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Yosemite National Park
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You can help Yosemite National Park by  volunteering or making a donation to the park or its park partners.

You can help Yosemite and learn more about the park by purchasing books and other items online from the Yosemite Bookstore or by purchasing items from bookstores at any of the park's visitor centers. Outdoor Adventures also provide a great opportunity to learn more about Yosemite.

The Bachelor and Three Graces  

Did You Know?
Giant sequoias are a fire adapted species. Their bark is fire resistant and fire helps open the sequoia cone and scatter the tiny seeds. Fire also clears forest debris from the mineral soil and provides a nutrient rich seed bed as well as clearing competing species.

Last Updated: September 03, 2009 at 21:34 EST