Yosemite Conservancy Autumn.Winter 2011 :: Volume 02

YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY AUTUMN.WINTER 2011 :: VOLUME 02 . ISSUE 02

Majestic Wonders Beyond the Valley

INSIDE

Campaign for Yosemite’s Trails Update Restoration Efforts at Tenaya Lake Wawona Fountains Rehabilitated Q&A With Ostrander Hut Keeper COVER PHOTO: © NANCY ROBBINS, “GRIZZLY GIANT”. PHOTO: (RIGHT) © NANCY ROBBINS.

PRESIDENT’S NOTE

Beyond the Valley

inter is a welcome time of year in Yosemite. The visitors who have enjoyed the park YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY Win numbers all season long COUNCIL MEMBERS gradually subside with the cooling

CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT & CEO temperatures. Before the first snows, the John Dorman* Mike Tollefson* forests radiate with fall foliage and begin VICE CHAIR VICE PRESIDENT to drop their leaves. It’s a time to reflect Christy Holloway* & COO Jerry Edelbrock on the summer season and give thanks for the supporters who made it all possible.

COUNCIL Jeanne & Michael Anahita & Jim Lovelace Throughout this issue, we go beyond the Valley and explore Adams Carolyn & Bill Lowman highlights from summer projects and programs and look toward Lynda & Scott Adelson Dick & Ann* Otter winter activities, like those at Ostrander Ski Hut. Our Expert Insider, Gretchen Augustyn Norm & Janet Pease Meg & Bob Beck Sharon & Phil* Gretchen Stromberg, describes the restoration efforts which began Susie & Bob* Bennitt Pillsbury on Tenaya Lake’s East Beach. Read about visitors who connected Barbara Boucke Arnita & Steve Proffitt David Bowman & Bill Reller with the park through projects like Ask-A-Climber or gathered in Gloria Miller Frankie & Skip* Rhodes rehabilitated campground amphitheaters. Others joined programs, Allan & Marilyn Brown Angie Rios & Samuel Don & Marilyn Conlan Norman like those at the Yosemite Art Center or Valley Theater, and left with Hal Cranston* Liz & Royal Robbins special memories. Young people experienced wilderness for the first Leslie & John* Dorman Lennie & Mike Roberts time by participating in one of the Youth in Yosemite programs. Dave & Dana* Dornsife Dave Rossetti & Lisa & Craig Elliott Jan Avent* Kathy Fairbanks Marjorie & Jay Rossi There is much to discover in Yosemite by venturing beyond the Valley, Cynthia & Bill* Floyd Linda & Steve* Sanchez whether it’s snowshoeing in Mariposa Gove or hiking restored trails. Jim Freedman Thomas & Irene Bonnie & Rusty* Shephard We hope you are inspired by these special places as much as we are. Gregory Dana Gaffery & Christy* & Chuck Jonathan* Spaulding Thank you for your help making all of this possible with your Holloway Greg* & Lisa Stanger Suzanne & Dan* Jensen Ann & George* Sundby generous support to Yosemite Conservancy. Jennifer & Greg* Clifford J. Walker* Johnson Jill Appenzeller & See you in the park, Jean Lane Wally Wallner Walt Lemmermann* Jack Walston Bob & Melody Lind Art Baggett & Sam & Cindy Livermore Phyllis* Weber Jon & Lillian Lovelace Polly & Ward* Wolff

Mike Tollefson, President HONORARY YOSEMITE TRUSTEES NATIONAL PARK In the spirit of conservation, we are now printing the magazine on paper stock Thomas Bowman Superintendent that includes post-consumer recycled content, in addition to using Forest Ed Grubb Don Neubacher Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper as we have in the past. Genelle Relfe

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ABOVE A skier enjoys the crisp air and peaceful quiet of a Yosemite forest in winter.

IN THIS ISSUE DEPARTMENTS

10 EXPERT INSIGHTS 04 TRAILS OF Landscape architect Gretchen UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES Stromberg shares insights about the restoration efforts underway at Miles become memories after hiking on Tenaya Lake. restored trails. 12 Q&A WITH A YOSEMITE INSIDER Ostrander Hut Keeper Fritz Baggett on the serenity and solitude of a ski

06 WAWONA FOUNTAINS season at Ostrander. SPRING BACK TO LIFE Historic fountains restored in Wawona; the 14 PROJECT UPDATES sounds of flowing waters have welcomed Campground amphitheaters renewed, a century of tourists. youth enriched by nature’s classroom, Yosemite Nature Notes capture park’s magic and more.

08 IMPROVING WETLANDS 18 PROGRAM UPDATES & BEACH ACCESS Get outdoors this winter with the Conservancy, discover Ostrander Ski Restoration work began at Tenaya Lake’s Hut history, and explore Yosemite with East Beach, this much beloved jewel of the all five senses. high country. 30 READER PHOTOS Yosemite Conservancy supporters share their special Yosemite memories.

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: AUTUMN.WINTER 2011 03 TRAILS OF UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES CAMPAIGN–FUNDED RESTORATION OF MANY POPULAR YOSEMITE TRAILS

“There are 800 miles of trails to virtually every corner of the park.”

IN 2006, the Campaign for Yosemite Trails was launched and successfully raised over $13.5 million. The trails selected for work within this campaign represented the most critically compromised, heavily used and high profile trails in Yosemite. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, Yosemite Conservancy and the National Park Service celebrated the completion of trail upgrades to 75 miles of trails within the park. We’re grateful to our many dedicated supporters who helped make this massive trail restoration project possible — THANK YOU!

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rent Miller and his 11-year-old son Grady were hiking in Yosemite when they rounded a switchback and came face-to- face with a mammoth-sized effort to fix the trail.

“Here I am laboring with a backpack when we see that a crew has hauled 500 pounds of equipment up a mountain and is maneuvering a massive piece of granite with a pulley system attachedB to two trees to shore up the trail,” says Miller, a graphic artist from Napa, California. “Every step on a Yosemite trail seems to reveal a special memory I can share with my son — the light bouncing off of Half Dome, a black bear and even watching granite being split to make steps for a trail.”

In 2006, Yosemite Conservancy launched The Campaign for Yosemite Trails so trail crews like the one the Millers encountered could rehabilitate the park’s most critically compromised, heavily trafficked and high-profile trails. Since then, $13.5 million has funded trail restoration, adjacent habitat protection, education opportunities and trail use promotion. Overall funding for the campaign was a collaboration of private donations and the National Park Service which contributed $3 million to the total.

JOHN MUIR TRAIL “Yosemite’s landscape harbors an unforgettable collection of peaks, domes, Hikers enjoy the John Muir Trail near Nevada Falls and high waterfalls and alpine meadows. The best way to see these natural Liberty Cap. wonders is by trail,” says Royal Robbins, the legendary climber who helped PHOTO: © KEITH WALKLET. to launch the campaign. Continued on Page 21

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or much of the 20th century, travelers to Wawona were greeted by the sights and sounds of flowing waters. Whether arriving Fby stagecoach, Model T or modern day cars, the Wawona Hotel fountain and nearby Thomas Hill Studio fountain were welcome sights, letting visitors know they had finally arrived after a long journey.

This time-honored Wawona experience was lost to modern travelers as these historical features became dilapidated over time. Thanks to your support, they have both been painstakingly rehabilitated to restore each fountain’s most recent appearance, and have been updated with contemporary water-saving features.

WAWONA FOUNTAIN : After The rehabilitated Wawona Hotel fountain restores a significant character-defining element of the cultural landscape of the Wawona Hotel National Historic Landmark.

06 AUTUMN.WINTER 2011 :: YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG WAWONA FOUNTAIN : Historic The Wawona Hotel fountain as it appeared in the 1920s. Clarence Washburn, son of one of the Wawona Hotel founders, sits at the reins.

WAWONA FOUNTAIN : Before THOMAS HILL STUDIO Prior to the start of the project, the main FOUNTAIN : After fountain had been covered by a tarp. The Today, the Wawona Visitor Center at the plumbing of the main fountain had stopped Thomas Hill Studio provides information, functioning and the exterior masonry had wilderness permits, books and opportunities begun to crumble. to learn more about Hill’s work.

WAWONA FOUNTAIN : During THOMAS HILL STUDIO While work was happening on the exterior FOUNTAIN : Historic to restore the fountains to their original The fountain at Thomas Hill Studio was Victorian design, internally waterproofing originally installed in 1895. It has been and plumbing was being updated to 21st- through many transformations from century standards, including eco-friendly a fountain, to at times a planter box and conservation features designed to even a lily pond, as demonstrated in the reduce water consumption. image above.

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF NPS. (TOP RIGHT) © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY.

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TENAYA LAKE EAST BEACH RESTORATION

“Tenaya Lake is a jewel of the park’s high country.”

— MIKE TOLLEFSON President, Yosemite Conservancy

“We’re focused on restoring and protecting it so that that will provide easy access for all from the parking lot the visitor experience is as exceptional as its location.” to the shore and minimize future impacts to wetlands. The beach area will be enhanced for family use and Picnickers, hikers and rock climbers are drawn to picnicking with installation of new tables – including the lake’s picture–perfect beaches, deep blue water, a common “long table” that will accommodate family surrounding granite domes, and lodge pole pine forests. gatherings. Wetlands and riparian areas are also being Its eye-catching scenery is visible from Tioga Road, restored to natural conditions with the reestablishment which provides easy access to the lake for park visitors of native willows. of all ages and abilities. However, its popularity has resulted in challenges of crowded parking areas, unsafe “This initial phase restores and protects habitat and traffic conditions, unintended harm to fragile ecosystems, improves accessibility for all visitors to this magnificent shoreline erosion and unwanted runoff. location,” said Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher. “Both the park and its visitors benefit Yosemite Conservancy is providing funding for from this Conservancy-funded project.” improvements at the lake’s East Beach area. Work began this summer on a new ecologically friendly trail

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TENAYA LAKE Providing better access to Tenaya Lake’s East Beach will help keep this pristine shore accessible to visitors while also maintaining the fragile ecosystem.

PHOTO: © MITHUN.

