FROM THE D I R E C T O R

Reconstructing communities

and restoring his­toric places begins with rebuilding people's lives. The personal tragedies of our co-workers and neighbors require bur understanding, support and action,

From east Texas to Mobile Bay, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita jeopard­ized the legacy of three centuries. Many NPS employees suffered loss­es. We are determined to help them as they begin anew.

The French Quarter and Garden District of New Orleans escaped largely unscathed. That means Jean Lafitte and New Orleans Jazz came through surprisingly well. We temporarily moved • their museum collections to a storage facility in Natchez, Mississippi.

The landscape of Chalmette Bat­tlefield will recover, given time. Artillery pieces were sent to Spring­field Armory NHS for maintenance or repair. Uprooted trees at Chalmette National Cemetery exposed some cultural artifacts and human remains. We are, of course, caring for these appropriately.

In Mississippi, there is major damage at Fort Massachusetts and other areas of Gulf Islands NS. Davis Bayou was heavily damaged, so we moved most of that collection to our Southeast Archeological Center for recovery or Timucuan Preserve for storage.

Hurricane Rita downed many trees and utility lines at Big Thicket and caused some damage at Cane River Creole. Big Thicket is expected to be without power for at least a month but, despite that, the park staff and incident command team members are providing support for nearby communities, especially the Alaba-ma-Coushatta Indian Reservation.

Thanks to HABS and HAER we have good records to aid the recov­ery of some 800 Gulf Coast proper­ties. We provided guidance on recovery and stabilization of sites, structures and objects in the impact­ed areas. We provided extensive site documentation, technical information and training; developed new tools specifically to meet the states' needs; and provided on-site assistance, including offering a public workshop on recovering water-damaged collec­tions. This training was close enough to the worst-hit areas that it had an immediate, practical benefit.

We are working as part of an inter­agency response that is providing assistance to the region, the parks and the communities that were affected by the hurricanes. Our inci­dent command teams are working in partnership to care for the special places entrusted to us and to care for our fellow employees in times of need and rebuilding. We appreciate the Employees and Alumni Associa­tion, Eastern National and all of you who are helping NPS employees and the parks get back on their feet.

—Fran Mainella

NPS Employee Assistance Branch Helps Hurricane Katrina Victims Compiled by Kris Fister, Information Officer, NPS National Incident Management Team, from NPS National Incident Management Team reports

The Employee Assistance .Branch, one of three operations branches of

the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort, determines the urgent needs of affected NPS employees and provides appropri­ate immediate and follow-up assistance.

All NPS employees affected by the hur­ricane from Jean Lafitte N H P & PRES (JELA), New Orleans Jazz N H P (JAZZ), Everglades N P (EVER) and Gulf Islands NS (GUIS) were contacted either in per­son or by phone after the hurricane. The branches at JELA and GUIS personally contacted 67 employees, in groups or individually from JELA and JAZZ, and approximately 15 employees and 20 part­ners or VTP's from GUIS. These employ­ees were dispersed in Louisiana and Mississippi with several in Texas and oth­ers in Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York and Tennessee. Some employees were located in different states than their immediate family members.

In the early days after the hurricane, the

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AN AERIAL VIEW of the flood devasta­tion to the homes in New Orleans due to the levee break after Hurricane Katrina.

assistance branch reunited members of two families who were in two different states; provided transportation, emer­gency food and clothing purchases for three park families that were displaced to Houston; provided peer support teams for assistance coping with critical incident

Katrina Recovery Efforts Underway at Gulf Islands NS By Shauna G. Dyas, Information Officer, Western Incident Management Team

When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on Aug. 29 , 2005 with

winds over 100 miles per hour and a 30-foot storm surge, the southern Mississippi coast was devastated. A National Park Ser­vice Incident Management Team was immediately dispatched to assess and mit­igate the damage to Gulf Islands NS (GUIS) in the town of Ocean Springs, Miss. The mainland of Gulf Islands is an unusual national park resource in that it is surrounded on three sides by private land. The Gulf of Mexico is the fourth bound­ary of the Davis Bayou area of GUIS. The Mississippi District of the park also has four barrier islands in the Gulf; Petit Bois, East and West Ship, Horn Islands and a portion of Cat Island. There are 26 per­manent employees in the Mississippi Dis­trict of Gulf Islands NS.

The Eastern Incident Management Team (IMT), under the leadership of Rick Brown (Great Smoky Mountains NP) as incident commander, arrived within two days, immediately took stock of the situa­tion and began mitigation efforts. Two weeks later, the Western Incident Man­agement Team, with Denny Ziemann (Mojave N PRES) as incident command­er, took the helm from the Eastern Team and continued the recovery process. The teams' first mandate was to provide assis­tance to NPS employees, cooperators and retirees in Ocean Springs, Miss. The sec­ond mandate was to assess damage to

resources and infrastructure within the park and arrange emergency stabilization wherever needed.

It quickly became clear that this was no ordinary incident. The Mississippi Dis­trict, the surrounding community and barrier islands were in shambles. Work crews were ordered up from all agencies within and outside the Park Service. They consisted of U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, NPS and contract crews for a total of over 220 personnel including overhead. Battling heat and humidity that resulted in heat indexes over 100 degrees, crews first cleared roads into the park, then cleared approximately five miles of roads outside of the park to neighboring private property to allow area residents to return to their homes.

There were some local park employees whose homes were minimally damaged. These staff members were invaluable in seeking out and contacting all Mississippi District staff immediately after Katrina passed. One entire crew was dedicated to assist park employees with their damaged homes. Once all park employees were accounted for, the crews cut trees, tarped roofs, removed wet debris and carpeting, supplied generators, ice, water, cleaning supplies, fans and extension cords. As the crews worked on employee homes in the neighborhoods surrounding the park, they did not stop at just assisting park employees. They worked on whole streets and assisted the elderly and other resi­dents with immediate needs with tree and debris removal. Approximately 80 house -

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stress; and distributed employee packets containing information on money available from FEMA, the Employees and Alumni Association of the National Park Service and other support service resources to approximately 85 employ­ees. Employee Assistance Centers were set up at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice, La. and at the Wedands Acadian Cultural Center in Thibodaux, La. Peer support groups of NPS staff trained in Critical Incident Stress Man­agement were situated at the Wedands Acadian Cultural Center and the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette, La.

Housing needs at six affected parks were surveyed; four parks had losses. Homes of 29 employees or VLP's are a total loss (GUIS, three private/six gov­ernment; GUIS Parmer /VIP one; JELA 17 private; JAZZ two private). Private homes of 10 employees had severe dam­age (GUIS two, JELA eight). Private

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SE Regional Staff Provides Support for Fellow Employees

Before, during and after Hurricane Katrina, staff at all of the NPS

sites in the affected and surrounding areas worked around the clock, often with their own supplies, equip­ment, cell phones and dogged per­severance to find, support and care for their fellow employees, families and friends. Even before being asked, employees and volunteers who could, were already clearing debris, fixing damage and working to restore operations.

In addition, NPS employees from around the country were brought in to support and supplement their efforts. Support has focused on affected employees, the park sites and sup­port for the larger community. How­ever, in many cases, the local NPS employees have been the first line of support to the impacted community and that support continues to grow. NPS employee support included many varied efforts such as search and rescue of affected employees and their belongings, providing emer­gency supplies and temporary shel­ter and providing law enforcement security to the park sites.

Staff at Jean Lafitte NHP & PRES, Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette, La. located employees, identified their needs and sought out methods to satisfy those needs. They also hosted a critical incident stress man­agement peer support team that was brought in to assist affected employ­ees, and provided office supplies, current phone numbers, addresses, directions, etc.

Employees at the Wetlands Acadi­an Visitor Center in Thibodaux, La. provided similar support, including balancing and continuing to support

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Arrowhead The Newsletter of the Employees & Alumni Association of the National Park Service

Fall 2005 • Vol. 12'No. 4 Published By Eastern National

Focus on the Parks • Local volunteers and volunteer groups sponsored and supported a wide variety of summer programs and activities at Cape Hatteras NS this past summer, including "Fish with a Ranger," "Early Morning Bird Walks" and "Seashore Arts." This volunteer support allowed many seashore visitors to participate in a broad variety of experiences.

With a decade of support from the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, the "Fish with a Ranger" program has influenced several thousand visitors. Park staff and Cape Hatteras Anglers Club team lead­ers each present a portion of the hands-on program. Out of all of the programs given by volunteers, "Fish with a Ranger" has the largest attendance with over 1,100 visitors participating annual­ly in this popular biweekly program. All necessary equipment, except bait, is supplied. Although many of the pro­gram participants have fished before, surf fishing is generally a new experi­ence for them.

Volunteer programs are just one example of partnerships at work within the seashore. Individuals or groups interested in participating as volunteers may contact Volunteer Coordinator Maggie Tyler at (252) 995-6018 or Maggie_Tyler@nps.gov.

Arrowhead

The Newsletter of the Employees & Alumni Association of the National Park Service

The Arrowhead is a quarterly publication for National Park Service employees and retirees. The E&AA is a non-profit, mem­bership organization dedicated to promot­ing the values of the NPS family and preserving its treasured resources. The Arrowhead is available to non-members and other organizations for $15 per year.

Advisory Group Gary E. Everhardt, Chair

Kitty L. Roberts Gene S. Scovill

Theresa G. Wood

Directors Melody Webb, Chair

John E. Cook, Vice Chair James M. Draper, Sect./Trcas. Chesley A. Moroz, President

Gary E. Everhardt Gerald Halpin George Lamb

Robert W. Reynolds Ron Tyler

Marye Wells-Harley

Editor Jennifer M. Allen

Assistant Editor Marilyn R. Musiowski

Volunteer Chet O. Harris

Trust Fund Loan Administrator Jack Ryan

Membership Coordinator Bonnie Stetson

Publisher Eastern National

470 Maryland Drive, Suite 1 Fort Washington, PA 19034

Phone:(215)283-6900 Fax: (215)283-6925

www.eandaa.org ©2005 Eastern National

To contribute stories or photos for consider­ation, or for E8cAA contribution and mem­bership information, please see page 12.

• The 42nd Annual Cabrillo Festival, one of the oldest cultural events in San Diego, Calif, began at Cabrillo NM on Sept. 30. The festival brought to life the story of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, an explorer sailing for the king of Spain in search of new lands and wealth who helped establish trade routes between Asia and the Americas.

The main event of the festival was the open house on Oct. 2, which featured colorful displays of dancing, storytelling and music from Mexico, Native Ameri­ca, Portugal and Spain. The free event also featured Mexican, Native Ameri­can, Portuguese and Spanish food; Kumeyaay basket making and acorn grinding demonstrations; a living histo­ry encampment where 16th-century Spanish soldiers demonstrated arms, armor, implements and daily life; and children's activities. A highlight of the festival was the re-enactment of Cabril-lo's historic landing at Ballast Point.

• Steamtown NHS celebrated the 10th anniversary of its grand opening on July 2. But after 10 years, the park still notices a disconnect: "Oh, I didn't realize you are a national park." To help visitors make the connection, the interpreters at Steamtown developed a series of exhibits to show Steamtown as a part of the overall Nation­al Park System. One of these exhibits gave students at Northeast Scranton Interme­diate School a chance to "Create Your Own National Park."

At a reception on May 1, the students' artwork was introduced to the public. Ideas for new national parks included Coqui NP, Delaware Bay N PRES, National Historic Site of Streetcar Trans­portation, National Museum of Music, Eskimo Way of Life Park and the Great Serum Trail NHP in Alaska, plus many more. What struck many viewers of the artwork most was that the students under­stood the selectivity of a national park. The student's ideas truly are of national significance. The exhibits prepared by the interpretive staff at Steamtown NHS helped celebrate the site's grand opening anniversary and its place as one of Ameri­ca's national parks. The "Create Your Own National Park" project gave the local students and the community a chance to join in this celebration.

