NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, March 13, 2009

INCIDENTS

Hot Springs NP

Resource Damage Leads To Restitution Payment

While on boundary patrol last December 20th, ranger Jeff Johnson came upon fresh ATV tracks leading over a berm at the edge of the park off Canterbury Road and heading into the woods. Johnson followed the tracks for about a half mile and discovered a large, freshly-cut, four-foot wide ATV track. The circular track covered an area about a quarter-mile square at the top of a ridge. Trees and brush had been damaged, fire rings marked spots where fires had burned, and there was evidence of paintball activity. Johnson and ranger Jason Flood photographed the entire area, mapped it with GPS coordinates, and inventoried the damage. A Kubota tractor with a front loader was seen operating in a nearby residential area while rangers were interviewing a suspected homeowner. The owner first denied involvement, but subsequently confessed after being confronted with photos of vegetation damage and tire tracks that matched those of the Kubota. The park has since received $2,400 in restitution. [Dennis Stock, Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

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

Learning and Development Division - Tom Ferranti will be the division's new deputy chief. He will also function a portion of his time as associate to the assistant director for workforce management.

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=2265" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=2265

Training Calendar - A listing of upcoming training courses offered by the NPS and its partners across the nation. Added today are the following - an ARPA training Manassas and an ALERT LE training course at Upper Delaware.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Conferences&id=1689" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Conferences&id=1689

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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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