YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY SPRING.SUMMER 2011 :: VOLUME 02 . ISSUE 01

Paradise Awaits Visitors to the High Country

INSIDE

Youth Connect With Nature This Summer Yosemite Wildlife Sky Islands & High Elevation Plants Q&A With Margaret Eissler COVER PHOTO: © THOM SCHROEDER, “JULIAN AT LAKE”. PHOTO: (RIGHT) © CHARLES CRAMER.

PRESIDENT’S NOTE

Yosemite’s High Country

magine a place, with crystal clear waters, emerald green meadows and countless granite peaks reaching high YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL MEMBERS Iinto piercing blue skies; where each CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT & CEO breath is cleansing and a feeling of peace John Dorman* Mike Tollefson* and clarity pervades your senses. This VICE CHAIRMAN VICE PRESIDENT idyllic place exists in Yosemite’s High Christy Holloway* & COO Jerry Edelbrock Country, thanks to your support.

COUNCIL With this in mind, we dedicate this Jeanne & Michael Anahita & Jim Lovelace issue to exploring the upcoming projects, programs and events that Adams Carolyn & Bill Lowman Lynda & Scott Adelson Dick & Ann* Otter are planned this summer in the High Country. Learn about the Gretchen Augustyn Norm & Janet Pease upcoming Tuolumne watershed trail restoration taking place with Meg & Bob Beck Sharon & Phil* Susie & Bob* Bennitt Pillsbury the help of the Conservation Corps (CCC), and read our Barbara Boucke Arnita & Steve Proffitt Expert Insights feature about the high elevation plant survey from David Bowman & Bill Reller Gloria Miller Frankie & Skip* Rhodes park botanist Alison Colwell. Don’t miss the Q&A with founder of Allan & Marilyn Brown Angie Rios & Samuel the Summer Series, Margaret Eissler, who Don & Marilyn Conlan Norman Hal Cranston* Liz & Royal Robbins shares with us her experiences in . Also revealed Leslie & John* Dorman Lennie & Mike Roberts are ways for you to experience the High Country as a volunteer and, Dave & Dana* Dornsife Dave Rossetti & Lisa & Craig Elliott Jan Avent* you the readers, share with us you own memories, with a special Kathy Fairbanks Marjorie & Jay Rossi High Country-themed Reader Photos section. Cynthia & Bill* Floyd Linda & Steve* Sanchez Jim Freedman Thomas & Irene Bonnie & Rusty* Shephard We hope this issue will inspire you to explore beyond the valley this Gregory Dana Gaffery & Christy* & Chuck Jonathan* Spaulding summer season. Holloway Greg* & Lisa Stanger Suzanne & Dan* Jensen Ann & George* Sundby Thank you for your help making all of this possible with your Jennifer & Greg* Clifford J. Walker* Johnson Jill Appenzeller & generous support to Yosemite Conservancy. Jean Lane Wally Wallner Walt Lemmermann* Jack Walston See you in the park, Bob & Melody Lind Art Baggett & Sam & Cindy Livermore Phyllis* Weber Jon & Lillian Lovelace Polly & Ward* Wolff

HONORARY YOSEMITE TRUSTEES NATIONAL PARK Thomas Bowman Superintendent Mike Tollefson, President Ed Grubb Don Neubacher Genelle Relfe

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02 SPRING.SUMMER 2011 :: YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG SPRING.SUMMER 2011 CONTENTS VOLUME 02 . ISSUE 01

ABOVE Spring Pool, First Light, Tenaya Lake.

IN THIS ISSUE DEPARTMENTS

10 EXPERT INSIGHTS 04 YOSEMITE’S HIGH COUNTRY Botanist Alison Colwell discusses Yosemite’s “sky islands” and the survey Summer marks the opening of Tioga of high elevation plants. Road and the return to Yosemite’s High Country paradise. 12 Q&A WITH A YOSEMITE INSIDER Ranger Margaret Eissler shares Tuolumne Meadows stories and previews the Parsons Memorial Lodge

06 DREAMING OF THE FUTURE Summer Series. Our signature Youth in Yosemite project is making a difference in the lives of young 14 PROJECT UPDATES people, and helping secure a better future CCC crews tackle 60 miles of trail, scientists unravel rockfall mysteries, for Yosemite. Tuolumne Grove new educational signage, and more.

08 KEEPING YOSEMITE WILD 19 PROGRAM UPDATES Yosemite’s wildest residents are better Keeping bears wild, nationally recognized theater performers, and protected thanks to our work and 40 years of Yosemite adventures. your support. 30 READER PHOTOS Yosemite Conservancy supporters CORRECTION: Our apologies for mislabeling the photo of Yosemite’s living legend, Julia Parker, on page 08 of the share their special Yosemite memories. 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.

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: SPRING.SUMMER 2011 03 YOSEMITE’S VENTURE BEYOND THE VALLEY THIS SUMMER HIGH TO PARADISE COUNTRY

“The mountains are calling and I must go.”

— PHOTO: (LEFT) © G. DAN MITCHELL, “YOUNG TREES AND POND, DANA MEADOWS”. PHOTOS: (BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT) © KEITH WALKLET. © DAVE WYMAN. © DNC. KEITH WALKLET. © BILL BECHER. © DAVE WYMAN. © DAVE WYMAN. “Will open by “Wind in the trees is one of those things that drifts in and out of consciousness. It’s almost May 15, or not until early June?” always there, but most of the time it’s in the background. Once or twice every day, ach year, this question is asked repeatedly in it comes forward and one can really hear it. anticipation of the opening of Tioga Road and the Sometimes it is almost conversational, and it paradise beyond: the Yosemite high country. Plowing begins in mid-April, but late snows can keep the pass is always musical. It’s one of the best things Eclosed until July. about being high up.” — KARL KROEBER, Photographer & Author Millions of visitors come to Yosemite each year. For the vast majority, this means —views of the falls, , —and maybe a trip to Tunnel View and us hear each day. Tune into the sounds of the wind, songbirds . This is a fine introduction to our incomparable and flowing water—they can be magical. park, but beyond the Valley is over 1,000 square miles of pristine wilderness: alpine lakes and meadows, majestic For those willing to don a backpack and study maps, forests, glacial valleys, streams, rivers, waterfalls and granite exploring the high country affords endless adventures. The as far as the eye can see. , accessible by foot or by saddle, are an easy and painless way to get into the wilderness without This is the Yosemite that awaits those who venture up and packing a , food and water. The five hike-to camps are over Tioga Pass. Whether driving east from Big Oak Flat located six to ten miles apart along a loop trail. After a long past the dramatic vistas of Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake and day’s hike, there is nothing as sweet as arriving to a hot meal Tuolumne Meadows, or west from the white tufa spires of and a tent cabin, plus a campfire and the camaraderie of Mono Lake up the steep rock faces of Lee Vining Canyon fellow hikers. to Tioga Pass, travelers making this journey across the Sierra experience the breathtaking transition between two very “I can still remember my first evening at different but interrelated regions: the Sierra Nevada and the Vogelsang. We were just finishing dinner Great Basin. after our hike in from Tuolumne Meadows Stopping at safe, designated parking areas along Tioga Road when the camp manager, banging on a pan, is the easiest way to begin exploring the high country— announced that we should all get outside with wilderness only a few feet away. Tenaya Lake is an fast and look at the peak. Following orders, excellent spot to begin the exploration—a simple picnic, we emerged from the dining tent to see a short hike or simply sitting alone on a rock provide the Vogelsang awash in alpenglow.” perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and smell the cedar, — RENÉE SIMI, John Muir Heritage Society Donor pine and sagebrush.

Of course, the further you venture from the pavement, the Perhaps the single most important thing wilderness offers is a more powerful the wilderness experience becomes. The first chance to slow down, an invitation to connect with the world in all surprise is how quiet it is. Close your eyes; take a few minutes its wildness and on its terms. For many of us, it is the rare chance to to enjoy an entirely different soundscape from what most of get away from cell phones and computers. Continued on Page 11 DREAMING OF THE FUTURE Youth 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.

oing from noisy city streets to the wind-swept Among them are Junior Ranger programs, which last year taught whispers of Yosemite’s sequoias can be disquieting more than 27,000 children ages 7 to 13 about nature during to some. Yet, spending 40 days in the Yosemite visits to the park. The WildLink Program gives high school wilderness gives young people like Valeria, a high students their first chance to spend time in Yosemite’s wilderness school student from Merced County, a chance during a weeklong expedition in the park. Still other programs to envision new possibilities. She participated combine the best in youth development with park preservation, in Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC), a summer such as restoring trails, museum archiving or working alongside immersionG program in Yosemite’s backcountry that improves staff in wilderness areas. teenagers’ academic, literacy and leadership skills. This fall she will attend Cornell University on a full-ride scholarship Young people participating with California Conservation to pursue an engineering degree. Corps (CCC), Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and the Student Conservation Association (SCA) will arrive in “I never dreamed of being able to attend an Ivy League institution, Yosemite this summer dedicated to helping improve the but ARC helped make that dream come true,” she says. “The park for all visitors. They will spend time with park staff program truly helped me see my passions and the need not only restoring trails in the Tuolumne area, treating invasive plant to help my community, but the world.” populations in areas like Pate Valley and Miguel Meadows, removing inappropriate campsites and surveying more than ARC is one of 11 Youth in Yosemite projects the Conservancy 24,000 acres of the park. They frequently depart with a is funding in 2011, including a range of education, leadership longing to return. “YCC was the best thing that could ever and career development opportunities for children and happen to me…hope to come back,” expressed a participant young adults. at the end of last summer.

