Yosemite Facelift
Wed, 09/15/2010 - 08:40 | 
Yosemite Blog
Seventh Annual “Yosemite Facelift” Volunteer Event to be Held in Yosemite
National Park September 22-26, 2010
Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the
public to participate in the “Yosemite Facelift” being held on Wednesday,
September 22 through Sunday, September 26, 2010. This annual event is
organized by the Yosemite Climbing Association to help clean up the park
after the busy summer season. Volunteers are needed to help pick up litter
at various locations in the park, including roadways, in the river
corridor, on trials, near climbing routes, and in parking, camping, and
lodging areas. Events and presentations honoring Yosemite’s climbing
history will be held throughout the weekend.
Last year, over 1,207 Yosemite Facelift volunteers donated 16,488 hours and
collected 60,437 pounds of trash. More than 100 miles of roadway were
cleaned, as well as over 120 miles of trails.
Interested volunteers should sign up at the booth in front of the Yosemite
Valley Visitor Center. In addition, two more booths will be open to
register for participation on Friday, September 24th, Saturday, September
25th, and Sunday, September 26th. They will be located at the Tuolumne
Meadows Lembert Dome parking area and at the Tuolumne Grove parking area in
Crane Flat. All registration booths will open at 8:00 a.m. Crew leaders
will be at the booths to organize work groups and hand out trash bags,
gloves, and litter sticks. Trash must be returned to the booths each day
by 5:00 p.m. to be weighed and sorted.
Each participant will receive a raffle ticket for every day they volunteer.
There will be a raffle held each day of the event at the Yosemite Valley
Visitor Center booth at 5:00 p.m. An end of event reception will be held
on Sunday, September 26, and will include complimentary food and beverages,
and live music by Dan Wilson and the Chinquapin All Stars.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, please contact Ken
Yager at
or visit the Yosemite Climbing Association website
at
.
Individuals who are unable to participate during the cleanup, but would
still like to help, may make a tax deductible donation to help pay for
costs associated with the cleanup effort. Donations can be made to the
Yosemite Climbing Association at P.O. Box 89 Yosemite, California 95389.
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