteven Rose & Deborah Thacker RoseHoward & Carol RosenElizabeth B. RossBetty RuchPeter C. RuenitzMr. & Mrs. David L. RunyanKaren & Doug RuskJoseph & Susan RuvoloNorman C. SaatjianColeen SalsberyKevin & Carol SawchukBrooke & Barbara SawyerMike & Jodi Schechter Rick & Megan ScheckDon & Cindy SchererFrances Tracy SchillingBill & Linda SchmidtRobert C. Schwalbe & Linda P. ZazzaraJohn & Judy SearsOlivia SearsWarren & Brenda SeekMs. Deborah Green SeymourPatricia & Merrill ShanksTom ShannonLorraine & Don SharmanJames C. ShelburneMr. & Mrs. James SheridanRobert K. ShiraiJohn R. Shuman & Mrs. Josephine ShumanDavid & Kathy SiegelRenée SimiRich & Jan SjobergPeter SlabaughVirginia & Bob SloanRod & Evelyn SmallwoodScott R. & Carol Ann SmallwoodBrian SmithCris SmithJeffrey & Patty Smith and FamilyRichard & Luan SmithThomas & Diana SmithPeggy & Terry SongsterJohn A. SpencerSusan SteachRuth L. StearnsThomas SteuberDonald & Shirlee StitesLeslie J. StoneLeslie StrayerGary & Judy StrongSam & Helga StrongBalaji & Suganthi SubramanianTed SurberTom & Diana SutterChris & Cathy SwansonBrian & Suzanne SwiftMalcolm SwiftViolet S. TaaffeStan & Tenaya TablerWilson TalleyJohn P. TarpeyJeannie E. TaskerGeoff & Colleen Tate

Grace S. TayJ F. & Susan S.TaylorVirginia TempletonMarty & Bonnie TenenbaumJeane Bowman TennantMs. Laura TennerGregory J. TerryJames & Connie TerryLinda Tesa & Jonathan OlkenKen & Nicole ThomAdele M. Thomas Charitable Foundation, Inc.Herbert S. ThomsonSandra P. TichenorEric & Connie TiegelChuck & Linda ToeniskoetterNobuo TokunagaSylvia Toth & Zsolt TakacsStephanie & Andrew TowellTim TremainJack TroupFrank J. TsaiMarilyn Tuft-HoltzTrina M. TurkJim & Mimi Van HorneDaniel C. VandermeulenRobert & Karen VaupenMargaret H. VelureDr. Michael C. Venuti & Steven C. BrownPamela & Gary VialeSharon A. VickG.A. & Marsha von der LiethHoward & Carroll WahlRichard WallRobin A. WallaceEd & Gwen WalshRichard WaltonPeter S. WantuchLeonard & Jeanne WareJoy M. WarfieldRobert & Mary WasikRay L. WatsonBrady B. WattPhyllis Weber & Art BaggettJohn D. Weeden & David L. DaviesJohn & Cornelia WesleyJames & Jessie WestElizabeth WestonDennis & Beth Whalen Jay & Sallie WhaleyBenton & Denise WheelerMarilyn & Howard WhelanTodd & Lisa WhiteRyan WileyJack & Jan WilleyJames Lee WilliamsMrs. Milton Wilson, Jr.Barbara & Howard WilsonCaroline WingJohn M. WinslowPatricia F. WinterWitbeck Charitable Lead Annuity TrustFran & Cameron Wolfe, Jr.Shauna WoodsValerie & John WookeyArt & Patti WorthingtonMary R. WrightWayne & Louise WrightDora WuethrichEric YamasakiGregory & Kiyomi YimGordon Yip and Scarlett WuDavid & Julia York