06 SPRING.SUMMER 2011 :: YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG PHOTOS: (LEFT TO RIGHT) © ARC. © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY. © COURTESY OF NPS. © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY. © ARC. ARC. © CONSERVANCY. YOSEMITE © NPS. OF COURTESY © CONSERVANCY. YOSEMITE © ARC. © RIGHT) TO (LEFT PHOTOS: “Yosemite is nature’s classroom. Connecting youth of all ages the past two years, student rangers from UCM have shared their with nature and the park transforms lives,” shares Mike experiences with more than 3,000 high school students. Tollefson, Conservancy president. “Hands-on experience opens up new life choices.” “College students have a cool factor that opens lines of communications with high school students,” says Chakrin. One way to keep national parks relevant to future generations “We hope to instill in them an environmental ethic that they is to take the park outside of its boundaries and educate will carry forward into whatever profession they choose.” youth about how to care for nature before they ever set foot on a trail. Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP) partners with An excerpt from the poetry of ARC participant Liliana, 16, National Park Service employees and University of California, “I Am the Merced River,” shows how Youth in Yosemite Merced (UCM) students to teach stewardship and leadership programs inspire a new generation: skills during academic programs and summer internships. I am the Merced River Park ranger Jesse Chakrin directs the UCM Wilderness Easy going and courageous Education Center, where students intern on campus. “By Always looking forward bringing the values of parks and wild places into their , Never looking back we can create a sense of ownership that will inspire the next Pushing myself to my potential generation of park stewards,” he says. Flowing gracefully to my next journey…

Daniel, 24, says his experience with YLP changed his approach to A journey undoubtedly shaped by her 40 days in Yosemite’s life. “This program has helped me to find my way; it has opened wilderness. new doors, reinstalled a sense of empowerment, cemented my desire for a life in the outdoors, and most importantly, showed Read the full-length poem and more from other Youth in me the value of service to others and the environment.” Over 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

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: SPRING.SUMMER 2011 07 KEEPING YOSEMITE Ensuring The Future For Yosemite Wildlife

GREAT GREY OWL observed in Wawona. THESE FEMALE BIGHORN SHEEP were relocated to PHOTOS: (LEFT TO RIGHT) © CAMERON ROGNAN. © TIM GLENNER. JEFFREY RUEPPEL. © DR. JEAN K. KREJCA. © J. MARK HIGLEY. augment existing herds in the Sierra Nevada.

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 Vencounters with nature help us to see that Yosemite is more than a park for visitors--it’s 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.

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BLACK BEARS, like this one in , 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.

GREAT GREY OWL AMERICAN BLACK BEAR PACIFIC FISHER Conservancy projects have led to Yosemite Conservancy bear-proof In 2009, a three-year study began to better protection of Great Grey Owls food lockers and bear canister rentals document the presence of the rare in Yosemite, while our outdoor help keep Yosemite’s black bears wild. Pacific Fisher and provide valuable programs provide an opportunity to information that can aid in their observe them in the wild. recovery efforts. YOSEMITE CAVE PSEUDOSCORPION BIGHORN SHEEP Pseudoscorpions are a species of Conservancy funding helped support arachnid that resemble a true scorpion To learn more about wildlife in the reintroduction of Sierra Bighorn but do not possess a stinger or a tail. Yosemite visit us at Sheep over 20 years ago. Support Conservancy funding for important yosemiteconservancy.org continues this year with a collaring fieldwork led to the discovery of this project that will allow scientists to exciting new species. for more information. follow the animals’ movements, and help prevent exposure to domestic herds.

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: SPRING.SUMMER 2011 09 EXPERT INSIGHTS

YOSEMITE’S SKY ISLANDS

YOSEMITE’S SKY ISLANDS AND HIGH ELEVATION PLANTS

BY ALISON COLWELL, PHD. BOTANIST

cattered along the crest of or west, exposing them to the sun and the Sierra Nevada from the the prevailing winds, which melt and northern end of Yosemite to scour away much snowfall. Together, the southern end of Sequoia- these forces create an unusually harsh Kings Canyon National but also uniquely stable environment. Parks are a series of small, isolated table lands perched In this environment, over many millennia, atopS soaring escarpments. These odd an extremely specialized community landscape features, dubbed ‘Sierra sky- of sedges, grasses and “cushion plants” TOP Parson’s Peak, one of islands’ by John Thomas Howell, are has evolved. Cushion plants are Yosemite’s sky islands, is a fragments of an ancient land surface that typically compact, slow growing, and striking example of a high elevation unglaciated surface. existed prior to glaciation. have remarkable longevity. These traits BOTTOM The proportionally facilitate survival in a harsh climate with large and showy flowers of this sky pilot help attract These boulder and stony-surfaced sky a very short growing season, but leave pollinators in alpine regions. islands are thought to be sculpted the plants vulnerable to competition primarily by frost-thaw and wind-scour and replacement in a warming climate forces. They were left behind by the by faster-growing species from lower glaciers that shaped much of Yosemite, elevations. These plants are dependent and at their high elevation are relatively on a stable habitat, specifically one with arid and cold. They typically face south soil moisture maintained by some snow

10 SPRING.SUMMER 2011 :: YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG EXPERT INSIGHTS PHOTO: (TOP) © J. SMITH. (BOTTOM) © ALISON COLWELL. PHOTOS: (LEFT) © BARRY BRECKLING. (RIGHT) © ALISON COLWELL. 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 ALISON COLWELL WITH LUPINE ALPINE BUTTERCUP sky island sites is large, so survival of sky island species by natural dispersal to other, similar sites is a very unlikely event. ALISON COLWELL is a botanist at where her focus is inventory and monitoring of the park’s rare plants. She earned her Ph.D. in Population and Evolutionary Most of Yosemite’s sky islands are difficult to reach and thus Biology from Washington University, where she studied gene relatively protected from human impacts such as trampling. evolution in parasitic plants. Before coming to Yosemite in 2003, Alison worked for the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center However, emerging knowledge about the impact of climate in Seattle where she developed genetic markers for Myxozoan warming on this region makes it imperative that their at- parasites of fish. Although her main passion is investigating risk plant communities be documented soon. Yosemite Yosemite’s fascinating flora, Alison also finds time to study her current favorite group of parasites, the flowering plants of the Conservancy is currently funding a botanical survey of the genus Orobanche. flora of ten sites over three years of Yosemite’s sky islands. This survey, started in July 2010, is finding and documenting all YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY has provided a grant to Yosemite National Park to fund a botanical survey of the flora of Yosemite’s the plant species present, and gathering baseline information sky-islands. This survey will document all the plant species, and that will both preserve basic information for posterity and inform park management on future monitoring efforts of these inform potential future monitoring efforts on the flora. 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 Read more about this study: ecologically sensitive areas. yosemiteconservancy.org/magazine PHOTO: © KEITH WALKLET. Yosemite’s High Country continued from page 5

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.

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over- 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

ABOVE Hikers in Yosemite’s high country prep water for a day hike.

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: SPRING.SUMMER 2011 11 “As a child, I associated summers in Tuolumne Meadows with absolute freedom.”

—­ MARGARET EISSLER Supervisory Park Ranger

WITH A YOSEMITE Q&A INSIDER

argaret Eissler spent summers in creating a lasting, heartfelt connection. Why do Tuolumne Meadows where her you think this place touches people so deeply? parents were caretakers of the M A :: It is the vibrant flurry of activity compressed within the property at Soda Springs. The eight to ten weeks of high-elevation summer—the plants and magnetic pull of Tuolumne drew her back in animals trying to get everything done before winter comes. It 1985 to work for the Yosemite Association, is the open sky, bright blue or with thunderheads or studded with stars. It is the combination of granite domes, peaks and and in 1987 she joined the National Park broad meadows with a river meandering through; the sense of Service as a summer seasonal ranger community—the employees and visitors who return year after naturalist. In 1992 she founded the Parsons year and the first-time visitors who fall in love with the place Memorial Lodge Summer Series, an annual as we have. There is something about Tuolumne Meadows forum for the arts and sciences. that is very special, even magical. This can’t easily be put into words. You have to come and experience it for yourself! Q :: Please describe your connection to Yosemite Q :: Parsons Memorial Lodge is a beautiful National Park and Tuolumne Meadows. historic ­—why is it such a special place for park visitors? A :: As a child, I associated summers in Tuolumne Meadows with absolute freedom. My sister and I immersed ourselves in A :: Parsons Memorial Lodge, a National Historic the mountains and meadows. We waded and swam, watched Landmark built in 1915, is a simple, rustic building with baby squirrels peek out of their holes and the marmot family granite rock walls, lodgepole pine beams and casement sun themselves on the big rock in front of the cabin. We windows overlooking the Tuolumne River. It was not a lodge hopped from rock to rock. We watched our favorite rock to sleep in but rather a mountain headquarters, reading room gardens and sometimes watered them. I never dreamed of and gathering place open to the public. Parsons Memorial being a ranger. I don’t know why. Only many years later did Lodge was a lively place, especially when hikers and campers working in Yosemite become an idea. took from afternoon thunderstorms. Visitors read Q :: Tuolumne Meadows and much of the books, studied maps, played games, and shared stories, ideas surrounding area have inspired many park visitors, and inspirations.