• San Antonio Missions NHP spon-sored an Archaeology Day on Oct. 1 to promote public understanding of archae­ological research and the importance of site protection. October is Texas Archaeology Awareness Month, which is sponsored and promoted by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). San Antonio Missions NHP partnered with THC, the University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Archaeological Research and the Southern Texas Archae­ological Association to provide a day of activities and informational sharing. This free event provided an opportunity to dis­cover past human cultures, learn about the historical significance of archaeologi­cal sites and the importance of historical and prehistoric preservation.

Visitors spent the day exploring what has been learned about the Spanish colonial period through archaeology. Family oriented activities included marking and mapping a dig unit; sifting through a mock dig to find artifacts; and demonstrations of flint knapping and throwing an atlatl. Local historians and archaeologists presented informa­tion obtained from artifacts and archae-

Biscayne NP Celebrates 89th Birthday of the NPS

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BISCAYNE NP SUPT. MARK LEWIS with young visitors to the park's Founders Day event on Aug. 28. The event was celebrated despite the park's closure for Hurricane Katrina just days before the celebration. Note the hurricane shutters on the building.

By Gary Bremen, Park Ranger, Biscayne NP

Biscayne NP hosted a celebra­tion of the NPS's 89th birthday

on Aug. 28 at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center. The free event began with a presentation of the film Our National Parks: An Amer­ican Legacy. This was followed by birthday cake, punch and a giant arrowhead-shaped pinata filled with candies and treats, and also coupons for patches, postcards, T-shirts and books donated by parks around the country and Biscayne staff. Despite bad weather resulting from Hurricane Katrina, approximately

50 people (kids and families) attended the celebration.

Biscayne NP's 172,000 acres, most of which are covered by water, protect mangrove forests, clear bay waters, the northernmost Florida Keys and a portion of the world's third-largest coral reef. The Dante Fascell Visitor Center features exhibits and films about the park as well as plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning. The park's concessionaire also offers canoe and kayak rentals, glass-bottom boat tours and snorkeling trips. The NPS birthday party was made possible by the Florida National Parks and Monuments Association and Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. •

ological excavations about the missions and the native people who lived in them. Exhibits and educational hand­outs informed visitors about why it is important to protect historic and pre­historic sites from looting, vandalism and destruction.

• The historic Raspberry Island Light­house at Apostle Islands NL is closed for a $1.3 million rehabilitation. The project includes both the interior—restoring the southside of the lighthouse to its 1920's appearance—and exterior—metal roof, siding, windows and doors. The light­house, called the "Showplace of the Apos­tle Islands," was built at the urging of Henry Rice, an influential St. Paul politi­cian who founded the city of Bayfield.

In 1859, President Buchanan signed an order reserving the island for light­house use, and construction began two years later. By the end of 1862, the light­house was ready—but the light was not. It arrived from France in July 1863. The original building was expanded in 1906 to accommodate a larger lightkeeping crew and the newer technology needed to ensure the safety of increasing traffic on Lake Superior. The new lighthouse was occupied until 1947 when the light was converted to automatic operation. The lens remained in the tower until 1957 when the Coast Guard replaced it

with a battery-operated beacon mounted on a pole in front of the lighthouse. The original Raspberry Island lens is on dis­play at the Wisconsin State Historical Society Museum on Madeline Island.

• Thousands of visitors enjoyed a fami­ly reunion of sorts when cast members of the television series Little House on the Prairie appeared for the annual signature event, entitled "Homestead Days," at Homestead National Monument of America on June 18 and 19. Visitors traveled from over the country to hear the cast members explain what it was like to work in a 19th-century home-steading setting. It was the first trip to Nebraska for all of the cast members and the reception they received from the fans overwhelmed them.

Eastern National, as well as other organizations, provided support to bring the cast members to this special event. Cast members included Karen Grassle, (Caroline Ingalls); Alison Arn-grim, (Nellie Oleson); Dean Butler, (Almanzo Wilder); Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, (Carrie Ingalls); Charlotte Stewart, (Miss Eva Beadle); and Matthew Laborteaux, (Albert Ingalls). Homestead NM of America commemo­rates the Homestead Act of 1862 and the changes this law had on the land, people, agriculture, industry and west­ward expansion of the United States. •

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Recovery Efforts Underway at Gulf Islands continued from front page

holds outside of the park, in addition to NPS families, were provided assistance.

As crews removed debris and repaired the utilities in the 52-site campground at Davis Bayou, the superintendent deter­mined that 20 sites would be offered to displaced U.S. Coast Guard residents and 20 more would be turned over to FEMA for displaced local residents. Those sites were made ready for occupation and will be available to these displaced families for long-term use.

The resident LE Rangers who lived on the park's barrier islands lost their homes. The IMT's arranged for rented motor homes to be made available to required occupants. When the campground was

cleaned up and electrical and water service restored, six spaces were occupied by park personnel in the motor homes.

The IMT brought an employee assis­tance specialist to GUIS to help park employees file claims and obtain the supplies they need to resume their lives and return to work. She met with each employee in need and addressed their problems individually. The practical assistance and emotional support pro­vided by the employee assistance spe­cialist was invaluable in helping NPS employees, VIP's and retirees get back on their feet after Katrina.

In the William M. Colmer Visitor Cen­ter at Davis Bayou, the water rose four feet inside the building during the storm

NPS

HURRICANE RECOVERY CREWS at work on employee housing at Gulf Islands NS.

surge. The water destroyed exhibits, fur­niture, computers and other electronic equipment. Clean-up crews removed all contents of the visitor center. Paper files and records were stored in refrigerated semi trailers to prevent mold from destroying them completely. Cultural arti­facts were taken to park headquarters in Florida. In the near future, a modular temporary visitor center and comfort sta­tion will be installed near the damaged vis­itor center to service park visitors until the permanent building can be repaired or rebuilt. Since the park aclrninistration offices and visitor center were destroyed in the storm, modular office space has been brought in and utility and computer lines are being installed.

Some park employees lost quite literally the shirts off their backs to Hurricane Kat­rina. The IMT obtained NPS uniforms from caches at parks around the country and faxed an emergency order to Uniform Solutions to obtain uniforms for employ­ees anxious to return to work.

One month after Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi District of Gulf Islands NS is still a damaged resource. It will be sev­eral months before the park is open to the public—but every day the clean-up pro­gresses and change for the better is visible. Park employees are melding back to work as their homes and lives slowly return to semi-normal. They are secure in the knowledge that when disaster strikes, as part of our shared tradition and no matter what park they may be a part of, the NPS family will be there as soon as possible to assist them however we can. •

Hurricane Rita Strikes

Nearly a month after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita passed

south of Florida, entered the Gulf and finally struck the Texas/Louisiana coastline as a Category 3 hurricane (winds 111-130 mph) on Sept. 24. Since it appeared highly probable that Texas would be struck by the hurricane several days before it made landfall, Intermountain Region dispatched the Central Incident Management Team (CIMT), (Eddie Lopez, Zion NP, inci­dent commander), to Texas with instructions to respond to any park needing assistance.

The first wave of responders from the CIMT arrived on Sept. 23. Hurricane Rita hit Beaumont, Texas and Big Thicket N PRES (BITH) hard. Park employees and their families took emergency shelter in the maintenance complex of BITH at Village Mills. Power was lost. Lack of power, high heat indexes, no telephone or data service and limited food and fuel con­tinued to be major operational prob­lems throughout the incident.

Employees, family members and team members camped on cots in the visitor center and maintenance complex at Big Thicket. Although conditions were difficult, morale and team spirit remained high dtroughout the inci­dent. "We are really pleased that this

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Employees & Alumni Association Hurricane Relief Fund Established

AHurricane Relief Fund was estab­lished by the E&AA in early Septem­

ber to assist NPS and cooperating association employees and their families who have experienced catastrophic loss or damage from Hurricane l<atrina. On Sept. 27, the E&AA expanded this fund to assist federal and cooperating associa­tion families affected by Hurricane Rita as well. As of Oct. 12, 2005, the fund has raised over $102,000 and E&AA has provided immediate financial assistance to 110 NPS families. "The Employees and Alumni Association of the National Park Service has been a long-term partner of the NPS, and wants to do whatever we can to support the NPS family in their time of need," stated E&AA Board Chair Melody Webb.

NPS employees in Gulf Islands NS (Miss. Unit), Jean Lafitte NHP & PRES and New Orleans Jazz NHP had severe damage to their homes or lost their homes completely. Many evacuated with limited belongings and are trying to find temporary housing, food, etc. Out-of-pocket expenses can be tremendous for families trying to stay together and recov­er from such a catastrophic disaster. According to the NPS Southeast Region­al Office, "Employees and their families are in need of whatever assistance others can give."

Hurricane Rita brought significant damage to Big Thicket NP. "We are delighted at the response we've received from the NPS community to support NPS families in need. Dona­tions from NPS employees, alumni,

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Thank you for giving us the opportunity to come together as a "family" to help our friends in whatever small but significant way that each of are able to. I believe that our combined efforts, along with love and prayers, will help show our fellow employees how much we care about them.

I am extremely proud to be a Park Ranger with the National Park Service and a member of this wonderful organization and will stand by the high ideals and integrity set forth by them.

With much appreciation,

Jan Coan

SOME OF THE LETTERS from donors to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. As of 10/12/05, the E&AA Hurricane Relief Fund has raised over $102,000 and helped provide immediate support to 110 NPS families. For a complete list of donors as of Oct. 12, see page 4.

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Kudos and Awards

Edison NHS

EDISON NHS SUPT. MARYANNE GERBAUCKAS (left) presents Edison NHS Park Ranger Shemaine McKelvin with a certificate from NPS Director Fran Mainella recog­nizing the historic site for achieving two years without an employee lost time injury. Shemaine is chair of the site's Safety Council.

• Dan Steed, chief ranger for San Anto­nio Missions N H P , was the recipient of the Honor Award for Superior Service in April. San Antonio Missions N H P Supt. Steve vVnitesell cited Dan for "...his exemplary work in improving law enforcement, visitor protection, resource management, safety and environmental management programs of the park." H e also acknowledged that as direct result of Dan's efforts, the park is the first unit in the D O I to have its environmental man- • agement program certified as complying with the internationally accepted ISO 14001 standard.

In addition, Dan's achievements led to the park becoming the first site, pub­lic or private, in San Antonio to be accepted as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Performance Track Program. In addition, the park's envi­ronmental management team, of which Dan is the chair, was the recipient of the ' Alamo Federal Executive Board Team­work Award for 2004.

Dan has also successfully integrated the park's resource management functions with those of local law enforcement operations—dramatically improving operations. This effort resulted in pro­gram improvements assuring the avail­ability of well-rounded park rangers fully capable of operating in a multiple func­tional environment as envisioned as part of the "ranger futures" program.

• In April, Park Interpreter Kelli Eng­lish and Visitor Services Manager Laura Gundrum, both of Indiana Dunes NL, were awarded the 2005 Region 4 National Association for Interpretation Outstanding New Interpreter Award and Meritorious Service Award, respectively.

• Yosemite N P Park Ranger Shelton Johnson was presented with the Cul­tural Heritage Award by the Center for Law in the Public Interest on June 30. H e was honored for his work on the Buffalo Soldier program in the park, which is designed to diversify access and support for national parks and forests throughout the country.

Shelton's program, "Yosemite Through the Eyes of a Buffalo Soldier," is present­ed regularly throughout the park and at venues throughout the country. The pro­gram was conceived, written and is pre­sented by Shelton. It is intended to give an insight into the Aitican-American

infantry soldiers of the U.S. Army who patrolled Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks before the creation of the NPS. The soldier's duties included patrolling boundaries, enforcing park rules and patrolling park trails. These soldiers were truly park rangers before there was a National Park Service. In addition to the Cultural Heritage Award, Shelton received certificates and commendations from elected officials from the Los Ange­les area and members of the United States Congress.

• Ann S. Elder, curator at Dinosaur N M , received the In te rmounta in Region 's Appleman-Judd Award for 2004 , which recognizes significant con­tr ibutions in the field of cultural resource management. Ann was recog­nized for a number of accomplishments including her significant advances in accountability and accessibility for over 50 percent of the park's archival collec­tions; her key participation in planning the new Unita Research and Collections Facility in partnership with the Utah State Field House of Natural History State Park Museum; her role in develop­ing the successful Dinosaur! Web exhib­it at www.cr.nps.gov/museum, which is the first NPS natural history museum exhibit to be featured on the Museum Management Program's website and Park Net ; and her co authorship of "Appendix U: Curatorial Care of Pale-ontological Collections" in the NPS Museum Handbook, Part I.

• Rhonda Loh, botanist at Hawai i Vol­canoes NP, received the Regional Direc­tor's Resources Management Award in "recognition of excellence, achievements and contributions to the National Park Service." Rhonda developed and imple­mented a creative post-fire rehabilitation program to restore park ecosystems altered by invasive species. Her use of the scientific method created a model that can be widely applied to other areas. While H a w a i i Volcanoes' 1,000-acre Broomsedge fire burned, Rhonda pre­pared a restoration plan, secured funding and implemented the results of her fire studies. Her strategy relies on the replace­ment of native plants tolerant of invasive grasses and fire. Over three years, Rhon­da and her team outplanted 19,000 seedlings and three million seeds.

Rhonda is a 15-year veteran of the NPS. She is currently the botanist in

charge of the park's vegetation manage­ment program and is investigating strate­gies to restore native koa forest in the park's new 117,000-acre addition.

• At this year's meeting of the National Association of State Park Directors, NPS Director Fran Mainella made a surprise award of the career Harry Yount Lifetime Achievement Award to E&AA Life Mem­ber Walt Dabney, currently director of Texas State Parks and past career ranger, superintendent and national chief ranger for the NPS.

The Yount Award is given to rangers whose performance "exceeds normal expectations and reflects initiative, imagi­nation, perseverance, competence, cre­ativity, resourcefulness, dedication and integrity." Recipients must also possess a record of "substantial significant ability, performance and capability, which results in both tangible and intangible benefits to the ranger profession." Recipients of the career Yount Award have displayed such attributes and abilities across their entire careers.

His award citation reads in part : "...unfaltering dedication—coupled with ability, energy, passion and extraordinary communications skills—were the hall­marks of Walt Dabney's career within the National Park Service, a career which singled him out as one of the most dynamic leaders in the agency's history. For that reason, Walt Dabney is being recognized today with the Harry Yount Career Achievement Award.... From the very beginning of his career as a season­al naturalist at Yellowstone in 1969, Walt's career was a textbook example of what has been called the 'renaissance ranger '—the ranger who is equally at home teaching natural history, hanging from a cliff in a technical rescue or arresting poachers.... Walt's departure from the National Park Service after 30 years to become director of Texas State Parks was a profound loss to the NPS, but an equivalent gain for his home state. Walt has left a legacy in the NPS of inspired management, professionalism and dedication that has served as a daily inspiration to the many people he affect­ed over those three decades."

• In September, Martha C. Bogle, deputy superintendent of Blue Ridge PRWY, received the Fran P. Mainella Award in ceremonies at.Clemson Univer­sity. The award, given by the NPS Direc­tor, recognizes sustained and innovative achievement by a woman in the manage­ment of Nor th America's natural, historic or cultural heritage. The presentation was made at the annual George B. Hartzog, Jr. Environmental Awards Program.

Martha was specifically cited for her successes in developing community sup­por t and partnerships at Congaree NP, where she was superintendent from 1995 until entering on duty at Blue Ridge PKWY this September. Her part­nership projects included working with Air National Guard Civil Engineer Squadrons to construct the park's entrance road, visitor center and admin­istrative building. This allowed the NPS to save more than $5.6 million, while providing a service and training project for the National Guard units. Other groups, including Friends of Congaree Swamp, complemented the new con­struction, building a picnic shelter, trails, boardwalks, kiosks and bridges. Martha also developed partnerships with state agencies and local universities to conduct research that benefited all involved. •

Hurricane Relief Fund Donor List The following people and organiza­tions have donated to the E&AA Hurricane Relief Fund as of Oct. 12 . Thank you for your contributions!

Deanne Adams, Judith Alderson, Diane Allen, Walter Allen, David Anderson, Gail Anderson, Jane Anderson, Richard Anderson, Sue Andrews, Joan Anzelmo, Michael and Mar­garet Arighi, Michelle Armijo, Nancy Arwood, Michael Auer, David Avrin, Kristine Axtell, Kelli and Kevin Bacher, Lynda Bahr, Anna Barney, Kristin Baron, Mary Bauer, Cathy Baumbach, Barbara Bell, James Bel­lamy, Rachel Benton, Katherine Berts, Albert Bilger, Kathy Billings, Marcia Blaszak, Georgeanne Bogdan, Mary Bomar, Stanley Bond, Jr., Sarah Bondareff, David Borges, Shirley Boyle, Fred Boyles, Mary and Bill Bradford, Jeffrey Bradybaugh, Raymond Brand, Kevin Brandt, Paula Branstner, Vir­ginia Brockwehl, Carole Brodkin, Peggy Broersma, Daniel Brown, Julie Brown, War­ren Lee Brown, Sue Bruns, Kevin Buckley, John Burns, Roxanne Buder, Kerri Cahill, Christopher Calvert, Julena Campbell, Peter Campstrom, Linda Canzanelli, Ed and Marie Carlin, Elizabeth Carlson, William Carroll, Michelle Carter, John and Patricia Case, Janet Castro, Robert Cherry, Ann Childress, Carole Childs, Richard Childs, Jon Christensen, Felice Ciccione, Charles Clapper, Jr., Kathryn Clark, Robert Clopine, Janice Coan, Roy Coign, James Coleman, Mary Collier, Dou­glas and Elizabeth Comer, Deborah Conway, Jody Cook, John Cook, Marjorie Cook, Beth Coombs, Peter Coonrod, Caleb Cooper, Jim and Mary Jane Corless, Charles Cottrill, Sid­ney Covington, Sarah Craighead, Alice Crane, Virya Maria Cranfield, Richard Creighton, Martha Ann Crevier, Jane Ellen Custer, Don­na Cuttone, Cathline Cyrus, Arthur Daigle, Jr., Diana Darby, Mary Davis, Sarah Davis-Reynolds, Karissa Decarlo, KC. DenDooven, Lauretta Denning, David Denslow, Margery Detring, Rolf Diamant, Russell Dickenson, Cheri Dorshak, James Draper, Sandi Draper, Toni Dufficy, William Dunmire, J. L. Dun­ning, Elizabeth Dupree, Marianne Britt Duvendack, Michael Duwe, Susan Early, Dar-rell Echols, Susan Edelstein, Phyllis Ellin, Wal­lace Elms, Audrey Emery, Debby Eubank, Douglas Eury, Douglas Evans, Joseph Evans, III, Gary Everhardt, Deborah Fagan, Virginia Farley, Diane Rairden Fefferman, Haley Fer-raro, Camille Fink, Gene Finke, Christy Fisch­er, Patrick and Barby Flanigan, Gertrude Forbes, David Forney, Danielle Foster, Mark Foster, Janice Franer, Karen Frasier, Dixon Freeland, Lori Frusetta, Denise Fuller, Juliet Galonska, Jeanie Garbini, James Garnett, Rebecca Gary, Helen Gelb, Barbara Gergle, George Giambastiani, Karen Glenn, Amy Glowacki, Louis Good, Susan Gotsch, Amy Grass, Nancy Gray, Robin Greene, Richard Gregory, Matthew Greuel, Theresa Grim, Rita St. Jolrn Gunther, Gary Gurder, Karen Gustin, Nancy Haack, Deborah Haarman, Linda Haddad-DeVon, Nancy Hadlock, Harold Hagen, Jr., Cathleen Halainen, Elaine Hall, Esq., Vince and Judy Halvorson, Rita Hanamoto, Jane Hanna, Rebecca Harriett, Steven Harrison, Gayle Hazelwood, Donna Healy, Robert Healy, Jr., Sam Heath, Billy and Peggy Hendrick, Jacqueline Henman, David Henroid, Robert Hickman, Katherine Hiett, Lisa Hilt, Terry Hines, Dorothy Hirose, Judith Hitzeman, Harriet Hoffman, Steven Hoffman, Kristine Holien, Pat Hooks, Ross Hopkins, Nancy Hough, Janet Houghton, James Huddlestun, Addison Hulse, William Hulslander, Gay Hunter, Ann Huston, Hope Hyde, William Ingraham, James Jackson, Jen­nifer Jackson, Robbyn Jackson, Charles Jaco-bi, Diann Jacox, Doreen Janzen, Gregory Johnson, Margaret Johnson, Stuart Johnson, Cheryl Jones, Maryann and Thomas Jones,

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Park Service Employee Displaced by Hurricane Reunites with Family By the Information Staff of the NPS National Incident Management Team

When Donald Jones, NPS employee at Chalmette Battlefield and

National Cemetery, sent his family to stay with relatives in Baton Rouge and planned to ride out Katrina like he did hurricanes Andrew, Camille and Betsy, little did he know he would find himself in the middle of the largest natural disas­ter to strike the United States. Hurricane Katrina was the third most intense hurri­cane on record to hit the U.S., however, with the effect on New Orleans in terms of property damage and the estimated loss of life, the effects of Katrina will sur­pass any previous hurricane. Luckily, Donald was visiting his mother the night Katrina hit New Orleans and when the power went out and the rains came, he decided to stay for the night. His house was located two blocks from the levee holding back Lake Pontchartrain, and he's thanldiil he made the decision not to return that night.

Donald and six family members, including his mother, slept through the storm and woke to find water rising in the house. They retreated to the second floor as the ground floor filled with water. They were there two days before a U.S. Coast Guard boat picked them up and took them to the Interstate 10 bridge where many evacuees gathered. Within an hour, they were on a helicop­ter to buses waiting to take them, and others, to the Houston Astrodome.

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AN OVERJOYED JONES FAMILY is reunited on Sept. 7 after their separation due to Hurricane Katrina.

On the helicopter ride to the I-10 bridge, Donald saw bodies floating in the water below and it brought tears to his eyes. He also saw many people waving white flags from their rooftops trying to get the helicopter's attention. A helicopter crewperson assured Donald they would get them all out, but Donald knew it was too late for many. While on the I-10 bridge, Donald saw a distraught man jump into the water because his wife was not with him. Donald doesn't know if the man was ever seen again. Thoughts of those few days following the hurricane will stay with him for a long time.

Donald spent two days in Houston before he was able to contact his wife and children in Baton Rouge. The NPS

National All Risk Incident Management Team located Donald in Houston on Sept. 5 and facilitated a tearful reunion between Donald and his family on Sept. 7.

Donald is glad to be alive and very thanlcful for the assistance he received. He was very impressed with the friendliness and generosity of people in Houston. He mentioned people giving money on the street, opening their homes to evacuees and donating clothes and other essentials.

Donald is just taking it one day at a time. As of this writing, he didn't know when he'd be able to return to his home to see if anything was salvageable. He already felt as if he had lost everything, except what's most important to him— his family. •

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homes of 15 employees sustained moder­ate damage, but can be reoccupied in a reasonable amount of time (GUIS seven, JELA eight). The status of 51 homes was undetermined as of Sept. 22 (JELA 10, JAZZ four, GUIS one, GUIS Part­ner/VIP 36) as they remained inaccessi­ble in flooded districts. The homes of 16 employees received no damage (JELA 10, JAZZ one, GUIS five).

After the immediate housing needs were met, the employee assistance staff compiled a database of employees inter­ested in temporary details and a data­base of housing available to displaced employees at other NPS locations was completed. A list of employee housing needs based on the current housing condition assessment was identified. A high priority for the Employee Assis­tance Branch is to continue to pursue leads for rental housing and office space for affected employees, as well as to work with FEMA on placing employees in FEMA-provided housing.

As of this writing, the branch contin­ues to make follow-up calls or personal contact with employees, provide peer counseling support and to facilitate numerous and varied requests for assis­tance. These requests include assisting employees in replacing their losses, establishing new bank accounts, check-

HURRICANE DAMAGE to the home of a National Park Service employee.

ing on the welfare of other family mem­bers, checks on employee houses and providing information about the Employees & Alumni Association's Hurricane Relief Fund, FEMA financial assistance and the Red Cross. The branch also continues to arrange for law enforcement escorts into residences to secure homes and retrieve belongings. It is coordinating efforts with the parks

to get employees back to work, and inventorying employees' interest in details for those who cannot return to work in the affected areas in the near future.

Additionally, the branch has provided assistance to other NPS employees who have friends or relatives in the area by conducting welfare checks to homes and helping to secure residences. •

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park employee associations, cooperat­ing associations, friends groups, con­cessionaires and park enthusiasts have allowed us to provide immediate sup­port to NPS families in crisis. With Hurricane Rita, we now have more employees who need our help, and we continue to need your help and sup­port to assist them through this diffi­cult time," said Webb.

Donated funds were distributed immediately to provide for basic daily needs, such as food, water and tempo­rary housing. If additional funds are available, the fund will provide long-term aid to help replace or repair larger items that will not be covered by loans or federal grants. To be eligible, federal and cooperating association employees must be currently employed in the geo­graphic areas of: Jean Lafitte NHP & PRES, New Orleans Jazz NHP, Gulf Islands NS (Miss. Unit) or Big Thicket NP, and must have experienced loss or damage from either Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Employees applying for aid should contact E&AA or NPS Incident Com­mand. E&AA will respond to these requests as they are received, with requests for immediate needs generally processed within 24 hours. E&AA con­tinues to accept donations to support the Hurricane Relief Fund. Donations are tax deductible, and checks should be made payable to E&AA and mailed to: E&AA, Hurricane Relief Fund, 470 Maryland Drive, Suite One, Fort Wash­ington, PA 19034. Please direct ques­tions on this fund (applications or donations) to Jack Ryan or Chesley Moroz at (215) 283-6900. •

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community partnerships, while hosting the relocated overall NPS National Inci­dent Management Team under the command of JD Swed.

Employee assistance support staff provided additional support and resources to employees, followed up on employees' whereabouts and tried, to the best of their ability, to ensure that no one was left behind.

While the 60+ NPS employees and staff may seem like a small fraction of the thousands of people affected by this incident, the NPS employees are an important part. The sooner the entire NPS staff and sites are brought back on line, the sooner they will be able to provide the kind of community support that the NPS represents.

For further information, National Park Service employees can visit InsideNPS. The public can access information at www.nps.gov/katrina.

—By Steve Thede, Chief of Interpretation, Whiskeytown NRA

Note: Steve spent two weeks in Louisiana as part of an eight-person Critical incident Stress Management support team.

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Class of 2005 Dorothy R. Anderson, administrative officer, Virgin Islands NP, June 25 after 38 years of service.

Bill Blake, regional chief ranger, Mid­west Regional Office - Omaha, Sept. 3 after 31 years of service.

Bill spent his entire career as a law enforcement ranger and has worked in Assateague Island NS, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Batdefields Memori­al NMP, Bandelier NM, Delaware Water Gap NRA, Shenandoah NP, Yosemite NP, New River Gorge NR, Mojave N PRES and Death Valley NP.

During his career, Bill served as team leader on the Mid-Atlantic Region Spe­cial Event Team. He was the incident commander of the Mid-Atlantic Type II Incident Management Team and the operational section chief of the NPS's National Incident Management Team. In wildland fire, he served as division supervisor and served on several intera­gency fire management teams. In addi­tion, Bill has served as chief ranger in three different parks and as regional chief ranger of the Midwest Region.

Paul M. Bowman, facility management specialist, Rock Creek Park, June 30 after more than 20 years of service.

Gary O. Carroll, park ranger (Inter­pretation), Padre Island NS, Aug. 31 after 13 years of service.

ANNE CASTELLINA

E&AA Life Member Anne Castellina, assistant to the Alaska regional director and Washington Liaison, Alaska Regional Office, July 1 after 33 years of service.

Anne's NPS career began as an intake trainee in the 70's. She later took a job as an interpretive historian at De Soto N MEM, and researched and built "Camp Ucita," a living history depiction of life in camp for De Soto's troops. She then became a supervisory interpretive histo­rian at Gulf Islands NS. Here, her achievements included the establish­ment of an environmental education program for disadvantaged children and living history programs for visitors.

Later, as chief of visitor services at Sag­amore Hill NHS, she developed the "Life at Sagamore Hill" off-site, on-site cur­riculum-based education program for area chfldren. She was also a member of the Northeast Interpretive Skills Training Team; served on a detail at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS as acting site supervisor and then became a program coordinator at Stephen T. Mather Train­ing Center where she developed and pre­sented Servicewide training classes. More recently, Anne was superintendent at

Kenai Fjords NP before becoming assis­tant to the regional director and her liai­son to Washington.

Anne has received numerous honors and special achievement awards includ­ing the DOI Honor Award for Superior Service and the DOI Meritorious Ser­vice Award. She can be reached at annecastellina@frontiernet.net.

Adelicio "Sam" S. Chavez, mainte­nance worker team leader, Salinas Pueblo Missions NM, July 3 after 30 years of service.

Colleen V. Clark, park ranger (Inter­pretation), Antietam NB, June 16 after more than 17 years of service.

Gary Cummins, manager, Harpers Ferry Center, July 3, after 40 years of service with the federal government.

Gary's career included working as a high-altitude test subject for the Aero Space Medical Center at Wright Patter­son AFB; a university administrator; an NPS park ranger; a missile system intel­ligence analyst; an archeologist; and superintendent at the USS Arizona Memorial, Cabrillo NM and Petrified Forest NP. He was also deputy superin­tendent at Grand Canyon NP.

While superintendent at the USS Ari­zona Memorial, he initiated an underwa­ter survey of the sunken battleship USS Arizona by the NPS Submerged Cultural Resources Unit, which led to a better understanding of the vessel's condition and the damage sustained in the 1941 attack. At Cabrillo NM, he developed partnerships with the city of San Diego, San Diego County, California State Parks and Seaworld that raised the profile of the park and helped protect it from proposed developments on its borders. At Petrified Forest NP, he completed a General Man­agement Plan and initiated programs in natural resource studies, cultural resources inventories and environmental education. At Grand Canyon NP, Gary worked on Colorado River management plans; over­flight issues; and improved relations with the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Hualapai and Havasupai tribes. At Harpers Ferry Cen­ter, Gary oversaw more than a thousand interpretive media projects. He was awarded DOI's Meritorious Service Award in 2003.

In retirement, Gary plans to move with his family to Port Townsend, Wash., where he will build his birding life list, practice his wood carving and work on a proposal for a breeding bird survey along the length of the Appalachian Trail.

Bruce Edmonston, chief ranger, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS and Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, June 24 after more than 28 years of service.

Bruce started out at Grand Canyon NP as a maintenance employee. Throughout his career, he worked at parks including Oregon Caves NM, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Mount Rainier NP, Saguaro NP, Death Valley NP, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Craters of the Moon NM and finally Roosevelt/Van-derbilt NHS.

Bruce and his wife, Marcia, are retiring to their new home in central Oregon and can be reached at beme707@yahoo.com.

Leon Folsom, mechanical engineer, Southeast Regional Office, July 1 after 29 years of service.

E&AA Life Member Roger Fox, materi­als handler, Shenandoah NP, April 30 after 30 years of service.

Roger began his NPS career in 1975 at Shenandoah NP as a maintenance laborer. Upon retirement, he was the materials handler in the park's warehouse.

Jan Gauthier, associate manager for business management, Harpers Ferry Center, Aug. 1 after 33 years of service.

Jan began her NPS career at Voyageurs NP in 1972, where she served in a variety of administrative positions. She also met her husband, Gar, at Voyageurs. In 1985, they moved to Aposde Islands NL, fol­lowed by Saint Croix NSR

In 1994, Jan graduated from the Exec­utive Leadership Program and served as interim superintendent of George Wash­ington Carver NM. In 1996, she became the first Servicewide training manager for administration at the Mather Training Center, where she received two Crystal Owl Awards for achievements in training and development.

In 2004, Jan became the business manager for Harpers Ferry Center. Jan and Gar will continue living in the Harpers Ferry area.

Dolores Maria Guillory, achninistrative support assistant, Pacific West Regional Office - Oakland, Aug. 31 after 14 years.

Clark D. Guy, special agent in charge, Office of Investigation, Northeast Regional Office - Philadelphia, Sept. 30 after 29 years.

Clark started his NPS career in 1976 as a U.S. Park Police officer. After grad­uating from the Federal Law Enforce­ment Training Center (FLETC), he was assigned to the Central Sub-Station -D-l in Washington, D.C. Other assign ments in Washington included the National Visitor Center, George Wash­ington Memorial Parkway and presiden­tial details.

In 1979, Clark transferred to Delaware Water Gap NRA, as a law enforcement specialist. While stationed here, he also became the first official 1811 criminal investigator in the NPS in 1988. In 1990, he became a detailed instructor to the FLETC in Georgia. He instructed in the Enforcement Techniques Division of FLETC and also several NPS agency-spe­cific classes.

In 1993, Clark was selected to become the first regional special agent in the old Mid-Adantic Region. While stationed 12 years in Philadelphia, he rose to the posi­tion of special agent in charge, supervising all the special agents in the Northeast Region. In one of his cases, he was involved in the planning for the first Crow Nation and Northern Cheyenne Tribe repatriation ceremonies at Litde Bighorn Batdefield NM. During Clark's tenure in the NPS, he has earned many awards and commendations.

Charlie Hall, sign painter (mainte­nance), Shenandoah NP, April 30 after 32 years of service.

Charlie began with the NPS in 1973 as a temporary maintenance laborer and retired as the sign painter taking care of the Shenandoah NP's historic signs.

Edna W. Higginbotham, conservation center director, Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, June 30 after five years of service.

Lindl C. Hubbard, human resources specialist, Alaska Regional Office, June 3 after three years of service.

Meredith Kaplan, landscape architect superintendent, Pacific West Regional Office - Oakland, Dec. 31, 2004 after 13

years of service, most recendy serving as the first superintendent of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.

One of Meredith's early accomplish­ments was the completion of the Com­prehensive Management and Use Plan for the trail, which due to its high level of detail and effective research of stake­holder groups, now stands as a model for all national trails. Meredith devel­oped innovative partnerships to create and build support for this new national park. She worked with visitor bureaus along the Anza Trail to market the trail as an international tourism destination. She began the process of working with Mexican agencies to interpret the Anza Trail and to create a driving route along the historic route in that country.

