Dive deep into conservation firsthand with our Stewardship Series Walks.

In celebration of the Yosemite Museum’s 2026 centennial, join donors and naturalists on a series of walks to explore areas of research, restoration, and stewardship — from meadow recovery and sequoia ecology to wildlife conservation and beyond. These sessions reveal the behind-the-scenes work your donations make possible. 

Registration fee: $25 / person; Donors may contact info@yosemite.org for their promo code for their complimentary registration.  

Please note: Registration for our naturalist walks does not include the $35/vehicle gate fee or entrance reservations.

Stewardship Series: Ackerson Meadow Restoration
April 24, 2026
Location: Ackerson Meadow 

Beginning in 2023, Conservancy donors funded a major restoration effort to revive Ackerson’s natural wetlands and restore its ecological balance. During this program, you’ll explore the meadow while learning about the restoration project highlights and how Yosemite Conservancy donors and volunteers played a key role through projects like seed collection and invasive plant removal.

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Stewardship Series: Red-legged Frog Conservation
May 22, 2026
Location: Yosemite Valley

Meet one of Yosemite’s comeback stories — the California red-legged frog, a federally threatened species, and one of three endangered amphibians in the park. Once gone from Yosemite, these remarkable frogs are now thriving. Join this program to see how science, creativity, and conservation are working together to give Yosemite’s amphibians a leap toward a brighter future.

 

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Stewardship Series: Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
June 26, 2026
Location: Mariposa Grove

Step into a forest of giants and discover the science behind Yosemite’s most iconic trees. During this program, you’ll walk among these ancient trees while learning about the ecology that sustains them, from fire’s essential role in sequoia reproduction to the ongoing work monitoring tree health and forest dynamics.

 

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Stewardship Series: Geology Hut: Reading Yosemite’s Rocks
July 24, 2026
Location: Glacier Point

Visit the place where Yosemite Conservancy’s story began. In 1924, the Geology Hut at Glacier Point became the very first completed project of the Yosemite Museum Association — the organization that would eventually become Yosemite Conservancy. During this program, you’ll discover how ancient glaciers carved Half Dome and El Capitan, how the Sierra Nevada formed over millions of years, and what the rocks beneath your feet reveal about Earth’s dynamic history.

 

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Stewardship Series: Tuolumne Meadows
August 21, 2026
Location: Near Parson’s Lodge

Journey to Yosemite’s high country and discover where conservation history was born. From John Muir’s advocacy to today’s ongoing stewardship, Tuolumne Meadows remains at the heart of efforts to protect wild places. During this program, you’ll explore the meadows and surrounding area while learning how this stunning landscape inspired the birth of the modern conservation movement.

 

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Stewardship Series: Yosemite Museum Collections & Stories
September 25, 2026
Location: Yosemite Museum

In 2026, the Yosemite Museum marks its 100th anniversary — and with it, the very reason Yosemite Conservancy exists. 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.

 

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Stewardship Series: Little Fires Everywhere: Fire Ecology
October 23, 2026
Location: Yosemite Valley

For thousands of years, Native people cultivated a relationship between fire and land that created the Yosemite we fell in love with. Cultural burning promoted biodiversity, resilience, and provided food, medicine, and materials for thriving communities.

But when Native people were removed from Yosemite and their fires extinguished, everything changed. Over a century of fire suppression, combined with climate change, has led to overgrown forests, catastrophic wildfires, and the loss of many biological and cultural features that once defined this landscape. During this program, you’ll learn about “Little Fires Everywhere” — a groundbreaking project supported by Yosemite Conservancy that’s returning traditional ecological knowledge and cultural burning to Yosemite Valley.

 

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