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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

PHOTO: ©YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY ABOVE Parsons Lodge. Q :: What advice would you give to someone planning a first trip to Tuolumne Meadows? Q :: Yosemite Conservancy supports the Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series, a speaker’s series A :: Stay as long as you can. There is so much to see and do, that takes place annually. What is the history of especially if you like to walk. Tuolumne Meadows is a jumping this event? off place for a wide variety of hikes of different lengths and A :: In 1992, Tuolumne interpreters decided to honor and difficulties in all directions. Attend an interpretive program, celebrate the historic Soda Springs property and all who had maybe one about wildflowers or birds or bears or geology--or traveled through with a series of programs. It felt right to have attend a campfire, go hiking all day with a ranger or watch the lodge once again fulfill its original purpose as a vibrant the stars. Be sure to stop at the visitor center. We will be gathering place where ideas were exchanged. happy to give you the information you need.

The series is a forum for the arts and sciences, a menu of Read more from Margaret Eissler: diverse and often cutting-edge offerings. Artists join research yosemiteconservancy.org/magazine

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YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: SPRING.SUMMER 2011 13 PROJECT UPDATES PHOTOS: © AL GOLUB. New Projects for 2011*

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

HABITAT RESTORATION Restoration $467,395 Tenaya Lake Restoration: East Beach $350,000 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 TUOLUMNE TRAIL REPAIR & ACCESS Legendary Valley Trails Restoration $390,450 Tuolumne Backcountry Trails GROVE Restoration by CCC Crews $355,700 Yosemite Trails Campaign (5 trails) $2,500,000 Youth Crews Restore Campgrounds, Trails and Habitat $320,000 TUOLUMNE GROVE OF GIANT SEQUOIAS — VISITOR SERVICES & EDUCATION Adventure to Leadership: Youth THE OLD AND THE NEW Development Program with ARC $93,515 Archives Digitized through SCA Internships $43,350 Ask A Climber $29,890 Bilingual Journal to Engage Diverse Communities $26,100 Campground Amphitheaters Renovated $87,420 Campus Wilderness Center Connects Students to Yosemite $109,128 Horses and Mules in Yosemite: Renewing Traditions $50,000 Junior Range Program $90,000 ABOVE New interpretive signage, like these signs in Mariposa Grove, will provide a better Sustainable Campsites in Yosemite experience for park visitors in Tuolumne Grove. Creek Campground $100,142 Teens Connect to Yosemite Wilderness through WildLink $9,000 he wonders of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias span the ages. Tuolumne Grove Giant Sequoias Educational Signs $127,800 Located near Crane Flat on the Big Oak Flat Road, it is home to UC Merced Intern Yosemite about 25 large Sequoias, including the Dead Giant, 29 1/2 feet in Leadership Program $59,848 Views and Visitors Exhibit II: Yosemite diameter at its base, with a tunnel cut through it in 1878 by engineers Experience in the 20th Century $61,795 to accommodate a road. Today, the grove and its 3,000-year-old Yosemite Nature Notes: A Yosemite inhabitants remains a place of wonder for visitors, as well as geologists, Web Video Series $60,000 Yosemite Youth Art and Poetry Contest $20,700 historians, climatologists and more. Yosemite’s 150 Year Celebration $17,180 T WildLink Alumni Explore Careers in Yosemite $11,500 Unlike the more famous Mariposa Grove, there is no interpretive tour guiding visitors in Tuolumne. Its grizzled signage is outdated, damaged, inaccurate WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Bear Boxes in Yellow Pine and unsightly. This project will help improve the experience for park visitors. Volunteer Area $18,900 After about a mile hike to the ancient grove, visitors will see new signs along TOTAL $5,781, 056 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 *Total project funding is included for multi-year projects. understand the world’s oldest living things. Color Represents 2011 Youth in Yosemite Programs

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YOSEMITE TRAILS

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

everal 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 , Ten Lakes, Tamarack Flat, Snow Creek and Gaylor Lakes trailheads.

AS 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 near Donahue Pass and on Red Peak Pass above Lower Ottaway Lake.

TOP A beautiful day at Upper Hopefully, you’ll have a chance to see some of this work up close while out hiking Cathedral Lake. MIDDLE Cushion and experiencing the natural wonders of Yosemite. buckwheat atop Mt. Dana. BOTTOM Social trails will be eliminated as part of the years’ trail In 2006, the Campaign for Yosemite Trails was launched and successfully raised restoration efforts. 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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ROCKFALL RESEARCH

SCIENTISTS RESEARCH MYSTERIOUS ROCKFALLS IN YOSEMITE PHOTOS: (LEFT) © BRAD BENTER. (RIGHT) © COURTESY OF NPS. NPS. OF COURTESY © (RIGHT) BENTER. BRAD © (LEFT) PHOTOS:

LEFT The rockfall pictured occurred in October 2008. RIGHT Exfoliation joints, like these near the summit of Half Dome, cientists love a good mystery. The age of the rock avalanche that dictate where rockfalls occur, but their dammed Tenaya Creek to form is one. Scientists know that formation is still not well understood. 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 “By researching funding two related research studies to help unravel mysteries of Yosemite Srockfalls past and present. rockfalls, park “By researching rockfalls, park staff can improve visitor safety by better staff can 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 improve visitor geologist Greg Stock of the National Park Service.

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

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CABIN Yosemite Looks Good On You. You can show your love for Yosemite anytime by shopping at any Yosemite Conservancy Store. With each purchase benefiting the park, this is just one more way for you to show support for Yosemite.

RESCUE FOR HISTORIC SNOW SURVEY Conservancy donors receive a 15% discount online with code CABIN IN YOSEMITE’S WILDERNESS SPRINGAD.*

Shop now at ABOVE Restoring this unique cabin preserves Yosemite history. yosemiteconservancy.org

*Code valid through June 30, 2011, here’s a simple outpost in Yosemite’s backcountry, a plain yet unique online purchases only. 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,T 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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CCC CREWS AFTER & TRAIL RESTORATION

YOUTH WORKING ALONGSIDE PARK STAFF WILL RESTORE YOSEMITE TRAILS

DURING 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.

OnceT 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 BEFORE Canyon area to focus on repairs to the Pacific Crest Trail.

TOP Hikers can easily find and enjoy this In late September, after repairing nearly 60 miles of trail, the crew will hike out and cleared trail. MIDDLE CCC crews hard at work clearing the trail. BOTTOM In this join fellow CCC crews from all over California for an end of season celebration at before photo, the trail is obscured and Camp Mather. difficult for hikers to locate.

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ART IN YOSEMITE

YOSEMITE LEGENDS COME TO LIFE

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 Elizy Bowman, portrayed by , or that of an early 20th centuryY 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

TOP Ranger Shelton Johnson as fictional nature that Yosemite inspires in all of us. Buffalo Soldier, Elizy Bowman. MIDDLE Ron Kauk in action. BOTTOM Pianist Tom Bopp takes visitors back in time with vintage songs Be Inspired. Discover the range of Arts in the Park programming of Yosemite. on our website yosemiteconservancy.org

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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EXPLORATION

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.

OutdoorY 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 ABOVE Exploring the tracks of a tenebrionid are organized exclusively for your group and include a beetle in Wawona. naturalist who will guide you on your very own Yosemite RIGHT Tenebrionid beetles, commonly adventure. Exploring with us means you can do more to known as darkling provide for Yosemite, while enjoying everything the park beetles, are found in has to offer. the foothills, valleys and mountains of California. Find your adventure. Visit yosemiteconservancy.org to learn more.

PHOTOS: (TOP) © KEITH WALKET. (BOTTOM) © SARAH CREWS.

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WILDERNESS PROGRAM

PROTECTING YOSEMITE’S BEARS

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 LEFT Bear-proof food storage lockers traces of human food. Access to human food in cars, campgrounds and prevent bears from foraging in campsites. wilderness areas is unhealthy for the bears and can lead to aggressive RIGHT Backpackers rent a bear-proof behavior, and in extreme cases, euthanization. locker at the Wilderness Center.

In3 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 Planning a wilderness trip in Conservancy also partners with the National Park Service to administer a park-wide Yosemite? Rent a bear canister at bear canister rental program. The goal is to provide a user-friendly and affordable one of the five Wilderness Permit system for renting bear canisters that are required for storing food and scented items Stations located within Yosemite. while on overnight trips into the wilderness. Visit yosemiteconservancy.org to learn more. 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.

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Yosemite 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!

JOHN MUIR Skip & Frankie Rhodes John & Diana Keith Lauren Freedman Ms. Anne Schneider HERITAGE SOCIETY Dave Rossetti & Jan Avent Bruce, Candis & Matthew Kerns Christopher J. Freeman Linda & Michael Schneider Jay & Marjorie Rossi Terease E. Kwiatkowski Jeffrey & Lori Frome Robert Schneider BENEFACTORS Michael & Rochelle Schermer Linda Lee Lester Douglas C. Giancoli Christine Shackelford Gifts of $10,000 or more Clifford James Walker Robert & Melody Lind Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Goldstone Thomas & Irene Shephard Sr. Walter R. Wallner, Jr. & Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Livermore Robert Guillou Donald A. Shepherd Anonymous Jill Appenzeller Ken & Janine Lyons Mr. Bradley J. Haas Roane T. Sias & Clare R. Wheelar David & Lyn Anderson Nancy P. Weston Mackenzie Family Fund Douglas & Debra Highsmith Kenneth & Phyllis Sletten Joseph P. & Gretchen Augustyn Mr. Kirby Wilcox Ms. Eleanore McCoy Barbara L. Holloway Peter & Shelly Smith Steve & Beth Bangert Bill & Janne Wissel Anne Giannini McWilliams Cecelia Hurwich & Don Ross Jonathan Spaulding & Dana Gaffery David & Chet Barclay Diana & Noel E. Park Daniel & Suzanne Jensen Jane & Jerel Steckling Eloise C. Goodhew Barnett SENTINELS Noel E. Park Marvin & Mary Kilgo III Stewart Family Foundation Kenneth & Lucy Block Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Philip & Sharon Pillsbury Caroline Koo Mr. J. Holley Taylor Marilyn & Allan Brown Mr. & Mrs. Rosenfeld Peter Lambert Richard & Danessa Techmanski Anonymous Natalie Cobby Linda & Steve Sanchez Walt Lemmermann Michael J. Tollefson Richard & Patricia Amtower Dominic & Margaret DeCristofaro Keith & Jane Schiller Ms. Arlene Marie Levy Pete & Joan Ulyatt Stephen L. Anderson Leslie & John Dorman Mr. & Mrs. Arent H. Schuyler, Jr. Marcus B. Linden & Saskia K. John R. Upton Jr. William Anderson David & Dana Dornsife Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr. Subramanian Sloan & Priscilla Upton Mrs. R. Kirklin Ashley Mr. & Mrs. William S. Floyd Greg & Lisa Stanger Bill & Carolyn Lowman Valerie Vanaman Thomas Banahan Chris & Jaclyn Gallo The George Sundby Family Daniel & Myra Lyle Mr. Jack H. Walston Bob & Susie Bennitt Herbert Gloor Peter & Virginia Van Kuran Tom Malloy & Kathleen Bennett Herb & Jan West Mr. Jack C. Borok Richard N. Goldman & Michael & Jeanne Williams Tim & Patsy Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Wilson Susan & Timothy Bottoms Rhoda Goldman Alan S. Wood Susan McClatchy Ward & Polly Wolff Edward R. & Patricia Brands Dorothy & Freeman Gosden Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David O. McCormick Richard F. Yonash Gayle & Steve Brugler & Paul & Judy Gray GUARDIANS Robert R. McDuff & Gary & Christine Younger Grandchildren Rusty & Bonnie Gregory Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Marsha E. Harris Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zaitlin Terrance M. Carroll & Corbin & Pamela Gwaltney Thomas McWalters Mr. & Mrs. William Zuendt Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Hammett Linda M. Dardarian Anonymous Karen & Russell Merritt E. Alan Holroyde Leonard & Brenda Cipriano Scott & Lynda Adelson Gary J. Miller PROTECTORS Gregory D. & Jennifer W. Johnson Harold Cranston Thomas J. Alexander Diane & Gordon Myers Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 Robert A. Johnson Dr. Bruce Davie & Christy Bonstelle Shirley & David Allen Beth Nickel Dr. Claire & Dr. Eugene Kopp Peter J. Davis Robert & Angela Amarante Kenneth & Laudine Oliphant Anonymous Irene Daniell Kress Bill Denty Jeff & Debra Augustyn Mrs. Henry Ordeman Douglas & Judith Adams The Landreth Family Tom & Sally Edsall Robert & Margaret Beck Erwin J. Ordeman Michael & Jeanne Adams Bill & Jean Lane Jr. Lisa & Craig Elliott Bill & Elizabeth Berrien Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Otter Martha Ainsworth Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield James & Andy Forster Fred & Bonnie Bertetta Jr. John E. Pfeiffer Ruth A. Albright Jim & Anahita Lovelace Mr. James A. Frank Thomas V. Borys Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Pickering John Alt & Rachel Makool Jon & Lillian Lovelace Carol Frick & Rich Yonash James Bradley Joe & Tracy Pinnella Martin & Joan Alter Carol C. Luckhardt Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Fuhrer Paul & Karen Brisson Thomas Plumb & Maria Reyes Leonel & Laila Alvarado Donna Matson Mr. & Mrs. John Goldman Donald M. Campbell Robert & Anne Pochowski Dorothy R. Anderson Ken & Sandy Maurer Ted Goldstein & Jessica Bernhardt William & Linda Cornell Mrs. Christine G. Powell Maria A. Aquilina Muriel & William McGee Janet W. & D. Wylie Greig Robert & Kim Corrao The Puhl Family K. Arakelian Foundation George Miller & Janet McKinley Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Barbara Coulter The Frank Randall Family – Robert & Andrea Arends John & Nadine Mills Mr. & Mrs. Peter Haas Jr. The Diaz Family Youth Dev. Foundation Paul & Joan Armstrong Tashia & John Morgridge Stephen, Karen, Melanie, & Sterling & Chester Dorman Ellen Richey Patricia J. Asbury J. Boyce & Peggy Nute Dylan Hanson Kathy Fairbanks Joanne Rife Robert Baer Peter & Rozell Overmire Charles & Christina Holloway Ms. Dorothy Fern Steven & Kim Rizzuto Lawrence & Ida Baker Norman & Janet Pease Joseph C. Howard & Wesley L. Bernard, Sandra, Rachel, & Liz & Royal Robbins William & Joanne Baker The Mark Pigott Family Halbruner Noah Fischbach Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roberts Shirley C. & Sherman L. Balch Allen & Marilyn Puckett Katharine Hotchkis Johnson Art & Jacqueline Fletcher Betty Saidel Troy W. Barbee Jr. Bill Reller Vernon & MaryJane Johnson Mr. James B. Freedman Josh & Jesse Scheer William & Susan Baribault