Herb & Barbara YukiDavid J. ZehrLeon & Nancee ZimmermanDonald Zucker

JOSEPH LE CONTE LEGACY SOCIETY

AnonymousCarol AllenDouglas J. & Carole T. AllenPatricia AllenAndy & Carole AmstutzIrene & Eilif AndersenRoy A. & Betty B. AndersonMona AndersonEstate of William AshtonJoan C. BacciJo BaconC. Elaine & Pat BairdMarie Schoppe BarteeLaura Bartlett-ArmstrongBurnett & Florence BartoGino BattaginEstate of Virginia BayRobert & Margaret BeckJack R. BenjaminSteve BiddleBingham Kearns Charitable FundJudith BingmanMaggie BlankleyThomas & Diane BoppCharles E. Bradbury IIIEd & Mindy BreslinRoger & Korki BrettRaymond & Marcelle BrightRobert & Prudence BroadwellBeverly Boekel BroughtonMarilyn & Allan BrownSteve & Gayle BruglerEllen BurmesterDonald & Candace ButwillBel CampbellPatricia J. CampbellMimi M. CarrollGerald C. Carter PhDMichael & Kathleen CaseyEunice M. ChildsEstate of Mary E. ChurchLeonard & Brenda CiprianoVahl P. ClemensenBette Jean CluteMary Cody-LimacherLarry & Eleanor CohenSam & Carol CohenBarbara CoulterMike & Marguerite CranfordHarold CranstonErica Crawford in memory of Ruth CrawfordMary Beth CrittendonRussell & Lynne CrosbyKenneth & Josephine CrowleyLinda CrowthersPaul & Helene CutlerMrs. Judith d’AlbertTheresa DalyEstate of Burt L. Davis Jr.Scott Randolph DavisWilliam D. DavisDominic & Margaret DeCristofaroCatharine B. DeelyEstate of Lois DeMilleJohn & Taihee DewesCharles T. DeWoody

Leslie & John DormanJacqueline & Raymond DoumanianLisa & Craig ElliottEstate of Eunice EltonNorma L. EmbreeEstate of Harriet J. EvansMs. Dorothy FernLynn FerrinLarry FineganGary M. FlashnerEstate of Carol FrobishMr. & Mrs. Donald M. FuhrerThomas GamlenMarston Girard, Ed.D & Judith GirardGeorge GissendanerRobert C. GliddenHenry & Jane GoichmanSeth GoldsmithDorothy & Freeman Gosden Jr.Estate of Robert F. GrahamEstate of Gertrude H. HallEstate of John C. HambyDavid C. HannaBob & Betsy HansenNancy HargissDaniel A. HealdSherry HeiderBernard F. HeimosDavid E. HernandezEstate of Milda HesterDouglas & Debra HighsmithPaul E. HoagJohn D. HoddyEstate of Tas & Mary HoferSusan & Robert HolmesPeter T. HossJohn W. Houghton Jr.Carolee Grace HouserBernadette Powell & Tony HowlettBill & Inger HuffmanDavid & Linda HughesJames R. IsenmanJames R. JennerJagdish & Rosalyn JirgeKatharine Hotchkis JohnsonGlenn & Janet JohnsonJean Johnson & Jim BennightWilliam H. JohnstonDavid & Susan JonasJack JonasCynthia JonesSandra E. KaneMatthias E. KayhoeBill & Lisa KellyJohn & Lynne KennedyEstate of Kurt KerpMohammad Yasin & Vernita KhostiMary Ann KielyDavid & Barbara KingDolorous & Kenneth KnightMrs. Elizabeth P. KnowlesClaire & Eugene KoppEstate of Herta & Otto KorneiClaire LaFleurBill & Susan LamptonJohn & Carolyn LandgrebeBill & Jean Lane Jr.Jim LaserJanice Irene Levet Le PouvoirEstate of Margaret Lisco LesherS. Christopher LirelyGordon & Frances LockettCarol C. LuckhardtEstate of John D. Luckhardt

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LE CONTE CONT.

Thomas & Caroline MaddockStuart & Wendy MalmidWilliam & Leslie MarcusEleanor MasarJudy McConnellMary Tinley McKinnon in memory of Charles Lachlan McKinnonMichael McLaneKate McMichael & Theresa HausserPatricia MegasonMs. Kathryn MeiklejohnMarsha MekisichHerb & Juanita MercerCarla MertinsAnthony MillerJames R. MoonRichard A. MooreTom MooreNanci A. NavarroLynn NebusClaudia Kellam NewboldDavid & Debra NiemiraKathleen J. O’HaraShanna O’Hare & John DavisWilliam J. & Juanita W. OakesEstate of Deane Oberste-LehnMr. Gary PaulGail PaulinDavid & Linda PerryNicola Place & Christopher BeesonKatherine PlummerDavid & Kathe PoteetPaul & Karen PoveyLinda L. PrincipeHaruko QuirkGloria RaffoKathie RamazzottiDwain & Barbara RaneyRoy RauschShelby RectorSkip RhodesJan J. RichardsonEstate of Jo Anne RiddleJudith K. RobinsonMary Rogers-JonesCarole RosenkoetterJim RossDave Rossetti & Jan AventPeter C. RuenitzRobert RyonDiane ScarrittStephen & Sharon SchroederTerrence & Deb SchuhrkeRobert C. Schwalbe & Linda P. ZazzaraEsther ShandlerRobert & Judy SheetsKaren SheldonThomas & Irene Shephard Sr.Susan SilvestriDr. Don SimmonsEstate of Hazel SimonCarol Snell & Mindy RauchMargo SonderleiterPeter & Joan StaffordTerrell & Carol StanleyHolly Jo StansfieldCynthia StephensonGlenn StockiLinda StokelySam & Helga StrongKaren & Don SudnikoffGeorge & Ann Sundby

