Natural History Wanderings

Starting Friday, March 20, 2020 at 3 pm, Yosemite National Park is closed to the public. Read more at Closures – Yosemite National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Learn more in the Mercury New article Coronavirus: Why Yosemite National Park closed

Yosemite National Park is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department,” park officials said in a statement. “As of 3:00 pm today, Friday, March 20, 2020, Yosemite National Park is closed to all park visitors until further notice. This closure will be enforced 24-hours a day/7-days a week and there will be no access permitted to Yosemite National Park.”

Read more at  Coronavirus: Yosemite National Park closes