NORTH FORK – Nov 6, 2020 – Fire managers are bracing for a drastic weather change today and continuing through the weekend that will severely impact firefighting and suppression repair efforts. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Sierra Nevadas, including the San Joaquin Valley, starting at noon today through 10 p.m. Sunday. Total snow ...
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Winter Storm Warning for Central Sierra
Nov 6, 2020 – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Central Sierra. The warning will take effect at 1pm this afternoon and will remain until 10pm Sunday above 4000 foot elevation. Heavy snow is expected in the higher elevations with an accumulation of 12 to 15 inches above 7000 feet and 6 to 12 ...
Read More »Highway Closures in Yosemite and Sierra Nevada
Nov 6, 2020 – Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) and Glacier Point Road are temporarily closed in anticipation of snow. We will evaluate conditions on Monday to see if it’s possible to reopen. For information on Tioga Pass, please visit the Yosemite National Park at www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm. The park maintains roads in the park and manages the ...
Read More »Grant Helps CHP with Child Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children in the United States, and many of these tragedies could have been prevented. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will address this issue with the assistance of a yearlong campaign to ensure children are properly restrained while traveling California’s roadways. The California Restraint Safety Education and Training ...
Read More »Success at the Minarets Meat Market
By Cassidy Gibbs – Student Journalist for Minarets Press On Saturday, Oct. 17, the Minarets FFA program held its very first Meat Market, an event in which students that have been raising livestock get to show and sell their animals. This project was called a “cooperative,” where all of the students work together in raising the livestock as a team ...
Read More »Yosemite Wilderness Updates
Nov 6, 2020 – Yosemite National Park is managing four wilderness fires burning in fire adapted ecosystems. There are trail closures in effect so if you are planning on hiking in Yosemite be sure to check for closures here: Wilderness Conditions All fires may be visible from Tioga Road (Highway 120 through Yosemite National Park), Glacier Point, and high country ...
Read More »Virtual Yosemite: El Cap Meadow
For the interactive 360° VR experience, go to https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node302 Fall color comes to Yosemite in many ways, beyond just the changing leaves of the cottonwood, maple, dogwood, oak, and aspen trees here. Here in El Cap Meadow, on the edge of an afternoon shadow from Cathedral Rocks, grasses turn golden brown and deciduous trees near the Merced River add to ...
Read More »Insurance Commissioner Lara Issues Mandatory Moratorium on Fire Insurance Cancelations
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies non-renewing or cancelling residential property insurance policies—helping 2.1 million policyholders, or 18 percent of California’s residential insurance market, affected by the record 2020 wildfire season. The Commissioner’s action implements a California law that he authored in 2018 while serving as state senator in order ...
Read More »PG&E Will Seek Buyer for its Crane Valley (Bass Lake) Hydroelectric Facilities
FRESNO, Ca. Nov 5, 2020 — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced that it plans to sell its Crane Valley Hydroelectric Project in Madera County. This includes the dam that forms Bass Lake and PG&E lands on portions of the lake, which are protected by a conservation easement. A new owner would also need to comply with the ...
Read More »Creek Fire Victims: Understanding Your FEMA Letter
SACRAMENTO – FEMA reminds wildfire survivors in Fresno and Madera counties that your application for assistance cannot be processed until FEMA has a report of the fire damage to your home and personal property. You may not have been able to make a report because you were or still are under an evacuation order. When permitted to return home, speed ...
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