Restoring the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

[@danielospitia3277]

I'm glad the quality of the grove was higher priority than the convenience of visitors.

[@stevemuzak8526]

So true! People should walk more. It's good for everybody.

[@melvinlee5684]

I was there two weeks ago. A dream come true to be able to see these beautiful trees.! The buses were very nice and ran on a very timely schedule. The wait times were not long.

[@michellelee6205]

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[@JoJo_AA_]

Good for you! :D

[@borothin318]

Visited here June 2018, from Scotland, UK, just in time for the opening. An unforgettable saunter (as John Muir would say) through those giant trees. Thank you so much, and to Yosemite Conservancy.

[@MichaelBrowers]

So so awesome to see this wonderful work accomplished! Thanks so much for the video!

[@LarryManiccia]

Bravo to all the donors, rangers, and workers that made this project possible! All this hard work will surely payoff for generations to come. I look forward to visiting the Grove next month.

[@daydreamerprod]

Ive been there at least twice and was a bit overcome by the noise and pace of the space as well. I am elated at the more natural look and use of space returned to the trees, to arrive to a peaceful serene environment that the grove deserves gives me pause and happy tears- for the future indeed!

[@thompuckett9547]

Congrats on the restoration. I remember going through there in the late 70s and early 80s and how beautiful the area and trees were. It truly looks like a massive improvement in conservation while still having all the visitors. My compliments to all involved.

[@DaredivaAlice]

I look forward to someday seeing the Mariposa grove. The accessible trail for Lower Yosemite Falls was a fantastic experience for me last summer, and a few years ago I got to take the accessible loop in Sequoia National Park. Nothing short of wondrous.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Congratulations on a well and thoughtfully-planned project! When I was a summer interp at Yellowstone, the theme of my rim walk at Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone dealt with the restoration of that area as part of the Mission 66 program.

[@jimmyguitar9676]

Magnificent Restoring Park beautiful Sequoias impressionnant

[@tomjerry84]

What a relief to know that these precious ancient trees are being well protected

[@MrStuVW]

Oh the combustion trucks/shuttles have to be changed to electrics, not just the Parks but the whole living planet. You are Precious beyond measure.

[@rodrigosilveira4360]

Congratulations on this project. Very needed indeed! Asphalt near the trees roots, car smokes... Some day I'll go to US and visit the park. If I lived there I'd like to go each season to presence the nature changes.

[@HabeasJ]

Do more of this. Less gift shops and more trees. Less pavement and more dirt

[@blakespower]

well they need to make some money for the park sometimes federal funding is with held, the national parks are the 1st to suffer when the government is dysfunctional at the congress level

[@donniereiter3646]

I love the Mariposa Grove that place is amazing

[@SolaceEasy]

Park Rangers like you are my Hero! Saving the world again!

[@MovinOnBob]

I was there last week and everyone did a fantastic job.

[@stevemuzak8526]

This is amazing!

[@alcestisadl1494]

Fantastic!!!💚🌲-LOVE TREES!!!

[@bobd.]

One of the most beautiful sights on the face of the Earth is Sequoia National Park. If you've never been there you owe it to yourself to go. You'll get a whole new outlook on the World and maybe think twice before you toss a cigarette butt out the window or wander from designated trails in your 4x4. We need to guard against those who would put our National Parks and Monuments at risk, be it local businesses, states, or federal agencies or officials.

[@TopherDavila]

Nature sure has its own schedule. We got to experience the bee set up in 2019. It was really great. Then end of 2020 during a big storm several of these trees fell down - on top of new walkways in several places. They just got the new set up done and nature literally rains trees on it. I wonder how long it’ll be closer again while they rebuild.

[@davidgrisez]

It is good that they restored the Mariposa grove of giant sequoias. It is good that old roads have been removed. I am old enough to remember what was like when cars were lined up along the road to drive thru the tunnel tree. We are not going have that nonsense again. The tunnel tree fell one winter, its large remains are still in the Mariposa grove.

[@davidmccarter9479]

This is a wonderful thing.

[@RunnerAAA]

Amazing work!

[@jpallen719]

I love you and those trees.....

[@blakespower]

is there any effort to save these trees by planting them on mountains in other states like colorado like create entire groves not just plant them as an ornamental

[@christopherstein2024]

Great! While these Parks serve a good porpoise to remind us of the beauty of nature I hate to see when nature has to pay for that. This way the very thing that's is presented as valuable anf worth protecting doesn't suffer from the traffic and infrastructure that gives this presentation. Good job.

[@bobbypatton4903]

Wonderful!

[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

Great project!

[@eppursimuove3090]

This was great. ☺

[@ThePaintingStoof]

Yay!!

[@kjron1548]

Amazing!!!!!!!!

[@JohnComeOnMan]

Excellent.

[@Lionoftruth7]

Amazing

[@timexyemerald6290]

one of the biggest regrets i have while traveling to US not seeing this legendary tree's

[@franzk72]

Ice on my neck, flawless baguettes Hop off a jet, barely get rest Cash through the month, I get a check Yves Saint Laurent on my pants and my chest

[@mohdnasir5140]

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[@everythingtechpro007]

Now remove all the concrete from the forest and leave them alone to survive.

[@blakespower]

please plant new trees dont rely on the old ones they could die in a forest fire

[@raine5508]

A visitor or a traveler? Paying to walk through nature? If you find nothing wrong with that then your souls are gone

[@4nascar17]

I hate public buses. You loose your freedom and people suck. Parking lot two miles away? STUPID!

[@christopherstein2024]

Feel free to walk.

[@whisperingwindsenchantedco2358]

I was there a few days ago now that it is open. I was very disappointed it is not handicap friendly. Iam handicap and thee is no way I can walk 4 miles to see all the trees. There is no trams to take you back there and they do jot offer wheel chairs for us folks. It is ashamed that us handicap folks are not thought of and miss out in viewing these trees. They need to have golf carts to take the disable thru the trails so we can enjoy ad well.

[@Falafelzebub]

I am sorry to read this as I too am disabled, and was wondering about this. I live in the area, so rarely go in summer, but I have been looking forward to the re-opening. I guess I will have to be happy with the memories I have of past visits. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@ghpatriot]

So your disability is more important than restoring the natural habitat. Got it.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Aren't the shuttle buses handicapped accessible?

[@itsjustme2499]

What else do you want, a cable car to Half Dome too?

[@calihiker7980]

Hello, I visited the grove a weeks or so ago and noticed a few things about the areas handicap accessibility: The shortest loop is handicap accessible, and there is a special handicap parking lot at the end of the road that is accessible by private vehicle. This parking lot is less than .1 miles from the grizzly giant and the CA tunnel tree. Just ask one of the rangers or Yosemite Conservancy workers to open the gate at the shuttle depot. The trails in the short loop as well as the trail to the grizzly giant and CA tunnel tree are handicap accessible.

[@ericshepherd5788]

You guys are crazy with your fees for EVERYTHING all you guys want is to charge up everything and not take good care of the land people don't see I know I'm one person but that's all it takes

[@inyobill]

Congress, in their infinite wisdom, cut support to the parks during Reagan's presidency. It is not without cost to support these invaluable legacies for future generations. Visitors should bear at least some of the cost. I expect to never visit the majority of the parks, which my tax dollars help support. I am glad to see this good use of my tax dollars. Note that park ranger is a _very_ low compensation profession, compared to other professions requiring similar education and other qualifications. Many of the programs are volunteer staffed.