Location: Event takes place at the Yosemite Museum
Spend your Friday afternoon exploring the science and stories shaping Yosemite today. The Yosemite Conservancy Stewardship Series offers a unique opportunity to learn from experts through short, topic-focused programs inspired by donor-funded projects. Each two-hour session highlights a different area of research, restoration, or stewardship — from meadow recovery and sequoia ecology to wildlife conservation and beyond.
In 2026, the Yosemite Museum marks its 100th anniversary — and with it, the very reason Yosemite Conservancy exists. The Yosemite Museum Association was founded with one clear purpose: to support the creation and operation of the Yosemite Museum. That organization, through decades of evolution, became today’s Yosemite Conservancy.
During this special program, you’ll step behind the scenes at the Yosemite Museum and discover the treasures that preserve the park’s rich cultural heritage. From Native American basketry spanning thousands of years to historic photographs and artifacts from Yosemite’s early days, the museum’s collections tell the deep and complex story of this landscape and the people connected to it.
A Yosemite Conservancy naturalist will guide you through the museum while sharing how these irreplaceable collections are preserved, studied, and shared with the public. You’ll learn about the ongoing work to keep Yosemite’s human stories alive.
Join us to celebrate the museum that started it all and see how a century of dedication keeps Yosemite’s past, present, and future connected.
