HONEY, The Honey Bee, is buzzing around the tasting rooms at these local wineries:

* Dorval Estate Winery * Ficklin Vineyards * Quady Winery * Westbrook Wine Farm Vineyard and Winery * Idle Hour Winery * San Joaquin Wine Company * Papagni Wines * Toca Madera Winery * Birdstone Winery * CRŪ Winery

Find NUGGET, the California Ebony Tarantula, at the Coarsegold Historic Museum and in the Coarsegold Historic Village at these shops: * Zanders Coffee * Yosemite Drug * Yours, Mine & Ours Antiques * The Tarantula Exhibit & Information Center * Rooted in Season Market

The Nature of Wildworks - Wildlife Care Center for non-releasable wild animals. (By appointment only.) 

Check out SIERRA, the Black Bear, at the Visitor Center in Oakhurst - 40343 Highway 41, Oakhurst.

You can find ART E. FOX, the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, at the many galleries of the Yosemite Gateway Art Center in Oakhurst. 

He'll be hanging out with many the wonderful artists in the area... and maybe even trying his own hand (sorry paw...) at some artistic endeavors as well.

BLake, the Bald Eagle, is often soaring high above Bass Lake. Pick up your BLake trading card at any of these locations.

• The Forks Resort - (open seasonally April through September) 
• Miller's Landing Resort - (open seasonally April through September)
• The Pines Resort - (year-round)
• Good Ol' Daze (year-round)

RANGER, the California Mule Deer,  can be found in North Fork at the Sierra Mono Museum and Cultural Center, Rebelz Coffee, and The Gnarly Carrot, a locally sourced grocery and produce store.

Find RICKY, the Raccoon, at the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad - 56001 Highway 41 in Fish Camp.

The railroad is open seasonally from April through November. While the Railroad is closed for the season, you can ask for your Ricky card at the Visitor Center in Oakhurst.

Discover why GALEN, the Great Horned Owl, protects the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. You can pick up your GALEN trading card in the care of Yosemite Conservancy at the Mariposa Grove's Welcome Plaza Depot!

The Depot's season usually runs from May to mid-November. When the Mariposa Grove Depot is closed for the season, you can ask for your Galen card at the Visitor Center in Oakhurst.

Look for SANDY, the Squirrel, at Tunnel View and all over Yosemite.  

You can pick up your Sandy trading card at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite.

Alternatively, you can stop before the park and pick up your Sandy trading card at Tenaya at Yosemite.

It's easy to enter....

1. Collect "Welcoming Committee Member" trading cards by visiting their home locations around Yosemite & Madera County
2. Collect 2 or more Member trading cards for a chance to win a Yosemite Adventure Vacation...the more you collect, the more chances you have to win.
   • Collect 2 cards for 1 chance to win
   • Collect 3 to 9 cards for 10 chances to win
   • Collect all 10 cards for 20 chances to win (and get a special prize!)
3. Enter to win (see next panel...)

Enter to Win - you have a choice of three ways:

1. Stop at the Oakhurst Visitor Center and fill out the entry form
2. Text your name, address, phone number and email along with a photo of all your cards to:  Rhonda @ (559) 658-0150
3. Email your name, address, phone number and email along with a photo of all your cards to:  Rhonda@YosemiteThisYear.com

You can download the full Rules & Regulations here: Yosemite Adventure Contest Rules

Collect all 10 cards and receive the Welcoming Committee Stuffed Animal Collection!

The Yosemite Adventure Vacation Package includes:

1. Two-night stay in the southern gateway to Yosemite - (we choose the hotel, cabin, or Bed & Breakfast Inn that best fits your needs)
2. Gift cards for local dining and souvenirs!
3. AND your choice of one of these Adventures (see next panel)

Prize package Adventure choices:

• Yosemite: All Day Yosemite Tour for Two from Discover Yosemite Tours
• Extreme Sierra:
  • 1/2 Day Rock Climbing for Two with Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides OR
  • Jeep Tour for up to four people with Yosemite Adventure Company

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Prize package Adventure choices (con't):

• Bass Lake: Four-hour Patio Boat Rental on Bass Lake (for the whole family)
• Family Fun: Train Ride for two adults and two children on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
• Wine Tasting: Free Tasting along the Madera Wine Trail, two bottles of local wine, and a Meet the Winemaker Experience.