Carmen Kohlruss

Carmen Kohlruss is a California journalist who lives and writes near her favorite place, Yosemite. Her portfolio is carmenkohlruss.com and her journalism awards include a Best of the West.

Here’s How to Travel to Yosemite National Park by Bus and Train

Ditch your car and take transit to the trails of the Sierra Nevada

By Carmen Kohlruss April 20, 2024

In this story: national parks, public transit

After stopping in Mariposa for breakfast, writer Carmen Kohlruss gets checked back onto a YARTS public transit bus before traveling into Yosemite National Park via the Highway 140 route.

Conservation Groups Seek to Block Logging Projects in Giant Sequoia National Monument

Sierra Club and others file lawsuit against US Forest Service over postfire logging

By Carmen Kohlruss February 23, 2024

In this story: forests, public lands

Old sequoia burned several times by fire, but still alive with only one branch

At Yosemite National Park, the Crush of Visitors Sparks a Construction Boom

As more concrete is poured in the national park, other ways of managing visitation are being explored

By Carmen Kohlruss April 26, 2023

In this story: national parks

Carmen Kohlruss

Here’s How to Travel to Yosemite National Park by Bus and Train

Conservation Groups Seek to Block Logging Projects in Giant Sequoia National Monument

At Yosemite National Park, the Crush of Visitors Sparks a Construction Boom

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