NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, February 16, 2012

INCIDENTS

Joshua Tree NP

Injured Climber Rescued

On Tuesday, rangers and local rescue personnel responded to a report of an injured rock climber in the park. M.M., 30, of San Diego, California, was climbing with companions on the Outer Mongolia rock formation when he lost his footing while on belay and fell an estimated 50 feet, sustaining a head injury and cuts and abrasions. M.M. received emergency treatment for his injuries and was flown by helicopter to Loma Linda for further medical treatment. Approximately 20 search and rescue personnel were involved in the incident. Ranger Jimmy Pritchett was IC. [Joe Zarki, Public Affairs Specialist]

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/):

Everglades NP - A female Burmese python with an unofficial length of just over 16 feet and a weight of 140 pounds - a prime example of this invasive exotic that has seriously impacted the Everglades - was recently found and removed by park staff.

Workforce Management - Nominations for NPS Service-level and Departmental honor awards are currently being accepted.  The nomination period ends on February 29th.

Director's Office - The National Park Service has two standing fellowship offerings in the Washington Office - the Horace Albright Fellowship and the Bevinetto Congressional Fellowship. Background and application information is provided on each.

Office of Communications - Director Jarvis and the head of Mexico's National Commission for Natural Protected Areas have renewed a long-standing agreement between the two agencies.

* * * *

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).

--- ### ---