Arlene C. ThornburgSandra P. TichenorHenry O. TimnickMichael J. TollefsonWendy TurkatteMari TustinLaurie Van RuitenJacqueline VaughnMr. & Mrs. Larry VeysadaDiane VincentJim VirondaSylvia M. VolkmanSue VolpeJohn & Bella WagnerJudith L. WalkerHerbert L. Walkup in memory of Barbara WalkupJeanne A. WaltLynne Wasserman – The Wasserman FoundationRobin & Kathryn WeberErica WeingartenToni K. WeingartenDave WestDick & Michelle WestrumMarilyn & Howard WhelanJohn & Lynn WieseJack & Jan WilleyPaul WilliamsRuth C. WilliamsStefan WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Milton Wilson Jr.Kathleen E. WinkelmanPatricia F. WinterBarry WolfDavid & Holly WolffFern J. WollrichWeyman & Yvonne WongLarry & Diane WrenMary R. WrightKenneth & Suzanne WurtembergLarry WydroSusan & Adonis YapGary & Christine YoungerLaura & Aaron Zoerner

GIFTS IN MEMORY

Edward AbbottErnest E. AchJames A. AdamsAlfred AdlerJoanne AhenRachel AhrensJoanne AkerMary Ann AlbanesClyde F. AleckDorothy Greene AlexanderDerek AllenRuth Mary AllieNorma AlsterlindAndrew AltavillaRod AlthouseLaurel AmtowerAndy AndersonWilliam B. AndersonRosasco F. ArayaJames C. ArnBarbara C. ArnoldRobert AtteberryJean and Chuck AtthoweJoseph P. AugustynF. James “Jim” AvenellJane Dugan BairdJean Baker

Beverly Banks Breslau with LoveSandra BankstonNick BarbacciaRobert Hamilton BarberMariana BarberaMary V. BarmettlerMary V. BarmettlerDonald S. BarnhartGrace BastianelliMatthew A. BaxterMatthew A. Baxter IIIVirginia BayMiriam BayronMarion H. BeardGerie Lavon BeckerArlen BellJim BenedictWalter Benz Sr.James Dana BernierBrett BerrierFred Bertetta, Sr.Harry C. BestWhitfield BilleciKristy A. Seligman BirkettVivian Marie BishopFrances BjorklundJessica BloomAlan BodineSusan Ann BoethingJoseph T. BohiRev. Ralph BolinMary Helen Bonnickson MunnPauline BooherMilton C. BornSheldon BornsteinSolan BowenFrank BowersClyde BowmanPatricia BoydPat BoydHenny BragaPatrick E. BrechtJuanita BrelleOlga N. BrewerWard BrewerChristine J. BrockEleanor Stolich BrownArthur William BrownMargaret M. BrushBetty BryanPatsy Ruth BryantWeylene Edwards BucklinCharles C. BuettnerDarrell E. BurchAnna BurchDorothy J. BurkeCecile BurleighA. A. Burnand IIIKenny BurtonFred D. Byers Jr.Angela ByrdRoscoe ByrnsBarbara B. CabrilloMary Louise CallasPatricia C. CamaioreRuth CamaraotaWilliam G. CampLeslie CampbellVincent A. CapuanoEric Lester CarlsonHoward CarlsonMs. Cleo M. CarneyJoyce A. CarterYolanda CasconeWilliam Casebeer

