NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT


Friday, March 14, 2014


INCIDENTS


No incident reports received.


OTHER NEWS


The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers):


Office of International Affairs - Deputy Director Christina Goldfuss and the director general of Colombia's park agency have signed a new memorandum of understanding in which the two agencies will collaborate on the planning, development, and operation of national parks, protected areas and cultural sites.


Lincoln Home NHS - On February 12th, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, The Outlet, and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois presented “We the People,” another Spirit of Lincoln Youth Leadership Academy mentoring history program.


Minidoka NHS - On February 19th, eighth grade students from Buhl Middle School in Buhl, Idaho, unveiled artwork that they created after a week-long study of Minidoka National Historic Site and the Japanese American incarceration during World War II.


Fire and Aviation Management - The Division of Fire and Aviation Management hosted a regional directors' meeting on Thursday, March 6th, and Friday, March 7th. The division's branch chiefs for aviation, structural and wildland fire provided updates to the group on the first day of the meeting. 


Servicewide Training Calendar - One new training offering has been added to this week's updated calendar - a course in Washington on analyzing and transforming conflict to create sustainable solutions for people and wildlife. 


To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites:


NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index

Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/


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).


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