This past March, supervisors in River­side County, Calif, terminated plans to develop a highway through Bautista Canyon, a major threat to the Anza Trail, due to public outcry over the potential environmental impacts. Meredith repeat­edly put the NPS on record as opposing the project, which would have jeopard­ized one of the only intact stretches of historic landscape along the entire Anza Trail. Meredith established dozens of cooperative agreements with cities and counties along the Anza Trail that guar­antee public access to the recreational components in perpetuity.

In retirement, Meredith is continuing to pursue the long distance trail experi­ence. This past spring, she and her daughter hiked over 200 miles of the Camino de Santiago in France.

Ken Kehrer, Jr., chief ranger, Capitol Reef NP, Aug. 3 after 31 years of service.

Ken began his career in 1974 as a sea­sonal interpreter in Yosemite NP, even­tually becoming a protection ranger. In addition, he was chief ranger at Denali NP & PRES and, since 2000, at Capitol Reef NP. Throughout his career, he has been recognized with numerous awards and citations including the Departmen­tal Award for Valor, the Alaska Region Harry Yount Award and a special Inter-mountain Regional Director's Award for his work on homeland security. He is the past chair of both the Alaska Chief Ranger's Advisory Group and the Col­orado Plateau Cluster Chief Rangers.

Ken and his wife, Jere, plan on split­ting their time between their home near Teasdale, Utah; their family inholding in Yosemite; and visiting their children and grandchildren.

Roger E. Kelly, archeologist, Pacific West Regional Office - Oakland, Sept. 2 after 32 years of service.

James G. Korn, maintenance worker, Haleakala NP, Aug. 31 after 14 years.

Cynthia "Cindy" Kryston, deputy superintendent, Lowell NHP, Oct. 3 after more than 40 years.

Cindy's steadfast support of the NPS mission, together with her career-long passion for interpretive excellence, marked a long list of her accomplish­ments. Those of you who worked with her personally know her for her determi­nation, her tireless attention to detail and her quiet sense of humor.

Cindy's career began at what was then the Adams National Historical Site and moved on to Minute Man NHP, Boston NHP, the North Atlantic Regional Office, a close association with Eastern

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CYNTHIA KRYSTON

National and other parks and assign­ments along the way. Her leadership has spanned across the region and through­out the NPS. Her work on the Core Team that formed the NPS Fundamen­tals program has provided for hundreds of new employees to better understand die mission and goals of the NPS. As she leaves the Park Service family, Cindy looks forward to a new life as traveler and professional volunteer.

E&AA Member Jo Landon, budget analyst, Delaware Water Gap NRA, Oct. 3 after 33 years.

Jo began her career in 1972 as a clerk-typist in the ranger division at Lake Mead NRA, then continued on as the secretary for the maintenance division. Jo's career in the administrative field took her to parks all over the West, Southwest and Northeast . She has worked as an administrative clerk at Navajo N M , an administrative technician at Pinnacles N M , an administrative offi­cer at San Antonio Missions N H P and as the budget officer at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Jo has served as the budget analyst at Delaware Water Gap NRA since 2000.

Jo and her husband Ren (who retired from Sequoia N P in 1999) will be mov­ing to Indiana to be closer to her parents, children and grandchildren. Immediate plans involve travel through the western states. Future plans include travel and part-time work.

John H . Lofton, laborer, Rock Creek Park, July 31 after more than 10 years.

William D . McLeese, maintenance worker supervisor, Rock Creek Park, July 1 after more than 33 years of service.

Jerry McMill ion, small craft operator, Biscayne NP, Aug. 3 after 36 years.

E&AA Life Member Gail Menard, assis­tant regional director for Santa Fe opera­tions, and New Mexico state coordinator, Sept. 3 after more than 25 years.

Gail started her NPS career as an administrative clerk at Glacier N P in 1980. She then served as administrative officer at a number of NPS sites throughout the Service, including Lin­coln Boyhood N M E M , Bighorn Canyon NRA, Crater Lake NP, the Southeast Utah Group (serving Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Natural Bridges N M ) and Yellowstone NP. In 2000 , Gail was selected and served as chief of administrative services for the former support office in Santa Fe, N . Mex. She also served as the asso­ciate regional director for administration

prior to the reorganization of the Inter-mountain Regional Office in 2004 .

Gail and her husband, Paul, plan on remaining in Rio Rancho, N . Mex. for the time being. They plan on spending time traveling th roughout the U.S. and abroad. Their son, Paul Jr., is also employed by the NPS and is currently serving as a management specialist at Moun t Rushmore N M E M .

Howard O. Ness, international resource program coordinator, Intermountain Region International Conservation Pro­gram Office, June 25 after 34 years.

During his tenure with the NPS, Howard was responsible for the creation and growth of the International Conser­vation Program. His accomplishments in this capacity included the develop­ment of a partnership with New Mexico State University that provided parks, students and university professors with opportunities in international conserva­tion. Working with border park superin­tendents, he was successful in creating close working relationships with Mexi­can officials that enhance protection of natural and cultural resources.

Howard was instrumental in estab­lishing national agreements between the U.S. and Mexico that served as a foun­dation for establishing landscape-scale protected areas on both sides of the border. H e was actively involved in the design and development of "sister parks" relationships between United States - Mexico natural protected areas.

Howard was co-founder of the Field Coordinating Committee, a work group composed of bureau representatives of the D O I that focuses on U.S. - Mexico bor­der issues. Due to his efforts, the NPS is well-positioned to pursue partnerships to address cross-border issues such as inva­sive species, water quality and quantity, air pollution and endangered species.

Lloyd "Oly" Olson , regional risk man­ager, Intermountain Region, Sept. 3 after 35 years of service.

Oly began his NPS career as a season­al ranger at Whiskeytown NRA in 1970, and in 1974 obtained his first perma­nent position as a park technician at Petrified Forest NP. H e was an intake park ranger at Lake Mead NRA from 1976 to 1978. From 1978 to 1988, he worked at Grand Canyon N P as district ranger and area manager. Then , from 1988 to 1999, he served as the Wawona District ranger and as the park's safety manager at Yosemite NP.

Oly and his wife, Laura, will be leav­ing the Denver area and setting up a new residence on the Oregon central coast in Newport .

Robert Potter, manager, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program, Northeast Region, June 30 after 22 years.

Robert began his work in Philadel­phia in 1983. H e is best known for helping to establish the NPS RTCA Program. Robert worked on a variety of projects including White Clay Creek (Delaware); the Delaware River (Penn­sylvania); Boquet River (New York); Wood Pawcatuck Rivers (Rhode Island); Steamtown and Pinelands.

In 1993, he became the program leader for RTCA for the Mid-Atlantic Region, where he helped set the direction for community-based conservation initia­tives bo th regionally and nationally.

Robert and his team developed the Riverwork Book and later the community toolbox and used these to help teach NPS staff and communities how to plan and engage the public in conservation work.

Robert will continue living in the Philadelphia area and working on his cab­in in Virginia in between his other trips and travel adventures. He'll be spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Donald "Don" W. Reeser, superintend­ent, Haleakala NP, July 23 after 44 years.

Over the course of his career, Don has served as a ranger, resource manager, ecologist and watershed rehabilitation chief. H e has worked at Hawai'i Volca­noes NP, Redwood National Parks and Muir Woods N M .

Harold K. Richardson, motor vehicle operator, National Capital Parks - East, April 30 after over 14 years.

Jeanette C. Roybal, contract specialist, Contracting and Property Management Division, Intermountain Region - Santa Fe, July 1 after 24 years of service.

Harley Seybold , purchasing agent , Badlands NP, July 31 after more than 16 years of service.

Harley started his career with the NPS at Colorado N M as a park ranger (fee collection) in 1988. H e was a Vol­unteer in Parks in the winter months for the monument . H e then transferred to Capitol Reef N P as purchasing agent in 1989. In 1992, he transferred to Bad­lands N P as purchasing agent where he has enjoyed working with many of the people there. Harley and wife, Carla, will continue to live in Wall, S. Dak. after his retirement.

Judy Shafer, management and pro­gram analyst, Southeast Regional Office, July 22 after 31 years of service.

Christine J. Simpson, librarian, NPS Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Sept. 2 after 31 years of service.

Cecil L. Tucker, maintenance worker (motor vehicle operator), National Mall and Memorial Parks, June 17 after more than eight years.

Sue Vap, NPS national fire manage­ment officer, NPS Fire Management Program Center, National Interagency Fire Center, July 1 after more than 30 years of federal service.

Sue was presented the DOI ' s Meritori­ous Service Award at her retirement pic­nic. She received the award in recognition of her outstanding achievements, contri­butions and leadership in federal wildland fire management and public service.

Sue led the Service in the implemen­tation of the national fire plan, with its focus on actively responding to severe wildland fires and their impacts to com­munities, while ensuring sufficient fire-fighting capacity for the future. She greatly improved the consistent applica­tion of the wildland fire use program in the Service. During her tenure, the fire communication and education program was established to ensure the integra­tion of fire messages that communicate ecosystem restoration, while simultane­ously communicating the necessity of community protection. Sue and her husband, Jake Jacobsen, will remain in Boise, Idaho.

Leon Wright, maintenance mechanic, Great Onyx Job Corps Civilian Conser­vation Center, July 3 after 32 years. •

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Katherine Jope, Laura Joss, Elena Juarez, Christine Judson, Pauline Jue, William Justice, Meredith McGovney Kaplan, Sandra Kaye, Rulaine Kegerreis, Caroline Keinath-Lopez, Brannon Ketcham, Clifford Kevill, Susan Keys, Patricia Kicklighter, Allen King, Randy King, James Kirby, Kevin Kissling, Evelyn Klein, Rita Knox, Jere Krakow, Kathleen Krisko, Luis Krug, Elisa Kunz, Joseph Lachowski, Patricia Laitner, John and Joni Lancos, Beth Lariviere, Karmen Laton, Stan­ley Lawhead, Tom Leatherman, Marsha and James Lee, Gail Lestor, Alan Levitan, David Libman, Deb Liggett, Elizabeth Lind, Patricia Lindauer, Steven Linderer, Lorraine Link, Patricia Lockamy, JoAnn Lorenzini, Denise Louie, Robert Love, Elizabeth Lowthian, Marilyn Lutz, Ken Mabery, Fran Mainella, Lauren Mercier Malcolm, John Mangimeli, Joanne Marean, Dottie Marshall, Margaret Martin, Sue Masica, Jenny Masur, Sarah May-hew, James McChristal, Reed McCluskey, Ter­ry McElrath, Susan McGill, Sean McGuinness, Bruce and Georjean McKee-man, Jennifer McMahon, Marita and Edward McVeigh, Leigh Ann Medick, Michael Mehler, Mary Melzer, Lisa Mendelson, Linda Meyers, Karen Michaud, Karen Miller, Steve Miller, Patricia Milliren, George Minnucci, Jr., Suzanne Moak, T. Jade Mohajerin, Alexa Joyce Molnar, Suzanne Moody, David and Roberta Moore, John Morehead, Chesley Moroz, Jean Morris, Gary Moses, Allen Moy-er, Jr., Barbara Murphy, Susan Consolo Mur­phy, Lynne Nakata, Diane Nicholson, Lisa Nielsen, Roderick O'Hanley, Lisa Okazaki, Timothy Oliverius, Megan O'Malley, Mark O'Neill, Marjorie Osbourne, Martin O'Toole, Aida Parkinson, Joyce Parry, Susan Parson, Michael Paskowsky, Cherry Payne, Kevin Per-cival, Karen Peters, Kevin Peters, Leslie Peter­son, John Piastuck, Kaye Pittman, Mary Poe, Wendy Lieber Poinsot, Kelly Pontbriand, Brant Porter, Christie Porter, Melissa Post, Jackie Powell, Leslie Price, Joan Proctor, Kei­th Pruitt, Emma Mendez Quinones, Paul Racine, Charles Rafkind, Monica Rapp, Linda Greig Regan, Dennis Reidenbach, Barbara Reynolds, Frances Reynolds, Daniel Richards, Deborah Douglas Richards, Thomas Richter, David Riggs, Kimberlee Riley, Andrew Ring­gold, Edward Rizzotto, Alison Robb, Thomas Robbins, Jean Rodeck, David Roemer, Karen Rogal, Jerry Rogers, Maria Rogers, Alex Romero, Rebecca Ross, Laura Rotegard, Suzanne Rozdilski, Patricia Ruff, Leticia Ruiz, Lindy Russell, John Ryan, Luke Sabala, Leslie Sadler, Antonia Meixner Salzman, Curt Sauer, Marie Sauter, Ruth Sawyer, Jason Scarpello, Hank and Donna Schmoyer, Richard Schnei­der, Dennis Schramm, Cheryl Schreier, Helen Schully, Charles, JoAnn, Daniel and Elise Schultheis, Paul Schwarz, Judith Sellars, Elaine Sevy, Alister Shanks, Teresa Shatzer, Vera Sheatley, Evelyn Sheehan, Dusty Shultz, Thomas Siewert, Deborah Simmons, Ann Bowman Smith, Christine Smith, Joann Smith, Judith Smith, Norma Smith, Russell Smith, Kristine Sneeringer, Abigail Wines Snow, Ronnie Spiewak, Jeffery Splitstoser, Beverly Standi, Karen Stansberry, Robert Stanton, Diana Stein, Sari Stein, Retha Stephens, Bonnie Stetson, Florain and Cindy Stevens, Karen Stevens, Barbara Stewart, Sarah Sticha, Traci Stofega, Lester Stoneci-pher, Doreen Stowers, William Strain, Laura Stresemann, Barry Sullivan, Jane Sundberg, Robert Sutton, Sally Swartz, James Sword, E. John Teichert, Glenn Thomas, Anne Tisei, Melody Johnson Titus, Patricia Tolle, Peter Tomka, Anna Coxe Toogood, Linda Towle, Susan Trail, James and Kim Tucker, Christine Turk, Ronnie Tyler, Joyce Umbach, Elizabeth Valencia, Nancy Van Eck, Amy Vanderbilt, Ann Vanhuizen, Karin Velez, Myrna Velez, Lawrence Villalva, Judith Visty, Cheryl Vocel-