Anna CastainJoe CastorJoyce M. CelanoNathan ChampagneChris ChanChristina ChanMrs. ChancyLou CherinChris ChristensenTess ChristensenSam CiccarellaAudrey ClarkLowell ClarkTracy Raymond Claus, Sept. 1946-Feb. 2004Diane Elizabeth ClymerMary Lord Coates – I Can Only ImagineRobert L. CochraneEdwin CochraneJ. Antoinette CochraneRobert ColeRod CollierRod CollierArthur CollinsMarge CollinsPartrick A. ColuccelliJosephine ComerattaWilliam R. ComminsJohn James ConnollyRichard M. CookHelen CorneliusJohn Edward CotterJohn CourtneyBea CowanAndrew Roy CoxAnna Mae Craig KrauseGeorge McCord CrandellRuth D. CrawfordJames CrichtonBill R. CrownoverSunnie CullingsPamela DagleyPierre d’AlbertMatthew DavisMuir DawsonBeverly H. DayMabel M. DayBrian Dessin DayElsbeth DeanFloyd DeCrescenzaJoan DeSistoJames V. DeSwarte Sr.Chester A. DormanHelen DragoJoseph DrugayJohn S. DrumDukeGerald DunnFrank Dutra Sr.Helen A. DuttonDale EastburnJohn A. EdgintonBob EdlundNoel Therese EganGary EisenbergDennis C. EisenreichVirginia EkizianThad EkstrandThe Eliseian-Jorjorian Family LegacyWalter ElwartowskiErick C. ErdmanLinda ErdmanScott EricksonCharles Ericson

Julie Johnson EstridgeKimberly I. Evans Gail FabbroAbigail Ann FahrnerJean FairheadDavid FantauzziJim FarrisJames FarrisKaren FeherMollie FelsoJay Ann S. FensterKenith I. FieldsMidge FioreNic FioreMimi FiskeRee FlemingMary Bell FloydDavid FogelEdward J. FoleyChris A. FongColleen FonsecaJoe ForsheeBarbara FosterKeith Robert FrancisSandy FraneSandy FranePhil FrankScott A. Franssen, 3/5/62-7/11/06Anna FrantzenAntonette FranziaIn Memory of Dr. Robert C. Frates & his wife, Florence FratesRobert Eugene FrederickJohnnie L. FreemanFrederick FreiGardner FreymuthEdward FriedmanNancy FrokerNancy Lee FryRobert L. FryRobert M. FuhrerLoren M. FurtadoHarriett B. GageBob GailRobert M. GaleBlanche GallagherMadhavi GandhiWilliam I. GarrenLeland F. GerberKaren A. GibsonNancy GillisGloria Gillogly-AcostaRoy GlatfeltyKeith GloverBilly Gene GodfreyJane GoebTsuyoshi GokaDr. Michael GoldmanRichard N. GoldmanAnne M. GoldsmithMurray GolubNormand G. GomolakKeith GoodinKeith GoodinJohn Lance GoodwinBob GormanDennis GormanMary Q. GourleySue Ann GrafRobert F. GrahamMary J. GranisCeffisa GrassoDaniel R. GravelynWilliam Graydon

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GIFTS IN MEMORY CONT.

Suzanne C. GreenGeorge GrenfellMarilyn GriffinPete GriffithDavid Keith GriffithsBetty Griffitts FarchiClaire GritschNathan GrossEllen GrundyMichele A. GuardGina M. GuerinGeorge GuntermannLamar HaasMichael E. HadeReuben B. HaleMr. Simms HallananLawrence HalprinJames H. Hamilton IIIKurt G. HammerstromAlice HammondJohn Muir HannaD. Joyce HannaLaura M. HansenMichael T. HaramiThomas HarbstRobert HarderTheodore HarderBrenda HarnessGerald G. HarrahDorothy HarringtonCharles W. HarrisKenneth HarrisCharles W. HarrisMark HarrisonHoward HartmanThurston HatchAlan HaubachHarford Holmes HaysRick HemmingerSteve HendricksCandace HenryH.W. “Bud” HenryHoward D. Herbert Jr.Elizabeth HerreraHugo HerreraAnne C. HertlRobert HevnerElaine HibbardThomas R. HigelinFrank HigureraIver HildeH. Howard HillThomas HillMary Jane HillikerAndrea HillmeisterJay HilmerMerrie HinsonMary Jane HintzLoralee HiramotoYingan HoangGarry L. HodsonDarbin Alexander HoetkerWilliam Parker “Bill” HoffmanHokuAlbert HollowayMr. Robert HolmanBasil “Swiss” HolmesEdward HolroydeRobert Hook Jr.Ernest E. Horn Jr.Ms. Rosemary Cross HornbyNancy Jean HoskeyPatti K. Hoss

