Yosemite National ParkYosemite National Park

Aaron VillarrealAaron Villarreal

When Yosemite was Built When Yosemite was Built (Founded)(Founded)

Yosemite became a Yosemite became a national park in June national park in June 30, 1864. John Muir 30, 1864. John Muir was also the founder of was also the founder of this great park. This is this great park. This is how cool things happen how cool things happen in this park. He was 30 in this park. He was 30 years old when he went years old when he went to Yosemite National to Yosemite National Park. We know that he Park. We know that he founded this park.founded this park.

Where Yosemite isWhere Yosemite is

Yosemite is in California Yosemite is in California where there is lots of where there is lots of food and water. It is 195 food and water. It is 195 miles south from San miles south from San Francisco and 313 Francisco and 313 miles north from Los miles north from Los Angeles. Yosemite is Angeles. Yosemite is also located at 9039 also located at 9039 Village Dr. So that’s Village Dr. So that’s how we find Yosemite how we find Yosemite National Park.National Park.

John Muir John Muir John Muir was the John Muir was the founder of Yosemite founder of Yosemite National Park. He was National Park. He was the one who made it a the one who made it a national Park! He was a national Park! He was a fruit rancher, family man, fruit rancher, family man, and a writer. John Muir and a writer. John Muir was America’s most was America’s most famous naturalist and famous naturalist and conservationist. He was conservationist. He was the father of Yosemite.the father of Yosemite.

Founder of YosemiteFounder of YosemiteNational Park National Park

In 1892 John Muir found In 1892 John Muir found Yosemite National park. He Yosemite National park. He wanted to make Yosemite a wanted to make Yosemite a National Park. He was the National Park. He was the one who got all the people. one who got all the people. He also let Yosemite be a He also let Yosemite be a place where animals can place where animals can live. Now this is where you live. Now this is where you can camp and see the can camp and see the wonderful outdoors.wonderful outdoors.

Different parts of YosemiteDifferent parts of Yosemite

Wild life at YosemiteWild life at YosemiteIn Yosemite there are In Yosemite there are tons of animals like the tons of animals like the great gray owl, the black great gray owl, the black bears, and the big horn bears, and the big horn sheep. At Yosemite sheep. At Yosemite there 300-500 black there 300-500 black bears. The great gray bears. The great gray owls is one of the most owls is one of the most important animals living important animals living in Yosemite because it in Yosemite because it is the great gray owl in is the great gray owl in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park.

Indian tribes in YosemiteIndian tribes in Yosemite

An Indian tribe lived in An Indian tribe lived in Yosemite and it was Yosemite and it was called Miwoks. They called Miwoks. They had to work very hard had to work very hard and they ate mule deer. and they ate mule deer. They had to work every They had to work every day. They have hard day. They have hard days and they don’t days and they don’t have heath care or any have heath care or any thing else. So they have thing else. So they have to be careful to be careful

Rangers at YosemiteRangers at Yosemite

Rangers protect the Rangers protect the animals ,plants ,and the animals ,plants ,and the red wood trees. Rangers red wood trees. Rangers protect the people from protect the people from getting hurt from the getting hurt from the dangerous animals. dangerous animals. Rangers are on the Rangers are on the watch just in case of any watch just in case of any hunters want to kill any hunters want to kill any of these poor animals. of these poor animals. That’s why we need That’s why we need rangers at Yosemite rangers at Yosemite National Park.National Park.

Significant Events at Yosemite Significant Events at Yosemite

In 1996-1997 there was a In 1996-1997 there was a big flood in Yosemite. It big flood in Yosemite. It flooded everything flooded everything though meadows and though meadows and the exit. This happened the exit. This happened because the snow because the snow melted and the water melted and the water over flooded in over flooded in Yosemite. It was in the Yosemite. It was in the winter in January and winter in January and May. Soon the flood was May. Soon the flood was gone during the summer.gone during the summer.

Current Use of YosemiteCurrent Use of Yosemite

We use Yosemite for We use Yosemite for lots of things like hiking, lots of things like hiking, camping, and lots more. camping, and lots more. Yosemite is used for Yosemite is used for habitats for lots of habitats for lots of animals like the bears animals like the bears need caves to sleep in. need caves to sleep in. Also this is has lots of Also this is has lots of water for different kinds water for different kinds of plants. That’s what of plants. That’s what Yosemite is for.Yosemite is for.

What I Liked in YosemiteWhat I Liked in Yosemite

What made me What made me interested in Yosemite. interested in Yosemite. The waterfalls, The waterfalls, meadows, the animals, meadows, the animals, and more others. What and more others. What made me interested is made me interested is because I like animals because I like animals that I never knew that that I never knew that were in Yosemite. That were in Yosemite. That was the best because I was the best because I got to learn about bear, got to learn about bear, big horn sheep, and the big horn sheep, and the great gray owl.great gray owl.

BibliographyBibliography

http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/animals.htmanimals.htm