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Sign up now for the July 31st project.

Project Details: Our group will be working on Sunday at Lake Elanor. We have worked on this site in the past.

Sign up now for the July 10th project.

Project Details: TBD

You're free to do as you like after we complete the project. Some people will go climbing while others may go for a hike.

Sign up now for the June 5th project.

Project Details: Replacing/installing campground signs at Hodgdon Meadow campground

The 2010 PGVIP schedule is finally done and approved. This year should be a fun year.

I hope to see everyone from the previous projects as well as some new faces this year.

1. April 17th
2. May 15th
3. June 5th
4. June 26th
5. July 10th
6. July 31st
7. August 28th
8. September 18th

Sign up now for the November 7th project.
Project Details: TBD

How this Works:A few days prior to the weekend, I will send you a gate pass for free admission to the park, along with information on the location of our campsite. We will start work at 9 a.m. Saturday and finish near 3 p.m. The work will be such that you can work at your own pace, and the NPS will provide all required tools.
You're free to do as you like after we complete the project. Some people will go climbing while others may go for a hike.

Jill and AmyFrom: Jill Cohen
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:52:59 AM
Subject: yosemite vip weekend april 2009!

well we had a fabulous start to the climbing year in our first volunteer in the park project at yosemite last weekend. our task was to move the tent platforms we built at the end of last season over to camp 4. we started setting up the structures, did some painting of the platforms as well as painted some of the existing tent cabin doors and porches. we got quite a bit done but it was too much for only 6 hours. i'm sure we'll probably have to finish it out next month!

the valley was absolutely beautiful and the weather was amazing. i've never seen yosemite falls with so much water! and there was still some snow in the merced. best part of the work day for me was spotting a bear! someone had been yelling like a banshee at camp 4. i thought someone had fallen off rock and was trying to get help. then i see him running. so i go stalking... the guy doubles back to continue bouldering and i spot the bear. i slowly approached and came upon it while it was playing with a lime green nalgene bottle. it spied me just as i got one great photo! (though it needs some light adjustment. however, the bear just wouldn't sit for another photo!)(honestly, don't they train them!) anyway, here are some shots of yosemite, camp 4, the bear and more are here:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=ax2vb5y.bxf8qmva&x=0&y=yivv09&localeid=en_US

• April 18th
• May 16th
• June 6th
• June 27th
• July 18th
• August 8th
• September 12th (tentative)
• September 26th (tentative)
• October 17th
• November 7th (tentative)

* These dates may change

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