John Howe Jr.Robert L. HughesMrs. Jaquelin HumeRuth HuntingtonWilliam Brian HustonHerb HwangJohn D. HynesBill IveyAlec R. JackTim JackesHanna JacksonTerrence S. JacksonTopsy Jackson-ArayaHilda JamesPeter JanopaulTor JensenJames A. JerniganDaniel Martin JohnsonLoren JohnsonMartin L. JohnsonLaurel H. JohnsonSue Galbreath JohnsonShirley JonesRalph W. JonesMark KafouryJohn G. KamenaStephen KaneAlbert KaspinEsther KastnerAgnes KauthDawn K. Kelsey GouldRussell KettleAnne KieckheferNoel KilmerMaida KimesJon KinneyJay A. KleutschEssie KnutsonDorothy KoenigEvan Andrew KoppGitta KordaJoseph F. Krause Jr.Nancy L. KrezaRichard KritzerMax KrukowBarbara Jean KruseBen KudoHenry KuropatJames KyleThelma LambertDr. Baldwin G. LamsonJames Ronald LaneStuart LaneBill Lane, Jr.Mrs. Demi LaughlinCarol LaughtonSharron LawThomas P. LawrenceMr. Al LechnerJoseph LedetteKim LeeScott Allan LehmannElsa M. LeighDavid Joseph LemieuxNicolas LeuzziStephen Alan LeventhalRaymond Arthur LewisPaul L’HeureuxFlorence Elizabeth LicursiDon LindelmannMinerva Louise LindenNorman B. Livermore Jr.Dr. Donald R. LoebJames LongGriffin Louie

Tom LowryJohn D. LuckhardtHenry A. LutterkortStephen Lyman Michael A. MachadoHelen MackersieJeanne MacleanAlbert M. MaherDean MalleyMerle E. MannMildred S. MannMose MarcusIngrid MargolinTeddy MarkarianEnnio MarottoDavid MarrElizabeth MarshDr. Frank Martin Jr.Richard MasarJeff MaurerMichael MayesMarcia MayorgaJessie Anne McBrideJoseph R. McBrideJoseph R. McBrideMarilyn McCagueEchel McCorkindaleSteven A. McElwainKurt McGintyMargaret C. McIlroyJack McIntyreWayne McKillipCharles Lachlan McKinnonArdith I. McLaughlinRose McManamaDorothy McMillinEdward McMullenLeslie Chase McNeilNeil G. McNieceJohn R. MedcalfSteven P. MedleyChristina MendeseKaesy MendozaLouise Watson MericleDavid Ernest MerrillCharles MeuelElmer MeyerMilton MeyerAnna MiaskiewiezTeresa MicucciBarry MillerPhillip MillerAllison Ruth MillerMark Edward MillerStephen Lloyd MillerCarol A. MitchellRichard E. MohrHank Mollenauer – Loved by Friends and FamilyImre MolnarLinda E. MolyneuxMargaret MoodyWoody MooreKathleen MoranoAngelo J. MorescoPaul MoreyLyle MoritzFrank C. MorrisThomas Michael MortonJohn Herbert Charles MosseDonald MoultonCarmen MoyerRagnwald MullerTom MunnElda Murphy

Wayne MurrayJane Davidson MurrayHank MuyleartRobert N. NaifehColleen Patricia Neu MatthewsJames D. NeweyCharles T. NewtonLouise K. NicholsGil NickelJeff NigraByron NishkianMargaret NissenZigmond & Joan NorkoskiDonald OakesChiura ObataHilmer OehlemnPaul OffermanTimothy J. O’LearyFrancis O’RourkeKathleen OrrHoward M. OserBenjamin J. OslerJohn Eric OsterinkW. F. OstranderMary Sheppard OswaldWilliam OttoJosephine OwenTimothy Michael OwensAdelle PanikoffParamasivamDiana D. ParkFess ParkerGeorge S. ParryKen PaulinKen PaulinElrose B. PearsonTed PearsonElrose Balcomb PearsonJohn PeifferRita PerryEva May Persson RappJason PeruzziTheodore PetersenStephen D. PetersonCarl PharisBeatrice PhelanLorraine & Russell PhilpottDana PierceErika PinoniCaryl Jean PlambeckRuben Adron PlummerHarold PonderChick PorterDennis V. PotterDonald PrevettRobert Michael PriorMildred L. PrunierJack F.Y. QuanGary QuickFrances J. RaelMaurey RaffenspergerDonald D. RagsdaleEsther RamirezJoan RapoportDan RayEva Mary ReStewart D. ReedJoao RemediousBernard RepaskyCarmen ReynoldsSteve RichinaJo Anne RiddleJoe RieflerEdward W. RifeMichael Riggs