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TENAYA LAKE’S EAST BEACH

RESTORATION EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LAKE’S INTEGRITY AND BEAUTY

BY GRETCHEN STROMBERG, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

ABOVE The view from East Beach captivates park visitors. Phase 1 of this project will reroute trails away from sensitive wetland areas and restore shoreline vegetation.

osemite National Park visitors driving along the areas of eroded lakeshore, loss of vegetation, and safety Tioga Road are hard-pressed not to be struck by issues along the road. More obvious distractions from the the sparkling waters of Tenaya Lake. At 8,150 experience at the lake are parking, lack of orientation and feet in Yosemite’s high country, Tenaya Lake is interpretive information, and a cohesive trail system that surrounded by granite domes and perhaps is allows visitors to circumnavigate the lake. more fittingly described by its American Indian name of Pie-we-ack, “lake of the shining rocks.” The Tenaya Lake Restoration Plan has been developed over LongY accessed by people traversing the Sierras, its present the past three years to address these issues and design ways proximity to Tioga Road speaks of the lake’s significance in which the lake may be enjoyed with a lighter touch on to American Indians as a resting point along their trade the land. The National Park Service design team looked route across the Sierras, and later to dusty travelers along holistically at all the factors surrounding the entire lake the Great Sierra Wagon Road. Admiration of Tenaya Lake is basin, from water quality, to plant communities and wildlife shared by many — from the families that have long visited corridors. Travel routes and patterns, by foot and vehicle, the lake and continue to make an annual pilgrimage to have been studied and sensitive wetlands, rare plants and dip in its waters, to new Yosemite visitors that discover its archaeological sites identified that are in need of protection. magic for the first time. Most importantly, throughout the process of developing the lake-wide plan, the design team has listened — listened When visitors stop to marvel at the landscape and soak in the to the stories of how Tenaya is loved by many, and how it refreshing waters of Tenaya Lake, they admire the gleaming should be restored and protected. water, the grand views of granite domes, lodgepole pines and expansive blue sky. But, what they might not notice are The goal of the planned restoration is to make necessary

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GRETCHEN STROMBERG is a landscape architect at Yosemite National Park. She first came to Yosemite in 1997 to work as an archaeologist, where she found deep inspiration studying humans’ past relationship with the natural environment. Gretchen then altered her career path and obtained a master’s degree in landscape architecture, to help influence our ongoing relationship with the natural environment. In 2003, Gretchen eagerly returned to the National Park Service, where she has worked on a variety of projects for the Pacific West Regional office and Yosemite National Park.

PHOTOS: (ABOVE) © MITHUN. (TOP RIGHT) COURTESY OF NPS. (BOTTOM RIGHT) © MITHUN.

changes to provide for visitor enjoyment in such a way that the lake ecosystem will be resilient and still thriving 100 years from now. Specific efforts include rerouting of trails that impact wetland areas, restoration of vegetation, ARTIST RENDERING OF PROPOSED ACCESS AREA concentration of parking at the lake’s east and west ends to minimize YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY has provided a inappropriate lakeside parking, and creation of wheelchair accessible walkways grant to Yosemite National Park to fund the first that provide for an experience of discovery and exploration. Over the next phase of restoration at Tenaya Lake’s East Beach. Crews will create a new ecologically friendly and five years, as the plan is implemented, these improvements will encourage accessible path to the beach for visitors while visitors new and veteran alike to pause, take a deep breath, and rediscover the protecting the surrounding wetlands. Beautiful breathtaking shores of Tenaya Lake. native willows will be planted in these areas, restoring wetlands to the natural state. Yosemite is also benefitting from Federal Highway monies Read more about the Tenaya Lake Restoration Plan on our website at that are funding resurfacing and parking area yosemiteconservancy.org/magazine improvements along Tioga Road.

TENAYA LAKE RESTORATION PLAN The plan will address the many issues currently affecting Tenaya Lake’s

East Beach area. RESTORING WETLANDS LAKESHORE EROSION REROUTING OF TRAILS LAKESIDE PARKING

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: AUTUMN.WINTER 2011 11 “It’s truly a unique experience to be in the real wilderness in a national park during winter.”

— FRITZ BAGGETT Hut Keeper, Ostrander Ski Hut

WITH A YOSEMITE Q&A INSIDER ABOVE Fritz Baggett, soaks in the sights on a ridge overlooking Ostrander.

ritz Baggett has cheerfully worked as park, and Mary Curry Tresidder who was an avid backcountry one of the hut keepers at Ostrander skier. A true steward of hut history from the early 70s to the present is fellow hut keeper, Howard Weamer, who has been F Ski Hut for over five years. Hut keepers at the hut during the winter for nearly 40 years. Hut-goers at Ostrander share a passion for the outdoors, may even meet him in person as he is still skiing as much as winter sports and of course this charming ever, and we split shifts in the wintertime at the hut. historic structure. Only a select handful of others, including his wife Lindsey Eilts, and Q :: What are some of your favorite memories of Ostrander? Ostrander legend, Howard Weamer, have also been hut keepers. While many have had the A :: Large groups of happy skiers. Cold days skiing powder opportunity to visit the remote hut, few have in a blizzard. And of course T-shirt days on the tops of ridges experienced Ostrander like the hut keepers. are also really memorable.

Q :: Maintaining a rustic hut in the backcountry Q :: What first brought you to Yosemite and seems like very solitary work. How do you spend Ostrander Ski Hut? What draws you back each year? your time when visitors are not enjoying the hut? A :: I grew up in El Portal, just outside of Yosemite, and A :: There is always some sort of maintenance to be done on my parents brought me as soon as they could. I wasn’t even yet a teenager. The snow and terrain at Ostrander is some of the hut or snow to be shoveled. My wife, Lindsey, is also there the best mid-winter skiing anywhere in the world. I live near as a hut keeper, and we’re able to spend quality time together Yosemite now and I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t reading, cooking, and long days skiing while looking for our need to stray far from home to be where I want to be most – favorite trees. being at Ostrander is really satisfying. Q :: What do you enjoy most about the area Q :: Please share with Conservancy supporters surrounding Ostrander? some of the history of Ostrander Ski Hut. A :: The whole unique forest environment – it’s really an A :: The creation of the hut, completed in 1941, can be untouched area with many different species of old growth trees. attributed to the Curry family who ran concessions in the Animals seem to thrive here; from the bugs to pine martens

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and bears. There is not a paved road crossing the sierra much farther than you can see north or south. There’s a large expanse of wilderness; open granite bowls stretching from the ponds and lakes to the peaks and steep ridges – it’s very special.

Q :: Yosemite Conservancy has managed and maintained the hut since 1974. Why is it important to preserve the hut, and the experience it provides to visitors?

ABOVE Backcountry skiers enjoy a sunny winter day at Ostrander Ski Hut. A :: It’s truly a unique experience to be in the real wilderness in a national park during winter. The hut provides basic A :: Get an early start! Take time for breaks and lunch, and shelter so that visitors can experience longer stays, and have a more relaxing day. Bring lightweight slippers for a travel ten miles into the backcountry. There are no vehicles comfortable evening around the fire. Most importantly, don’t and hardly any signs of other people. It also provides an forget to stop and look around on your ski out to the hut. opportunity for a diverse group of people to get out into the

winter wilderness. We regularly have kids who are not yet Learn more about the Ostrander experience, reserve teenagers and 70–80 year olds visiting the hut; sometimes the hut and check out a gear list on our website, sharing the hut at the same time! yosemiteconservancy.org/ostrander

Long-time hut keeper Howard Weamer has Q :: What advice would you give to someone published a book, The Perfect Art, about Ostrander interested in visiting Ostrander Ski Hut for the Hut and skiing in the area. Purchase it online or in a first time? Conservancy bookstore in the park.

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New Projects for 2011*

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

HABITAT RESTORATION Mariposa Grove Restoration $467,395 Tenaya Lake Restoration: East Beach $842,755 Wilderness Restoration in Meadows and Valleys $199,775

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

TRAIL REPAIR & ACCESS Legendary Valley Trails Restoration $390,450 Tuolumne Backcountry Trails Restoration by CCC Crews $355,700 Yosemite Trails Campaign (5 trails) $2,363,184 ASK A Youth Crews Restore Campgrounds, Trails and Habitat $320,000

VISITOR SERVICES & EDUCATION Adventure to Leadership: Youth CLIMBER Development Program with ARC $93,515 Archives Digitized through SCA Internships $43,350 Ask A Climber $29,890 PROGRAM PIQUES VISITOR’S INTEREST Bilingual Journal to Engage Diverse Communities $26,100 Campground Amphitheaters Renovated $87,420 Campus Wilderness Center Connects Students to Yosemite $109,128 ABOVE This project introduces visitors to seasoned climbers, and allows them to observe Horses and Mules in Yosemite: El Capitan through a telescope. Renewing Traditions $50,000 Junior Range Program $90,000 Sustainable Campsites in Yosemite l Capitan is the world’s largest monolith of granite, rising more Creek Campground $100,142 than 3,000 feet from Yosemite Valley. With climbing routes up its Teens Connect to Yosemite Wilderness through WildLink $9,000 face called The Nose, Lost in America and Lurking Fear, visitors are Tuolumne Grove Giant Sequoias fascinated by El Capitan’s daunting beauty and with the Olympic- Educational Signs $127,800 UC Merced Intern Yosemite caliber athletes ascending it walls. Leadership Program $59,848 Views and Visitors Exhibit II: Yosemite The Ask a Climber program, with funding by Yosemite Conservancy, Experience in the 20th Century $61,795 Yosemite Nature Notes: A Yosemite Egives summer park visitors the opportunity to talk with local climbing experts Web Video Series $60,000 about topics from routes and climbing techniques to equipment and the granite Yosemite Youth Art and Poetry Contest $20,700 Yosemite’s 150 Year Celebration $35,180 walls themselves. Two telescopes allow visitors to get a close-up look at climbers WildLink Alumni Explore Careers scaling El Capitan. in Yosemite $11,500

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT “Providing accurate information and perspective from actual climbers is a Bear Boxes in Yellow Pine Volunteer Area $18,900 unique opportunity,” says Ken Yager of the Yosemite Climbing Association, which heads the program. “It has been very popular, with about 200 visitors TOTAL $6,154,995 daily. Many tourists have said that tracking climbers up El Cap has been the *Total project funding is included for multi-year projects. best part of their visit.” Color Represents 2011 Youth in Yosemite Programs

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CAMPGROUND AMPHITHEATERS

CAMPFIRES AND RANGER TALKS CREATE MEMORIES

ABOVE Fire rings, like this one at Crane Flat, will be upgraded for improved visitor safety. LEFT Sustainable materials were incorporated in the restoration process of dilapidated amphitheaters.

ampfires are a timeless way to bring people together. With support from Yosemite Conservancy, fire rings and amphitheaters at Bridalveil Creek, Wawona and Crane Flat campgrounds are being upgraded this year.

“Campfires are “Campfires are open invitations for storytelling, song and camaraderie,” says Tom Darcy, who manages the projects for the National Park Service open invitations in Yosemite. “This work allows people of all ages to focus on what is Cimportant — creating lasting memories about and connections to the park.” for storytelling, New wooden benches made of recycled material are being installed at the Wawona song and and Bridalveil campgrounds to replace unsafe and uncomfortable seating. Fire rings with presentation areas at all three locations will be reconditioned or replaced before camaraderie.” year’s end. Degraded walking surfaces also are being repaired. — TOM DARCY This work improves the setting for programs like the Campfire Talk With a Ranger. Yosemite National Park During summer evenings visitors might hear a ranger talk about black bears, pioneer history, waterfalls, or learn songs of Yosemite.

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YOUTH IN YOSEMITE

EXPERIENCING NATURE’S CLASSROOM

outh of all ages and backgrounds participated in 11 Youth in Yosemite programs on education, mentoring, and wilderness exploration and restoration supported this year with more than $1.3 million in funding from Yosemite Conservancy.

“TheseY programs cultivate new life interests in a setting that was previously unfamiliar to many,” said Shauna Potocky of the National Park Service. “Participants become deeply connected to the park and have transformational experiences that give rise to a passion for things like geology, wildlife protection, and sharing in the legacy of preserving Yosemite.”

For children ages 7-13, that experience may involve participating in Junior Ranger programs that teach thousands about nature during park visits. Through the Yosemite Leadership Program, University of California, Merced students work with park professionals to hone stewardship and leadership skills on projects such as meadow restoration, visitor education programs and park sustainability initiatives. Other programs involve museum archiving, trail repair, ABOVE Bee Xiong, a habitat restoration and first-time opportunities to spend time Yosemite Leadership in Yosemite’s wilderness. Program participant, experiencing Yosemite’s Tabitha Brogden volunteered with Adventure Risk Challenge backcountry. RIGHT Students (ARC), a 40-day immersion program that uses the Yosemite learn about meadow wilderness experience to improve academic skills among high restoration firsthand school students. “By summer’s end, the student’s were the in Yosemite. ones inspiring me with their dedication, hopes and dreams,” says Brogden, a sophomore at the University of California, Merced. “I didn’t expect that to happen.”

PHOTOS: (TOP) © JESSE CHAKRIN. (BOTTOM) COURTESY OF NPS. Nature’s classroom is full of wonder.

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YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES

VIDEOS CAPTURE PARK’S MAGIC

ave you ever seen a lunar rainbow on Yosemite Falls? Do you know what it’s like to climb Half Dome? Are you interested in learning about the world’s biggest trees? Yosemite Nature Notes brings the park’s magic to life in a stunning high-definition web video series.

“These short documentaries capture the beauty, wonder and history of Yosemite to inspire, educate and share with friends and family,” Hsays producer Steven M. Bumgardner.

In 2011, Yosemite Conservancy supported production of six new episodes. One captures the brilliance of lunar rainbows, called moonbows, which only appear during the full moon of the spring and early summer on Yosemite’s waterfalls. TOP Episode 11 entitled “Big Trees” provides a stunning glimpse at the Fifteen episodes, each 5–9 minutes, have been produced so far on topics like the majesty of this ancient species. Big Trees of Mariposa Grove, Frazil Ice, Rockfall, and Glaciers. MIDDLE Creator Steve Bumgardner shares the making of Yosemite Nature Notes videos in his Behind “The videos are easy to share via social media and encourage a new generation the Scenes series. BOTTOM of viewers to connect with Yosemite,” adds Bumgardner. “If we can inspire more Specialized equipment, like this crane, are sometimes used in the people to care about the park, we improve our chances of protecting it.” making of the films. Be Inspired. To view the latest Yosemite Nature Notes video, visit yosemiteconservancy.org/yosemite-conservancy-videos

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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

DISCOVER YOSEMITE WITH OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

osemite Conservancy is devoted to sharing all there is to know and love about Yosemite, any time of the year. One way we connect visitors is through our Outdoor Adventures program. During these adventures, Yosemite Conservancy naturalist guides share their passion and insider knowledge with participants, treating them to a unique experience — whether it’s just TOP A moment of quiet solitude in an afternoon, two days in the wilderness or a custom-planned trip. Mariposa Grove. BOTTOM Snowshoeing offers a unique opportunity for visitors of all experience levels to explore “WeY looked for pine marten and chickaree tracks in the fresh snow on the long trek to Yosemite in winter. Ostrander” wrote one custom adventure participant, “Our guide identified trees and animals, as well as shared the areas’ history. We made fun discoveries and great memories.”

UPCOMING 2012 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Recently, Outdoor Adventures naturalist Virgia Bryan spoke on the wonders of the landscape, “It’s totally exhilarating to snowshoe in the Mariposa Grove on a full JANUARY 7 moon night among ancient giants who have endured millennia of moonlit nights, Mariposa Grove Moonlight Snowshoe and will endure millennia more. I love sharing that experience.” JANUARY 19–22 Winter Landscape Photography Yosemite Conservancy invites you to explore the park with our naturalists and FEBRUARY 17–18 artists. They will share with you the wonder of Yosemite’s winter world. See our Photographing the “Firefall” winter schedule on our website or plan your own adventure by reserving a naturalist MARCH 30 for the day for your group or family. Spring Canyon Flowers

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WILDERNESS UPDATE

DISCOVER WINTER SOLITUDE AT OSTRANDER SKI HUT

osemite’s winter trekking destinations hold great rewards for those who venture into the wilderness during the snowier months. Ostrander Ski Hut is one of these winter gems. Situated near the shore of beautiful Ostrander Lake, this rustic hut echoes Yosemite’s charisma with its’ thick granite walls and lodgepole pine beams all sourced from theY local Yosemite area.

Completed in 1941, this hut was the passion of Dr. Donald Tresidder, President of the Curry Company and founder of the Yosemite Winter Club, and his wife, Mary Curry Tresidder. The Tresidder’s dreamed that Yosemite would become the “Switzerland of the West” and advocated for the expansion of winter sports facilities in Yosemite. Ultimately, Ostrander was the only ski hut built and today is a warm and friendly place to rest, eat and share the night with fellow backcountry winter sports enthusiasts.

Yosemite Conservancy took over management of Ostrander Ski Hut in 1974, and since that time has employed knowledgeable hut keepers who carry on the traditions started by the Tressider’s. With its rich history and stunning location, Ostrander Ski Hut offers a special experience for any skier fit enough to make the ten-mile trek.

ABOVE Ostrander Ski Hut was built by the Civilian Find details about the hut’s facilities and reservation Conservation Corps, and information at yosemiteconservancy.org/ostrander is an example of “rustic architecture” popularized in the national parks through the 1920s and 1930s. LEFT Ostrander visitors are experienced skiers who brave the ten-mile trek to the rustic winter hut.

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“Everyone can create art.”

— DAVID DEYELL Resident Artist

ART IN YOSEMITE

EXPLORING YOSEMITE WITH ALL FIVE SENSES PHOTOS: © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY.

rtists were among the early explorers to Yosemite National Park, and their paintings and sketches helped inspire its protection for all time. Today, artists continue to be drawn to the park for its awe-inspiring scenery and magnificently shifting light as a backdrop to their work.

The Yosemite Art Center has provided park visitors with summertime art workshops for almost 30 years, with Yosemite Conservancy managingA the program for the past six. Visiting artists donate their time in exchange for lodging and providing one week of instruction to beginners and veterans alike in daily workshops. In 2011, over 30 artists provided training in a range of mediums, from watercolor to silk painting and even sumi-e ink techniques. Whether the style is abstract, impressionism, or realism, there are many ways to interpret familiar Yosemite icons.

One of the artists who volunteers his time was David Deyell, a professional watercolorist who has been leading Yosemite art workshops for 12 years. He describes his work as bright and colorful. David inspires all visitors, regardless of previous experience or skill level, to connect with the park through all five senses. TOP RIGHT Yosemite Art Center participants practice plein air painting He says, “I want participants in my course to hear, feel, touch, smell, and see techniques. MIDDLE An original Yosemite. Everyone can create art.” watercolor by David Deyell. BOTTOM David Deyell instructs groups of all ages in the art of exploring Yosemite through Connect with Yosemite. Learn more about Yosemite Conservancy art watercolor. programs on our website yosemiteconservancy.org/arts

20 AUTUMN.WINTER 2011 :: YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG PHOTOS: (LEFT) © KEITH WALKLET. (MIDDLE) © AL GOLUB. (RIGHT) COURTESTY OF NPS. LEFT A jubilant hiker celebrates atop Mount Hoffmann. MIDDLE Completion of the campaign was celebrated with a ribbon cutting in Yosemite Valley. RIGHT The Red Peak Pass trail crew prepares to lift a boulder while repairing the trail.

Trails of Unforgettable Memories continued from page 5 backcountry experience.”

Within the 1,200 square miles of Yosemite National Park, Along Tioga Road, improvements were made to trailheads at there are 800 miles of trails to virtually every corner of the Tamarack Flat, May Lake, Yosemite Creek/Ten Lakes, Snow park. The campaign involved areas from the Yosemite Valley Creek, and at Gaylor Lakes, such as new habitat-friendly and to the rugged peaks of the High Sierra. safer parking and access, food storage lockers, and wilderness education exhibits. Repairs were made to the east and west ends of the Yosemite Valley Loop Trail, and to the John Muir Trailhead. Major portions of the spectacular 12-mile Red Peak Pass Improvements to paths in parts of the Mariposa Grove of Trail, in southeastern Yosemite, were repaired and rebuilt. Giant Sequoias now protect the root systems of these trees, the oldest living things on Earth. Campaign supporter Jon Lovelace jumped at the opportunity to help restore the Red Peak Pass trail. “It was my very first In Yosemite’s backcountry, hikers will enjoy a well-defined hike in Yosemite, and right after I graduated from college,” route to the summit of Mount Hoffmann, the geographic says Lovelace. “The drama on the trail increases with every center of Yosemite. On 33 miles of the world-renowned step, revealing alpine meadows, deep blue lakes and views John Muir Trail there are new stone walls, rock staircases, of the Clark Range. It’s one of the most memorable and and drainage structures, plus habitat restoration that will inspirational trails in the park.” improve safety and protect areas bordering the trail. This work addressed parts of the John Muir Trail from Tuolumne The Campaign included lead gifts from the Dornsife’s, Jon Meadows through Little Yosemite Valley to Yosemite Valley. and Lillian Lovelace, John and Leslie Dorman, Bill and Cynthia Floyd, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, Yosemite Conservancy Council Members Dave and Dana and Jim and Anahita Lovelace. In the last 15 years alone, Dornsife believe trails are the best part of the park, especially Yosemite Conservancy supporters have provided more than the John Muir Trail. $35 million to help the National Park Service restore trails throughout the park. “It embodies all of the magic of the park — mountain streams, high meadows and clear lakes flanked by granite And, create special memories that a father can share with walls,” says Dana. “Of course, those memories wouldn’t his son. be complete without a few bear encounters to spice up the

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Yosemite Conservancy Supporters We gratefully acknowledge the John Muir Heritage Society and Joseph Le Conte Legacy Society donors, foundations, businesses and volunteers that supported our work from January 1, 2010 to August 4, 2011. 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!

