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  1. Are the kids bored? Keep them busy at home with online science-based activities that support Yosemite Jr. Ranger program http://bit.ly/FqIaF
  2. Wild turkey, introduced to Yosemite, seen in small #s in hardwoods/conifers from 2,000-4,000-foot elevation. Bird list: http://bit.ly/hJIPk
  3. George Wright: Video about one-time Yosemite naturalist who viewed wildlife with scientific eye. http://bit.ly/4mWB9o / http://bit.ly/8FU5CW
  4. Black widows: UC research describes how to identify this feared spider that gives flu-like symptoms with its bite. http://bit.ly/Wg9Vu
  5. @HotelCharlotte: The 460 inappropriately located campsites that Yosemite's wilderness restoration crew removed were illegal campsites.
  6. Archeology: Yosemite National Park science branch studies role of the human past, namely of artifacts and who used them. http://bit.ly/4Cppc
  7. Yosemite’s 2009 wilderness restoration crew/ volunteers removed 460 inappropriately located campsites and reduced & maintained 330 campsites
  8. RT @YoseNatureNotes: Snow on way! Explore the Yosemite landscape during winter in the "Snow" episode of Nature Notes! http://bit.ly/pxLe6
  9. Yosemite's Tioga Pass Entrance Station was the busiest of five entrances in the park at 27 percent of total vehicle arrivals in late summer.
  10. Of Yosemite's 5 entrance stations: nearly 30% of 2009 summer visitors came through South Entrance-Wawona. More stats: http://bit.ly/22kVjM
  11. Fish removed this summer from 9 alpine lakes for declining Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Effort to continue in 2010 http://bit.ly/2ntW8u
  12. If you see an animal hit by a car, add to California Roadkill Observation System’s data. Find forms: http://wildlifecrossing.ucd...
  13. Hard Labor: Yosemite works to restore Carlon Meadow by removing 360 gabions from riverbank & 34 cubic meters of asphalt with only hand tools
  14. Genetic research indicates Pacific fishers in Sierra Nevada are distinct from Siskiyou populations on Northwest Coast: http://bit.ly/8ZH5W
  15. Summer of Clean Air: Yosemite only exceeded ozone standard 12 days (average 30) at Turtleback Dome due to cool/wet conditions in spring/sum.
  16. Curry Lounge & Registration Building receives historically-accurate rehab, including amphitheater a/v system & photographs for lounge walls.
  17. See Study: Yosemite fires might be more frequent due to climate-induced decreases in snowpack & increases in fire temps http://bit.ly/43hLmA
  18. Vegetation crews planted 100 native shrubs and seeds around new Half Dome View overlook on Big Oak Flat Road last week. http://bit.ly/1pOJlj
  19. Planning for holidays? Make sure to join Yosemite’s Dec. 20 Christmas Bird Count--more than 3,000 birds seen last year: http://bit.ly/DjK3O
  20. Vegetation Variety: View results of a 10-year Yosemite project to map 129 distinct vegetation classes on one GIS map: http://bit.ly/1IDLtw