Robert RingleMrs. Frances RobbinsDerek RobertsPhilip RobertsonMichelle RobinsonKarl RobisonJohn F. RockRussell D. RogersStephen RolleGinger RoseEdith RoseJames Howard RoseRobert N. RosenthalStephen RossStephen RossNorma RothDavid D. RoybalDorothy L. RozellRoger E. RuchPete RuizJames J. RulecJay RusmoreJohn D. RyanChester RycroftDon SaaleMary SaatjianSue SakaiJay SammisMark Coplen SantanaShirley SargentDon H. SchellingerJohn SchenckJosephine SchmidtAnne SchneiderEdna Schonk-SmithGene SchottSchottDavid SchulteSharon J. SchwabChuck SchweikerRuth ScottRobert SedlockAnton SeelenbacherKristy A. Seligman BirkettGertrude E. SequinLeland ShackeltonCarl SharsmithSally SheaAllen SheltonKristin ShepherdRichard ShoreIrene ShreveJohn Robert ShumanLaing SibbetDel SiebertIda SilvaSilviano L. SilvaSusan Aitken SimónLouis SislerDerek SmethurstRussell G. Smith Jr.Victoria SmithWilliam R. SmithClarence A. SnowSophieShirley SparksJerry SpectorPaul SpiveyNancy McCaffery StandoFrederick L. SteinNathan SteinDwight SteinertDon StippNorine Stoddard HopperDavid Stone


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GIFTS IN MEMORY CONT.

Robert R. Stone Sr.Robert C. StrandRoger StrangeLeland E. StrohmAdelaide D. StrubleEdward StulikKatherine SugarLeona SugarPatrick SullivanMarie SutcliffeMary SutliffMarjorie SwartzJeanette SwingWayne TaggartJamie TaltGustav TamsStephen S. TesslerBetty ThomasRobert L. ThomasLynn H. ThompsonCharles D. ThurmondSgt James R. Tijerina, USMCTyler TompkinsBarbara Steere TownerJohn F. TribukaitMichael R. TuckerTom TupperMac TurnerClifford TyackJules TygielLena & Erle L. Van BuskirkRoelie van Gijzen-OosterveldRod Van HookRobert M. “Bob” VaughanRobert McKinley VaughnLorraine Venezia

Casey Russell VeselyTimothy C. VickersElizabeth J. VitaglianoRichard E. VollRichard VollGeorge VuosoDan VuyovichWilliam A. WahlerDon WaldenBarbara Lorene WalkupMargaret Ann O’Reilly WaltersMargaret & Eugene WaltersMarge WaltersMartha Walton McCleanLeonard WardArthur Waterson Jr.Robert WeigelWilliam J. WellerDaniel WentzDeborah WestRichard H. West D.V.M.Curtis WetterWilliam G. WhitePaul & Alice Mae WilleyJanet WilliamsPaul S. Williams Jr.Richard C. WilliamsJohn “Jack” Ward WilliamsAlverta WilliamsonErnest C. WillsOtto L. WilsonTom WilsonMr. Milton Wilson Jr.Donna Wear WinslowThomas T. WinslowJames WintersHermann Wolter

Ji Hung WooBetty Lee WrahtzRichard A. WrightErnest E. WuethrichCarl Otto WulfBernard WydraFrances Yeazell FlisramAlbert YeeMyrna YingerRob ZajacMs. Janice ZajacRuth ZavoliGinger Zilisch

FOUNDATIONS

Gifts of $1,000 or more

The Annenberg FoundationArkay FoundationS. D. Bechtel, Jr. FoundationCalifornia Community FoundationCameron & Jane Baird FoundationDornsife Family FoundationERM Group Foundation, Inc.Floyd Family FoundationFrome Family FoundationGinn Family FoundationKenneth Glenn Family FoundationRichard & Rhoda Goldman FundLisa & Douglas Goldman FundGood Works FoundationEvelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. FundHEDCO FoundationThe Heller Foundation of San DiegoHerbst FoundationJames J. & Sue Femino FoundationJohn & Linda Muckel FoundationJohn Doar Foundation

Kenneth & Harriet Kupferberg Family FoundationLakeside FoundationThe Lary FoundationThe Charles H. Leach, II FoundationJ.M. Long FoundationMarin Community FoundationMatreyek Family FoundationThe MBK FoundationMeshewa Farm FoundationGordon & Betty Moore FoundationNational Park FoundationNissen Family Charitable TrustOlander Family FoundationPacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship CouncilThe Pease Family FundPesenti FoundationStephen D. Peterson Conservation FundResources Legacy FundRossi Family FoundationThe Sacchi FoundationSaxton Family FoundationSumar FoundationTecumseh FoundationWellPoint FoundationThe Wilderness SocietyThe Wollenberg FoundationYawen FoundationYouth Development FoundationResources Legacy FundRossi Family FoundationSumar FoundationTecumseh FoundationThe Sacchi FoundationThe Lary Foundation