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PROTECTORS CONT. Denise, Lane, Troy & Ty Clack Nadine G. Felix James & Leslie Houpt Patricia & Steven Levenberg Walter & Priscilla Clark Sue Femino Matt, Brett & Mike Houser Robert & Tali Levy Ms. Joan Barker Vahl & Pamela Clemensen Nancy Ferguson Mark & Kathy Hoven Franklin & Virginia Lew Stanley M. Barnes William & Carol Cochrane Mr. & Mrs. John Ferrari Henry & Stephanie Howell Dr. Bernard S. & Mrs. Barbara Jeanne Barsocchini James & Marie Colbert Frederick J. Fisher Robert Howell Lewinsky Richard & Debra Barth Steve, Cathy, Brian & The Flannerys Sue & Skip Hoyt Sally M. Lewis Gerald Barton Diana Combs Gary M. Flashner Mark L. Hudak Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Leytem Andy Baxter Bob & Sandy Comstock & Family Michael & Jaqualyn Forrest Dal & Candy Hunter Melissa Lim & Kit Hoang Kathy & Frank Baxter Chris & Martie Conner D. Frankforth & J. Lyerla Robert E. & Ann C. Hunter Barbara Little Nancy & Joachim Bechtle Steve & Carolyn Conner John & Elaine French Linda Hurst Karen & Judy Diana Lively Barbara Beerstein & George M. Matthew Connors Robert & Marilyn Fry Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Hyde Alex Livingston Badger, III Suzanne Corkins & Trey Pruitt Larry Funk Gregory & Roberta Isaeff Pamela & James Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bendich Beth A. Coughlin & David Wang Laura & Donald Gagliasso James & Jeanine Isham Vera M. Long Bryant & Inga Bennett Erin Craig & Rich Dvorak Donald & Pamela Gailey Steve & Birgitta Istock Park L. Loughlin Michael S. Bennett Heather Crane John & Carole Garand Robert L. Jansen Jack Ludeman Leslie & Phil Bernstein Michael & Marilyn Crane Wesley P. & Mary C. Gardner Bill Jasper Dave & Diane Luders Jack & Jo Ann Bertges Mary Cranston Marilyn & Bob Garibaldi Alice F. Jenkins Jane Lundin Steve Biddle Mr. & Mrs. Doug Crary Al Garren Gary Johanson Eric A. Lutkin Bingham Kearns Charitable Fund Lois & Christopher Curren Dr. & Mrs. J. Richard Gaskill Stanley W. Johnsen Christy MacBride-Hart & Ashton Bisbee Paul Daffinee & Veronica Brian & Marilyn Gerich Clay & Cheryl Johnson William Hart Douglas S. Bishop McQuillan Mr. Carl Gerlach & Sandra Otter Warren B. Johnson Lynn MacDonald Tom & Betty Bissell Garrett & Lynn Dailey Shawn V. Giammattei Thorro & Joan Jones Jean Mackenzie Lars Black Richard A. Daily James & Lynn Gibbons Derry & Charlene Kabcenell Caroline & Thomas Maddock Shawn & Tonyja Blakeslee Theresa Daly Steve & Pam Gifford Ronald Kahn Alexander B. Makler The Bland Family Foundation William R. Danielson John & Charlotte Gilmore Duane & Ann Kalar Jay & Susan Mandell Mr. William E. Bloomfield Steven Dantzker Kathy Giraud Diane & A.J. Kallet Gary & Lois Marcus Kenneth Bogle Gene Davenport David & Alena Goeddel Mr. & Mrs. David Kampff Mr. & Mrs. William C. Paul & Judith Booth Dr. & Mrs. James W. Davis Jim & Maria Goggin Mr. Brian Kariger Markham, II Thomas W. Borden Lynden F. Davis Nydia Goode Eric & Anne Kastner Dr. Robert & Mrs. Shirley Marshall Daniel & Jane Bosch Lynette & Michael Davis Paulette E. Goodrich Beth & Brett Kaufman Dennis P. Martino Barbara Boucke Dave & Teresa Dayton Elizabeth M. Gordon Dee M. Keck Terrance & Claudette Mast David A. Bowman & Angelo F. De Maria Bob, Jan, Sean & Erin Grady Mr. James Keene Mike Matreyek Gloria Miller Ron & Jackie Decker, Marjorie A. Graham Dennis & Joanne Keith Steven Matros Allan Brad Jacqueline A. Daunt Thomas Gravelyn Catherine Kelleher Mary Ann Matthews Elizabeth C. Bramsen Lois M. DeDomenico Donald & Anna Gumpertz Robert Kelly Holly C. Mauro Don Bresee Kyn Dellinger John & Cynthia Gunn John E. Kennedy III Mark J. Maves Marilyn Brewer Olivia M. Demko John C. Gunn Patsy & Bob Kennedy Rosalie Maxeiner Jane Brickey John Bruce Dickinson Robert & Martha Guthrie Maurice & Shirley Kerner Bruce Maximov & Susan Albert Ralph & Betty Britton Mr. & Mrs. Gilmore F. Robert & Jean Haaf Mary Ann Kiely Sharon Mayer-Haran Beverly Boekel Broughton Diekmann, Jr. Richard & Teresa Hagerty Elizabeth Kilb Mary McClelland Anne McGovney Brown Richard & Margaret Divine Ms. Ellen F. Halter Jeff Kilbreth Peter & Willinda McCrea Jim Bruns Dan DiVittorio Jr. Sara Hamilton Ronald A. Killian Hugh & Debbie McDevitt The Spencer Brush Family John Doar Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hammers Sungsook Kim Evie McDonald & Bradford Bryce Mr. Robert J. Donnell Clemens Hammerschmied Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. King Barnaby J. Howard John Buckley Laura Donnelley Bruce E. Hammond Rick & Ruth Kingsland Fredaline B. McDonald Mary A. Bullen William & Nancy Doolittle Ginny Hanna Herb & Sarah Kinney The McElwee Family Anne L. Burman Eric & Dianne Doughty Gary Hargrave John R. Kinsel Bruce McIntyre Joan V. Burnett Mark Dowling Kevin E. Harnetiaux Patricia Kirkbride Mary Tinley McKinnon Robert Burns Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Downer, III Jack & Carol Harris Charles J. & Dr. Dancy Kittrell Shannon & Greg McKinnon Victor W. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin T. Downs Donna & Richard Harris David Kjeldgaard Dave & Lindsay McMenamin Casey Burroughs Bill & Ruth Duff Gregg & Marika Harrison Carolyn Kleefeld Mr. & Mrs. Denman K. McNear Elizabeth Burwell Leota Diane Duncan Mrs. Charlene C. Harvey Robert L. Klein Kathryn K. McNeil Karen L. Busch Steve & Anne Durr Bonnie Haupert Gary & Sara Ann Kling Margaret A. Medcalf Sheila & Joseph Busch Jerry Edelbrock & Jeri Howland Shelley & Brad Hawkins-Clark Kenneth & Janet Klug William G. & Amelia A. Meffert Stephen & Fran Butler Jane Edginton Winchell T. Hayward Betsy Koester Suzanne & Robert Mellor Alan and Kami Cabral Burton Edwards & Lynne dal Wendy & Jon Headley Margie & Ralph Koldinger Eve & John Melton Helen E. Cahill Poggetto Jack Heintz CJ Koomen & JC Koomen de Jong J. Stephen Meredith MD Mr. & Mrs. William R. Cahill Ms. Joan Egrie Marty Hellman William A. Kumpf Tom P. Mericle A. Steve Calie Paul & Elizabeth Eisenhardt Bernice E. Hendrycks Gary A. Laakso Laura A. Merry Don K. Callahan Victoria Eisenreich Halloran Joseph & Jeannette Herron Thomas & Janet Lacey Mrs. Paulette J. Meyer & Lucy & Don Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick A. Ekstein Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Heuler Dr. Sherill Ladwig Mr. David A. Friedman Malkah W. Carothers Jeff Elfont Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Heustis Bette Wallace Landis Dawn M. Miller Ted & Cara-May Carpenter Dale N. Elliott Rosemary B. Hewlett Vance Lankhoar Jon & Janine Miller Tim & Sylvia Carter Richard & Maribeth Ellsworth William E. Hixson Jim Laser Joseph & Robyn Miller Nené Casares Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Erburu David M. Hoffman Christine & Jeff Lashmet Scot & Marilyn Miller Peter Casey Jacqueline & Christian Erdman Philip & Mary Hogan George & Cheryl Lauterstein Elizabeth Milliken Kevin S. Caudill Benedict A. Eron Susan & Brian Holcomb The Lawrence Family David & Lynn Mitchell Dorothy Chaffee Janie Estep Susan & Robert Holmes Janet Leavitt Sandra Mitchell Ms. Jennifer Chaiken & William Fahrner James E. Holst John & Meredith Leckie Jr. Jim & Fan Moberg Ms. Sam Hamilton Craig Falk Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Hone Sunhee Lee & Robert Wilhelm Janet Mohle-Boetani & Elizabeth G. Chamberlain Jay & Ellen Farbstein Susan D. Hopkins Cheryl & Richard Lehmann Mark Manasse Gordon B. Chamberlain Phoebe D. Farnam Joseph & Michelle Horejsi The John & Sandra Leland Bob & Joan Montgomery Stephen & Susan Chamberlin Bernard J. Favaro Chris & Nisha Horton Foundation Bret Moore Bob Chipman Nick Fedrick Peter T. Hoss Mr. Hollis G. Lenderking Bruce & Marcia Morton Jean A. Cinader Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Feigenbaum John W. Houghton,Jr. Ryan L. Lester Paul & Diane Morton

