Location

California, United States of America

Weather/ClimateReceives most

precipitation from January – March

Summers are warm and dry, while Winter is the season of snow and solitude

Spring and Fall are transitional months with warm sunny days that can turn into storms

Clouds can build during summers to produce incredible thunderstorms

LandformsRock formations,

meadows, wetlands, waterfalls, giant sequoias, mountains, and the wilderness (forests)

Glacier Point, Mariposa Grove, Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, Cook’s Meadow, Sentinel Meadow, Stoneman Meadow, and Leidig Meadow, and many more

WaterwaysThere are a vase amount

of waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and creeks in Yosemite.

Horsetail Falls, Yosemite Falls, Tenaya Lake, Mirror Lake, Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and more

The rivers flow through Wawona, Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadow and into creeks.

VegetationLocated all over park,

but mainly in Foot-Hill Woodland Zone, Alpine Zone, and the forests

Lichens, black oak, wildflower, sequoias, and invasive plants

Over 200 types of non-native plants

Walks and trails were made in the park just to show the variety of plants and how beautiful they are

Animals High diversity in species (over 400)

Amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, mammals, insects and their relatives

There are about 120 species of amphibians, 22 reptiles, and 256 birds.

Fish are both native and non-native

Red fox, black bear, bobcat, spotted owl, bats, golden-mantled ground squirrel, bass, and many more

Environmental IssuesThe air quality is bad because

of pollution and smoke from natural fires in the park

Aquatic resources are decreasing

Invasive species are threatening biodiversity of vegetation

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth is eating away white fir trees

Soundscape in park is getting too loud so at times it is hard to hear the beauty of the nature

Dam removal Forest pests

History/Culture 7 present day tribes descend from people who

first called Yosemite their home Europeans arrived in mid-1800’s and caused

disruption which displaced native population Early white settlers had writers, artists, and

photographers who spread fame of “the Incomparable Valley”

Euro-Americans settled on foot, horseback, and rail

President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill granting Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove to California in 1864

John Muir helped create idea of Yosemite National Park in 1890

People used to mine and lived in lodging establishments (Wawona Hotel)

Museums at park have more than 4 million items from early settlers

The library at the park has 10,000 books related to the park, as well as articles and photographs

Preservation EffortsDone through archeological

and architectural recognitionStructures, artifacts, and

trails symbolize human valueArcheologists documented

over 1,500 sites from first settlers and kept everything they left behind to uncover clues of settlement, cultural history, demography, economic systems, and social organizations

Natural settings of Yosemite influence architecture of buildings in the park

Old El Portal Schoolhouse