NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, July 31, 2015

INCIDENTS

Joshua Tree NP

Hiker Suffers Fatal Heart Attack

A 73-year-old Louisiana woman suffered a fatal heart attack while hiking with family on the 49 Palms Oasis trail on Monday, July 27th.

Park staff, Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and members of the Twentynine Palms Fire Department responded and administered CPR, but the woman did not respond.

Two other members of the hiking party were transported by Morongo Basin Ambulance and treated for heat-related issues at Hi Desert Medical Center.

[George Land]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers):

International Ranger Federation - Today, July 31st, is World Ranger Day, a day to recognize rangers' service and to honor those who've lost their lives in the line of duty through accidents or, more commonly, at the hands of poachers and militias - at least 52 this past year.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM - Around 10,000 fossil specimens that were excavated from the Upper Las Vegas Wash in 2002 have returned to Nevada. The fossils were discovered by scientists from San Bernardino County Museum and have been curated in California since that time.

Saint Croix NSR - On the heels of the issuance of a national strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, the park has signed a resolution with its federal and private partners to create and enhance pollinator habitat on public lands within the St. Croix River region.

Rocky Mountain NP - Completing a land protection effort that began in 2012, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, the park's nonprofit partner, has announced the transfer of the Johnson Property to the park.

Grand Teton NP - Jackie Skaggs, public affairs officer and official spokesperson for Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, will retire on August 31st after 30 years of federal service, all at Grand Teton.

Servicewide Training Calendar - Added to this week's calendar are two new FLETC training courses.

To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites:

NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index

Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/

The Morning Report is 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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