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Thursday, 04 November 2021

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Stone fruit grower-marketer announces major expansion

Fresh Plaza 26 Apr 2021

Prima Wawona, a grower and marketer of conventional and organic peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots announced this past Friday it is expanding its acreage by another 2,600 acres devoted to growing stone fruit. The new acreage increases the company’s total to almost 15,000 acres, equating to 1.0 million additional stone fruit trees ... Prima Wawona.

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How to find the oddest birds in L.A.

The Los Angeles Times 04 Feb 2021

But for the pandemic, I would be flying to New York City to see a snowy owl standing in a Central Park meadow. It’s the first time the Arctic tundra dweller has been seen in the park in130 years ... ⁣⁣ ... Advertisement ... 1 ... 1 ... The trees fell in the park’s Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias in the Wawona area, which remains shut because of damage and the cleanup.

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15 giant sequoias blew over in Yosemite. Now the park works to reopen

The Los Angeles Times 28 Jan 2021

18 has caused perhaps “the most damage” measured in the park’s recorded history, including toppled tall trees and crushed structures ... There may be many more downed trees along Glacier Point Road, Gediman said ... In the Wawona area, falling trees destroyed or damaged 15 to 20 homes, including ranger residences, Gediman said.

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‘Total war zone’ — Yosemite area hit hard by wind that toppled trees

The Aberdeen Daily World 25 Jan 2021

— Lindsay Stevenson was in a camper van in ...

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‘Total war zone': Yosemite area hit hard by wind that toppled trees. What happens now?

Finger Lakes Times 24 Jan 2021

— Lindsay Stevenson was in a camper van in the Yosemite National Park community of Wawona earlier this week when strong winds toppled hundreds of trees, snapping trunks in half and ripping roots out of the ground ... The couple eventually sought shelter from crashing trees in Wawona’s Pine Tree Market, owned by friend Michael Henderson.

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‘Total war zone.’ Yosemite area hit hard by wind that toppled trees. What happens now?

Modesto Bee 23 Jan 2021

Lindsay Stevenson was in a camper van in the Yosemite National Park community of Wawona earlier this week when strong winds toppled hundreds of trees, snapping trunks in half and Click to Continue » ... .

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Photos of the reopening of Yosemite National Park after coronavirus closure

The Los Angeles Times 13 Jun 2020

Yosemite National Park reopened Thursday after an 83-day shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Only a few cars were lined up at 5 a.m. when gates were unlocked at the park’s south entrance ... Advertisement ... Adirondack chairs are stacked under the balcony at Big >Trees Lodge in Wawona ... Vines, right, take over a bench at Big Trees Lodge in Wawona ... L.A.

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Yosemite Q&A;: What you need to know about visiting the park as it reopens

The Mercury News 09 Jun 2020

On Monday, Yosemite National Park officials announced that the famed Sierra Nevada attraction would be reopening at 7 a.m. Thursday, after being closed for 11 weeks due to coronavirus ... Here’s what you need to know ... No ... The Wawona Store, Glacier Point Store, and El Portal Market are also open. The privately owned Pine Tree Market in Wawona is open.

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Yosemite National Park

Cleveland Jewish News 26 Jul 2019

Nearby are also the awe-inspiring Mariposa grove of giant sequoia trees and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona with historic buildings and demonstrations of pioneer life ... • There are several hotels in the park, including the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, the Yosemite Valley Lodge, Big >Trees Ledge and many cabins and campgrounds.

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Yosemite landmarks to get names back after suit is settled

Observer-Reporter 22 Jul 2019

Other landmarks that can get their old names back include Curry Village and the Wawona Hotel, which were respectively renamed during the lawsuit to Half Dome Village and Big >Trees Lodge ... names of the Ahwahnee Hotel, the Wawona Hotel, Curry Village and several other properties.

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$12,000,000 buys Yosemite's iconic landmarks their names back

Boing Boing 16 Jul 2019

... with the park concessionaire cost the National Parks Service the names of Yosemite's famous Ahwahnee Hotel, The Wawona Hotel and Curry Village ... The Wawona Hotel became Big >Trees Lodge.

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Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12 million settlement

Finger Lakes Times 16 Jul 2019

LOS ANGELES - The Majestic Yosemite can be called the Ahwahnee Hotel again ... "So to have this dispute resolved is huge.". The U.S ... The company wanted to be paid more than $50 million to allow Aramark to continue using the disputed names ... Wawona Hotel was renamed Big >Trees Lodge, and Badger Pass Ski Area became Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area ... .

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Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement

The Los Angeles Times 16 Jul 2019

L.A. Now Local Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement. The historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. (John Walker / Associated Press). The Majestic Yosemite can be called the Ahwahnee Hotel again ... Wawona Hotel was renamed Big >Trees Lodge, and Badger Pass Ski Area became Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area.

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Yosemite National Park's iconic names restored, thanks to lawsuit settled today

Democratic Underground 15 Jul 2019

https.//www.cnn.com/travel/article/yosemite-national-park-name-changes/index.html ... Katia Hetter, CNN Updated 15th July 2019 ... The Wawona Hotel became Big >Trees Lodge ... .

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The Ahwahnee will be back; Yosemite settles lawsuit over hotel names

The Mercury News 15 Jul 2019

“Curry Village” turned into “Half Dome Village,” the “Wawona Hotel” became “Big >Trees Lodge” and “The Yosemite Lodge at the Falls” became “Yosemite Valley Lodge.” Even “Badger Pass Ski Area” was renamed; that’s the “Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area.”.