|
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, September 19, 2014 INCIDENTS Capitol Reef NP Three Pay For Resource Damage Caused In Catalog Shoot In September, 2011, a photograph in a Patagonia clothing catalog appeared of two climbers making a “first ascent” of a climbing route in the park. Rangers identified the route and determined that new bolts had been installed and that HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trundling" trundling of rocks on the route had occurred. Both of these actions are prohibited under a 36 CFR 1.5 closure. During the investigation, two additional climbing routes were identified as first ascents completed by the individuals identified in the Patagonia catalog and by a newly identified third party not associated with the Patagonia photograph. All three individuals were held liable for damages in accordance with the Park System Resource Protection Act (16 U.S.C. § 19jj), which provides that any person or instrumentality who injures, destroys or causes the loss of any park resource is liable for response costs and damages. In May a sum of $4,000 was paid to Capitol Reef National Park after negotiations between the NPS Intermountain Office of the Solicitor and the defendants' attorney. INCLUDEPICTURE "https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET [Scott Brown, Chief Ranger] Rocky Mountain NP Body Found Near Alberta Falls A man's body was discovered Wednesday morning along the shoreline next to Glacier Creek at the base of a rock outcropping, roughly 200 feet down from Alberta Falls. Rangers reached the body about 30 minutes later and confirmed that he was dead. There were no witnesses and the incident is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected. The man's body was flown to a landing zone near the Glacier Basin Campground and was transferred to the Larimer County Coroner's Office. [Kyle Patterson, Public Information Officer] 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): Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front NHP - The park held a camp this summer for girls belonging to its chapter of the national Rosie's Girls program. The program fosters self-esteem, leadership and physical confidence in middle school girls through explorations of the construction trades and nontraditional careers for women. Colorado NM - Fifty people from 21 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe became United States citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the park on Tuesday, September 16th. Tumacacori NHP - For the fourth year in a row, Tumacácori commemorated Constitution Day and Citizenship Day by hosting a naturalization ceremony on September 17th. Weekly Training Calendar - The following have been added to this week's calendar - two landscape preservation courses at Sitka NHP, a heavy equipment operator safety course at Indiana Dunes, and two offerings of a course on access to parks and outdoor recreation, one at Lake Mead and the other at Prince William Forest. 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). --- ### --- |