TOSA FoundationWellPoint FoundationThe Wilderness SocietyThe Wollenberg FoundationYawen FoundationYouth Development Foundation

CORPORATE PROTECTORS

Gifts of $1,000 or more

Allison Sierra, Inc.Bank of AmericaBell-Carter Foods, Inc.The Capital Group CompaniesChevronColoplast A/SDelaware North CompaniesParks & Resorts at YosemiteDorfman Pacific Co.E. & J. Gallo WineryHarland ClarkeIBM CorporationJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesMammoth MountainMicrosoftPacific Gas and Electric CompanyParadigm WinerySun to Moon GalleryT. Rowe Price Program for Charitable GivingTopics EntertainmentUnion Bank of CaliforniaWells FargoWhittier Trust Co


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TALES FROM OUR MAILBOX

I n early 2010 we received a generous gift from the estate of Gwen and Tas Hofer. Several months later, their dear friend, Allison Rock, sent us a lovely note sharing stories of the Hofer’s lifelong love of Yosemite.

The Hofers were enamored with Yosemite National Park. “They camped along the river…he played his ukulele around the campfire and they made many friends. They climbed Half Dome …” she wrote of their camping vacations in the Valley.

Through paintings, books, hiking patches and stories, the Hofers shared their love of Yosemite with many people, including Allison and her family. Gwen, a talented artist with oils, pastels and watercolors, frequently painted Yosemite and was fond of showcasing the waterfalls.

We are so grateful to Gwen and Tas Hofer for their generous gift.

If you would like information on how to include Yosemite Conservancy in your estate

plans, please contact Darlene Bellucci, Annual and Planned Giving Manager at

415.434.8446 or [email protected].

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Tunnel View. BOTTOM Gwen and Tas Hofer

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Get yours today atyosemiteconservancy.org

Love Yosemite.Wear it on your bumper.The Yosemite license plate features the world famous image of the valley from Tunnel View. Californians who purchase this specialty plate for their vehicles help provide funding to many diverse projects within Yosemite National Park.

It’s a great way to show your love of Yosemite and brighten the commute for other drivers.


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W hen was the last time you visited Yosemite? Mark your calendars and join us this summer in Tuolumne Meadows. Experience the splendor of the High Country August 19-21, 2011 while

celebrating the ribbon cutting of one of the most exciting projects in the area – the restoration of Tenaya Lake! Learn firsthand how your gifts are benefiting Yosemite.

John Muir Heritage Society members who give $2,500 or more annually are warmly invited each summer for a weekend of insider talks, an intimate dinner created just for you by The Ahwahnee Hotel, naturalist-led hikes and fascinating discussions at the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge fire ring. Watch for your invitation in the mail and come join the fun.

Join us in Tuolumne Meadows

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led hike. RIGHT JMHS

Guardian level members

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hiking around Cathedral

Lake in 2010.

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Calling AllVolunteers!

V olunteering in Yosemite is an excellent way to give back to Yosemite and help improve the visitor experience. Volunteer for a

week this summer and join a dedicated crew of other Yosemite supporters to renew and restore trails, campgrounds and wilderness areas. Looking for more? Stay for a month and join our team of visitor information volunteers offering guidance at locations throughout the park.

Learn more at

yosemiteconservancy.org

Alison Burns Sterley of Anchorage, Alaska has volunteered with Yosemite Conservancy for seven years. She arrives every summer with other volunteers to help with important work restoring trails and removing invasive plants and fire rings. Sterley has volunteered at multiple sites in

Yosemite Valley, Sunrise, Lyell Canyon, Vogelsang and Rafferty Creek.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR FAVORITE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE.

My favorite activity is to find fire rings where they shouldn’t be, and clean up the campsite. It’s a search and rescue operation, great fun and very satisfying to tidy up the wilderness.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT BEING A CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEER?

Hiking and camping in Yosemite is always an amazing experience. Being a volunteer in Yosemite adds another dimension. You see more when you’re working behind the scenes, and you have more time to appreciate your surroundings.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEER?

My dad started taking me on weekend hikes as soon as I could walk. All the miles we shared together are the basis for our close bond and for my bond to the wild places of the world. What inspires me to continue being a volunteer is my belief that the restoration activities Yosemite Conservancy supports, will ensure that kids, like I was, and adults, like I am, will continue to be able to connect to Yosemite

Thank you Alison, and all our dedicated volunteers!