JOHN MUIR Dave Rossetti & Jan Avent Kari Leiko Nakama Joyce Klein & Gerald Breslauer Sloan & Priscilla Upton HERITAGE SOCIETY Jay & Marjorie Rossi Erwin J. Ordeman CJ Koomen & JC Koomen de Jong Peter & Virginia Van Kuran The George Sundby Family Noel E. Park Peter Lambert Valerie Vanaman BENEFACTORS Clifford James Walker The Pipkin Charitable Foundation Ms. Arlene Marie Levy Mr. Jack H. Walston Gifts of $10,000 or more Nancy P. Weston Laurence & Christine Purcell Robert & Melody Lind Mr. Herbert A. West & Mr. Kirby Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. Rosenfeld Marcus B. Linden & Saskia K. Rev. Jan West Anonymous Linda & Steve Sanchez Subramanian Marilyn & Howard Whelan Robert & Angela Amarante SENTINELS Keith & Jane Schiller Bill & Carolyn Lowman Ward & Polly Wolff Gretchen Augustyn Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Greg & Lisa Stanger Daniel & Myra Lyle Alan S. Wood Steve & Beth Bangert Walter R. Wallner Jr. & Susan McClatchy Richard F. Yonash Anonymous David & Chet Barclay Jill Appenzeller Mr. & Mrs. David O. McCormick Gary & Christine Younger Richard & Patricia Amtower Kenneth & Lucy Block Bill & Janne Wissel Hugh & Debbie McDevitt Joyce Zaitlin Marilyn & Allan Brown William Anderson Anne Giannini McWilliams Audrey Steele Burnand Thomas Banahan GUARDIANS Karen & Russell Merritt PROTECTORS Natalie Cobby Mr. Jack C. Borok Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Gary J. Miller Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 Dominic & Margaret Edward R. & Patricia Brands Bonnie Mitsui – Meshawa Farm DeCristofaro Donald M. Campbell Anonymous Foundation Anonymous Leslie & John Dorman Leonard & Brenda Cipriano Scott & Lynda Adelson Diane & Gordon Myers Robert S. Abrams David & Dana Dornsife Harold D. Cranston Thomas J. Alexander Elizabeth Milliken & Douglas & Judith Adams Mr. James B. Freedman Dr. Bruce Davie & Mrs. Shirley Allen Mary W. Novak Michael & Jeanne Adams Lauren Freedman Christy Bonstelle Roy A. & Betty B. Anderson Shanna O’Hare & John Davis Martha Ainsworth Sam & Ann Ginn Bill Denty Jeff & Debra Augustyn Kenneth & Laudine Oliphant John Alt & Rachel Makool Eloise C. Goodhew Barnett Lisa & Craig Elliott William & Susan Baribault Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Otter Martin & Joan Alter Paul & Judy Gray Mr. & Mrs. William S. Floyd Robert & Margaret Beck John E. Pfeiffer Dorothy R. Anderson Rusty & Bonnie Gregory James & Andy Forster Bob & Susie Bennitt Philip & Sharon Pillsbury Stephen L. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Hammett Mr. James A. Frank Bill & Elizabeth Berrien Mrs. Christine G. Powell Maria A. Aquilina E. Alan Holroyde Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Fuhrer Susan & Timothy Bottoms The Puhl Family K. Arakelian Foundation Tom & Janis Hurt Chris & Jaclyn Gallo David A. Bowman & Gloria Miller The Frank Randall Family – Irene Araujo The Jacobs Family Mr. & Mrs. John Goldman Nene Casares Youth Dev. Foundation Robert & Andrea Arends Gregory D. & Jennifer W. Johnson Ted Goldstein & Jessica Bernhardt Barbara Coulter Ellen Richey Paul & Joan Armstrong Robert A. Johnson Janet W. & D. Wylie Greig Peter J. Davis Liz & Royal Robbins Patricia J. Asbury Irene Daniell Kress Corbin & Pamela Gwaltney The Diaz Family Lennie & Mike Roberts Mrs. R. Kirklin Ashley The Landreth Family Mr. & Mrs. Peter Haas Jr. William & Nancy Doolittle Elizabeth & Donald Ross Robert & Jean Baer Jean Lane Stephen, Karen, Melanie, & Sterling & Chester Dorman Betty Saidel William & Joanne Baker Walt Lemmermann Dylan Hanson Dan & Rae Emmett Josh & Jesse Scheer Troy W. Barbee Jr. Donald & Dorothy Lewis Charles & Christina Holloway William Fahrner Robert Schneider Jeanne Barsocchini Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield Joseph C. Howard & Kathy Fairbanks Christine Shackelford Richard & Debra Barth Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Livermore Wesley L. Halbruner Bernard, Sandra, Rachel, & Irene & Thomas Shephard Sr. Gerald Barton Jim & Anahita Lovelace Cecelia Hurwich & Don Ross Noah Fischbach Roane T. Sias & Clare R. Wheeler Nancy & Joachim Bechtle Jon & Lillian Lovelace Katharine Hotchkis Johnson Christopher J. Freeman Kenneth & Phyllis Sletten Barbara Beerstein & Muriel & William McGee Vernon & MaryJane Johnson Carol Frick & Rich Yonash Peter & Shelly Smith George M. Badger III George Miller & Janet McKinley John & Diana Keith Laura & Donald Gagliasso Jonathan Spaulding & Gretchen Bell John & Nadine Mills Bruce, Candis & Matthew Kerns Douglas C. Giancoli Dana Gaffery Bryant & Inga Bennett Tashia & John Morgridge Claire & Eugene Kopp Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Goldstone Stewart Family Foundation Michael S. Bennett Lee S. Mudd Terease E. Kwiatkowski Mr. & Mrs. Ed Grubb Malcolm Swift Sylvia Berke Peter & Rozell Overmire Linda Lee Lester Robert Guillou Wilson & Helen Talley Leslie & Phil Bernstein Norman & Janet Pease Mrs. Carol C. Luckhardt Bradley & Kira Haas J. Holley Taylor Fred & Bonnie Bertetta Jr. The Mark Pigott Family Ken & Janine Lyons Bob & Betsy Hansen Richard & Danessa Techmanski Jack & Jo Ann Bertges Allen & Marilyn Puckett Mackenzie Family Fund Douglas & Debra Highsmith Michael J. Tollefson Steve Biddle Bill Reller Diane Mahony Barbara L. Holloway Pete & Joan Ulyatt Mark Biersack Skip & Frankie Rhodes Donna Matson Daniel & Suzanne Jensen John R. Upton Jr. Bingham Kearns Charitable Fund