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PROTECTORS CONT. Eliza Linley & David Richardson Grace S. Tay Herb & Barbara Yuki Leslie & John Dorman William & Beverly Wagner Riddle J F. & Susan S.Taylor David J. Zehr Jacqueline & Raymond Doumanian Joyce S. Mudd & Lee S. Mudd Anmarie B. Roache Virginia Templeton Leon & Nancee Zimmerman Lisa & Craig Elliott Robert & Tanis Mueting Dick & Susan Robbins Marty & Bonnie Tenenbaum Donald Zucker Estate of Eunice Elton Tim & Nancy Muller Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Robeck Jeane Bowman Tennant Norma L. Embree The Munn Family George & Edyth Roberts Ms. Laura Tenner JOSEPH LE CONTE Estate of Harriet J. Evans James Warren Murray Mr. & Mrs. James H. Robertson Jr. Gregory J. Terry LEGACY SOCIETY Ms. Dorothy Fern Robert R. Murrel James & Kathy Robinson James & Connie Terry Lynn Ferrin Don & Patricia Neubacher Prof. Nicholas Robinson Linda Tesa & Jonathan Olken Anonymous Larry Finegan Bill & Irene Neumeister Steven Rose & Ken & Nicole Thom Carol Allen Gary M. Flashner F.W. Newell Deborah Thacker Rose Adele M. Thomas Charitable Douglas J. & Carole T. Allen Estate of Carol Frobish Dr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Newton Howard & Carol Rosen Foundation, Inc. Patricia Allen Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Fuhrer Sharon Niedringhaus Elizabeth B. Ross Herbert S. Thomson Andy & Carole Amstutz Thomas Gamlen The Nikolai Family Betty Ruch Sandra P. Tichenor Irene & Eilif Andersen Marston Girard, Ed.D & Lisa Northup Peter C. Ruenitz Eric & Connie Tiegel Roy A. & Betty B. Anderson Judith Girard Mary Weber Novak Mr. & Mrs. David L. Runyan Chuck & Linda Toeniskoetter Mona Anderson George Gissendaner Mr. & Mrs. Joe Obegi Karen & Doug Rusk Nobuo Tokunaga Estate of William Ashton Robert C. Glidden Stephen & Elizabeth O’Brien Joseph & Susan Ruvolo Sylvia Toth & Zsolt Takacs Joan C. Bacci Henry & Jane Goichman Timothy Q. Offensend Norman C. Saatjian Stephanie & Andrew Towell Jo Bacon Seth Goldsmith Shanna O’Hare & John Davis Coleen Salsbery Tim Tremain C. Elaine & Pat Baird Dorothy & Freeman Gosden Jr. Jack & Lois Ohms Kevin & Carol Sawchuk Jack Troup Marie Schoppe Bartee Estate of Robert F. Graham Ken & Jo Ann Olivier Brooke & Barbara Sawyer Frank J. Tsai Laura Bartlett-Armstrong Estate of Gertrude H. Hall Charles & Anne Olsen Mike & Jodi Schechter Marilyn Tuft-Holtz Burnett & Florence Barto Estate of John C. Hamby Ms. Johanna Olson Rick & Megan Scheck Trina M. Turk Gino Battagin David C. Hanna Vance O’Neill Don & Cindy Scherer Jim & Mimi Van Horne Estate of Virginia Bay Bob & Betsy Hansen Larry & Marcia Osterink Frances Tracy Schilling Daniel C. Vandermeulen Robert & Margaret Beck Nancy Hargiss Darryl Ott Bill & Linda Schmidt Robert & Karen Vaupen Jack R. Benjamin Daniel A. Heald Mrs. Linda Ottey Robert C. Schwalbe & Margaret H. Velure Steve Biddle Sherry Heider Jeanette Ourada Linda P. Zazzara Dr. Michael C. Venuti & Bingham Kearns Charitable Fund Bernard F. Heimos John K. & Rita Hanson Ousterhout John & Judy Sears Steven C. 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Johnston Marianne Peterson Cris Smith Dennis & Beth Whalen Leonard & Brenda Cipriano David & Susan Jonas Charles M. Pettis Jeffrey & Patty Smith and Family Jay & Sallie Whaley Vahl P. Clemensen Jack Jonas Mark & Laura Phillips Richard & Luan Smith Benton & Denise Wheeler Bette Jean Clute Cynthia Jones Ted & Madelon Phillips Thomas & Diana Smith Marilyn & Howard Whelan Mary Cody-Limacher Sandra E. Kane John B. Piane Peggy & Terry Songster Todd & Lisa White Larry & Eleanor Cohen Matthias E. Kayhoe Steve & Marilyn Pifer John A. Spencer Ryan Wiley Sam & Carol Cohen Bill & Lisa Kelly Donald & Kay Pitts Susan Steach Jack & Jan Willey Barbara Coulter John & Lynne Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. John R. Poimiroo Ruth L. Stearns James Lee Williams Mike & Marguerite Cranford Estate of Kurt Kerp Donald Porter Thomas Steuber Mrs. Milton Wilson, Jr. Harold Cranston Mohammad Yasin & Vernita Khosti Kent & Joy Porter Donald & Shirlee Stites Barbara & Howard Wilson Erica Crawford in memory of Mary Ann Kiely Mr. Rick Powell Leslie J. Stone Caroline Wing Ruth Crawford David & Barbara King Anne Muldoon & Andrew M. Proehl Leslie Strayer John M. Winslow Mary Beth Crittendon Dolorous & Kenneth Knight John Ptak & Margaret Black Gary & Judy Strong Patricia F. Winter Russell & Lynne Crosby Mrs. Elizabeth P. Knowles Jill Quan Sam & Helga Strong Witbeck Charitable Lead Kenneth & Josephine Crowley Claire & Eugene Kopp Richard & Maria Quint Balaji & Suganthi Subramanian Annuity Trust Linda Crowthers Estate of Herta & Otto Kornei The Racker Family Ted Surber Fran & Cameron Wolfe, Jr. Paul & Helene Cutler Claire LaFleur Robert W. 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LE CONTE CONT. Arlene C. Thornburg Beverly Banks Breslau with Love Anna Castain Julie Johnson Estridge Sandra P. Tichenor Sandra Bankston Joe Castor Kimberly I. Evans Thomas & Caroline Maddock Henry O. Timnick Nick Barbaccia Joyce M. Celano Gail Fabbro Stuart & Wendy Malmid Michael J. Tollefson Robert Hamilton Barber Nathan Champagne Abigail Ann Fahrner William & Leslie Marcus Wendy Turkatte Mariana Barbera Chris Chan Jean Fairhead Eleanor Masar Mari Tustin Mary V. Barmettler Christina Chan David Fantauzzi Judy McConnell Laurie Van Ruiten Mary V. Barmettler Mrs. Chancy Jim Farris Mary Tinley McKinnon in memory Jacqueline Vaughn Donald S. Barnhart Lou Cherin James Farris of Charles Lachlan McKinnon Mr. & Mrs. Larry Veysada Grace Bastianelli Chris Christensen Karen Feher Michael McLane Diane Vincent Matthew A. Baxter Tess Christensen Mollie Felso Kate McMichael & Theresa Hausser Jim Vironda Matthew A. Baxter III Sam Ciccarella Jay Ann S. Fenster Patricia Megason Sylvia M. Volkman Virginia Bay Audrey Clark Kenith I. Fields Ms. Kathryn Meiklejohn Sue Volpe Miriam Bayron Lowell Clark Midge Fiore Marsha Mekisich John & Bella Wagner Marion H. Beard Tracy Raymond Claus, Nic Fiore Herb & Juanita Mercer Judith L. Walker Gerie Lavon Becker Sept. 1946-Feb. 2004 Mimi Fiske Carla Mertins Herbert L. Walkup in memory of Arlen Bell Diane Elizabeth Clymer Ree Fleming Anthony Miller Barbara Walkup Jim Benedict Mary Lord Coates – I Can Mary Bell Floyd James R. Moon Jeanne A. Walt Walter Benz Sr. Only Imagine David Fogel Richard A. Moore Lynne Wasserman – James Dana Bernier Robert L. Cochrane Edward J. Foley Tom Moore The Wasserman Foundation Brett Berrier Edwin Cochrane Chris A. Fong Nanci A. Navarro Robin & Kathryn Weber Fred Bertetta, Sr. J. Antoinette Cochrane Colleen Fonseca Lynn Nebus Erica Weingarten Harry C. Best Robert Cole Joe Forshee Claudia Kellam Newbold Toni K. Weingarten Whitfield Billeci Rod Collier Barbara Foster David & Debra Niemira Dave West Kristy A. Seligman Birkett Rod Collier Keith Robert Francis Kathleen J. O’Hara Dick & Michelle Westrum Vivian Marie Bishop Arthur Collins Sandy Frane Shanna O’Hare & John Davis Marilyn & Howard Whelan Frances Bjorklund Marge Collins Sandy Frane William J. & Juanita W. Oakes John & Lynn Wiese Jessica Bloom Partrick A. Coluccelli Phil Frank Estate of Deane Oberste-Lehn Jack & Jan Willey Alan Bodine Josephine Comeratta Scott A. Franssen, Mr. Gary Paul Paul Williams Susan Ann Boething William R. Commins 3/5/62-7/11/06 Gail Paulin Ruth C. Williams Joseph T. Bohi John James Connolly Anna Frantzen David & Linda Perry Stefan Williams Rev. Ralph Bolin Richard M. Cook Antonette Franzia Nicola Place & Christopher Beeson Mr. & Mrs. Milton Wilson Jr. Mary Helen Bonnickson Munn Helen Cornelius In Memory of Dr. Robert C. Katherine Plummer Kathleen E. Winkelman Pauline Booher John Edward Cotter Frates & his wife, Florence Frates David & Kathe Poteet Patricia F. Winter Milton C. Born John Courtney Robert Eugene Frederick Paul & Karen Povey Barry Wolf Sheldon Bornstein Bea Cowan Johnnie L. Freeman Linda L. Principe David & Holly Wolff Solan Bowen Andrew Roy Cox Frederick Frei Haruko Quirk Fern J. Wollrich Frank Bowers Anna Mae Craig Krause Gardner Freymuth Gloria Raffo Weyman & Yvonne Wong Clyde Bowman George McCord Crandell Edward Friedman Kathie Ramazzotti Larry & Diane Wren Patricia Boyd Ruth D. Crawford Nancy Froker Dwain & Barbara Raney Mary R. Wright Pat Boyd James Crichton Nancy Lee Fry Roy Rausch Kenneth & Suzanne Wurtemberg Henny Braga Bill R. Crownover Robert L. Fry Shelby Rector Larry Wydro Patrick E. Brecht Sunnie Cullings Robert M. Fuhrer Skip Rhodes Susan & Adonis Yap Juanita Brelle Pamela Dagley Loren M. Furtado Jan J. Richardson Gary & Christine Younger Olga N. Brewer Pierre d’Albert Harriett B. Gage Estate of Jo Anne Riddle Laura & Aaron Zoerner Ward Brewer Matthew Davis Bob Gail Judith K. Robinson Christine J. Brock Muir Dawson Robert M. Gale Mary Rogers-Jones GIFTS IN MEMORY Eleanor Stolich Brown Beverly H. Day Blanche Gallagher Carole Rosenkoetter Arthur William Brown Mabel M. Day Madhavi Gandhi Jim Ross Edward Abbott Margaret M. Brush Brian Dessin Day William I. Garren Dave Rossetti & Jan Avent Ernest E. Ach Betty Bryan Elsbeth Dean Leland F. Gerber Peter C. Ruenitz James A. Adams Patsy Ruth Bryant Floyd DeCrescenza Karen A. Gibson Robert Ryon Alfred Adler Weylene Edwards Bucklin Joan DeSisto Nancy Gillis Diane Scarritt Joanne Ahen Charles C. Buettner James V. DeSwarte Sr. Gloria Gillogly-Acosta Stephen & Sharon Schroeder Rachel Ahrens Darrell E. Burch Chester A. Dorman Roy Glatfelty Terrence & Deb Schuhrke Joanne Aker Anna Burch Helen Drago Keith Glover Robert C. Schwalbe & Mary Ann Albanes Dorothy J. Burke Joseph Drugay Billy Gene Godfrey Linda P. Zazzara Clyde F. Aleck Cecile Burleigh John S. Drum Jane Goeb Esther Shandler Dorothy Greene Alexander A. A. Burnand III Duke Tsuyoshi Goka Robert & Judy Sheets Derek Allen Kenny Burton Gerald Dunn Dr. Michael Goldman Karen Sheldon Ruth Mary Allie Fred D. Byers Jr. Frank Dutra Sr. Richard N. Goldman Thomas & Irene Shephard Sr. Norma Alsterlind Angela Byrd Helen A. Dutton Anne M. Goldsmith Susan Silvestri Andrew Altavilla Roscoe Byrns Dale Eastburn Murray Golub Dr. Don Simmons Rod Althouse Barbara B. Cabrillo John A. Edginton Normand G. Gomolak Estate of Hazel Simon Laurel Amtower Mary Louise Callas Bob Edlund Keith Goodin Carol Snell & Mindy Rauch Andy Anderson Patricia C. Camaiore Noel Therese Egan Keith Goodin Margo Sonderleiter William B. Anderson Ruth Camaraota Gary Eisenberg John Lance Goodwin Peter & Joan Stafford Rosasco F. Araya William G. Camp Dennis C. Eisenreich Bob Gorman Terrell & Carol Stanley James C. Arn Leslie Campbell Virginia Ekizian Dennis Gorman Holly Jo Stansfield Barbara C. Arnold Vincent A. Capuano Thad Ekstrand Mary Q. Gourley Cynthia Stephenson Robert Atteberry Eric Lester Carlson The Eliseian-Jorjorian Family Legacy Sue Ann Graf Glenn Stocki Jean and Chuck Atthowe Howard Carlson Walter Elwartowski Robert F. Graham Linda Stokely Joseph P. Augustyn Ms. Cleo M. Carney Erick C. Erdman Mary J. Granis Sam & Helga Strong F. James “Jim” Avenell Joyce A. Carter Linda Erdman Ceffisa Grasso Karen & Don Sudnikoff Jane Dugan Baird Yolanda Cascone Scott Erickson Daniel R. Gravelyn George & Ann Sundby Jean Baker William Casebeer Charles Ericson William Graydon

