Hotel rest room paper towels, tissues, and most printed materials are made from recycled paper. Park offices separate white paper, computer paper, and scrap paper. Freon used in refrigeration systems is recycled, as are auto batteries. Too Learn more about these preservation efforts by participating in a park naturalist program or sightseeing tour, by joining the Yosemite Association, by volunteering to assist on a park restoration project, or by contributing to The Yosemite Fund. For more information, check the Yosemite Guide or at the Valley Visitor Center.
Many people spend their vacation time working on needed park projects.
These volunteers clean up park rivers and trails, rehabilitate campgrounds, revegetate meadows and woodlands, uproot non-native plants, and act as campground hosts.