Yosemite Sports
There are many sports to participate in at Yosemite, such as: Hiking, Skiing, Rafting, ( apparently) Skydiving, and more.
There are many animals that live in Yosemite like these for example: deer, cats, mice, bears, lots of birds, mountain lions(pumas), chipmunks, etc.
Many types of vegetation grow in Yosemite, such as: different types of flowers, many treees and grasses
Yosemite Landscape
Many people flock to Yosemite to see its fantastic views which are a sight to behold.
Human Impact on Yosemite
Here are pictures from the 1800s and the present. The difference you see is up to you.
Before
Swiching on to the
after part
After
Finders and Conservationist of Yosemite
880-210 million years
ago- There was an uplift formation in the Sierra Nevadas.
8,000 years ago- Indians called the
Ahwahnechee inhabited a valley called Ahwahnee
1916-National park service is created
1980- present- smogging and pollution
Most people take Yosemite for granted, thinking that it has always been the same. But that's not true!
Yosemite fun facts- some facts that you wouldn't know!
Yosemite National Park is an awesome place!
Yosemite National Park
Male deer shed their antlers when fall comes
7,000 plant species live in
Yosemite= 1,440 plant species
The grizzly giant- the biggest sequioa in Yosemite
almost 3.5 million people visit yosemite every year
Yosemite Timeline
Wildlife-Plants
James Mason Hutchings- surveyed Yosemite Area along with Thomas Ayres
Thomas Ayres- surveyed Yosemite Area along with James Mason Hutchings
1851-europeans drive the
Ahwahnechee out and
name the valley Yosemite
John Muir- fought to conserve Yosemite Area
Wildlife- Animals
1890-1906-Yosemite
becoming a national park