Ashley Harrell
@ashleyharrell.bsky.social
SFGATE National Parks Bureau Chief, dog person, ping pong champion
Joshua Tree National Park suffered the most damage of any national park during the last government shutdown. Here’s what’s different this time: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Joshua Tree National Park now an epicenter of concern, confusion
A history of vandalism during shutdowns makes national park advocates nervous.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Joshua Tree National Park suffered the most damage of any national park during the last government shutdown. Here’s what’s different this time: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Reposted by Ashley Harrell
SCOOP: Three months after a large transgender pride flag appeared on Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, park officials have terminated one employee involved in hoisting the flag and placed two others on admin leave.
via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
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via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Yosemite fires scientist who hung transgender pride flag on El Capitan
SJ Joslin is now considering a wrongful termination lawsuit.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
SCOOP: Three months after a large transgender pride flag appeared on Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, park officials have terminated one employee involved in hoisting the flag and placed two others on admin leave.
via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
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via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
I recently accompanied SFGATE columnist Drew Magary to Yosemite to see if the park was ruined. This incredible video documents his journey.
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Has America ruined Yosemite?
YouTube video by SFGate
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July 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I recently accompanied SFGATE columnist Drew Magary to Yosemite to see if the park was ruined. This incredible video documents his journey.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvSV...
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Reposted by Ashley Harrell
🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SFGATE launched a National Parks bureau. It led to explosive growth.
SFGATE was one of America's 10 fastest growing news sites in back-to-back months.
www.sfgate.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
If you're curious about what privatizing public lands might actually look like, here's a glimpse: www.sfgate.com/california-p...
'S—t is hitting the fan': Disaster unfolding at Yosemite's most iconic hotel
A scathing report details rodent infestation at Yosemite National Park's iconic Ahwahnee Hotel.
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June 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If you're curious about what privatizing public lands might actually look like, here's a glimpse: www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Big thanks to KQED Forum for having me on today's show about what national parks are up against. It's a great listen!
🎙️ ON AIR:
We're speaking with @sfgate.com's @ashleyharrell.bsky.social, @protectparks.bsky.social's Neal Desai and @protectnps.bsky.social's Russell Galipeau about the impacts of budget and staffing cuts to national parks.
❓ Are you planning a visit? What do you want to know?
📻 Listen:
We're speaking with @sfgate.com's @ashleyharrell.bsky.social, @protectparks.bsky.social's Neal Desai and @protectnps.bsky.social's Russell Galipeau about the impacts of budget and staffing cuts to national parks.
❓ Are you planning a visit? What do you want to know?
📻 Listen:
Yosemite and Other CA National Parks Underfunded, Understaffed this Summer | KQED
In California, Yosemite scientists have had to pick up bathroom cleaning shifts; decades-long endangered species studies in the Channel Islands could have to sunset. Are you planning a visit? We’ll…
buff.ly
May 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Big thanks to KQED Forum for having me on today's show about what national parks are up against. It's a great listen!
The historic High Sierra Camps were supposed to reopen this summer. But short-staffed Yosemite National Park has been forced to prioritize other things. www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Yosemite cancels beloved experience despite order to remain 'open and accessible
Yosemite National Park's exclusive High Sierra Camps will not reopen this summer
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May 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The historic High Sierra Camps were supposed to reopen this summer. But short-staffed Yosemite National Park has been forced to prioritize other things. www.sfgate.com/california-p...
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Hello SFGATE readers! Did you have big plans to visit national parks this spring/summer and now you're reconsidering because of what you've been reading in the news? Are you willing to talk about it in a brief interview w/ our journalist @adriannanine.bsky.social? Reach out: [email protected]
March 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Hello SFGATE readers! Did you have big plans to visit national parks this spring/summer and now you're reconsidering because of what you've been reading in the news? Are you willing to talk about it in a brief interview w/ our journalist @adriannanine.bsky.social? Reach out: [email protected]
So pumped about the people we've hired at SFGATE to cover national parks across the American West! Feel free to send news tips our way.
🚨 I HAVE NEWS 🚨
In January I told you @sfgate.com was doing a major national parks coverage expansion, hiring journalists to cover the American West's most loved outdoors spaces.
Well, we hired a DREAM TEAM 🧵👇 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
In January I told you @sfgate.com was doing a major national parks coverage expansion, hiring journalists to cover the American West's most loved outdoors spaces.
Well, we hired a DREAM TEAM 🧵👇 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
West Coast's largest news site begins major national parks coverage expansion
Major SFGATE expansion will see added coverage of national parks in Pacific Northwest, Southwest and Big Sky Country.
www.sfgate.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So pumped about the people we've hired at SFGATE to cover national parks across the American West! Feel free to send news tips our way.
I'm honored to be at the helm of SFGATE's national parks bureau as we expand beyond California to cover parks in the Southwest, Big Sky Country and the Pacific Northwest. Read all about it here!
HELLO: @sfgate.com is embarking on a major national parks coverage expansion today, hiring journalists to cover the American West's most incredible outdoors spaces. We'll be covering national parks clusters in the:
🌲 PNW
🌵 Southwest
🗻 Big Sky Country
Story + Quick 🧵👇 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
🌲 PNW
🌵 Southwest
🗻 Big Sky Country
Story + Quick 🧵👇 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
West Coast's largest news site begins major national parks coverage expansion
Major SFGATE expansion will see added coverage of national parks in Pacific Northwest, Southwest and Big Sky Country.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm honored to be at the helm of SFGATE's national parks bureau as we expand beyond California to cover parks in the Southwest, Big Sky Country and the Pacific Northwest. Read all about it here!