PROTECTORS CONT. Mr. Richard A. Daily Elizabeth M. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. King Dawn M. Miller Theresa Daly Bob, Jan, Sean & Erin Grady Rick & Ruth Kingsland Jon & Janine Miller Douglas S. Bishop William R. Danielson Marjorie A. Graham Herb & Sarah Kinney Martha Miller Lars Black Steven Dantzker Thomas Gravelyn John R. Kinsel Robert Miller Shawn & Tonyja Blakeslee Mark Daugherty James H. Greene Jr. Family Patricia Kirkbride Scot & Marilyn Miller The Bland Family Foundation Gene Davenport Marritje & Jamie Greene Charles J. & Dr. Dancy Kittrell John Minney Kenneth Bogle Lynden F. Davis Donald & Anna Gumpertz David Kjeldgaard David & Lynn Mitchell James W. Bonds Lynette & Michael Davis John & Cynthia Gunn Carolyn Kleefeld Sandra T. Mitchell The Booth Family Dave & Teresa Dayton John C. Gunn Robert L. Klein Jim & Fan Moberg Thomas V. Borys Angelo F. De Maria Timothy & Amy Guth Kenneth & Janet Klug Mrs. Janet Mohle-Boetani & Daniel & Jane Bosch Lois M. DeDomenico Robert & Martha Guthrie Paul & June Knoblich Mr. Mark Manasse Barbara Boucke Kyn Dellinger Robert & Jean Haaf Betsy Koester Mrs. Edmund R. Molzan James Bradley George Deukmejian Brian Hackworth Margie & Ralph Koldinger Bob & Joan Montgomery Robert & Victoria Brant Mr. & Mrs. Gilmore F. Debra Hagan Caroline Koo Brian Moore Don Bresee Diekmann Jr. Richard & Teresa Hagerty William A. Kumpf Bruce & Marcia Morton Marilyn C. Brewer Richard & Margaret Divine Ms. Ellen F. Halter Thomas & Janet Lacey Paul & Diane Morton Paul & Karen Brisson Dan DiVittorio Jr. Clemens Hammerschmied Dr. Sherill Ladwig & Tim & Nancy Muller Ralph & Betty Britton Dean & Margaret Donaldson Ginny Hanna Ms. Charlene Kramer The Munn Family Beverly Boekel Broughton Judy Donoghue & Killeen Hanson Jeffrey & Erin Lager Judy & Tom Munzig Gayle & Steve Brugler & Richard H. Graves Kevin E. Harnetiaux Sharon Lane Mr. & Mrs. William F. Murdy Grandchildren Mark Dowling Gregg & Marika Harrison Vance Lankhoar Robert R. Murrel Jim Bruns Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Downer III Mrs. Charlene C. Harvey Christine & Jeff Lashmet Dan Nass The Spencer Brush Family Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin T. Downs Bonnie S. Haupert George & Cheryl Lauterstein Thomas N. Nelson Bradford Bryce Bill & Ruth Duff Wendy & Jon Headley The Lawrence Family Don & Patricia Neubacher Mary A. Bullen Leota Diane Duncan Ms. Kimberly Heller John & Meredith Leckie Jr. Bill & Irene Neumeister Victor W. Burns Sandra Dunning Jeannette Herron Sunhee Lee & Robert Wilhelm F.W. Newell Karen L. Busch Steve & Anne Durr Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Heuler Jonathan A. Leebow Patricia R. Newton Sheila & Joseph Busch Jerry Edelbrock & Jeri Howland Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Heustis The John & Sandra Leland Beth Nickel Stephen & Fran Butler Jane Edginton William E. Hixson Foundation Sharon Niedringhaus Alan & Kami Cabral Tom & Sally Edsall Laurance & Grace Hoagland Mr. Hollis G. Lenderking The Nikolai Family Helen E. Cahill Frances Edson David M. Hoffman Ryan L. Lester Barbara Nissen Mr. & Mrs. William R. Cahill Burton P. Edwards & Lawrence D. Hoffman Gerry & Esther Levandoski Lisa Northup Don K. Callahan Lynne dal Poggetto Philip & Mary Hogan Dr. Bernard S. & Mr. & Mrs. Joe Obegi Grant & Margaret Cambridge Ms. Joan Egrie Brian & Susan Holcomb Mrs. Barbara Lewinsky Stephen & Elizabeth O’Brien Lucy & Don Campbell Paul & Elizabeth Eisenhardt Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Hone Sally M. Lewis Timothy Q. Offensend Malkah W. Carothers Victoria Eisenreich Halloran Susan D. Hopkins Karen & Judy Diana Lively Kenneth & Jo Ann Olivier Ted Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick A. Ekstein Joseph & Michelle Horejsi Alex Livingston Charles & Anne Olsen Terrance M. Carroll & Jeff Elfont Peter T. Hoss Jim & Pam Lloyd Christopher & Nora Olsen Linda M. Dardarian Dale N. Elliott James & Leslie Houpt Vera M. Long Johanna Olson Tim & Sylvia Carter Kees Elmes Mark & Kathy Hoven Park L. Loughlin Vance O’Neill Peter Casey Jacqueline & Christian Erdman Greg Howell Dave & Diane Luders Larry & Marcia Osterink Kevin S. Caudill Benedict A. Eron Henry & Stephanie Howell Jane Lundin Darryl D. Ott Ms. Jennifer Chaiken & Craig Falk Sue & Skip Hoyt Eric A. Lutkin Jack & Sheri Overall Ms. Sam Hamilton Mrs. Phoebe D. Farnam Evelyn L. Hu Christy MacBride-Hart & Samantha & John Owens Elizabeth G. Chamberlain Nick A. Fedrick Mark L. Hudak William Hart Harvey F. Palitz, MD Stephen & Susan Chamberlin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Feigenbaum William L. Hudson Caroline & Thomas Maddock Elita M. Park Bob Chipman Alan & Laura Felzer Dal & Candy Hunter Kathryn G. Major Greg & Sheri Parker Raynard & Dana Chun Sue Femino Linda Hurst Jay & Susan Mandell Elizabeth & Walter Parks Jean A. Cinader Nancy Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Hyde Gary & Lois Marcus Richard A. Partridge Denise, Lane, Troy & Ty Clack Ms. Dorothy I. Fern Gregory & Roberta Isaeff Mr. & Mrs. William C. Markham II Stanley & Georgene Pasarell Walter & Priscilla Clark Mr. & Mrs. John Ferrari Kathryn Ischinger Dr. Robert & Mrs. Shirley Marshall Christopher & Judy Patin Vahl & Pamela Clemensen Diane Fishburn James & Jeanine Isham Tim & Patsy Marshall Larry G. Patten & Jean Behrend William & Carol Cochrane Frederick J. Fisher & Joe Lattuada Steve & Birgitta Istock Terrance & Claudette Mast George & Joan Paulikas James & Marie Colbert The Flannerys Alice F. Jenkins Steven Matros Joan B. Pauloo Richard & Shauna Colella Gary M. Flashner Gary Johanson Mary A. Matthews Jeffrey G. Pepper Steve, Cathy, Brian & Diana Combs Art & Jacqueline Fletcher Stanley W. Johnsen Holly C. Mauro The Frank Pesenti Family Chris & Martie Conner Michael & Jaqualyn Forrest Clay & Cheryl Johnson Mark J. Maves Steven & Susan Peterman Steve & Carolyn Conner D. Frankforth & J. Lyerla Thorro & Joan Jones Rosalie Maxeiner Curtis Peterson Matthew & Elneda Connors Paula Friedrich-Lucchesi Derry & Charlene Kabcenell Mary McClelland Kathleen M. Peterson Alice E. Cooper Marilyn Fry Mark A. Kadzielski Evie McDonald & Mr. Charles M. Pettis Ms. Jeannie M. Cooper Donald & Pamela Gailey Duane & Ann Kalar Barnaby J. Howard Mark & Laura Phillips Suzanne Corkins & Trey Pruitt Wesley P. & Mary C. Gardner Andrew & Diane Kallet The McElwee Family John B. Piane William & Linda Cornell Al Garren Brian P. Kariger Mary Tinley McKinnon Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Pickering Robert & Kim Corrao Dr. & Mrs. J. Richard Gaskill Dee M. Keck Dave & Lindsay McMenamin Steve & Marilyn Pifer Erin Craig & Rich Dvorak Brian & Marilyn Gerich Mr. James Keene Mr. & Mrs. Denman K. McNear Donald & Kay Pitts Heather Crane Mr. Carl Gerlach & Sandra Otter Dennis & Joanne Keith Kathryn K. McNeil Mr. & Mrs. John R. Poimiroo Michael & Marilyn Crane Shawn V. Giammattei Catherine Kelleher Margaret A. Medcalf Donald Porter Mary Cranston Jim & Lynn Gibbons Robert Kelly William G. & Amelia A. Meffert Anne Muldoon & Shirley Crawford Balch & Steve & Pam Gifford John E. Kennedy III Suzanne & Robert Mellor Andrew M. Proehl Sherman L. Balch John & Charlotte Gilmore Maurice & Shirley Kerner Eve & John Melton The Racker Family Lois & Christopher Curren Kathy Giraud Elizabeth L. Kilb J. Stephen Meredith, MD Mr. James Ralston & Ken & Sylvia Curry David & Alena Goeddel Jeff Kilbreth Tom P. Mericle Mrs. Elizabeth Wall Paul Daffinee & Veronica Jim & Maria Goggin Marvin & Mary Kilgo III Laura A. Merry Robert W. Rankin McQuillan Nydia Goode Ronald A. Killian Paulette & David Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Ranzetta Garrett & Lynn Dailey Paulette E. Goodrich Sungsook Kim David J. Miclean Helen Ratico

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PROTECTORS CONT. Brian & Suzanne Swift Michael & Amy Yoder Scott Randolph Davis William & Leslie Marcus Violet S. Taaffe David & Julia York William D. Davis Eleanor Masar Robert & Liz Reed Stan & Tenaya Tabler Herb & Barbara Yuki Dominic & Margaret Edgar McCanless Diane Reilly John P. Tarpey David J. Zehr DeCristofaro Judy McConnell James & Lys Reiskytl Jeannie E. Tasker Leon & Nancee Zimmerman Catharine B. Deely Hugh & Debbie McDevitt Mrs. John D. Relfe Geoff & Colleen Tate John & Taihee Dewes Mary Tinley McKinnon in Rodney & Pamela Rempt Grace S. Tay JOSEPH LE CONTE Charles T. DeWoody memory of Charles Lachlan Leroy M. Rey J F. & Susan S.Taylor LEGACY SOCIETY Leslie & John Dorman McKinnon Maria & Edward Reyes Virginia Templeton Jacqueline & Raymond Doumanian Michael McLane Marsha J. Rhodes Marty & Bonnie Tenenbaum Anonymous Lisa & Craig Elliott Kate McMichael & Theresa Hausser Stephen C. Richards Jeane Bowman Tennant Carol Allen Norma L. Embree Patricia Megason Eliza Linley & David Richardson Ms. Laura Tenner Douglas J. & Carole T. Allen Ms. Dorothy I. Fern Ms. Kathryn Meiklejohn William & Beverly Wagner Riddle James & Connie Terry Patricia Allen Larry Finegan Marsha & John Mekisich Steven & Kim Rizzuto Linda Tesa & Jonathan Olken Andy & Carole Amstutz Gary M. Flashner Herb & Juanita Mercer Dick & Susan Robbins Ken & Nicole Thom Irene & Eilif Andersen Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Fuhrer Carla Mertins Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Robeck Adele M. Thomas Charitable Roy A. & Betty B. Anderson Douglas C. Giancoli Anthony Miller George & Edyth Roberts Foundation, Inc. Mona Anderson Marston Girard, EdD & Martha Miller James & Kathy Robinson Sandra P. Tichenor Tony Angellotti Judith Girard James R. Moon Prof. Nicholas Robinson Eric & Connie Tiegel Joan C. Bacci George Gissendaner Richard A. Moore Alicia Rodriquez Sylvia G. Toth & Zsolt Takacs Jo Bacon Henry & Jane Goichman Tom Moore Steven Rose & Stephanie & Andrew Towell C. Elaine & Pat Baird Seth Goldsmith Lynn Nebus Deborah Thacker Rose Tim Tremain Glenn D. Baker Ted Goldstein & Jessica Bernhardt Claudia Kellam Newbold Howard & Carol Rosen Jack Troup Marie Schoppe Bartee Dorothy & Freeman Gosden Jr. Nikki Nichols Betty Ruch Frank J. Tsai Laura Bartlett-Armstrong David C. Hanna David & Debra Niemira Peter C. Ruenitz Marilyn Tuft-Holtz Burnett & Florence Barto Bob & Betsy Hansen William J. & Juanita W. Oakes Mr. & Mrs. David L. Runyan Shirley E. Turner Gino Battagin Nancy Hargiss Kathleen J. O’Hara Karen & Doug Rusk Su-Fang Ueng Robert & Margaret Beck Daniel A. Heald Shanna O’Hare & John Davis Joseph & Susan Ruvolo Jim & Mimi Van Horne Jack R. Benjamin Susan L. Heeley Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Otter Norman C. Saatjian Karen & Robert Vaupen Steve Biddle Bernard F. Heimos Mr. Gary Paul Mary Sasse Margaret H. Velure Bingham Kearns Charitable Fund David E. Hernandez Gail Paulin Kevin & Carol Sawchuk Dr. Michael C. Venuti & Judith Bingman Douglas & Debra Highsmith David & Linda Perry Brooke & Barbara Sawyer Steven C. Brown Maggie Blankley Paul E. Hoag Bonnie Peterson Michael Scharfenstein Pamela & Gary Viale Thomas & Diane Bopp John D. Hoddy Nicola Place & Christopher Beeson Mike & Jodi Schechter G.A. & Marsha von der Lieth Charles E. Bradbury III Susan & Robert Holmes Katherine Plummer Rick & Megan Scheck Richard Wall Ed & Mindy Breslin Peter T. Hoss David & Kathe Poteet Don & Cindy Scherer Robin A. Wallace Roger & Korki Brett John W. Houghton Jr. Paul & Karen Povey Jessie Schilling Ed & Gwen Walsh Raymond & Marcelle Bright Carolee Grace Houser Haruko Quirk William & Linda Schmidt Peter S. Wantuch Stephanie Brito Bernadette Powell & Tony Howlett Gloria Raffo Linda & Michael Schneider Jeanne Ware Robert & Prudence Broadwell David & Linda Hughes Kathie Ramazzotti Jean Schuyler Joy M. Warfield Beverly Boekel Broughton Mark & Mary Ann Hutcherson Dwain & Barbara Raney Robert C. Schwalbe & Ray L. Watson Marilyn & Allan Brown Charlotte Irons Roy Rausch Linda P. Zazzara Brady B. Watt Steve & Gayle Brugler James R. Isenman Shelby D. Rector Olivia Sears Phyllis Weber & Art Baggett Ellen Burmester James & Mina Jenner Skip Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp Jr. John D. Weeden & Audrey Steele Burnand Jagdish & Rosalyn Jirge Jan J. Richardson Ms. Deborah Green Seymour David L. Davies Donald & Candace Butwill Glenn & Janet Johnson Judith K. Robinson Patricia & Merrill Shanks John & Cornelia Wesley Bel Campbell Jean Johnson & Jim Bennight Mary Rogers-Jones Tom Shannon James & Jessie West Patricia J. Campbell Katharine Hotchkis Johnson Carole Rosenkoetter Lorraine & Don Sharman Elizabeth Weston Mimi M. Carroll William H. Johnston Jim Ross James C. Shelburne Dennis & Beth Whalen John W. Carson David & Susan Jonas Dave Rossetti & Jan Avent Donald A. Shepherd Jay & Sallie Whaley Gerald C. Carter PhD Jack Jonas Peter C. Ruenitz Mr. & Mrs. James Sheridan Benton & Denise Wheeler Michael & Kathleen Casey Cynthia Jones Robert Ryon Mrs. Josephine Shuman Todd & Lisa White Eunice M. Childs Sandra E. Kane Diane Scarritt David & Kathy Siegel Ryan Wiley Leonard & Brenda Cipriano Matthias E. Kayhoe Stephen & Sharon Schroeder Renée Simi Jack & Jan Willey Vahl P. Clemensen Bill & Lisa Kelly Terrence & Deb Schuhrke Rich & Jan Sjoberg Charles J. Williams & Bette Jean Clute John & Lynne Kennedy Robert C. Schwalbe & Virginia Sloan Marilyn M. Brennan Larry & Eleanor Cohen Mohammad Yasin & Vernita Khosti Linda P. Zazzara Rod & Evelyn Smallwood Michael & Jeanne Williams Sam & Carol Cohen Mary Ann Kiely Thomas & Irene Shephard Sr. Scott R. & Carol Ann Smallwood Stefan & Tess Williams Matthew & Elneda Connors David & Barbara King Susan Silvestri Cris Smith Mrs. Milton Wilson Jr. Robert Coronado Dolorous & Kenneth Knight Dr. Don Simmons Jeffrey & Patty Smith and Family Barbara & Howard Wilson Barbara Coulter Mrs. Elizabeth P. Knowles Mollie Smith Richard & Luan Smith John M. Winslow Mike & Marguerite Cranford Claire & Eugene Kopp Carol Snell & Mindy Rauch John A. Spencer Patricia F. Winter Harold D. Cranston Claire LaFleur Margo Sonderleiter Susan Steach Witbeck Charitable Lead Erica Crawford in memory of Maureen Lahiff Peter & Joan Stafford Jane & Jerel Steckling Annuity Trust Ruth Crawford Bill & Susan Lampton Terrell & Carol Stanley Steve Steinhauser Mr. Suzanne Wittrig & Mary Beth Crittendon John & Carolyn Landgrebe Holly Jo Stansfield Thomas Steuber Alfonso Banuelos Mr. Alan Croft & Jean Lane Cynthia Stephenson Donald & Shirlee Stites Fran & Cameron Wolfe Jr. Ms. Colleen B. Kent Jim Laser Glenn Stocki Leslie J. Stone Karen Woo Russell & Lynne Crosby Janice Irene Levet Le Pouvoir Linda Stokely Leslie Strayer Shauna Woods Kenneth & Josephine Crowley Janie & Wilbur Leifhelm Sam & Helga Strong Gary & Judy Strong Valerie & John Wookey Linda Crowthers S. Christopher Lirely Karen & Don Sudnikoff Sam & Helga Strong Mary R. Wright Bernadette Cuero Gordon & Frances Lockett George & Ann Sundby Balaji & Suganthi Subramanian Wayne & Louise Wright Paul & Helene Cutler Mrs. Carol C. Luckhardt Arlene C. Thornburg Ted Surber Dora Wuethrich Mrs. Judith d’Albert Sue & Karl Luft Sandra P. Tichenor Tom & Diana Sutter Eric Yamasaki Theresa Daly Thomas & Caroline Maddock Henry O. Timnick Chris & Cathy Swanson Gregory & Kiyomi Yim Peter J. Davis Stuart & Wendy Malmid Michael J. Tollefson

