NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, January 6, 2008

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INCIDENTS

No new incident reports have been received.

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS:

NPS Centennial - The fifth in the George Wright Society's series of essays on the National Park Service's centennial is now out - an article by Gary Davis, who recently retired from the NPS after a long and distinguished career as a marine scientist, that discusses the need to improve our stewardship of ocean parks.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7229" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7229

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7230" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7230

NPS/FLETC - Nominations are being sought for the law enforcement instructor of the year award. They are due by February 11th.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7231" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7231

Office of Policy - Staff with the NPS Office of Policy and researchers at Cornell University are developing a small set of case studies of national park units where managers have decided, or are in the process of deciding, whether to work with the GPS recreational community to establish geocaches (real or virtual) on their units. They are looking for parks interested in joining the study.

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=7232" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=7232

Southeast Region - Paul Hartwig, the associate regional director for stewardship and science, retired on January 3rd, bringing his 29 years of NPS service and 36 years of government service to a close.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2196" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2196

Colonial NHP - Jane Sundberg, cultural resource management specialist at Colonial National Historical Park, retired on January 3rd after 38 years of federal service.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2196" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2196

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HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363

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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