NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

INCIDENTS

No new incident reports have been received.

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Independence NHP - Visitors to the park are seeing Independence Hall with a new 'face' this winter. The scaffolding that is now around the hall and will remain throughout the building's 14-month-long rehabilitation is covered with decorative scrims showing images of the tower.

Jean Lafitte NHP&P - After 28 years with the NPS, David Muth is leaving Jean Lafitte NHP&P to become state director for the National Wildlife Federation in Louisiana. Photo.

Alaska Region - Late this winter, Alaska Regional Office will be welcoming a new team leader for the natural resources program -- Guy Adema, currently geologist and natural resources chief at Denali. Photo.

Northeast Region - Northeast Region marked the end of an era when Associate Regional Director Robert “Mac” McIntosh recently retired after 43 years of federal service. Photo.

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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. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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