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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, January 9, 2014 INCIDENTS Rocky Mountain NP Snowshoer Dies Of Heart Attack A 74-year-old man from Fort Collins suffered a cardiac emergency while snowshoeing near Mills Lake on Tuesday, January 7th. The man's friends contacted park rangers by cell phone and began CPR, but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead around 1 p.m. Mills Lake is almost three miles from the trailhead and close to 10,000 feet in elevation. Park staff, assisted by Larimer County Search and Rescue, recovered the man's body and transferred it to the Larimer County Coroner's Office. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/): Wilderness Stewardship - This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Two documents have been prepared to provide thoughts and guidance on integrating wilderness character into park planning, management, and monitoring. Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Division - Every year, the American Recreation Coalition presents awards for innovation in recreation and for connecting people to the outdoors. Nominations are being sought for each and are due by February 20th. Yosemite NP - Yosemite National Park conducted the first session of a four-week Yosemite Leadership Academy during the week of December 2nd. There will be three more sessions over the next two years. National Capital Region - Bob Sonderman has been selected as National Capital Region's curator and as the director of its Museum Resource Center. Northeast Region - Brian R. Strack has been selected as the next associate regional director for planning, facilities and conservation assistance for Northeast Region. Prince William Forest Park - Gordon Johnson, Prince William Forest Park's facility management specialist, retired on January 3rd after 32 years with the National Park Service. * * * * The Morning Report is 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). --- ### --- |