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Yosemite Nature Notes 39 (1960)

Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Goethe, originators of the idea of a nature guide service for National Parks (from “A 40th Anniversary”) Dr. Goethe was a generous philanthropist, but unfortunately, his racist views and support for eugenics had become an embarrassement.

• YNN 39(1) (January 1960) [PDF]
  • “Sentinel Rock,” 39(1):cover photo by Paul F. McCrary
  • “Cloud’s Rest,” 39(1):1 photo by Ralph Anderson
  • “Sensational Yosemite” [observing with senses], 39(1):2-6,9-10 by Allan Shields
  • Photo of White Cascade with quote by John C. Merriam, 39(1):7-8
  • “Notes from My Tuolumne Journal” [reasons for mountaineering], 39(1):11-12 by William L. Neely
  • “1959 Christmas Bird Count in Yosemite,” 39(1):13 by Walter J. and Erma Fitzpatrick
• YNN 39(2) (February 1960) [PDF]
  • “Yosemite Valley in Winter,” 39(2):cover photo by Ralph Anderson
  • “Giant Sequoias and England,” 39(2):15-18 by Richard G. Beidleman
  • “Marching Shadows,” 39(2):18 by Alfred E. Brighton
  • “Invasion of a Meadow by Lodgepole Pine” 39(2):19-20 by Neva Snell
  • Photo of winter motorized tour with quote by Horace M. Albright and Frank J. Taylor
  • “Personal Names in the Vernacular Nomenclature of Yosemite Birds,” 39(2):23-26 by C. O. Harris
  • “Book Review” [Clarence King, a Biography], 39(2):27 review by Allan Shields
• YNN 39(3) (March 1960) [PDF]
  • “Flowers of the Pacific Dogwood,” 39(3):cover photo by Ralph Anderson
  • “The Pacific Dogwood,” 39(3):30-32 by Robert W. Crippin
  • “The Original Helicopter” [rufous hummingbird], 39(3):33-34 by Charles B. Vollmer
  • Photo of stagecoach on Big Oak Flat Road with quote by Olaus J. Murie, 39(3):35-36
  • “Additions to the Vertebrate Fauna of Yosemite” [slender salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus, bullfrog Rana catesbiana (introduced)], 39(3):37 by John D. Cunningham
  • “The Other Half of Half Dome” [geology], 39(3):38-40 by William E. Steinkraus
  • “Yosemite Falls in the Moonlight” 39(3):40 poem by Ted R. McVey
  • “Notes from My Journal” [rebellious spirit in Nature], 39(3):41 by William L. Neely
• YNN 39(4) (April 1960)
  • “Ferns of the Sierra,” 39(4):1-79 (1960) by Robert J. Rodin
• YNN 39(5) (May 1960) [PDF]
  • Cathedral Peak, 39(5):cover photo
  • “The Sierra Yellow-Legged Frog” [Rana muscosa], 39(5):126-128 by Carl L. Heller
  • “Lower Yosemite Fall,” [poem], 39(5):128 by Ted R. McVey
  • “Observations on Some Mammals of the Yosemite Region,” 39(5):129-130, 133 by John D. Cunningham
  • “Easter Sunrise Services at Mirror Lake,” [photograph and poem], 39(5):131-132
  • “The Influence of Jointing at Illilouette Falls,” 39(5):134 by Franklin C. Potter
  • “Poison Oak,” 39(5):135-136 by Howard H. Cofer
  • “Iron Bacteria,” 39(5):137 by David Essel
• YNN 39(6) (June 1960) [PDF]
  • “Sugar Pine,” 39(6):cover photo by Paul F. McCrary
  • Quote from Interpretive sign for Tuolumne Grove of Sequoias, 39(6):139
  • “The Case of the Crippled Deer,” 39(6):140-141 by Lloyd W. Brubaker
  • “Cloudy Day,” 39(6):141 poem by Ted R. McVey
  • “Elderberries of Yosemite” [blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana, and red elderberry, Sambucus melonocarpa], 39(6):142-143 by Robert W. Crippin
  • “The Evening Grosbeak” [Hesperiphona vespertina], 39(6):143 by Homer Crider
  • “Observations of the Tahoe Chipmunk” [Eutamias speciosus frater], 39(6):144,147 by Howard H. Cofer
  • photo with quote, 39(6):145-146 by A. E. Demaray
  • “Patience,” 39(6):147 poem by Alfred E. Brighton
