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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, September 28, 2011 INCIDENTS Joshua Tree NP Some Flood-Damaged Facilities Reopen, Others Remain Closed A section of Pinto Basin Road, damaged in a severe flashflood on September 13th (click HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewincidentsarticle&type= Incidents&id=5898" here for the initial report), will reopen to the public on Friday. The segment of road that will reopen extends from the present closure at White Tank Campground for approximately nine miles southeast to the Ocotillo Patch pullout. This will allow public access to the popular Cholla Cactus Garden. Also opening on Friday are all park campgrounds and campsites that were closed for the summer due to low visitation. This means that for Friday night all park campgrounds except Cottonwood Campground will be fully open for normal visitor use. Cottonwood Campground will remain closed due to flood damage. The following park areas remain closed due to flood damage: Cottonwood Campground Cottonwood Visitor Center Cottonwood Springs Black Eagle Mine Road Old Dale Road Pinkham Canyon Road Thermal Canyon Road All hiking trails originating at Cottonwood Springs. Future updates on repair of recent park storm damage will posted on the park website ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/jotr" www.nps.gov/jotr). [Joe Zarki, Public Information 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/): Museum Management Program - A new virtual museum exhibit and house tour have been created for Maggie Walker, civil rights activist and trailblazing entrepreneur. A link is provided to the site. Department of the Interior - A number of National Park Service employees and citizens who participated in valorous acts in the parks will be recognized at the Department of the Interior's 2011 Honor Awards Convocation. The event is tentatively set for November 16th. Office of Communications - A new online Civil War era national cemeteries travel itinerary, developed by the National Park Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs, has been created. Cape Cod NS - Cape Cod National Seashore held its 50th anniversary employee and alumni reunion on a weekend in mid-September. It was attended by 96 employees and alumni representing every year as far back as 1962. Photo. Natural Resource Program Center - Bill Jackson is retiring as chief of the Water Resources Division following a 31-year federal career that included 22 years with the division. Photo. Denver Service Center - June McMillen, writer/editor in Denver Service Center's Planning Division, is retiring on September 30th. June has more than 32 years of government service, 25 of them with the National Park Service. Photo. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced with the support of the Office of the Assistant Director for Information Resources and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |