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Women In Parks and Conservation Panel -- Join the Yosemite Leadership
Program March 30 on the University of California Merced campus to connect
with pioneering women of conservation in the greater Yosemite Community.
From wilderness management, park planning, to youth engagement, these women
have inspired generations of leaders and influenced policy on a national
level. You will have opportunities to interact with our region’s
conservation leaders throughout by asking questions during the discussion
and sharing stories at the reception following. Located in the Classroom
and Office Building room 120 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visit
http://www.ucmerced.edu/maps/ for a map and driving directions. Please
contact Ken Watson at 372-0519 or ken_watson@nps.gov for more information.
(K.Watson-03-28-11)
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Tuolumne River Plan to be Released Late Spring

In late spring 2011, the National Park Service will release for public
review the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tuolumne River Plan/DEIS). Members of
the public will be invited to review and comment on the draft plan, as well
as attend one of several public meetings throughout the summer (to be
announced in a future update).

To minimize the need for printing, members of the public are encouraged to
review the Tuolumne River Plan/DEIS via the NPS Planning Environment Public
Comment (PEPC) website (parkplanning.nps.gov/yose_trp). In addition, the
draft plan will be available for you to review and comment in the following
formats:
1.    CD-ROM version (upon request)
2.    Hard copy version (printed in very limited supply)

Printed copies of the Tuolumne River Plan/DEIS will also be made available
to local libraries throughout the region.

To request a CD or printed version, PLEASE PRINT your name and address and
send by April 22 via one of the following:
1.    By fax to (209) 379-1265
2.    By email to yose_planning@nps.gov
3.    By phone to (209) 379-1110
4.    By mail to
Yosemite National Park, Superintendent
Attn: Tuolumne River Plan/DEIS REQUEST
P.O. Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389

In 1984, the Tuolumne was added by Congress to the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. As mandated by law, a comprehensive river management plan is
required to direct how the managing agency will protect and enhance the
river's free-flowing condition, its water quality, as well as its
outstandingly remarkable values. When completed, the Tuolumne River Plan
will guide the future management of the 54 miles of the Tuolumne Wild and
Scenic River that flow through Yosemite National Park. The plan and draft
EIS will contain all elements required by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act;
document the condition of river values; propose programs for restoration,
monitoring, and user capacity; and analyze a range of site-specific
management alternatives in the river corridor.

Stay informed of the Tuolumne River Plan/DEIS release and future activities
by visiting the Tuolumne River Plan web page (www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/trp
).(J.F.McCabe-03-28-11)

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NEW ARRIVALS AT THE YOSEMITE VALLEY VISITOR CENTER BOOKSTORE
Yosemite Conservancy has just received delivery of the 100th anniversary
cloth cover edition of John Muir’s classic, “My First Summer in the
Sierra”, with beautifully enhancing photographs by Scot Miller. A limited
quantity of this soon to be  collectable edition, signed by the
photographer, is available in the Yosemite Bookstore in the Valley Visitor
Center, at a desirable  price of just $30.00, before employee or donor
discount.

Also newly arrived is Michael Ross’s latest  book, “Yosemite Trivia”,
challenging the knowledge and passion for Yosemite of readers of all ages.
Stump your friends…show off your knowledge…entertain your guests, with this
new $9.95  trade paperback containing hundreds of questions about Yosemite
National Park. (T.Arfsten-03-28-11))
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Come attend a two-hour orientation to the differences between the current
version of SharePoint and SharePoint 2010, which the park will be upgrading
to. Cast your vote on whether to upgrade sooner or later! There is no
sign-up and attendees do not need to bring a computer.
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Monday 4/4, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Friday 4/8, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

All sessions will be held at the Large Breakroom at the El Portal
Warehouse. Please contact Paul Gallez at 372-0250 for more information.
(P.Gallez-03-28-11)

ACTING DESIGNATIONS

Martin Hutten will be Acting Branch Chief for Vegetation and Restoration on
Monday, March 28, 2011.  He can be reached at 379-2006.  EOM
(M.Thornley-03-28-11)

Lena McDowall, our BRM Lead Concession Specialist, will be Acting Chief of
Administration until April 1.  This is an interim step until a new Chief of
Administration is selected.  Lena was formerly the Chief of Administration
at San Francisco Maritime National Park and most recently the program
manager for the Business Management Group in the Comptroller's Office.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Monday, March 28 is the 197th anniversary of the birth of Galen Clark, the
first Guardian of the Yosemite Grant, the first to report on the Mariposa
Grove, and instrumental in mobilizing action to create the Yosemite Grant.
He died March 24, 1910, and is buried in the Yosemite Cemetery. Learn more
about Mr. Clark at http://www.nps.gov/yose/historyculture/galen-clark.htm
(Tom Arfsten-03-28-11)