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The Yosemite Act of 1890 protects 1,500 square miles in California

Yosemite tunnel tree
From 1880s into the 1960s, tourists posed for pictures (in wagons, then cars) in the Wawona Tunnel Tree, located in Yosemite's Mariposa Grove. The tree collapsed during the winter of 1968-69. NPS via PBS.

Yosemite: a bond between Muir, Roosevelt and Adams

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Open Access Proponents Derail Elsevier-Backed Publishing Restriction

Academics and researchers who support open access to research were able to take a (short) victory lap on Monday. Legislation that would have prevented federal agencies from publishing publicly-funded research results without the approval of the originating journal died after Dutch publishing giant Elsevier pulled its support. According to the Congressional Research Service, the Research Works […]