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LE CONTE CONT. Andrew Altavilla Joyce A. Carter Crystal Coral Fesperman Brenda Harness Rod Althouse Yolanda Cascone Midge Fiore Gerald G. Harrah Elena V. Torre Laurel Amtower Joe Castor Nic Fiore Dorothy Harrington Linda Turkatte Andy Anderson Chris Chan Mimi Fiske Kenneth Harris Wendy Turkatte Stephen W. Anderson Christina Chan Lenora Fitting Snuffy Harris Mari Tustin William Anderson Mrs. Chancy Ree & Elizabeth Fleming Ceacy Hart Laurie Van Ruiten Fausto Araujo Beulah Chandler David Fogel Howard Hartman Jacqueline Vaughn Rosasco F. Araya Guy H. Chick Edward J. Foley Steven Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Larry Veysada Margaret L. Armstrong Karen Louise Chin Colleen Fonseca Jack Rockwood Harvey Diane Vincent Robert Atteberry Chloe Bertha Forrest Thurston W. Hatch Jim Vironda Jean & Chuck Atthowe Virginia Choate Joe & Marie Forshee Harford Holmes Hays Sylvia M. Volkman Joseph P. Augustyn Tess Christensen Barbara Foster Rick Hemminger Sue Volpe Jean Baker Anthony T. Chwala Sandy Frane Steve Hendricks David H. Wagner Anton K. Ballendorf Sam & Jean Ciccarella Anna Frantzen Candace Henry John & Bella Wagner Sandra Bankston Audrey Clark Antonette Franzia H. W. “Bud” Henry Judith L. Walker Lenore Barata Mike Clark Johnnie L. Freeman Jr. Peter Henshaw Jeanne A. Walt Nick Barbaccia Dorothy Cochran Frederick Frei Howard D. Herbert Jr. Lynne Wasserman – Lenore Barbata Robert L. Cochrane Edward Friedman Elizabeth Herrera The Wasserman Foundation Mariana Barbera Robert Cole Nancy Froker Hugo Herrera Robin & Kathryn Weber Charles Barker Rod Collier Nancy Lee Fry Robert Hevner Toni K. Weingarten Mary V. Barmettler Arthur Collins Robert L. Fry Elaine Hibbard Kenneth & Suzanne Wertemberg Bruce Bartram Henry Eaton Collins Carol Fuentez Thomas Robert Higelin Dave West Grace Bastianelli Marge Collins Bob Gail Frank Higurera Dick & Michelle Westrum Bob Baty John James Connolly James Galbreath Walter & Mildred Hill Marilyn & Howard Whelan Matthew A. Baxter III Richard M. Cook Robert Gale Dr. Walter B. Hill John & Lynn Wiese Miriam Bayron Helen Cornelius Blanche & William Gallagher Jay Hilmer Jack & Jan Willey Dolores Belew Marc Corradini William I. Garren Mary Jane Hintz Paul Williams Jim Benedict John Edward Cotter Charlotte E. Gaston Loralee Hiramoto Ruth C. Williams James Dana Bernier John Courtney George Nester Gee Garry L. Hodson Stefan Williams Gene Bianchi Andrew Roy Cox Leland F. Gerber William Parker “Bill” Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Milton Wilson Jr. Mr. William Biggerstaff Anna Mae Craig Krause Karen Ann Gibson Meessy Holberg Kathleen E. Winkelman Robert C. Bilek George McCord Crandell Nancy Gildersleeve Robert Holman Patricia F. Winter Whitfield Billeci Ruth D. Crawford Nancy Gillis Edward Holroyde Barry Wolf Arthur M. Bishop James Crichton Gloria Gillogly-Acosta Robert Hook Jr. David & Holly Wolff Vivian Marie Bishop Bill R. Crownover Roy R. Glotfelty Betty Horn Fern J. Wollrich Frances Bjorklund Sunnie Cullings Keith Glover Ernest E. Horn Jr. Weyman & Yvonne Wong Beverly Blake Pamela Dagley Billy Gene Godfrey Bob Houser Larry & Diane Wren Thomas Blankenship Pierre d’Albert Jane Goeb Robert H. Houser Mary R. Wright Jessica Bloom Grace Dalton Tsuyoshi Goka John Howe Jr. Larry Wydro Alan Bodine Eva Davis Dr. Michael Goldman Douglass Hubbard Susan & Adonis Yap Susan Ann Boething Matthew Davis Richard N. Goldman Mrs. John Huffington Gary & Christine Younger Rev. Ralph Bolin Muir Dawson Murray Golub Robert & Joan Hughes Kristine Zeigler Irene Bonelli Brian Dessin Day Normand G. Gomolak William Brian Huston Jr. Laura & Aaron Zoerner Milton C. Born Elsbeth Dean Keith Goodin Jim Hutchins Patricia Boyd Floyd DeCrescenza Dennis Gorman The Hwang Family ESTATE GIFTS Henny Braga Joan DeSisto Mary J. Granis John D. Hynes Virginia Bay Mrs. Kathryn Breeze Helen Drago Daniel R. Gravelyn Gloria C. Ignasiak Lois DeMille Olga Brewer Joseph Drugay George Grenfell Frederick Ilchert Peggy H. Hicks James Brice John S. Drum Marilyn Griffin Valantino R. “Bud” Inman Tas & Gwen Hofer Elbert Brock Harry L. Ducey Pete & Shirley Griffith Tim Jackes Bill Lane Jr. Frances K. Brossy Duke Betty Griffitts Farchi Hanna Jackson Harold L. Levy Donald Bruzzone Dale Dumond Claire Gritsch Jess Jackson Nanci A. Navarro Betty Bryan Jason Dunbar Jack A. Groner Terrence Jackson Deane Oberste-Lehn Robert Henry Buchholz Frank Dutra Sr. Margo Gross Topsy Jackson-Araya Donald C. Prevett Edward Buckley Katha Gail Edwards Nathan Gross Hilda James Galen Rowell Weylene Edwards Bucklin Noel Therese Egan Michele Amy Guard Peter Janopaul Jr. Velda Schuh Charles C. Buettner Mr. & Mrs. Gary Eisenberg Hans Guenther Tor Jensen Hazel Simon Anna Burch Virginia Ekizian Gina M. Guerin James Jernigan John Wegner Dorothy J. Burke Thad Ekstrand George Guntermann Daniel Martin Johnson Cecile Burleigh The Eliseian-Jorjorian Family Legacy Larry Gutierrez Loren Johnson GIFTS IN MEMORY Tom Burns Judith Elliott Michael E. Hade Martin L. Johnson Kenny Burton Marilyn Ellis Gaylen D. Hafner Mrs. Ethel M. Jones Edward Abbott Kenneth V. Byram Erick & Linda Erdman Chris Hale Llewellyn Jones Ms. Barbara Carr Acevedo Angela Byrd Linda Erdman Sharon Joy Hale Shirley Jones Ernest E. Ach Roscoe Byrns Scott Erickson Dr. Kurt G. Hammerstrom Mark Kafoury James A. Adams Ruth Camaraota Charles Ericson Alice & Louis Hammond John G. Kamena Robert L. Adams LCpl William G. Camp Gail Fabbro John Muir Hanna Stephen Kane Joanne Ahen Leslie Campbell Abigail Ann Fahrner Charles C. Hansen Jr. Agnes Kauth Rachel Ahrens Vincent A. Capuano David Fantauzzi Laura M. Hansen Russell Kettle Joanne Aker Judy Carballo James Farris Natalie Hansen Anne Kieckhefer Marcos Akiaten Gloria Carbarry Richard Fauver Sue Hansen Sonya Kieran Mary Ann Albanes Howard Carlson Kenneth D. Fawcett Michael T. Harami Noel Kilmer Derek Allen Paul J. Carment Karen Feher Thomas Harbst Jon Kinney Ruth Mary Allie Cleo M. Carney Mollie Felso Gebing Robert Harder Jay A. Kleutsch Norma Alsterlind Cara-May Carpenter Jay Ann Schmale Fenster Theodore Harder Dorothy Koenig