  • “For Our Younger Readers” [bird feeding station], 39(6):148-149 by Ralph Frazier
  • “Conservation Quotes,” 39(6):149 by Newton B. Drury
  • “Notes from My Tuolumne Journal” [Carl Sharsmith and the naturalist’s eye], 39(6):150-151 by William L. Neely
• YNN 39(7) (July 1960) [PDF]
  • Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Goethe, 39(7):cover photo
  • “An Early Nature Guide Program” [1920s], 39(7):152
  • “A 40th Anniversary” [of the Nature Guide Service], 39(7):153-55 by Carl P. Russell
  • “Nature Study in National Parks Interpretive Movement,” 39(7):156-158 by Charles M. Goethe
  • “The Nature Guide Movement in National Parks,” 39(7):159-60 by Loye H. Miller
  • “The Beginning of Yosemite’s Educational Program,” 39(7):161-65 by Harold C. Bryant
• YNN 39(8) (August 1960)
  • “Guide to Tuolumne Meadows Trails,” 39(8) (1960) by Allan Shields
• YNN 39(9) (September 1960) [PDF]
  • “Experiment in Individualism: the National Park as an Outdoor Laboratory,” 39(9):214-218,221 by Paul J. Sage
  • photo with quote, 39(9):219-220 by John C. Merriam
  • “Notes from My Journal” [experiment with pussypaws, Spraguea umbellata], 39(9):222-223 by William L. Neely
  • “Bird Courtship in Yosemite,” 39(9):223 by Douglass H. Hubbard
  • “A Large Lodgepole Pine” [near Harden Lake], 39(9):224-225 by Howard H. Cofer
  • “Full Moon in Yosemite,” 39(9):225 poem by Ted R. McVey
• YNN 39(10) (October 1960) [PDF]
  • “Junior Rangers—A Report” [Yosemite Junior Nature School and Junior Nature Notes Magazine], 39(10):227-230,232-233 by Lloyd W. Brubaker
  • “Junior Rangers at Happy Isles,” 39(10):230 by Lorraine Miles
  • “Junior Rangers at White Wolf,” 39(10):231,234 by David Essel
  • “Yosemites Back Country,” 39(10):235-236 by Larry Bentchler [Junior-Ranger]
  • “Through the Open Tent Flap” [observing wildlife], 39(10):237-239 by Woodrow W. Smith
  • “Mirror Lake,” 39(10):239 poem by Ted R. McVey
• YNN 39(11) (November 1960) [PDF]
  • “Weasel vs. Squirrel,” 39(11):242-244 by John P. Harville, Robert L. Hassur, George V. Pickwell
  • “The Little Bully” [western wood pewee], 39(11):245-246 by Lloyd D. Moore
  • “Beautiful Canvas,” 39(11):246 poem by Alfred E. Brighton
  • “Poison Toads: Pose Problem,” 39(11):247-248
  • “Out of Yosemite’s Past” [automobile travel in 1914], 39(11):249-250 by E. W. Blew
  • “Why Do Birds Scream” [pigmy owl], 39(11):251-252 by Douglass H. Hubbard
  • Quote about history 39(11):251 by Horace M. Albright
  • “A Swimming Mouse” [meadow mouse, Microtus sp.], 39(11):252 by Howard H. Cofer
  • “Note on the Yosemite Herbarium” [additional specimens], 39(11):252-253 by Paul Sage
  • “Oaks,” 39(11):254 poem by Allan E. Shields
• YNN 39(12) (December 1960) [PDF]
  • “Deer Trails in the Mariposa Grove” [fawn], 39(12):256-258 by Clare E. Britt
  • “The Nosiest Bird in Yosemite” [Steller’s jay, Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis], 39(12):259-260 by R. E. Woodard
  • Photo of Crockers Station in 1901 with quote, 39(12):261-262 by Arno B. Cammerer
  • “Passing of the Landmarks” [past guests at Crocker’s Station, written in 1926], 39(12):261-264 by May Crocker
  • “El Capitan Hike,” 39(12):265-267 by Woodrow W. Smith
  • “A Conservation Quote,” 39(12):267 by Horace M. Albright
  • “A One Picture Story: Christmas at the Old Sentinel Hotel,” 39(12):268

Bibliographical Information

Yosemite 39 (1960) (Yosemite: Yosemite Natural History Association, 1960)

Digitized by Dan Anderson, May 2007, from a copy at San Diego State University Library.
    —Dan Anderson, www.yosemite.ca.us

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