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Merced Sun Star | Public Review for New Yosemite Study

The public is invited to review the environmental study that favors building a new Yosemite Environmental Education Center at Henness Ridge near Yosemite West.

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Central Valley Business Times | Yosemite Unveils Plan for New Education Center

The Yosemite Institute’s environmental education campus at Crane Flat would be torn down and the site returned to nature under a plan that would see the educational center moved to a new facility at Henness Ridge in Yosemite National Park.

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KCTS9 | National Parks Panel Discussion: Engaging Youth to the Parks

Chip Jenkins and Karen Baldore of the National Park Service talks about the importance and challenges of engaging youth to the Parks.The National Parks panel discussion was held at the REI flagship store in Seattle on Oct. 1, 2009

Watch just after two minutes for a great mention of Olympic Park Institute!

nps.gov | Yosemite National Park Announces Release of the Yosemite Environmental Education Center Final Environmental Impact Statement

January 21, 2010

Yosemite National Park announces the availability of the Yosemite Environmental Education Center Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for public review. The Yosemite Institute (YI), a nonprofit partner organization, has provided environmental education programs for children in Yosemite National Park since 1971.  YI provides multi-day experiential programs in the park under a cooperative agreement. 

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