NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, October 16, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Yosemite NP

Poacher Arrested At Tree Stand Setup Within Park

Rangers from the Mather, Valley and Wawona districts arrested P.B., 62, of Merced California, on October 4th for hunting within the park's boundaries (16 USC 60). The investigation began when a California Department of Fish and Game warden advised the park of possible poaching violations occurring on the boundary surrounding the Wawona subdistrict. Based on this information, Yosemite special agents and rangers searched for and found a tree stand 60 meters inside the park. A surveillance operation was begun, but proved fruitless on the first two weekends it was conducted. On the third weekend, P.B. entered the park and climbed into his stand with his rifle. Rangers hailed P.B. and took him into custody without incident. P.B. told them that his stand had been at that location for three years and that he'd killed a deer from it in 2007. [Steve Yu, Special Agent]

Rock Creek Park

Man Wounded In Shooting Incident

On Sunday, October 12th, the Park Police were notified of a shooting that had occurred in Meridian Hill Park, part of the Rock Creek Park system. Five men were in the northwest section of the park around 9 p.m. when they were approached by three other men, who spoke with them then left. While walking south, one of the three men turned and fired a shot in the direction of the others, striking one man in the right forearm. The assailant and his companions then fled. The wounded man was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation is underway. [Sergeant Robert Lachance, US Park Police]

OTHER NEWS

Among the stories in today's edition are the following:

Mount Rainier NP - The new Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center opened to the public in a ceremony held in the park last Friday. The $21.2 million facility is designed to be environmentally responsible and is eligible for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6993" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6993

Southern Utah/Northern Arizona Parks - Representatives from Southern Utah University, the NPS, the Forest Service, BLM, Utah State Parks, and university students gathered in September to celebrate the successful development of a public lands and parks and university internship cooperative over the past two years.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6987" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6987

Tallgrass Prairie NP - The Kansas Chapter of The Nature Conservancy recently closed on a nearly 2,000-acre conservation easement along nearly three miles of the park's eastern boundary.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6986" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6986

Midwest Region - James R. Heaney, currently program manager at Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, has been selected as the new superintendent for George Washington Carver National Monument

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2099" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2099

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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