NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Friday, June 7, 2013
INCIDENTS
Lava Beds NM
Vandals Inflict Major Damage On Petroglyphs
On May 17th, rangers discovered vandalism in an area of the park known as Petroglyph Point. Damage included over 50 occurrences in which individuals had carved over prehistoric and historic petroglyphs (a form of rock art) across a 300 foot stretch of the west face of this important cultural site. Petroglyph Point contains thousands of culturally significant petroglyphs, the most concentrated number in the state of California, which may date as far back as 4,000 years and are important to members of The Klamath Tribes. A temporary site closure has been enacted and additional security measures have been taken while a long term protection plan is established. Rangers are currently conducting an investigation into this incident of vandalism. Editor's note: A related story on the upswing in vandalism in the national parks appeared in Tuesday's New York Times and can be seen by click on the link below. [Mike Reynolds, Superintendent]
HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/us/as-vandals-take-to-national-parks-some-point-to-social-media.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/us/as-vandals-take-to-national-parks-some-point-to-social-media.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Padre Island NS
Rangers Assist In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle
Rangers received a report of a stolen Cadillac coupe bearing dealer tags heading toward the park on the morning of June 4th. They were also advised that Corpus Christi PD units were en route and asking for assistance. Rangers located the Cadillac on the paved park road between headquarters and the visitor center and attempted to stop it. The driver declined to do so and headed south down the beach. OnStar was contacted and shut the vehicle down. The rangers then conducted a high risk stop. Although the driver at first refused to comply with commands and acted abnormally, he eventually submitted and was arrested. He was turned over to Corpus Christi officers. [Travis Poulson, Chief Ranger]
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/):
Denali NP&P - Denali National Park and Preserve and its partners are celebrating the centennial of the first summiting of Mt. McKinley on June 7, 1913 with several activities and events.
Wind Cave NP - Public land management agencies in the southern Black Hills are working closer together as a result of a recently signed "Service First" agreement between the Forest Service and the National Park Service.
Monocacy NB - This year marked the fifth anniversary of a special program commemorating Memorial Day at Monocacy National Battlefield.
NPS Alumni - John J. Krisko II, an NPS employee for 30 years, passed away on June 4th in North Carolina. He joined the NPS in 1958 and retired from Gateway's Sandy Hook Unit in 1988.
Training Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses, webinars and online training offered by the National Park Service and related agencies. Added to this week's calendar are the following - four new FLETC offerings, three of them in Glynco and the fourth in Artesia.
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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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