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Requiescat in Pace Charles Sperry Andrews III, 87 ,

July 14, of pneumonia. Sperry and his late wife, Doris Bass

Andrews, helped preserve the home of the artist Julian Alden Weir, a 19th-cen­tury American Impressionist , as a national historic site. The couple, both painters themselves, bought the farm­house in 1958 and began their effort to establish their farm as a historic site in the late 1970's and early 80's .

Weir Farm NHS became a national park in 1990—the only one dedicated to American painting and painters. Some of Sperry's work, mostly oil and watercolor landscapes, have been on display at the site's visitor center since Sept. 14.

Survivors include his daughter, Cather­ine Barrett Andrews; two sons, Charles Sperry Andrews IV and Dr. Albert Bal­lard Andrews; and seven grandchildren.

Chuck Andrews, 56, June 2 1 , sud­denly, while traveling in Germany.

Chuck worked at Mississippi NRBA for two years, earning the title "Volun­teer of the Year" in 2 0 0 3 , and then became a seasonal park ranger the fol­lowing spring. H e helped showcase the Mississippi River to visitors from around the world and was the first volunteer to lead interpretive and educational pro­grams for the park.

Chuck pioneered the popular "Bike with a Ranger" program in 2004 , and in June 2 0 0 5 , developed "River Walks with a Ranger." H e was a natural work­ing with kids, and led school groups on hikes through the floodplain forests of Fort Snelling State Park for five semes­ters of the Big River Journey program.

Survivors include his wife, Jane, son, Mat t , daughter , Hea ther , and one grandson.

Jeffrey Alan Christensen, 3 1 , July 29 , of head injuries as a result of a fall near the south slope of Donner Ridge on Mount Ypsilon, while on a back-country patrol in Rocky Mountain NP's Mummy Range.

Jeff first came to Rocky Mountain N P in 2001 as a maintenance worker. H e returned as a law enforcement park ranger on the west side during the 2002, 2003 and 2004 summer seasons. He moved to the east side this spring in his 4th season as a park ranger. Jeff loved the outdoors and was an experi­enced mountaineer capable of covering long distances in a short period of time. H e was an emergency medical techni­cian, and worked ski patrol at Winter Park during the winter seasons for the past seven years.

Survivors include his parents, Dale and

JEFFREY ALAN CHRISTENSEN

Christine; his grandmothers , Adeline Christensen and Audrey Hingos; and his brothers, Jason and Brian. Memorial con­tributions may be provided to the Jeff Christensen Family Fund at the Bank of Colorado, P.O. Box 2560 , 533 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park, C O 80517.

Dick Cunningham, 69 , July 2 7 , at his home, of esophageal cancer.

Dick started his career with the NPS in 1963 and worked at Everglades N P and Organ Pipe Cactus N M . In addition, he was the chief interpreter for the Western Region in San Francisco.

Dick and his wife, Celina, moved to Miami upon his retirement in 1994, where he did volunteer work for Ever­glades N P and the Audubon Society. H e loved to lecture about birds and wrote three books on the subject.

In addition to his wife, Dick is sur­vived by daughters Carol Crown and Deanna Sumski.

Ike Doane, 76 , July 12, at his home, after a brief illness.

Ike worked as a seasonal commissioned law enforcement ranger at the Peaks of Otter area on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia from 1994 to 1998. H e contin­ued to be a part of the Peaks community, showing up several times a year to rekin­dle friendships and show support for his fellow rangers.

Prior to working in the park, he com­pleted a 28-year career in the U.S. Army. H e retired as a major and saw service in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Ike was buried at Arlington National Ceme­tery with full military honors.

E&AA Life Member Karl Tower Gilbert, 9 0 , Aug. 15, at Montrose Memorial Hospital in Colo.

Karl joined the NPS in 1941 as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave NP. Through­out his career he worked at various parks including Isle Royale NP, Rocky Moun­tain NP, Yellowstone NP, Everglades NP, Shenandoah NP, Blue Ridge PKWY, Carlsbad Caverns N P and Natchez Trace PKWY. H e was chief, Division of Resources Management and Visitor Pro­tection at WASO and superintendent of Cape Hatteras NS, Zion N P and the Cedar City (Utah) Group, finally retiring as general superintendent of die Col­orado West Group in 1975 after 34 years of service.

Karl is survived by his daughter, Karla Jean Gilbert. His wife, Ruth, preceded him in death in 1995 after 53 years of marriage. Their son, Paul Curtis Gilbert, died in 1970.

Richard "Dick" Lancfraint, 57, Aug. 21 , unexpectedly of a heart attack.

Dick served in the U.S. Army and Reserves from January 1968 through January 1974. He began his NPS career in 1977 soon after Apostle Islands N L became operational. H e served more than 28 years as the park's marine mechanic. H e was responsible for keep­ing the park's marine fleet (in excess of 22 boats) and other equipment in top operating condition, as well as being one of the park's U.S. Coast Guard licensed boat operators. Dick was an avid fisherman and hunter and was looking forward to his retirement in December 2005 .

Dick is survived by his wife, Cindy, and daughters, Dixie and Sunday.

E&AA Member Charles Bowie Lan-ford, Jr., 70 , June 17, of complications

from pneumonia, at River Region Med­ical Center in Vicksburg, Miss.

Bowie served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959 and taught school briefly before beginning a career in 1960 as a historian with the NPS. H e was a histo­rian at Petersburg N B , For t Pulaski N M and Chalmette N H P and retired as chief of operations at Vicksburg N M P in 1994. H e was a member of the Nation­al Association for Interpretation and Eastern National.

Bowie is survived by his former wife, Toni; four children, Joe, Cathy, Mike and John; and six grandchildren.

Helen Lang, 79 , Aug. 9, of natural causes.

Helen and her husband of nearly 61 years, J. R Lang, both volunteered for more than 18 years at the Katherine Landing area of Lake Mohave at Lake Mead NRA. The Langs did a variety of much-needed jobs for the park. For 16 years, they were campground hosts. He len kept detailed campground records and corresponded with volun­teers and campers th rough the off-sea­son. She kept them up-to-date with the daily happenings at Katherine Landing. For many years, she worked the ranger station front desk, assisting visitors and training all new volunteers who worked in the visitor center area.

E&AA Life Member Steven H . Lewis, 66, Aug. 29 , at home, following a seven-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Scle­rosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.

Steve was a retired 34-year veteran of the NPS. H e began working for the NPS as a seasonal historian in National Capital Parks in 1959, then became a permanent historian in the same park two years later. In 1970, he became superintendent of the Morristown-Edison Group, and then took an NPS position as director of the Chicago Field Institute at George Williams College in Illinois in 1972. H e was named deputy regional director in the old Nor th Atlantic Region in 1980, and then became associate regional direc­tor for administration there in 1990. He retired in 1994. Steve also volunteered as a consultant to non-profit organizations through the Executive Service Corps and served the town of Winchester, Mass. in many roles with groups such as the Win­chester Seniors Association, the Conser­vation Commission, Interfaith Housing Board and the boards of the Nor th Sub­urban YMCA.

In addition to his wife, Martha, Steve is survived by his children, Andrew, Jennifer, David and Sarah and four grandchildren.

E&AA Life Member James Albert "Rocky" Richardson, 82 , June 13 , unexpectedly at home at Skyland Lim­ousin Ranch near Monroe , Wash.

James entered Colorado A & M in 1941 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps three days after Pearl Harbor. He returned to college in 1945, met and married Rowe-na Coleman in 1947 and graduated with a degree in forest recreation. James taught math and science in Colorado and worked as a seasonal ranger at Rocky Mountain NP. H e then became an NPS ranger (interpreter) in 1963 at Colorado N M , moved to Grand Canyon NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, National Capital Region and then Seattle where he became the regional chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services. He retired from the NPS in 1986 and worked raising prize-win­

ning French Limousin beef cattle at his 60-acre ranch.

Rocky is survived by his wife of 58 years, Rowena; daughter, Sherry; son, Shane; and four grandchildren. Remembrances in his name may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 530 Dexter Ave. N , Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98109.

James Sill, 44 , July 4. James worked as a carpenter in the

maintenance division of Wrangell-St. Elias N P & PRES, and was instrumental in the reconstruction and preservation projects at the Kennecott National His­toric Landmark. H e also spent a number of seasons at Rocky Mountain N P on trail crews. While at Wrangell-St. Elias, he founded the local volunteer fire depart­ment and consulted with the NPS on fire protection efforts in the local area.

D o n Sprenkle, 7 1 , July 1, of compli­cations from cancer.

Don, who retired in 2002, was a senior instructor with the Enforcement Tech­niques Division of the Department of Treasury and Homeland Security who taught NPS rangers at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Don instructed rangers in the use of and expo­sure to defensive equipment—most notably aerosol irritant gases to be used against noncompliant subjects. He will be remembered by a generation of law enforcement rangers for his cheerful appli­cation of pepper spray and mace to his captive audiences. •

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team was able to respond so quickly," said Acting Supt. Mike George. "Our employees had to take care of their fam­ilies and personal lives before coming back to work. We never would have made this much progress on our own."

Following the storm, the Intermoun-tain Special Events and Tactics Team (SETT) escorted employees to their homes to assess damage. Five families of B I T H employees were evacuated to hotels in Austin and later moved to Huntsville. All employees were contact­ed within a few days of the storm and given employee assistance information.

