NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

INCIDENTS

Big South Fork NRRA

Search Continues For Missing Fisherman

An interagency search continues for 29-year-old T.G. of Pine Knot, Kentucky, who has been missing since the canoe he and two companions were in capsized in swift water last Wednesday. The incident occurred on the Big South Fork River approximately two miles downstream from Yamacraw Bridge. Efforts are currently being hampered by flood conditions created by heavy rain over the area Friday night and early Saturday morning. [Howard Duncan]

Colonial NHP

Parkway Temporarily Closed Due To Storm Impacts

Approximately 100 trees were downed in the park last Saturday as severe weather moved through southeast Virginia. No structural damage occurred in the park, but many nearby homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed by winds from strong thunderstorms and possible tornados. Portions of the Colonial Parkway were closed briefly for debris removal. The governor has declared a state of emergency and loss of life has been reported in an adjacent county. [James M. Perry, Public Affairs Officer]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Office of Communications - Junior Ranger Day - part of the annual National Park Week celebration - will take place this coming Saturday. This year, the focus will be on the Let's Move Outside Junior Ranger program, part of First Lady Michelle Obama's nationwide Let's Move campaign.

Wilderness Stewardship - The inaugural conference of the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance took place over four days in mid-March. Attending were 120 representatives from more than 40 organizations, including the NPS. Photo.

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of Communications and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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