I have been lucky enough to have the Yosemite Conservancy become my senior project agency contact. They are a really good organization that helps out Yosemite National Park with restorations, clean up, new supplies, and more. The Yosemite Conservancy hopes to inspire a generation to protect Yosemite. The park holds a very special place in my heart because it is my favorite National Park. I grew up going to the park every year and every time I go visit, I fall in love even more. It is a beautiful park and I understand why so many fall in love with it. With so many tourists coming to and from the park, the park becomes damaged because some people ruin it. Trash is left by some tourists or they don't stay on the trails. The lack of respect is disheartening and I am very happy that the Yosemite Conservancy helps restore and clean up the mess left behind. I love how they also help restore places for the enjoyment of park goers (like Tenaya Lake, Mariposa Grove, trail to Lower Yosemite Falls, and more). It is a real honor to be working alongside them and I hope to do them proud.
"Going to the mountains is going home"
-John Muir, Our National Parks (1901)
"Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space"
-Ansel Adams
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