NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, March 25, 2013

INCIDENTS

Grand Canyon NP

Woman's Body Found In Canyon

Park dispatch received a satellite phone call last Thursday afternoon from a private river trip reporting the discovery of a woman's body near Tuckup Canyon. Due to pending darkness, rangers were unable to fly to the scene until the following morning. The body was then flown to the rim and turned over to the county medical examiner. The woman's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The park and medical examiner's office are conducting a joint investigation into the death. [Shannan Marcak, 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/):

Office of Communications - Director Jonathan B. Jarvis has named Georgia Congressman John Lewis a “Hero of History” for his role as a catalyst in the American Civil Rights movement and as a leader of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights.

Wilderness Stewardship - Planning is underway for the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act in 2014. The NPS is participating in the interagency-NGO effort and the official website is now ready for use.

Geologic Resources Division - The NPS Geologic Resources Division is announcing a call for proposals from NPS units and central offices for fall/winter 2013-2014 Geoscientists-in-the-Parks positions. 

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers the week ending on Friday, March 22nd.

Denver Service Center - Doyle Harrison, division secretary for Denver Service Center's Planning Division in Yosemite, and Janina Harrison, budget analyst for the Yosemite Resources Management and Science Division, will both retire on March 29th.

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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@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).

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