Saw crews removed trees blocking employee homes and park facilities. Crews removed essential and critical documents from the damaged head­quarters building in Beaumont. Tempo­rary office trailers were positioned near the maintenance complex in Village Mills. SETT members and park LE rangers started river patrols so that they could assess damage to house boats and monitor the Neches River. Other SETT members traveled around the park to post closure signs due to dangerous trail conditions and downed power lines.

The C I M T made contact with FEMA and the Alabama- Coushatta tribe to assist with food distribution and share a catering service. Law enforcement staff was visible on patrols in seven counties. Medical staff stationed at the B I T H vis­itor center handled medical walk-ins from the local community. The SETT was fully demobilized on Oct. 5.

Staff members at BITH have now started to look at the long-term hurri­cane-related impacts on the park. •

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Park Staff and Volunteers Connect to a Record Number of Visitors at Ford's Theatre NHS By Donna Birchard, Park Ranger Interpretation, Ford's Theatre NHS

Volunteers and park rangers have successfully joined forces this year

to reach an unprecedented number of visitors arriving at Ford's Theatre NHS. Staff and volunteers at this highly acclaimed tourist site, listed frequently in tour books as the "best thing in D.C.," offer a variety of programming to help visitors make a connection to the resource. Interpretive programs on the Lincoln assassination are presented six times a day and reach as many as 700 visitors each hour. These audiences then explore The Lincoln Museum and The House Where Lincoln Died. These pro­grams form the backbone of the daily interpretive programming at the site. This regular formal hourly program­ming is also supplemented with infor­mal interpretation and special event programming to place President Lin­coln into the wider context of Civil War Washington.

For one special event this year, 2,000 school children and senior citizens attended the interpretive program enti-ded "The African-Americans Who Knew President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln." NPS rangers and volun­teers from the site, the National Mall and Memorial Parks and Harpers Ferry NHP dressed in period costume and joined with similarly attired members of the Fort Stevens Senior Center Golden

Theatre' Players to explore President Lincoln's relationship with African-Americans in Civil War Washington.

Claudia Anderson, Ford's Theatre NHS deputy site manager, created and publicized the program, recruited park rangers and volunteers to play the roles of historical figures and also dressed in period clothing and narrated each seg­ment of the program. Special guest Hari Jones, assistant director of the African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, introduced the program with a talk that emphasized the impor­tance of remembering and preserving the contributions made by the 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who served and advanced the cause of freedom for four million enslaved peo­ple during the Civil War. The African-American Civil War Memorial was officially transferred to the NPS in November 2004 and is part of Ford's Theatre NHS. It is the only national memorial that honors all African-Amer­ican Union troops and their officers.

In another special event, more than 6,000 visitors arrived at the theater for the commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination. On the day of the anniversary, park rangers and volunteers who were dressed in period costume interpreted the assassi­nation and helped visitors connect with the events and the resource. A special twist was added to the end of the formal interpretive programs on the assassina-

FORD'S THEATRE VIP JERRY DENNY presents an interpretive program on the Lincoln assassination to a full house of 700 students during one of the hourly interpre­tive programs at the park.

tion throughout the day. Site Manager Rae Emerson, dressed in period clothing, presented a dramatic reading of Walt Whitman's poem O Captain! My Cap­tain!, which portrays Lincoln as the cap­tain of a sea worn ship, the Union triumphant, after the American Civil War. The following day on the anniver­sary of Lincoln's death, during the for­mal interpretive programs, the park ranger and volunteer who were dressed

as President and Mrs. Lincoln the day before were absent and another volun­teer dressed as Mary Todd Lincoln described her life as a widow following the assassination.

Visitors appreciate and respond to the variety of methods park rangers and vol­unteers create to help them connect to this historic treasure. They often say "visiting here has been the best thing about my trip to Washington, D.C." •

Educators Attend Teachers' Workshop at Effigy Mounds NM By Merle Frommelt, Seasonal Park Ranger (Interpretation), Effigy Mounds NM

When was the last time you woke up to nature's alarm clock or filled

your day with the never-ending beauty of spring's shimmering green colors? How about wandering through a prairie and really taking a good look at the prairie floor? In May, 53 teachers and some of their spouses did just that and much more during the annual teachers' workshop at Effigy Mounds NM entitled, "Mounds, Mythology and Meaning: Interpretation of American Indian Culture and the Mid­western Cultural Landscape in the Class­room Setting."

Workshop participants arrived Friday evening at the Wyalusing State Park's Hugh Harper indoor group camp, which was used as home base. The evening's activities included a fish fry of fresh Mis­sissippi River catfish, followed by a pres­entation of Native American stories and dances by Pete Fee, from the Iowa Tribe, and his family.

Throughout the weekend, the group learned tales of the past through visits to the monument's prairie, the Marching Bear Effigy Mound Group and the fan­tastic 106 burial and ceremonial mounds at Sny Magill. A visit to the prairie offered a glimpse into what the area looked like between 200 and 2,000 years ago with the tallgrass and oak savannahs that dom­inated the early landscape, and what role

this environment played with the area's early inhabitants. Part of the group reflected on the immensity of the March­ing Bear Mound Group, one of the best-preserved groups of effigy mounds left in the region, and contemplated its purpose. The Sny Magill Mound Group also revealed its mysteries to the participants. This seldom visited and remote mound group is the largest concentration of mounds located on a floodplain along the edge of the Mississippi River. The partici­pants gathered for lunch and listened to tales about the explorations of Marquette and Joliet and early explorers of the Mis­sissippi River. The sun came out just in time for a backwater canoeing adventure, which was a great late afternoon activity after a day of hiking and exploring.

On the last day of the workshop, par­ticipants hiked the Sentinel Ridge Mound Group at Wyalusing State Park for a discussion on regional mound groupings. Optional tours were taken to the Villa Louis and other historic sites in the area. Teachers returned home with many memories and resources for the classroom thanks to a grant from Humanities Iowa, which funded the workshop. A cultural resource for Iowans since 1971, Humanities Iowa, a private, non-profit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humani­ties, brings humanities programs into the heart oflowa communities. •

Albright Training Center Seeks Park-Related Artwork Donations

NPS

KIM WATSON, (LEFT) AND KEVIN TURNER, both of the Albright Training Center, look over some of the donated artwork..

The Albright Training Center is under­going renovations scheduled for

completion in February 2006. The center hosts approximately 1,000 NPS employ­ees annually and during their training, they are housed in dormitory-style units. The center is seeking donations of park-related artwork (posters and prints) to decorate the 71 rooms and lounge area.

The center is often the first opportu­nity for NPS employees to recognize that they are part of a larger system. They share classroom time with peers from all over the country. The Employ­ees and Alumni Association of the NPS (E&AA) feels strongly that this is an

important aspect to the training center experience and has offered to assist with seeking donations. As of Sept. 27, the center has received approximately 135 posters and 20 framed art pieces, representing more than 70 NPS sites. E&AA is also accepting financial gifts to assist in the framing of the art. We need your help!

Atwork should be sent (framed or untrained) to: Kim Watson, Horace Abright Training Center, 1 Albright Ave, Grand Canyon NP, AZ 86023. Dona­tions should be sent to: Bonnie Stetson, E&AA, 470 Maryland Drive, Suite 1, Fort Washington, PA 19034. •

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New Places & Faces Martha Bogle, from superintendent, Congaree NP, to deputy superintend­ent, Blue Ridge PKWY.

George Feder. Top Guns Photography

MARY BOMAR

Mary A. Bomar, from acting regional director, Northeast Region and superin­tendent, Independence NHP, to region­al director, Northeast Region.

Eric Brunnemann, from superintend ent, War in the Pacific NHP, to superin­tendent, Pinnacles NM.

Maria Burks, from acting commission­er to commissioner, National Parks of New York Harbor.

Linda Canzanelli, from superintend­

ent, Biscayne NP, to associate regional director for park operations, Northeast Region.

Rick Clark, from chief of resources management, Biscayne NP, to chief of science and resources management, Gulf Islands NS.

Hugh Dougher, from district ranger and special agent, to regional chief ranger, Midwest Region.

Bruce Greenwood, from natural resource manager, Alaska Region, to superintend­ent, Alaska Affiliated Areas (which includes the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area, the Inupiat Her­itage Center and the Beringia Shared Her­itage Program).

Jill Hawk, from chief ranger, Mount Rainier NP, to regional chief ranger, Northeast Region.

Frank Hays, from superintendent, Manzanar NHS, to Pacific Islands direc­tor, Pacific Area Office.

Greg Jackson, from detail as an instruc­tor in the Practical Applications Branch, NPS Office at the Federal Law Enforce­ment Training Center (FLETC), to pro­gram manager, NPS Basic Law Enforcement Training Program, FLETC.

William Kaage, from fire management officer, Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks, to deputy regional fire management officer, Pacific West Region.

Thomas Leatherman, from chief of resources, Pinnacles NM, to superin­tendent, Manzanar NHS.

Martha Lee, from acting superintendent, Pinnacles NM, to superintendent, John Muir NHS, Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront NHP, Port Chicago Memorial and Eugene O'Neill NHS.

Mary G. Martin, from superintendent, Mojave N PRES, to superintendent, Lassen Volcanic NP.

Kathleen Miller, from deputy superin­tendent, to superintendent, Voyageurs NP.

Cicely Muldoon, from superintendent, Pinnacles NM, to deputy regional direc­tor for public use management, Pacific West Regional Office - Oakland.

Marilyn Parris, from superintendent, Lassen Volcanic NP, to superintendent, Haleakala NP.

George E. Price, Jr., from acting superintendent, to superintendent, Cape Cod NS.

Dean Reeder, from executive director, State of Utah's Division of Travel Development, to national tourism director, NPS Office of Tourism.

Mary Risser, from superintendent, Golden Spike NHS, to superintendent, Dinosaur NM.

Julie Northttp

NANCY STIMSON

Nancy Stimson, from interpretive spe­cialist, Alaska Regional Office, to chief of interpretation and resource manage­ment, Fort Smith NHS.

Denny Sutherland, from structural fire management officer, Alaska Region, to structural fire management officer, Intermountain Region.

Patricia S. Trap, from chief of planning and professional services, Mesa Verde NP, to superintendent, Salem Maritime NHS and Saugus Iron Works NHS. •

NPS Friends

Maria Poft

PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: POCONO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CEN­TER (PEEC) TRUSTEES Mathilda Sheptak and Mike Dickerson; PEEC Executive Direc­tor/CEO Jim Rienhardt; NPS Director Fran Mainella; PEEC Trustee Chairperson Barbara Brummer; Delaware Water Gap NRA Supt. John Donahue and PEEC Trustee Eric Hamill stand below a sign made for the director by PEEC's campers.

NPS Director Fran Mainella Visits Pocono Environmental Education Center

The Pocono Environmental Educa­tion Center (PEEC), in Dingmans Fer­ry, Penna. had a very special visitor on July 25. NPS Director Fran Mainella stopped by PEEC during her tour of the Delaware Water Gap NRA. This was the first time that a director of the NPS has visited PEEC. Director Mainella toured the center's campus, which was brimming with PEEC day campers as well as school and adult residential groups participating in pond studies,

campus tree tours, eco-crafts and other activities.

The director had a chance to talk to some of the visitors and campers at PEEC, including students from the University of Pennsylvania PennCap program who were on their way to a canoeing excursion on PEEC's front pond. The director emphasized to them how lucky they were to have such a beautiful resource to enjoy that is so close to home.