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GIFTS IN MEMORY CONT. John Howe Jr. Tom Lowry Wayne Murray Robert Ringle Robert L. Hughes John D. Luckhardt Jane Davidson Murray Mrs. Frances Robbins Suzanne C. Green Mrs. Jaquelin Hume Henry A. Lutterkort Hank Muyleart Derek Roberts George Grenfell Ruth Huntington Stephen Lyman Robert N. Naifeh Philip Robertson Marilyn Griffin William Brian Huston Michael A. Machado Colleen Patricia Neu Matthews Michelle Robinson Pete Griffith Herb Hwang Helen Mackersie James D. Newey Karl Robison David Keith Griffiths John D. Hynes Jeanne Maclean Charles T. Newton John F. Rock Betty Griffitts Farchi Bill Ivey Albert M. Maher Louise K. Nichols Russell D. Rogers Claire Gritsch Alec R. Jack Dean Malley Gil Nickel Stephen Rolle Nathan Gross Tim Jackes Merle E. Mann Jeff Nigra Ginger Rose Ellen Grundy Hanna Jackson Mildred S. Mann Byron Nishkian Edith Rose Michele A. Guard Terrence S. Jackson Mose Marcus Margaret Nissen James Howard Rose Gina M. Guerin Topsy Jackson-Araya Ingrid Margolin Zigmond & Joan Norkoski Robert N. Rosenthal George Guntermann Hilda James Teddy Markarian Donald Oakes Stephen Ross Lamar Haas Peter Janopaul Ennio Marotto Chiura Obata Stephen Ross Michael E. Hade Tor Jensen David Marr Hilmer Oehlemn Norma Roth Reuben B. Hale James A. Jernigan Elizabeth Marsh Paul Offerman David D. Roybal Mr. Simms Hallanan Daniel Martin Johnson Dr. Frank Martin Jr. Timothy J. O’Leary Dorothy L. Rozell Lawrence Halprin Loren Johnson Richard Masar Francis O’Rourke Roger E. Ruch James H. Hamilton III Martin L. Johnson Jeff Maurer Kathleen Orr Pete Ruiz Kurt G. Hammerstrom Laurel H. Johnson Michael Mayes Howard M. Oser James J. Rulec Alice Hammond Sue Galbreath Johnson Marcia Mayorga Benjamin J. Osler Jay Rusmore John Muir Hanna Shirley Jones Jessie Anne McBride John Eric Osterink John D. Ryan D. Joyce Hanna Ralph W. Jones Joseph R. McBride W. F. Ostrander Chester Rycroft Laura M. Hansen Mark Kafoury Joseph R. McBride Mary Sheppard Oswald Don Saale Michael T. Harami John G. Kamena Marilyn McCague William Otto Mary Saatjian Thomas Harbst Stephen Kane Echel McCorkindale Josephine Owen Sue Sakai Robert Harder Albert Kaspin Steven A. McElwain Timothy Michael Owens Jay Sammis Theodore Harder Esther Kastner Kurt McGinty Adelle Panikoff Mark Coplen Santana Brenda Harness Agnes Kauth Margaret C. McIlroy Paramasivam Shirley Sargent Gerald G. Harrah Dawn K. Kelsey Gould Jack McIntyre Diana D. Park Don H. Schellinger Dorothy Harrington Russell Kettle Wayne McKillip Fess Parker John Schenck Charles W. Harris Anne Kieckhefer Charles Lachlan McKinnon George S. Parry Josephine Schmidt Kenneth Harris Noel Kilmer Ardith I. McLaughlin Ken Paulin Anne Schneider Charles W. Harris Maida Kimes Rose McManama Ken Paulin Edna Schonk-Smith Mark Harrison Jon Kinney Dorothy McMillin Elrose B. Pearson Gene Schott Howard Hartman Jay A. Kleutsch Edward McMullen Ted Pearson Schott Thurston Hatch Essie Knutson Leslie Chase McNeil Elrose Balcomb Pearson David Schulte Alan Haubach Dorothy Koenig Neil G. McNiece John Peiffer Sharon J. Schwab Harford Holmes Hays Evan Andrew Kopp John R. Medcalf Rita Perry Chuck Schweiker Rick Hemminger Gitta Korda Steven P. Medley Eva May Persson Rapp Ruth Scott Steve Hendricks Joseph F. Krause Jr. Christina Mendese Jason Peruzzi Robert Sedlock Candace Henry Nancy L. Kreza Kaesy Mendoza Theodore Petersen Anton Seelenbacher H.W. “Bud” Henry Richard Kritzer Louise Watson Mericle Stephen D. Peterson Kristy A. Seligman Birkett Howard D. Herbert Jr. Max Krukow David Ernest Merrill Carl Pharis Gertrude E. Sequin Elizabeth Herrera Barbara Jean Kruse Charles Meuel Beatrice Phelan Leland Shackelton Hugo Herrera Ben Kudo Elmer Meyer Lorraine & Russell Philpott Carl Sharsmith Anne C. Hertl Henry Kuropat Milton Meyer Dana Pierce Sally Shea Robert Hevner James Kyle Anna Miaskiewiez Erika Pinoni Allen Shelton Elaine Hibbard Thelma Lambert Teresa Micucci Caryl Jean Plambeck Kristin Shepherd Thomas R. Higelin Dr. Baldwin G. Lamson Barry Miller Ruben Adron Plummer Richard Shore Frank Higurera James Ronald Lane Phillip Miller Harold Ponder Irene Shreve Iver Hilde Stuart Lane Allison Ruth Miller Chick Porter John Robert Shuman H. Howard Hill Bill Lane, Jr. Mark Edward Miller Dennis V. Potter Laing Sibbet Thomas Hill Mrs. Demi Laughlin Stephen Lloyd Miller Donald Prevett Del Siebert Mary Jane Hilliker Carol Laughton Carol A. Mitchell Robert Michael Prior Ida Silva Andrea Hillmeister Sharron Law Richard E. Mohr Mildred L. Prunier Silviano L. Silva Jay Hilmer Thomas P. Lawrence Hank Mollenauer – Loved by Jack F.Y. Quan Susan Aitken Simón Merrie Hinson Mr. Al Lechner Friends and Family Gary Quick Louis Sisler Mary Jane Hintz Joseph Ledette Imre Molnar Frances J. Rael Derek Smethurst Loralee Hiramoto Kim Lee Linda E. Molyneux Maurey Raffensperger Russell G. Smith Jr. Yingan Hoang Scott Allan Lehmann Margaret Moody Donald D. Ragsdale Victoria Smith Garry L. Hodson Elsa M. Leigh Woody Moore Esther Ramirez William R. Smith Darbin Alexander Hoetker David Joseph Lemieux Kathleen Morano Joan Rapoport Clarence A. Snow William Parker “Bill” Hoffman Nicolas Leuzzi Angelo J. Moresco Dan Ray Sophie Hoku Stephen Alan Leventhal Paul Morey Eva Mary Re Shirley Sparks Albert Holloway Raymond Arthur Lewis Lyle Moritz Stewart D. Reed Jerry Spector Mr. Robert Holman Paul L’Heureux Frank C. Morris Joao Remedious Paul Spivey Basil “Swiss” Holmes Florence Elizabeth Licursi Thomas Michael Morton Bernard Repasky Nancy McCaffery Stando Edward Holroyde Don Lindelmann John Herbert Charles Mosse Carmen Reynolds Frederick L. Stein Robert Hook Jr. Minerva Louise Linden Donald Moulton Steve Richina Nathan Stein Ernest E. Horn Jr. Norman B. Livermore Jr. Carmen Moyer Jo Anne Riddle Dwight Steinert Ms. Rosemary Cross Hornby Dr. Donald R. Loeb Ragnwald Muller Joe Riefler Don Stipp Nancy Jean Hoskey James Long Tom Munn Edward W. Rife Norine Stoddard Hopper Patti K. Hoss Griffin Louie Elda Murphy Michael Riggs David Stone

