Daily Report - Yosemite National Park Monday, November 29, 2010
Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Monday, November 29, 2010
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind between 12 and 15
mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. East wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind around 6
mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming east
around 6 mph.
El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. East northeast wind between 11 and 14
mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. East wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. East wind around 5 mph becoming
calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming east
around 6 mph.
Wawona
Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. East northeast wind between 10 and 13
mph becoming calm.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. East northeast wind around 7
mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. East northeast wind around 5
mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light east southeast
wind.
Acting Designations
Jay Shields will be Acting Mather District Ranger from 11/22 through 12/1.
(K.Killian-11/23/10)
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Mike Yochim will be the Acting Division Chief for the Planning Division
December 1 and 2. You may phone Mike at his El Portal office at 379-1441
or if unavailable you may leave a message with Doyle Harrison at 379-1110.
(D.Harrison 11/29/10)
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Greg Torres will be Acting Trails Supervisor from Nov. 19 - Dec. 3. Greg's
cell phone number is 742-8811.(S.Baudoux-11/19/10)
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Mark FIncher will be Acting Branch Chief for Wilderness from 11/17-11/29
while Mark Marschall is out of the park. Mark Fincher can be phoned at
372-0219.(M.Marschall-11/24/10)
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Mary Kline will be the Acting Chief of Interpretation & Education Nov. 15 -
Dec. 6. Mary can be reached at 372-0645.(T.Medema-11/15/10)
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Brenna Lissoway (379-1283) will be the Acting Park Archivist while Paul
Rogers is on a detail as the Acting Regional Archivist (PWR). If you have
need to access the Archives, or have archive related questions, you can
call 379-1282 or 379-1104. (J. Bayless - 06/03/10)
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Ed Dunlavey will be the Acting Operations Branch Chief and Deputy Chief
Ranger until further notice. (C. Cuvelier - 09/07/10)
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Ansley Rothell or Heather Cave should be contacted from Nov 19-Dec 6 for
any Emergency Communications Center needs. (N.Bissmeyer-11/18/10)
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Dayna Jackson will be Acting Chief of Admin 11/29-12/3. She can be reached
at 379-1872. Katariina will be available by cell or by email.
(P Lendvay-Humphrey x1007)
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Deron Mills will be the Acting Chief of Fire and Aviation Management from
11/19 - 12/06. Contact him at 379-1902.(K.Martin-11/19/10)
Employee News
Coming up: Tuesday, November 30 the Art Center will celebrate ‘From Our
Point of View’ this year’s show of Employee and Resident Art by hosting a
reception from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. We take great pleasure in inviting
everyone to join us in recognizing the wealth of talent in this community.
If you haven’t seen this year’s show, do come by The Yosemite Art Center
and don’t miss your chance to see what your coworkers do in their free
time. The last day of the exhibit is November 30 . We’ll look for you on
Tuesday evening. (A.Allen-11/29/10)
Construction Update
Update - El Portal Complex Photovoltaic (PV) System (July 22, 2010 -
January 2011)
Paragon Industrial Applications (PIA) [contractor] began work at the El
Portal Complex area on July 22, 2010.
Schedule Change:
The contractor ( PIA) will be going to a Monday - Thursday
work week beginning Dec 6th. For the past four months PIA has
been on a Thursday - Sunday work week. Beginning next week,
most of the remaining work will have much less impact on
traffic and parking then previous work.
Last Week's Progress:
The last shipment of structural steel arrived a couple of days
ago for the parking structure carport 8 [Upper parking deck]
The steel structure was erected over the last few days and
after the finish welding takes place next week it will be ready
for paint and the panel crew. The carport 8 structure will be
the final structure to need to have PV panels installed. The
carport structure will have 1014 panels installed on it and
this will bring the total panel count for the entire PV project
to 2,820 panels.
PIA electricians are continuing running conduit and conductor
to lighting circuits and secondary panels.
NOTE: Please do not walk out on the upper parking deck when the
welders are working on the structure. If you absolutely have to walk
out on the deck during construction activities, you must wear a hard
hat. (M. Ortiz - 11/29/10)
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Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station Improvements (August 16 - November 2010)
Abide International (contractor) began work Monday, August 16 to upgrade
the Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station. During the past week, crews installed
insulation, the vapor barrier, and the dry wall in the kiosk. They also
installed new exterior lights and drains for the new HVAC unit. In
addition, crews poured the new concrete for the walkway and walk-up window.
(M. Ortiz - 11/16/10)
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Integrated Utility Master Plan [IUMP] (2010 - 2011)
Removal of Old, Abandoned Utilities Embedded in the River, within Meadows,
and within Campgrounds
Phase 3B - Mozingo Construction (contractor) is finishing up with the
river-crossing related portions of the project. The removal of the lift
station near Lower River has also been completed. You will notice work
being done primarily around The Ahwahnee. (Phase 3B to be completed by the
end of 2010)
Update - Phase 2B - Allison Sierra (contractor) began work in the North
Pines Campground area on November 1. This is continuing work to replacing
old and outdated utilities and removing abandoned utilities from
environmentally sensitive areas.This phase includes work within the
following areas, and highlights include:
North Pines Campground
- New lift station and related accessories to be located
near Campground Entrance Kiosk.
- Removal and replacement of existing sanitary sewer
system.
Southside Drive and Upper Pines Corridor (including Clark
Bridge)
- Installation of water, sewer, communication, and
electrical utilities through and across Clark Bridge (between North
and Upper Pines Campgrounds)
Backpacker’s Camp Utilities
- Installation of new vault toilets (removal of current
flush toilets). Because the gravity sewer line serving the
Backpacker's Camp bathroom crosses Tenaya Creek and is impacting the
creek flowage, this sewer line will be removed from the creek
bed. This will require that existing bathroom with flush toilets to
be removed and replaced with vault toilets. (M. Ortiz -
11/9/10)
Community News
Yosemite Conservancy 2011 Wall Calendar Sale. The price of our wall size
(approx. 10” x 13”) Yosemite calendar has been drastically reduced to $2.95
at the Yosemite Bookstore in the Valley Visitor Center. These full color
12-month calendars are the perfect stocking stuffer for Yosemite lovers,
and now at an irresistible price. No other discounts apply. While our
limited supplies last. (T. Arfsten-11/29/10))
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