NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Monday, April 15, 2013
INCIDENTS
Wilson's Creek NB
Turkey Poacher Caught In Park
Ranger Gabe Bell contacted a man inside the park near the boundary fence along Farm Road 182 in Greene County on the morning of Sunday, March 24th. The man told Bell that he had shot at a coyote and was out checking to see if he had hit it. Further investigation revealed that the man had shot from inside his motor vehicle across a roadway and into the park, killing three large wild turkeys. During a follow-up interview inside the man's Springfield residence, he admitted that the park was on his regular "milk run." He was cited for each dead turkey and his firearm was seized as evidence; he faces several state charges as well. The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Greene County Sheriff's Office assisted Bell with the initial contact. [John M. Sutton, Chief Ranger]
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/):
Office of Communications - Director Jarvis traveled to Capitol Hill on Friday, April 12th, to testify before a House oversight committee on the National Park Service's budget request for Fiscal Year 2014. A link is included to a video of his testimony.
Vicksburg NMP - Over the weekend of April 5th, Vicksburg National Military Park hosted a Civil War Heritage Fair as the first in a series of events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Vicksburg Campaign.
Women's Rights NHP - Women's History Month this year provided park staff with the opportunity to focus on the accomplishments of women other than the Seneca Falls Convention organizers.
Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers the week ending on Friday, April 12th.
Northeast Region - Patricia “Trish” Kicklighter has been selected as the new superintendent of New River Gorge National River and the associated Gauley River National Recreation Area and Bluestone National Scenic River.
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The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, 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).
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