NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, December 27, 2012

INCIDENTS

No reports received.

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 ribbon-cutting event was held December 19th for a potential new type of park lodging - the Flamingo “Eco-Tent.” Everglades National Park partnered with the University of Miami and the South Florida National Parks Trust to develop this prototype structure, an important step in the effort to rebuild Flamingo in a sustainable manner.

Canyonlands NP - Denny Ziemann, chief ranger at Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, will be retiring on January 3rd after 34 years with the National Park Service.

Fort Pulaski NM - Randy Wester, superintendent at Fort Pulaski National Monument, will be retiring on January 3rd after nearly 38 years of federal service, more than 33 with the National Park Service.

Intermountain Region - Robert Spude, regional historian for Intermountain Region, will retire on December 28th after 35 years with the National Park Service.

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The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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