Yosemite, CA…From the NPS…”Congratulations to the 2019 recipients of the park’s Volunteer of the Year awards. These prestigious awards are bestowed annually to outstanding volunteers in nine different categories for exemplary service to Yosemite National Park.

In 2018, Yosemite National Park hosted over 13,000 volunteers who donated over 132,500 hours to help with a wide variety of volunteer projects. This annual award ceremony is held each year as part of Yosemite’s celebration of National Public Lands Day, and in conjunction with the Yosemite Facelift parkwide cleanup event.”