Celebration and Announcement of the Yosemite Gateways/Byways Geotourism WebMap
April 8, 2010 from 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Cliff Room, Yosemite Lodge, Yosemite National Park

Over 300 nominations have been published highlighting Sierra assets that are authentic and distinctive to the region. Explore the WebMap for trip planning and to view what unique assets are highlighted in and around your area. New features on the updated website include: featured content, social networking links, exploration tracks, the ability to  give a Thumbs Up for your favorite nominations, and create a My Favorites list.
 
Selected Nominations
The local Geocouncil reviewed and evaluated all of the nominations before submitting them to National Geographic for inclusion in the final WebMap. Only nominations that were complete (quality pictures, accurately located on map, complete description, contact information) and met the geotourism definition were considered for inclusion. If your nomination was incomplete or you see something missing, you can still complete your nomination and submit it.

Next Steps
The Sierra Nevada Geotourism project will continue to work through three additional phase areas; the Tahoe Emigrant Corridor, Northern Sierra and Southern Sierra phases. We are working on building partnerships for the Tahoe Emigrant Corridor now. The focused nomination period for the Tahoe Emigrant Corridor is scheduled for June - August, 2010.

Additional events announcing the Yosemite Gateways/Byways Geotourism WebMap will be held at the Banff Mountain Film Festival on April 2nd and 3rd at the Tri County Fairgrounds in Bishop, at Earth Day in Mammoth Lakes on April 17th at the Village at Mammoth, and at the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day on April 24th at the Village at Squaw Valley.