The Early Days of Yosemite Institute Claire Martin … connection with nature began when he was a toddler. Every summer his family spent two weeks camping in California … or a “program assistant” working part-time in the field and part-time in the office. Bob chose the latter. …

… Julie attended Yosemite Institute programs with her class from Dana Hills … wildlife management, “but I knew I didn’t want to be a field biologist.” While a student at University of … working at Año Nuevo and Big Sur state parks during her summer breaks from college, and then transitioning to the …