Saturday, April 16th, 2011
8:30am Free Wawona Hotel
Shuttle to Yosemite Valley Earth Day events: Inquire at the Wawona Hotel front desk for more information.
9:00am Photo Walk - Ansel Adams and the Yosemite Landscape: Join us at The Ansel Adams Gallery for a 90 minute interpretive walk to learn more about Ansel's contributions to the environmental movement. Open to all levels, bring your camera! Sign-up at The Ansel Adams Gallery
10:30am-2:00pm Earth Day Village Celebration:
• Yosemite Village Mall Celebration:Wander between the Village Store and the Visitor
Center where games, interactive activities and demonstrations allow you to
experience how the park and its partners are implementing sustainability
practices; Explore with National Park Service, DNC Parks and Resorts at
Yosemite, Yosemite Institute, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Yosemite Conservancy
and more.
• Children’s Tent: Stop in at the kid's booth for easy kid and earth friendly crafts & facepainting.
• Earth-Friendly Product Fair: The Village Store sells over 500 sustainable/organic products, and about 30% of our Health and Beauty Aid products are also sustainable/organic. Stop by the Village Mall to visit with vendors and receive free samples.
11:00am-12:00pm National
Volunteer Day Trash Pick-Up: Meet a park
staff member in front of the Visitor
Center to do your part
and make the park a cleaner place to celebrate Earth Day.
11:30am-1:30pm Sustainable “Salad Bar” Tasting: Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts has a company-wide initiative to incorporate sustainable practices into all business activities. Come by the tables in front of the Visitor Center to sample some of the organic and sustainable foods used in DNC 's kitchens.
12:00-4:00pm Universal Waste Collection: Stop by the Village Recycling Center to drop off that old TV set, computer or spent fluorescent lamp. In addition, learn a bit more about universal and electronic waste.
1:00-2:00pm "Earth Day Cake" & Lemonade: Rest, relax and eat Cake! Served with lemonade in front of the Valley Visitor Center!
1:30-2:30pm National
Volunteer Day Trash Pick-Up: Meet a park
staff member in front of the Visitor
Center to do your part
and make the park a cleaner place to celebrate Earth Day.
2:30-3:30pm Earth Day
Family Walk: Bring the entire family for a short naturalist walk
celebrating the details of Yosemite's natural
grandeur. Meet in front of the Valley
Visitor Center.
3:00-4:00pm Fine Print Tour: Spend an hour with our gallery curator viewing some of the
Ansel Adams original photographs in our inventory. In the spirit of Earth Day, curator Evan
Russel will discuss Ansel’s early approach to photography and how it evolved
into a conservation tool and an expression of Mr. Adams’ love of Nature. History of both The Ansel Adams Gallery and
photography in the park will also be discussed, with time to answer questions
throughout. Extremely limited space.
4:00-4:30pm Children's Storytime: Join the wonderful Dana Clark as she reads
nature and earth inspired children’s books.
No sign up is required. Children
of all ages welcome but accompanied by an adult please. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery.
5:30-6:45pm Spring Twilight Stroll - Poetry and Parks, A Walk and Reading: NPS Ranger Margaret Eissler will take visitors on an easy stroll. Meet on the lawn behind The Ahwahnee.
8:00-9:00pm Earth Day Theater Live!: Who better to hear from as Earth Day approaches than one of Yosemite’s environmental heroes? Join Lee Stetson as he portrays John Muir for a free performance at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Amphitheater (Garden Terrace in inclement weather).
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
9:00-10:30am Photo Walk - Ansel Adams and the Yosemite Landscape: Join us at the Ansel Adams Gallery for a 90 minute interpretive walk to learn more about Ansel's contributions to the environmental movement. Open to all levels, bring your camera!
2:00-6:00pm Photography Class - In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams: Photographer Ansel Adams immortalized Yosemite National Park through his classic black & white images that pushed the popularity of landscape photography while helping to motivate the American environmental movement. Through the course of the class, you will visit a number of locations from where Ansel composed some of his most famous images. You will receive insight into Ansel's life, photography and philosophies as well as basic lessons in photographic technique. Information and tickets at the The Ansel Adams Gallery.
3:00-4:00pm Fine Print Tour: Spend an hour with our gallery curator viewing some of the Ansel Adams original photographs in our inventory. In the spirit of Earth Day, curator Evan Russel will discuss Ansel’s early approach to photography and how it evolved into a conservation tool and an expression of Mr. Adams’ love of Nature. History of both The Ansel Adams Gallery and photography in the park will also be discussed, with time to answer questions throughout. Extremely limited space.
8:00-10:00pm Evening Program: John Muir in the New World: Join Emmy-winning producer Catherine Tatge for a screening of her new documentary highlighting John Muir’s journey across the United States, and his impact on the land conservation movement both in the past and present. Catherine Tatge will be on hand to answer questions. Yosemite ranger Bob Roney who served as a consultant and guide for the film, as well as an interview in the film; Bonnie Gisel, curator of the Sierra Club LeConte Memorial will also be available at the screening. Yosemite Valley Theater.
Friday, April 22nd – Earth Day, 2011!
Yosemite Valley Activities
9:00am Stewardship Project::* Join park resource staff for an Earth Day restoration celebration. Help preserve and protect native habitat in Yosemite Valley and learn about the park’s resources management program. Help keep Yosemite's ecosystem healthy and intact for the enjoyment of future generations! Volunteers must wear long-sleeves, long pants, and sturdy shoes or boots. Gloves and tools will be provided; help for 1-3 hours. Meet in front of the Valley Visitor Center.
11:00am-1:00pm Book Signing with Scot Miller at The Ansel Adams Gallery: Stop by the Ansel Adams Gallery to get your autographed copy of “My First Summer in the Sierra” with text by John Muir and photographs by Scot Miller. Meet on The Ansel Adams Gallery porch
2:00-5:00pm Earth Day Bike Ride: Join park staff for this fun and educational bike ride on Yosemite Valley’s bike paths to learn about the park’s environmental ethic. Cost is $5/person, which includes bike rental (free if you bring your own bike). Advance tickets are required, space limited to 50 participants. Info/tickets at any tour desk.
7:00-9:30pm EarthDance Film Festival: Celebrate Earth Day with the return of the EarthDance Film Festival to Yosemite! Short, new films celebrating the planet through drama, documentary, and humor will be shown. Donations appreciated; Yosemite Valley Theater.
Wawona Activities
8:30-9:30pm Every Day is Earth Day: Join Tom Bopp for a celebration of Earth Day while exploring the roles of John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt in Yosemite. Wawona Hotel Lounge.
