YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

By:Afrah Mohamed

Location:

Yosemite Village, CA 95389

History:After the arrival of the Ahwahneechee Native Americans,

thousands of years later the Europeans came in the 1800's to explore the national park. They spread the fame of the national

park to the world. They had park rangers and many people taking care of Yosemite National Park. The Europeans

discovered many cultures that lived in Yosemite. They also discovered that many people came and mined for fortunes of gold. The Archeologists respected these cultures and traditions

and searched for traces of ancient collections. They are still taking care of our beautiful national park to this day.

History:

Size:

The size of Yosemite National Park is about 1,190 sq. miles.

Native Americans.Some Native Americans that lived in the Yosemite National Park area are Sierra Miwok, Paiute, but the

Ahwahneechee Indians lived there for generations.

Ahwahneechee Indians:

Geology:Many rocks are found in Yosemite

National Park, for instance Plutonic rocks, Volcanic Igneous

rocks, Granite, Granodiorite, Potassium, Biotite, Gabbro, etc.

Geology:

Fauna: There are many animals and insects

living in Yosemite National Park including bobcats, black bears, the red fox, mule deer, the spotted owl, tarantulas, and around 400 species

of vertebrates.

Fauna:

Flora:There are several hundreds of plants and trees in Yosemite National Park,

including California Black Oak, Incense Cedar, Western Azaleas,

Arrowleaf Groundsel, Sierra Butterweed, Whitebark Pine etc.

Flora:

Weather:The weather throughout the year in

Yosemite National Park is based on the seasons, like here in Michigan. But there in the winter its snows a ton!

Weather:

Environmental Concerns:

Even though Yosemite National Park is a spectacular and fabulous place , it still has

some environmental issues. Some of those issues are invasive species, climate

change, air quality/pollution, fires, and visitor uses.

Environmental Concerns:

Visitation:Over 3 million people visit Yosemite

National Park a year.

Activities:• In Yosemite National Park, couple activities you can

occupy yourself with are hiking, camping, fishing, horseback riding , rock climbing, etc.

Bibliography:•www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park

•www.yosemitepark.com/yosemite-trees-plants.aspx