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Springtime brings a rainbow of wildflowers and roaring waterfalls to Yosemite National Park. The spring season also heralds the arrival of Yosemite Association volunteers to the park. Traveling from their homes across the country, these dedicated individuals each give a month of their time to provide vital visitor services and restoration work for the park.
The Yosemite Association commemorates its 80th anniversary as a partner in stewardship for Yosemite National Park this year. A significant part of its long tradition of support to Yosemite National Park has been its legacy of outstanding volunteer service that our members have created.
In the summer of 1983, the first YA volunteers staffed information kiosks in Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows and began to enlist the support of park visitors in protecting Yosemite. In July of 1988, ten intrepid YA laborers performed litter clean-up, river clean-up, and exotic vegetation eradication - the first week-long work trip.
Since then, the National Park Service has come to rely more and more on the generous contribution of time and energy by Yosemite Association volunteers, as evidenced by increasing requests for our assistance over the years. The program has grown to cover a wide array of visitor services and resource restoration.
Over 120 enthusiastic member volunteers have agreed to help us in the 2003 season. The Yosemite Association takes this opportunity to again recognize and thank the dedicated Yosemite Association member volunteers who gave over 2800 hours of restoration labor and nearly 7100 hours of visitor services in Yosemite in 2003.
There are still very limited opportunities to participate this year, or start planning now to be part of the fun in 2004! For more information call 209-379-2317 or visit our volunteer information page.
The Yosemite Association is an educational, non-profit organization dedicated to the support of Yosemite. Proceeds from its programs directly benefit the park.
May 14, 2003
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