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GIFTS IN MEMORY CONT. Leslie Chase McNeill Ted Pearson Carl Sharsmith Margaret Ann O. Walters Steve Medley Richard A. Perry Sally Shea Martha Walton McClean Evan Andrew Kopp Christina Mendese Rita Perry Allen W. Shelton Leonard Ward Gitta Korda Kaesy L. Mendoza Theodore Petersen Richard “Dick” Shore Rudy Watkins Joseph F. Krause Jr. Alfred G. Menick David H. Peterson John Robert Shuman Dr. William J. Weller Richard Kritzer Louise Watson Mericle Esther Dimotakis Peterson Laing Sibbet Daniel Wentz Barbara Jean Kruse David Ernest Merrill Carl Pharis Del Siebert Richard H. West Henry Kuropat Charles Meuel Beatrice Phelan Susan Aitken Simón Nancy P. Weston Peter K. Kuzmickas Harriett Meuel Lorraine & Russell Philpott Terry Sinclair Curtis Wetter Robert Laird Greg Meyer Dana Pierce John and Olive Sinkay John Whedon Phillip Lammi Anna Miaskiewiez Kitty Pirie Chuck Sipes Paul S. Williams Jr. Dr. Baldwin G. Lamson Art & Pat Michielssen Caryl Jean Plambeck Louis Sisler Paul Williamson Bill Lane Jr. Teresa Micucci Lee R. Platt Durland L. Skinner Tom Wilson James R. Lane Bryan C. Mier Austin Plummer Derek Smethurst Steven Winard Stuart Lane Chester & Helen Miller Harold & Penny Ponder Marcia Smith Mr. & Mrs. James Winters Sr. Demi Laughlin Doris Mills Hays & Margaret Post Russell G. Smith Jr. James F. Wolfe Carol Laughton Marjorie S. Minney Dennis V. Potter Victoria Smith Walterlynn Vanderveer Woythaler Dr. George Lavers Evelyn Minnig Donald Prevett William R. Smith Ed & Betty Lee Wrahtz Sharron Law Richard E. Mohr Carl Purdy Earl D. Snyder Carl Otto Wulf Thomas P. Lawrence Imre Molnar Jack F.Y. Quan Michael Soffa Bernard Wydra Joseph Ledette Gabriel Monaco Gary Quick Arthur Soliva Dr. Joe Yamamoto Scott Allan Lehmann Helen Mondientz Carolyn Quinn Shirley Sparks Jessie Eiko Yasaki Elsa M. Leigh Margaret Helen Norwood Moody Kent Quinn Jerry Spector Albert & Evelyn Yee Richard W. Lennen Tom Moore Maurey Raffensperger Paul Spivey Jerome Yuill Nicolas Leuzzi Woody & Olga Moore Donald D. Ragsdale Virginia “Ginger” Springer Janice Zajac Stephen Alan Leventhal Kathleen Morano Nancy Clare Ralston Marvel Stafford Rob Zajac Raymond Arthur Lewis Angelo J. Moresco Esther Ramirez Chester Stanchina Ruth Zavoli Paul & Michelle L’Heureux Paul Morey Dan Ray Archer Stanley Ginger Zilisch Florence Elizabeth Licursi Frank C. Morris Eva Mary Re James Stanton Dr. David Zlotnick Don Lindelmann Lorna Dee Morris Joao Remedious Dr. Frederick L. Stein & Bill & Amye Lindsey Olga Morris Alberta Renk Rose C. Stein, RN FOUNDATIONS Harry Lindsey Tom & Margie Munn Bernard Repasky Dwight Steinert Gifts of $1,000 or more Peter Howard Lisker Elda Murphy Carmen Reynolds Don Stipp Dr. Donald R. Loeb Wayne Murray Larry Richey Norine Stoddard Hopper Ardea Fund Richard Lohsen Hank Muyleart Jo Anne Riddle Charles Stone Arkay Foundation James Long Robert N. Naifeh Sr. Frances Ridgway David Stone S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Griffin Louie Will Neely Joe Riefler Fred Stone L & L Borok Foundation Karin Lowrie Ralph Newman Bert Riggio Robert R. Stone Sr. California Community Foundation Tom Lowry Charles Newton Robert Ringle Roger Strange Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation John D. Luckhardt Louise Kirtley Nichols Derek Roberts Lola Strong Carmel Pasadena Foundation Stephen Lyman Gil Nickel Philip Robertson Edward & Marie Stulik The Donald & Carole Chaiken Michael Anthony Machado Jeff Nigra Bruce E. Robinson Katherine Sugar Foundation Jeanne Maclean Cornelius & Mae Nihill Michelle Robinson Leona Sugar Dornsife Family Foundation Bruce Madison Ellie Nishkian Karl Robison Patrick Sullivan Simon Edison Foundation, Inc. Albert M. Maher Margaret Nissen Nancy Rogers Beverly Sumo Fairfield County Community Louis Hendrix Major III Zigmond & Joan Norkoski Stephen Rolle Mary Sutliff Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Makis Evan Armstrong North Robert & Betty Rosenthal Phil Swanson Ginn Family Foundation Jean Malerbi Allen L. Norton Stephen Ross Marjorie Swartz Kenneth Glenn Family Dean Malley Mr. & Mrs. Albert Nuttall Robert O. Roth, MD Jeanette Swing Foundation Mildred S. Mann Chiura & Haruko Obata Dick O. Rowe Ryan Taber Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund Jay Manuel Hilmer Oehlemn David D. Roybal Jamie Talt Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund Lorraine Marcone Paul Offerman Arthur & Dorothy Rozell Elouise Brown Teague Good Works Foundation Ingrid Margolin Debbie O’Leary Roger E. Ruch Betty Thomas Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Teddy Markarian Timothy J. O’Leary Pete Ruiz Robert L. Thomas HEDCO Foundation Ennio Marotto John Olguin James J. Rulec Carol Keenen Thompson Herbst Foundation Elizabeth Marsh Robert L. Oliver Jay Rusmore Lynn H. Thompson Lakeside Foundation Tim Martin Egidio “Gene” Oliverio John D. Ryan Mrs. Tibke The Charles H. Leach, II Richard Maskal Francis O’Rourke Robert Ryder, V Sgt James R. Tijerina, USMC Foundation Jeff Maurer Kathleen Orr Don Saale Tyler Tompkins J.M. Long Foundation Marcia Mayorga Howard M. Oser Mary Saatjian John F. Tribukait Luckingham Foundation Joseph R. McBride W. F. Ostrander Raymond Saatjian Michael R. Tucker Marin Community Foundation Francene McCarty Mary Sheppard Oswald Sue Sakai Tom Tupper The MBK Foundation Amy Ayotte McDonald Timothy Michael Owens John P. Sands, MD Clifford Tyack Gordon and Betty Moore John McDonnell Sr. Richard Pack Shirley Sargent Jules Tygiel Foundation Steven A. McElwain Adelle Panikoff & the Don H. Schellinger Lena & Erle L. Van Buskirk National Park Foundation Kurt McGinty Mowry Family Katherine H. Schenck Roelie van Gijzen-Oosterveld Nissen Family Charitable Trust Margaret C. McIlroy Paramasivam Josephine Schmidt Rod Van Hook Olander Family Foundation Jack McIntyre Diana D. Park Anne Schneider Robert M. “Bob” Vaughan Oshman Foundation James A. McKeever Fess Parker Edna Schonk-Smith Lorraine Venezia Pacific Forest and Watershed Wayne McKillip John R. Parmeter Jr. David Schulte Casey Russell Vesely Lands Stewardship Council Charles Lachlan McKinnon George S. Parry Chuck Schweiker Timothy C. Vickers Pease Family Fund Ardith I. McLaughlin Donna Patterson Ruth Scott Richard Voll Stephen D. Peterson Rose McManama Ken Paulin Kristy A. Seligman Bukett George Vuoso Conservation Fund Dorothy McMillin Theresa L. Pauls Gertrude E. Sequin William A. Wahler Rockridge Foundation Edward McMullen John & Elrose Pearson Esther Shandler Don Walden Rossi Family Foundation

