NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, April 26, 2013

INCIDENTS

Coronado NM

Restitution Settlement Arrived At In Vandalism Case

Two visitors vandalized the entrance of Coronado Cave with graffiti in February. However, a remote wildlife camera captured their images while in the act of vandalizing the cave, one of the park's most popular features. Rangers working the case prepared a press release, seeking assistance in identifying the pair. The press release was picked up and distributed by local newspapers and TV stations; within a day, the two vandals called the park to confess. In order to mitigate damages to the cave entrance, resource management staff created a graffiti concealment and restoration plan and implemented treatments to the affected area. Following this restoration work, rangers worked with the Investigative Service Branch, US Attorney's Office and the guilty parties to finalize a restitution settlement. By quickly concealing the damage to Coronado Cave and resolving the case, park staff hope to deter future vandalism of this resource. [Matt Stoffolano]

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/):

Department of the Interior - Secretary Jewell and Director Jarvis took part yesterday in an environmental education program with middle school students and held a stakeholder meeting to explore public-private partnerships at Prince William Forest Park.

Director's Office - Director Jarvis offers his perspective on the importance of the National Park Service “Going Green” and on the efforts that still need to be made to address climate change issues.

Cultural Resources - On April 17th, Director Jarvis signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain on the shared Spanish-American cultural, historic and archaeological heritage in the National Park System.  

NPS Alumni - Former Associate Director for Partnerships and Visitor Experience Chris Jarvis passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 22nd.

Servicewide Training Calendar - A compilation of upcoming online training courses and webinars available to employees from across the Service. Added to this week's calendar are the following - a webinar next week on a new Call to Action item on protecting visual resources and air quality, a two-part webinar on HR tools for hiring managers, and a webinar on creating a culture of inclusion.

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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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