NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, November 14, 2013

INCIDENTS

Everglades NP

Pilot Escapes Injury In Plane Crash In Park

Park dispatch was notified of a possible downed aircraft near the Canepatch backcountry campsite just after 9 a.m. on November 11th.

Rangers responded along with personnel onboard aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard, Miami-Dade Police Department, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The crew of a Coast Guard helicopter located the aircraft and the pilot, who was the plane's sole occupant. The pilot was uninjured and was transported to USCG Air Station Miami.

A joint multi-agency investigation into the cause of the crash continues at this time.

[R. Bruce Gantt, Law Enforcement Specialist]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/):

Redwood N&SP - Following World War II, an area containing 5,000 acres of redwoods was designated the National Tribute Grove in honor of those who fought in and helped win the war. The park is now working with a local veterans association and others to revive the memory of this largely forgotten grove.

Southeast Archeological Center - The Southeast Archeological Center joined several other organizations in hosting an International Archaeology Day event entitled "Coastal Lives, Coastal Places" on October 26th at San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park in Florida.

Keweenaw NHP - The nationally significant Quincy Smelting Works site within Keweenaw NHP has been removed from EPA's Superfund National Priorities List. The site is a key contributing feature in the Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark District.

Yosemite NP - A high level delegation of conservation officials from Nepal visited Yosemite National Park during last weekend in September along with representatives from the World Wildlife Fund.  

James A. Garfield NHS - Ranger Allison Powell, the park's volunteer program manager, was recently named the Volunteer Administrator of the Year by the Forum for Volunteer Administrators.

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