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FOUNDATIONS CONT. IN KIND GIFTS Martha Dundon Allan Keown James Raveret Pat Dusterhoft Mona Knight Chris Randolph Saxton Family Foundation Delaware North Companies Parks Candy & Chris Elder Yolanda “Lannie” Koch Elizabeth Randolph Sumar Foundation & Resorts at Yosemite Tom Elder Ann Krabach Vicki Randolph The Heller Foundation of Frederick J. Fisher & Joe Lattuada Don Endicott Toby Kraft Murali Rangachari San Diego Thom Schroeder Donna Engleman Ferdinand Krall Elaine Reed The Laney Thornton Foundation Michael J. Tollefson Alice Ensley Ilona Kupecz Chris Rife TOSA Foundation Miss Nancy P. Weston Susan Evans Mitchell Lane Glen Rimbey The Wilderness Society Herrick Corporation Judy & Marshall Fisher Amber Lawrence Anastasia Roark The Wollenberg Foundation Patricia Megason Jolen Flores Robert Lawrence Tami Robbins Yawen Foundation Jill Foley Janie Leifhelm John Rodelo Youth Development Foundation CONSERVANCY Sandy Follett Jeff Lewis George Sakelarios VOLUNTEERS CORPORATE Jean Furukawa Jim & Betty Mae Locke Joan Sanderson Rowland & Sharon Gaal William Love Randy Scannanhan PROTECTORS Linda Angle Paul Gan Maurine MacHugh Dan Schondeff Gifts of $1,000 or more George Artemoff Joyce Avenell Karen & Paul Gierlach Peter S. Mand Suzanne Schroeder The Ansel Adams Gallery Ricardo Azucena Joe & Kathy Giraud Joanne Mandel Julie Schuller Bank of America Ann Bennett Anne Gomes Patricia Mason Robert Schwalbe & Bell-Carter Foods, Inc. Rob Bethea Lynn Gordon Holly Mauro Linda Zazzara The Capital Group Companies Stephen Bicknese Claire Gorfinkel Kate Mawdsley Dawn Sheretz Chevron Jeannette Bonifas Katherine Greenwood John McClary Jeannine Shirkey City National Bank RoxAnne Borean Jim Griffin Bob McConnell Jeannette Skaff Clorox Co. Arlyne Boyer Kevin Hall Joe McCrossen Mary Jane Slavin Delaware North Companies R.J. Bragg & Paula McNerney Ann Hardeman Jill Metz David Smith Parks & Resorts at Yosemite Helen Brohm Carol Harris Carole & Lou Meylan Patrick Snyder Dorfman Pacific Co. Mary & Mike Burchmore Gerry & Janice Haslam Colleen Milani Julie Sornberger Edison International Theresa Burnett John Heine Sharon Milligan Gwen Stephens ERM Group Foundation, Inc. Anne Burns Carolyn & Gregory Helser Bill Milliken Allison Sterley E. & J. Gallo Winery Kris & Tom Byde Natalie Hicks Russell Morimoto Lloyd Strong Harland Clarke Gladys & Gordon Callender Marita Hills Louise Morris George Sutliff Hewlett Packard Melanie Callaway John Holloway John Mullen Lynn Taylor IBM Corporation Joan Carter Phillip Holt Richard Navarro Leslie Thompson Johnson & Johnson Family Angelica Chavez Kathy Hopkins Claudia Newbold Elena Torre of Companies Elese Childs James Horstman Ron Nichols Barbara Turner Lawrence Livermore National Ann Chmielewski Peter Howkinson Brooke Northrop Pete Van Kuran Laboratory Don Christiansen Satoru Hozumi Susanna Odry Jackie Wagoner Microsoft Mike Clifford Ken Izzo Ken Olivier Verle Waters Pacific Gas and Electric Company Alice & Richard Cocke Laura James Johanna Olson Jan Webster Paradigm Winery Beverly & Bob Combs Larry Jansen Ginny Orenstein Michael Webster The Redwoods in Yosemite John Corpos Peggy Jester Christine Oyer Justin Williams Roll Global Barbara Coulter Rosalyn Jirge Ken Oyer Ken Williston Sun to Moon Gallery Tim Cousino Jo Wamser James & Lois Palmer Traci Wilson Topics Entertainment Ray Coysn Judy Johnson Sue Palmer Jay Winkler Unilever Rena & Stephen Cutright Robert Johnson Donna Peoples Julice Winter Union Bank of California Tony Demaio Vern & MaryJane Johnson Abby Pfeiffer Janice Zeppa Visa Samuel Devore Adrienne Kalmick Ralph & Debbie Ploeger Scott Ziegler Wells Fargo Toni Dolan Kathleen Keller Fred & LaVerne Polkinghorn Pat Zuccaro

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From waterfalls and rivers to soaring granite and Giant Sequoias, from pristine wilderness and irreplaceable wildlife, Yosemite is unforgettable. Become a member of the Joseph Le Conte Legacy Society and join other thoughtful donors whose gifts ensure Yosemite remains a glorious treasure.

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YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: AUTUMN.WINTER 2011 27 DONOR CORNER PHOTOS: COURTESY OF JOYCE DONALDSON MASON. Tales From Our Mailbox In your words, special memories from Yosemite that create lifelong connections with the park.

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LEFT 1962, the Donaldson’s first trip to Yosemite. left( to right) Melanie, John, Jim, Maggie, Joyce. RIGHT 2010, the extended Donaldson family answering the call put forth by John Muir, “The Mountains are calling and I must go.” (left to right): Maggie in dark blue shirt, Joyce kneeling with white shirt, Jim kneeling with dark blue jacket, Mom in center with bright blue vest, Melanie in front with green shirt and John standing with plaid shirt.

arlier this year we received a note from a long-time each other the details of our day, what we encountered on our supporter with a heartwarming story of family vacations hikes and our favorite activities. We even have a little friendly in Yosemite. This summer, the Donaldson family competition with the chairs we each bring. celebrated their 50th consecutive year of vacationing in E FAVORITE HIKE Tuolumne Meadows. It all started in 1962, with mom and dad bringing their five children and a borrowed tent from It’s always the one I’m on. It’s the journey more than the Southern California to Yosemite’s high country for a break destination that I love. Believe it or not, we’re still finding from the city. They were hooked from that first visit and new hikes that we haven’t tried.

returned year after year to camp in Tuolumne. ON FAMILY TIME IN TUOLUMNE Tuolumne holds many precious memories for me and my The Donaldson’s summer memories of hiking the meadows and family. If you were to talk with any of us you would find many mountains, fishing for trout, and singing around the campfire different stories. Although it was my father who found this have now expanded to include four generations soaking up place and brought us here, I have always admired my mother Yosemite’s magic days of summer. Joyce Donaldson Mason who had to plan meals for seven and cook over a camp stove and reveals some of her families’ favorite pastimes in Tuolumne. still hiked with us all. She shared our joys of accomplishment

CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF VISITING YOSEMITE as we tried new and more difficult hikes.

In those early years, the Tuolumne campground was rarely WHY I SUPPORT YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY full. The usual time for us to visit was late August to celebrate When you find the place that you love, and you want it to last Dad’s birthday. One year in the early ‘60s it snowed on his forever and for others to have the same experiences, it’s easy to birthday, which for Southern California kids was magical. contribute.

RECENT MEMORY OF VISITING YOSEMITE We are so grateful for their support of Yosemite Conservancy We have moved our base lodging to the tent cabins in Tuolumne and we wish the Donaldson family many more years of magic Meadows. Each day we gather for happy hour and share with summer memories.

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Volunteers Pitch in on “Fee Free Days”

n 2011, the National Park Service waived park entrance fees for 17 days for Yosemite National Park. On Imany of these days, the Conservancy has collected donations at park entrances, and then used these funds to help preserve and protect Yosemite. With help from corporate partners, ABOVE Robert Bragg and Paula McNerney return each summer to volunteer with the Conservancy in Yosemite. Wells Fargo and REI, and our long- term volunteers Yosemite Conservancy has collected over $85,000 in donations Sharing a Lifelong Love at park gates this year. of Yosemite While this magazine is at press, there are four more “Fee Free” days in 2011. aula McNerney and Robert Bragg of Granite Cañon, Wyo., have Volunteers from Wells Fargo and REI volunteered with Yosemite Conservancy for six years. Each year, the couple will again be helping at Yosemite’s gates volunteers for a month at visitor information kiosks located throughout collecting donations. We’re grateful Pthe park. For them, volunteering is a way to share their knowledge and to them and all our volunteers who love of Yosemite National Park with first-time visitors. are willing to spend their free time in Yosemite. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEERS? During one of our first visits we spoke with a Conservancy volunteer at Parsons Thank you! Lodge. She helped us learn more about Yosemite. We wanted to be able to do the same thing, and share our love of the park with others. PHOTOS: © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT BEING A CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEER? We enjoy having the opportunity to guide a first-time visitor in experiencing Yosemite, so that they, too, may develop a lifelong love of the park.

WHAT DO YOU BOTH ENJOY ABOUT RETURNING EACH SUMMER TO VOLUNTEER? The park and the people are one of a kind. Each year we find new areas to explore and new people to meet. We can’t think of a better way to spend a summer.

Thank you Paula and Robert, for your commitment to volunteering and sharing your love of Yosemite with park visitors!

ABOVE Volunteers collect donations at the Arch Rock entrance station.

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YOSEMITE THROUGH YOUR LENS

YOSEMITE’S MAJESTY AS CAPTURED BY OUR SUPPORTERS.

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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 Visit the Yosemite Conservancy on Facebook or Flickr and share will select a few for printing in each any photos of a special place you like in Yosemite. issue of Yosemite Conservancy.

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YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY Magazine of Yosemite Conservancy, published twice a year It’s Easy to Connect EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Jennifer Miller with Yosemite CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Fritz Baggett Laurie Stowe Conservancy Peter Bartelme Gretchen Stromberg Schuyler Greenleaf Mike Tollefson Noel Morrison CONTACT US Gifts of Stock DESIGN Plumbline Studios Donor Services Significant contribution to protect and preserve Yosemite. PRINT PRODUCTION Yosemite Conservancy TradeMark Graphics, Inc. 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1700 We want to thank you for your gift. Please contact Darlene Bellucci at STAFF San Francisco, CA 94104 800.469.7275 x318 or SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE 800.469.7275 or Mike Tollefson, President & CEO 415.434.1782 [email protected] Jerry Edelbrock, Vice President & COO to notify us of your gift. Darlene Bellucci, Annual & Planned Fax: 415.434.0745 Giving Manager [email protected] Joseph Le Conte Legacy Society Edin Draper-Beard, Executive Affairs Manager Schuyler Greenleaf, Project Director STAY CONNECTED Leave a lasting legacy to Yosemite. David Jaeger, Donor Relations & Development Learn how your gifts have supported For more information about making Projects Manager a legacy gift, contact Darlene Bellucci Holly Kuehn, Administrative Assistant & Registrar Yosemite. Visit our website and Jennifer Miller, Marketing & sign up to receive our monthly at 800.469.7275 x318 or Communications Director e-newsletter. [email protected]. Adriana Pannick, Development Associate Kit Thomas, Controller Visit yosemiteconservancy.org Gifts in Honor Christina Yu, Data & Donor Services Assistant Kristine Zeigler, Development Director WAYS TO SUPPORT Inspirational gifts that help provide for Yosemite’s future. YOSEMITE OFFICE Friends of Yosemite Aline Allen, Art & Education Center Coordinator Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/gifts- Tom Arfsten, Valley Complex Supervisor Protecting the beauty and wonder of honor or for more information, call Nicole Brocchini, Museum Store Supervisor Yosemite for future generations. 800.469.7275, or email us Pete Devine, Resident Naturalist 03 Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/ [email protected]. Michelle Hansen, Bookrack Assistant friends-yosemite Carolyn King, Office Manager Todd King, Sales & Publishing Director, Gifts in Memory Deputy GM Sequoia Society Recognize a loved one with a special Suzy Hasty, Volunteer Program Manager Making a monthly donation is an Denise Ludington, Accounting Supervisor gift that protects and preserves easy way to make a lasting difference. Roger Miller, General Manager Yosemite. Noel Morrison, Communications Manager Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/ Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/gifts- Elvira Popken, Sales Information Assistant sequoia-society memory or for more information, Angie Sberna, Accounting Director John Samples, Warehouse Coordinator call 800.469.7275, or email us John Muir Heritage Society Shelly Stephens, Inventory Manager [email protected]. Laurie Stowe, Wilderness Programs Manager Investing in Yosemite’s future with generous gifts of $1,000 or more Autumn . Winter 2011 :: Volume 02 . Issue 02 VOLUNTEER © 2011 annually. OPPORTUNITIES Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/john- Federal Tax Identification #94-3058041 Greet park visitors, restore meadows muir-heritage-society or repair trails. Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/ volunteer, or call 209.379.2317

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We hope that your commitment to the special place that is Yosemite will move you to help us meet our commitment to the park, and you will be including Yosemite Conservancy in your year-end giving.

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