2017 Yosemite Alcoa Scholars: Backpacking in Yosemite Gabi Contreras After spending the first half of the week in Crane Flat, our Alcoa Scholars headed to the backcountry of Yosemite to explore the wilderness. The…

Current Conditions Yosemite NatureBridge is excited to welcome students to our environmental science programs in Yosemite this Fall! Check back for seasonal updates as conditions evolve throughout the year. …

Yosemite FAQs What is a NatureBridge program? # A NatureBridge program is an overnight outdoor…

Weather and Safety in Yosemite We teach outdoors in all seasons, including winter. The NatureBridge team monitors weather conditions closely in coordination with the National Park Service and makes program decisions based on the most…

Sense of Place series: Welcome to Yosemite National Park! Elise Roberts What is Sense of Place? All NatureBridge programs are structured so students develop a Sense of Place. Students connect with the place…

The 1997 Yosemite Flood Bennett Rea At the end of 1996, weeks of cold rain in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains gave way to warm, tropical rainfall. Unusual for that time of year, the warm, heavy rains melted the…

National Environmental Science Center Yosemite Welcome to NatureBridge's…

Looking Back on Yosemite as an Alcoa Scholar Alum Karly Lent My dad works for Alcoa in Bettendorf, Iowa, so that's originally how I found out about the Alcoa Scholars program . He came home one day and…

The Early Days of Yosemite Institute Claire Martin Bob Hansen’s enduring connection with nature began when he was a toddler. Every summer his family spent two weeks camping in California state parks. In 1963, when…

Yosemite Welcome to In the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range,…