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Working to Make a Difference

Sterley restores an illegal campsite back to its

natural condition.

PHOTOS: (TOP) © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY. (BOTTOM) © TONY DEMAIO.

TOP Volunteer Jackie Wagoner helps a park visitor

plan their day. BOTTOM Week long volunteers are

all smiles as they pause for this photo.

YOSEMITE THROUGHYOUR LENS YOSEMITE’S MAJESTY AS CAPTURED BY OUR SUPPORTERS.

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02 Western Azalea PHOTO BY © R. WILLIAM PITTS

03 A Marmot Crouches On Rocks At Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park PHOTO BY © G. DAN MITCHELL

04 Yosemite Jump PHOTO BY © AMY NELSON

Do you have a special memory you would like to share?

We love to see photos from your first or 100th visit to Yosemite. Our staff will select a few for printing in each issue of Yosemite Conservancy.

READER PHOTOS


Visit the Yosemite Conservancy on Facebook or Flickr and share any photos of a special place you like in Yosemite.

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YOSEMITE CONSERVANCYMagazine of Yosemite Conservancy, published twice a year

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Jennifer Miller

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

DESIGN

Plumbline Studios

PRINT PRODUCTION

TradeMark Graphics, Inc.

STAFF

SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE

Mike Tollefson, President & CEOJerry Edelbrock, Vice President & COODarlene Bellucci, Annual & Planned Giving ManagerEdin Draper-Beard, Executive Affairs ManagerSchuyler Greenleaf, Project DirectorGreg Immel, Data Services ManagerHolly Kuehn, Administrative Assistant & RegistrarJennifer Miller, Marketing & Communications DirectorRoger Miller, Institutional Giving OfficerAdriana Pannick, Development Associate Kit Thomas, ControllerChristina Yu, Data & Donor Services Assistant Kristine Zeigler, Development Director

YOSEMITE OFFICE

Kristen Anderson, Sales Information AssistantAline Allen, Art & Education Center CoordinatorTom Arfsten, Valley Complex SupervisorNicole Brocchini, Museum Store SupervisorPete Devine, Resident NaturalistNathan Ernster, Wilderness Information AssistantMichelle Hansen, Bookrack AssistantCarolyn King, Office ManagerTodd King, Retail DirectorSuzy Hasty, Volunteer Program ManagerDenise Ludington, Accounting CoordinatorNoel Morrison, Communications ManagerElvira Popken, Sales Information AssistantAngie Sberna, Accounting DirectorJohn Samples, Warehouse CoordinatorShelly Stephens, Inventory ManagerLaurie Stowe, Wilderness Center Manager

Spring . Summer 2011 :: Volume 02 . Issue 01 © 2011

Federal Tax Identification#94-3058041

DONOR GUIDE

Pete BartelmeAlison ColwellDan DiVittorioMargaret Eissler

Schuyler GreenleafNoel MorrisonLaurie StoweMike Tollefson

CONTACT US

Donor Services

Yosemite Conservancy101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1700San Francisco, CA 94104800.469.7275 or 415.434.1782Fax: [email protected]

STAY CONNECTED

Learn how your gifts have supported Yosemite. Visit our website and sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org

WAYS TO SUPPORT

Friends of Yosemite

Protecting the beauty and wonder of Yosemite for future generations.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/friends-yosemite

Sequoia Society

Making a monthly donation is an easy way to make a lasting difference.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/sequoia-society

John Muir Heritage Society

Investing in Yosemite’s future with generous gifts of $1,000 or more annually.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/john-muir-heritage-society

Gifts of Stock

Significant contribution to protect and preserve Yosemite. We want to thank you for your gift. Please contact Darlene Bellucci at 800.469.7275 x318 or [email protected] to notify us of your gift.

Joseph Le Conte Legacy Society

Leave a legacy to Yosemite.For more information about making a legacy gift, contact Darlene Bellucci at 800.469.7275 x318 or [email protected].

Gifts in Honor

Distinctive and inspirational gifts that help provide for Yosemite’s future.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/gifts-honor or for more information, call 800.469.7275, or email us [email protected].

Gifts in Memory

Recognize a loved one with a special gift that protects and preserves Yosemite.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/gifts-memory or for more information, call 800.469.7275, or email us [email protected].

VOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITIES

Greet park visitors, restore meadows or repair trails.Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/volunteer, or call 209.379.2317

It’s Easy to Connect with Yosemite Conservancy

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Our office in the Yosemite (El Portal) area will

remain at its current location.

Please note our new San Francisco address:

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