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GIFTS IN MEMORY CONT. Casey Russell Vesely Ji Hung Woo Kenneth & Harriet Kupferberg TOSA Foundation Timothy C. Vickers Betty Lee Wrahtz Family Foundation WellPoint Foundation Robert R. Stone Sr. Elizabeth J. Vitagliano Richard A. Wright Lakeside Foundation The Wilderness Society Robert C. Strand Richard E. Voll Ernest E. Wuethrich The Lary Foundation The Wollenberg Foundation Roger Strange Richard Voll Carl Otto Wulf The Charles H. Leach, II Foundation Yawen Foundation Leland E. Strohm George Vuoso Bernard Wydra J.M. Long Foundation Youth Development Foundation Adelaide D. Struble Dan Vuyovich Frances Yeazell Flisram Marin Community Foundation Edward Stulik William A. Wahler Albert Yee Matreyek Family Foundation CORPORATE Katherine Sugar Don Walden Myrna Yinger The MBK Foundation Leona Sugar PROTECTORS Barbara Lorene Walkup Rob Zajac Meshewa Farm Foundation Patrick Sullivan Gifts of $1,000 or more Margaret Ann O’Reilly Walters Ms. Janice Zajac Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Marie Sutcliffe Margaret & Eugene Walters Ruth Zavoli National Park Foundation Allison Sierra, Inc. Mary Sutliff Marge Walters Ginger Zilisch Nissen Family Charitable Trust Bank of America Marjorie Swartz Martha Walton McClean Olander Family Foundation Bell-Carter Foods, Inc. Jeanette Swing FOUNDATIONS The Capital Group Companies Wayne Taggart Leonard Ward Pacific Forest and Watershed Gifts of $1,000 or more Chevron Jamie Talt Arthur Waterson Jr. Lands Stewardship Council Coloplast A/S Gustav Tams Robert Weigel The Annenberg Foundation The Pease Family Fund Delaware North Companies Stephen S. Tessler William J. Weller Arkay Foundation Pesenti Foundation Parks & Resorts at Yosemite Betty Thomas Daniel Wentz S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Stephen D. Peterson Dorfman Pacific Co. Robert L. Thomas Deborah West California Community Foundation Conservation Fund E. & J. Gallo Winery Lynn H. Thompson Richard H. West D.V.M. Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation Resources Legacy Fund Charles D. Thurmond Curtis Wetter Dornsife Family Foundation Rossi Family Foundation Harland Clarke Sgt James R. Tijerina, USMC William G. White ERM Group Foundation, Inc. The Sacchi Foundation IBM Corporation Tyler Tompkins Paul & Alice Mae Willey Floyd Family Foundation Saxton Family Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Barbara Steere Towner Janet Williams Frome Family Foundation Sumar Foundation Companies John F. Tribukait Paul S. Williams Jr. Ginn Family Foundation Tecumseh Foundation Mammoth Mountain Michael R. Tucker Richard C. Williams Kenneth Glenn Family Foundation WellPoint Foundation Microsoft Tom Tupper John “Jack” Ward Williams Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund The Wilderness Society Pacific Gas and Electric Company Mac Turner Alverta Williamson Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund The Wollenberg Foundation Paradigm Winery Clifford Tyack Ernest C. Wills Good Works Foundation Yawen Foundation Sun to Moon Gallery Jules Tygiel Otto L. Wilson Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Youth Development Foundation T. Rowe Price Program for Lena & Erle L. Van Buskirk Tom Wilson HEDCO Foundation Resources Legacy Fund Charitable Giving Roelie van Gijzen-Oosterveld Mr. Milton Wilson Jr. The Heller Foundation of San Diego Rossi Family Foundation Topics Entertainment Rod Van Hook Donna Wear Winslow Herbst Foundation Sumar Foundation Union Bank of California Robert M. “Bob” Vaughan Thomas T. Winslow James J. & Sue Femino Foundation Tecumseh Foundation Wells Fargo Robert McKinley Vaughn James Winters John & Linda Muckel Foundation The Sacchi Foundation Whittier Trust Co Lorraine Venezia Hermann Wolter John Doar Foundation The Lary Foundation PHOTOS: © COURTESY OF HOFER ESTATE. TALES FROM OUR MAILBOX

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 Istories 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 TOP Gwen Hofer admires the vista at iconic Tunnel View. BOTTOM Gwen and Tas Hofer plans, please contact Darlene Bellucci, Annual and Planned Giving Manager at on their way to the top of Half Dome. 415.434.8446 or [email protected].

YOSEMITECONSERVANCY.ORG :: SPRING.SUMMER 2011 27 DONOR CORNER PHOTO: © ALISON STERLEY Join us in Tuolumne Meadows

hen was the last time you visited Yosemite? Mark your calendars and join us this summer in Tuolumne Meadows. Experience the splendor W 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.

PHOTOS: © YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY. John Muir Heritage Society members who give $2,500 or more annually are warmly invited each summer for a ABOVE JMHS Guardian level members enjoying weekend of insider talks, an intimate dinner created just the splendor of the high for you by The Ahwahnee Hotel, naturalist-led hikes and country on a naturalist- led hike. RIGHT JMHS fascinating discussions at the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge Guardian level members fire ring. Watch for your invitation in the mail and come pause for a photo before join the fun. hiking around Cathedral Lake in 2010.

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.

Get yours today at yosemiteconservancy.org

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Calling All Volunteers!

olunteering in Yosemite is an excellent way to give back to Yosemite and help improve the Vvisitor 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 Sterley restores an illegal campsite back to its at locations throughout the park. natural condition. Learn more at Working to yosemiteconservancy.org Make a Difference

lison 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 Ainvasive 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

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

Thank you Alison, and all our dedicated volunteers! TOP Volunteer Jackie Wagoner helps a park visitor plan their day. BOTTOM Week long volunteers are all smiles as they pause for this photo.

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YOSEMITE THROUGH YOUR LENS

YOSEMITE’S MAJESTY AS CAPTURED BY OUR SUPPORTERS.

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04 01 Alone, But Not Lonely, Tenaya Lake PHOTO BY © DAVE WEBER

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 Visit the Yosemite Conservancy on Facebook or Flickr and share any will select a few for printing in each 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 Pete Bartelme Schuyler Greenleaf Conservancy Alison Colwell Noel Morrison Dan DiVittorio Laurie Stowe Margaret Eissler Mike Tollefson 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 , 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 legacy to Yosemite. Greg Immel, Data Services Manager Learn how your gifts have supported For more information about making Holly Kuehn, Administrative Assistant & Registrar a legacy gift, contact Darlene Bellucci Jennifer Miller, Marketing & Yosemite. Visit our website and Communications Director sign up to receive our monthly at 800.469.7275 x318 or Roger Miller, Institutional Giving Officer 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 Distinctive and inspirational gifts that help provide for Yosemite’s future. YOSEMITE OFFICE Friends of Yosemite Kristen Anderson, Sales Information Assistant Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/gifts- Aline Allen, Art & Education Center Coordinator Protecting the beauty and wonder of honor or for more information, call Tom Arfsten, Valley Complex Supervisor Yosemite for future generations. 800.469.7275, or email us Nicole Brocchini, Museum Store Supervisor 03 Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/ [email protected]. Pete Devine, Resident Naturalist friends-yosemite Nathan Ernster, Wilderness Information Assistant Michelle Hansen, Bookrack Assistant Gifts in Memory Carolyn King, Office Manager Sequoia Society Recognize a loved one with a special Todd King, Retail Director Making a monthly donation is an Suzy Hasty, Volunteer Program Manager gift that protects and preserves easy way to make a lasting difference. Denise Ludington, Accounting Coordinator 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 Center Manager Investing in Yosemite’s future with generous gifts of $1,000 or more Spring . Summer 2011 :: Volume 02 . Issue 01 VOLUNTEER © 2011 annually. OPPORTUNITIES Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/john- Federal Tax Identification Greet park visitors, restore meadows #94-3058041 muir-heritage-society or repair trails. Visit yosemiteconservancy.org/ volunteer, or call 209.379.2317

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Yosemite Conservancy Is On The Move.

We are moving our San Francisco office. Our office in the Yosemite (El Portal) area will remain at its current location.

Please note our new San Francisco address: HOUSE AD FPO YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY 101 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1700 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

Join the movement! Support Yosemite today. yosemiteconservancy.org