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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, August 5, 2014 INCIDENTS Lake Mead NRA Roads Closed Due To Flash Floods Three roads have been closed within the park due to recent flash floods: HYPERLINK "https://goo.gl/maps/G2OIG" Kingman Wash Access Road, a dirt road in Arizona that leads to Lake Mead, is washed out. It was closed Monday morning. HYPERLINK "https://goo.gl/maps/0vpB0" Temple Bar Access Road, a main road in Arizona that leads to Temple Bar Marina on Lake Mead, is impassible. Flood water is flowing across the road through the Detrital Wash. HYPERLINK "https://goo.gl/maps/pTXxm" Nevada State Route 165, which leads to Nelson's Landing and Placer Cove, has been closed at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area boundary due to flooding and road degradation. According to the National Weather Service, .68 inches of rain was recorded Sunday night at the Lake Mead Visitor Center off of U.S. 93 in Boulder City. More rain was forecast for yesterday afternoon. Caution is urged on three other roads that remain open: HYPERLINK "https://goo.gl/maps/XZxa4" Willow Beach Access Road, a main road in Arizona that leads to Willow Beach Marina on Lake Mohave, was closed around 1 a.m. yesterday but reopened later in the morning after crews removed debris. HYPERLINK "https://goo.gl/maps/6Sj4D" Northshore Road and Lakeshore Road, the main roads in Nevada that travel around Lake Mead, are open but have some gravel and debris on them from flood waters. Crews are working to restore access at all of the closed locations. [Christie Vanover, Public Affairs Officer] Grand Canyon NP Search In Progress For Missing Man Visitor M.B., 36, was reported missing by a member of his family on the evening pf Saturday, August 2nd. He was last seen that afternoon hiking along the South Rim west of Grandview Point in the vicinity of Highway 64. M.B. is described as 5'9', 175 pounds, with brown hair. Search efforts are currently underway and the park is conducting an investigation into the his whereabouts. Visitors who may have any information regarding his whereabouts are asked to contact Grand Canyon National Park Silent Witness Program at 928-638-7767. [Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski, Public Affairs Officer] Grand Canyon NP Resident Convicted On Aggravated Assault Charge On September 27, 2010, Investigative Services Branch special agents began an investigation into possible sexual conduct between a 21-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl residing in the park. On July 30, 2013, the man was arrested by agents and was subsequently indicted on two felony counts of sexual conduct with a minor. On June 12th of this year, the man pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, a felony. He was sentenced to serve six months in prison and upon his release will serve three years of probation. [Investigative Services Branch] 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): Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division - A group of young students from New Mexico attended the inaugural Night Skies Arts Academy, sponsored by the National Park Service and Global Explorers. The eight-day academy focused on discovery and exploration of the night sky through the lens of artistic expression. Biological Resource Management Division - The Biological Resource Management Division has collaborated with the Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System to develop a mobile application for Servicewide early detection of invasive plants. Alaska Region - The official inauguration of Alaska's new Kachemak Bay Water Trail took place in early June. The trail runs 125 miles along the bay from Homer to its head and back on the south side to Seldovia. Midwest Region - Associate Regional Director for Natural Resource-Science and Partnerships Marty Sterkel retired on July 31st after serving over 33 years with the National Park Service. Pecos NHP - The park has completed the laser scanning of its 18th century Spanish Colonial mission church. The primary goal of scanning was to document the exposed original fabric of the north transept exterior prior to the building of a new protective adobe veneer. 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). --- ### --- |