NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, December 20, 2007

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INCIDENTS

No new incident reports received.

OTHER NEWS

The following stories (among others) can be read on InsideNPS (internal) or NPS Digest (external):

Martin Van Buren NHS - On December 7th, the park marked the 225th anniversary of Martin Van Buren's birth with a tour of his home, costumed actors, and President Van Buren himself, dozing by the hearth.

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=vieweventscalendararticle&type=Events&id=802" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=vieweventscalendararticle&type=Events&id=802

Martin Luther King Jr. NHS - The park and several partners are sponsoring an exhibit on the Soviet Union's Gulag prison system at the park's visitor center. The exhibit opened with a ceremony on December 12th and continues through February 20th.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6085" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6085

George Washington Birthplace NM - Following nearly two years of meetings and planning, George Washington Birthplace NM and England's Sulgrave Manor have signed a sister park agreement.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6087" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6087

Acadia NP - The first virtual tour of Acadia National Park was launched late last month. The Acadia eCruise takes participants on a virtual exploration of the park's coastal islands and the surrounding waters of the Gulf of Maine.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6060" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6060

Natural Resource Program Center - Jim Tilmant, national fisheries program coordinator for the National Park Service, will be completing a 37-year National Park Service career when he retires on December 31st.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1774" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1774

Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs - Bill Tweed, the park's retired chief of interpretation and cultural resources, has received the Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award - the second-highest departmental honor that can be granted to a career employee.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1775" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1775

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-686-3828).

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