Over 50 PEEC staff/trustees, NPS staff and local officials attended a special recep­tion for NPS Director Mainella in PEEC's

new dining/education/recreation facility. Among the attendees were PEEC's part­ners from the PA Department of Conser­vation and Natural Resources and PA Department of Environmental Protec­tion; local chambers of commerce mem­bers; elected federal, state and local officials; and school district leaders from Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg and Delaware Valley.

NPS Director Mainella took a few moments during the reception to talk about the importance of environmental education, "The future of the Park Service is in partnership education programs like PEEC. It is important to provide oppor­tunities for more children and adults to get outdoors and learn about the values of our natural resources. PEEC's venue is a good example of how NPS partnerships accomplish this goal."

PEEC's Executive Director/CEO Jim Rienhardt had this to say about the

Mark Your Calendar! The E&AA 2006 Reunion, open to all E&AA members and their guests, will be held at Grand Canyon NP from Oct. 5 through 8, 2006. Come enjoy a weekend filled with fun, laughter, food and great fellowship. Look for more information in the next Arrowhead newsletter. Start getting ready!

director's visit, "It was an honor and a privilege to have the director take time out of her busy schedule to visit PEEC. Her visit reinforces the importance of our 32-year partnership with the NPS and our delivery of quality environmen tal education programs. PEEC is grate­ful and appreciates her commitment and support." •

Edison NHS

INTERNS FROM WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY'S SETON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL spent the summer at Edison NHS learning about park operations. In its 10th year, the program is funded by one of the site's partners, the Charles Edison Fund. Pictured from left to right: Austin Smith, Karlton Moore, Nicholas Johnson, Michael Polizzano, George Ryan and NPS Motor Vehicle Operator Tony Lalicata.

10 Arrowhead • Fall 2005

Off the Press

The National Parks: Shaping the System Produced by Harpers Ferry Center, National Park Service, 2005 U.S. Department of the Interior ISBN 10: 0-912627-73-5 128 pp; $12 ea. ($261 for 50 copies)

The National Parks: Shaping the System tells the story of the evolution of the U.S. National Park System, the first of its kind in the world. NPS Director Fran Mainel-la's foreword sets the stage. In Part 1, for­mer Bureau Historian Barry Mackintosh discusses the origins of the System and describes the complexity of its more than 25 categories of park areas. In Part 2 , he chronicles the step-by-step growth of the System from its beginnings to its 388 areas at the beginning of 2005. Part 3 fea­tures maps showing the extent of the Sys­tem and its growth over time; a list of all NPS directors with their tenures; a profile of individuals who helped make the Sys­tem what it is today; and some sugges­

tions for further reading. An index com­pletes the book. This is the third print edi­tion of The National Parks: Shaping the System, which was first published in 1985. The text has been updated by Bureau His­torian Janet McDonnell. The book is part of the National Park Handbook series.

Handbooks are sold at parks and can also be purchased by calling (202) 512-1800 or 1(866) 512-1800 or online at bookstore.gpo.gov. Specify Stock Num­ber 024-005-01215 0.

I'm Just a Seasonal: The Life of a Seasonal Ranger in Tosemite National Park By Thomas A. Smith Productivity Publications, 2005 ISBN: 0-9729119-4 4 132 pp; $13.95

In his memoirs, Tmjust a Seasonal: The Life of a Seasonal Ranger in Tosemite National Park, E&AA Life Member Thomas A. Smith covers the highlights of his career as a seasonal horse patrol ranger from 1971 through 1988. The book is a look behind the scenes at a national park and covers many facets of park manage­ment including wilderness patrol, protect­ing people and the park, search and rescue, methods of transportation and dealing with bears and other wildlife.

I'm Just a Seasonal is available from Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and Borders.com, and can be found on these sites by searching "Yosemite Ranger." It is also available from the publisher at whipple@productivitypublications.com or www.productivitypublications.com/

books.htm. A port ion of the profits from the sale of this book will go to the Park Rangers Association of California for the Thomas A. Smith Scholarship, awarded to a student preparing for a career as a park ranger.

Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Poods Changed America By William W. Dunmire University of Texas Press, 2004 392 pp; (paperback: $24 .95 ; ISBN 0-292-70564-6) , (hardcover: $65.00; ISBN 0-292-70271-X)

Gardens of New Spain tells of Spanish agricultural connect ions to America during colonial times, relating the story of how Old World cultivated plants, gardens and cuisine made their way from pre-Colombian Spain to the colo­nial frontier of Nor th America. The book draws from history portrayed at many units of the National Park System. Though grounded in scholarly research and presenting ideas and factual matter new and useful to academicians, the book is written for the reading public interested in making meaningful con­nections between contemporary gar­dens and everyday foods with their colonial Hispanic origins.

E&AA Life Member Bill Dunmire served 28 years in the NPS , mostly as a naturalist. H e retired as superintendent of Carlsbad Caverns N P and Guadalupe Mountains N P in 1985.

This book is available at bookstores, Amazon.com or from the publisher at www.utexaspress.com. •

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ka, Deborah Wade, Jeffery Wallner, Philip Ward, Daniel Warthin, Charles Wavada, Kelly Weak, Melody Webb, Diane Weber, James and Vicki Webster, Margaret Weesner, Donald Weir, Deborah Ann Weist, Susan Wenrick, Janette Sharp Wesley, Debra Westfall, Russ Whidock, Rebecca Wiles, E. Joanne Wilkins, Tamara Williams, Carol Willis, Gordon Wil­son, Nancy Wilson, Palma Wilson, Shirley Winterhalder, Vicki and Gerald Wolfe, Debo­rah Wood, Robert Yearout, Paul Zaenger, Pamela Zavadil, Katherine Ziegenfus, Assoc, of Partners for Public Lands, C&O Canal Headquarters Fund, Cowpens NB Employee Assoc., Denver Service Center Employees Assoc., DEWA NPW, Eastern National, Fort Laramie NHS Employee Assoc., Friends of Acadia, Friends of Prince William Forest Park, Gettysburg Employees Assoc., Grand Teton Natural History Assoc., Great Smoky Moun­tains Assoc., Guest Services, Inc., Hawai'i Vol­canoes NP, JEFF Employees Assoc., Jefferson National Parks Assoc, Joshua Tree NP Employee & Alumni Assoc, Ka Hana Lauli-ma O Kilauea Employee Assoc. Hawai'i Vol­canoes National Park, Mantas, Ohliger, McGary & Quinn, P.C., Minetor & Compa­ny, Inc., National Park Service Employee Assoc, National Park Travelers Club, Olympic Employees Assoc, Petrified Forest Communi­ty Club, Pinnacles Employee Assoc, Pipe­stone Employees Assoc, Shenandoah NP Assoc, Silent Auction/Supt. of NCR, Sun­shine Fund Employees of Acadia NP, The Gandhi Foundation of the USA, Western NP Assoc, and Yellowstone Federal Employees Assoc. •

Alumni News

TOURNAMENT VOLUNTEER LINDA HOOK at the player registration table for the 31st Annual Frank F. Kowski Memorial Golf Outing for the Washington, D.C. area.

E&AA Life Member Steve Doulis, co-chair of the D .C. area Kowski Golf Committee, provided the Arrowhead newsletter with the following synopsis of a recent D.C. area tournament: The 31st Annual Frank F. Kowski Memo­rial Golf Out ing for the Washington, D . C . area took place on Sept. 14 at the Potomac Ridge Golf Course in Waldorf, Md. , located 18 miles from the nation's capital. Seventy-eight golfers participat­ed in the event. The team of Charles Borders, Howie Bowdering, Christian Kuhn and Andrew Lyons posted the low score of 11-under par 60 in a "cap­tain's choice" /"scramble" team format. Kevin McNamee registered "closest to pin" honors with a shot to within 20 inches on Meadows 4 th hole, a 162-yard tester. Trophies for first through fourth place teams, men's and women's

long drive and closest to the pin com­petitions were awarded.

A presentation by long-time Kowski Golf Chairman Dave Park was made to the 2004 National Scramble Champions team of Joe Lawler, Joe Lawler, Jr., Jim Gridley and Steve Doulis. Raffle and door prizes were also given out. This year, pro­ceeds from this event, totalling over $8,000, will be donated to the E&AA Hurricane Relief Fund, made possible by the continued generous support of tour­nament sponsors and participant dona­tions. A long-standing donation to the George B. Hartzog, Jr. Educational Loan Program was also made. Many thanks to the friendly staff of Potomac Ridge and Atlantic Golf, all participants and spon­sors. Special thanks go to volunteers Ron Vail, Linda Hook and Tom McConnell for their efforts in helping make this a

most successful and memorable event. Visit www.eandaa.org for further details.

E&AA Life Member Stuart Snyder, national Kowski Golf Tournament chair­man, provided the following 3 0 t h Annual Kowski Gol f Tournament 2 0 0 4 Results—In their first effort, Boston N H P launched a full-scale frontal assault on the top spots in the 2004 Frank F. Kowski National Golf Tourna­ment. Three golfers from that venue shot net 74's to claim the top three places. Richard Tourangeau is national champi­on, Frank Harris is tournament runner-up and third low net was claimed by Dave Bogden. Although there were low­er net scores recorded at other local tournament sites, the Far Corner Course in Boxford, Mass. was rated a much more difficult test than others.

The best raw score was an even par 72 shot by Rob Bringardner in the Seattle area tournament . This is Rob's fourth straight low gross title. The longest put t was holed from 17 feet, three inches by Ed Nelson at Sequoia/Kings Canyon, while Dan Buckley of the Interagency Fire Center in Boise put his tee shot 31 inches from the cup to claim closest to the pin. The national scramble for­mat top prize was claimed by the W A S O / N C R team of Steve Doulis, Jim Gridley, Joe Lawler and Joe Lawler, Jr. with a 12-under par effort.

The tournament raised $5,320.30 for the George B. Har tzog , Jr. Educational Loan Program during the 2004 golf tournament , bringing the cumulative total to $108 ,968 .

Editor's Note: To organize a tournament in your area, contact the National Kows­ki Golf Tournament Chairman Stuart Snyder at (206) 220-4096 or StuartJSny-der@partner. nps.gov.

E&AA Life Member Gen. Curtis Hoop­er "Hoop" O'Sullivan wrote to the Arrowhead newsletter to report the fol­lowing: "I completed my month in Jor­dan; visiting my son, Dr. Chris O'Sullivan, during his Fulbright Professorship there; checking the forts and battlefields; and having a look at the adjacent countries of Syria, Israel, Egypt and Saudia Arabia. Back to keeping busy as a book critic for five military/historical magazines and doing some writing for the California Centre for Military History as well as some articles on my own." •

E&AA welcomes the following new members:

Christine Almerico, Chuck Ant­ing, Lucia Bragan, Susan Bryant, Ralph Coury, Josie Fernandez, Robert Irey, Susan Lansdon, Lisa MendelsonTelmini and Jackson W. Moore , Jr.

NPS Family Lisa Mende l sonTe lmin i , deputy regional director, NCR, and husband, Mike Ielmini, biologist with the USDA Forest Service, announce the birth of their first child, Sofia Freda Ielmini. Sofia was born on April 6, 2005 . She weighed eight lbs., one oz. and was 21.5-inches long. •

Send us your stuff. We welcome news and photos about yourself and our NPS family members. See page 12 for mailing and telephone information.

Steve Doulis

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Benefactors The following donations were received this quarter. Thank you for your support.

Deanne Adams, Arizona Memo­rial Museum Association, Priscil-la Baker, Elberta Ballantyne, Richard Beidleman, Thomas Bradley, Kevin Buckley, Edward Carlin, Orville Carroll, Kathryn Cochrane, Judith Hazen Can­nery, Judy Dahlberg, K.C. Den-Dooven, John A. Duran, Nancy and Gary Everhardt, Lorenza Fong, Mark Forbes, Kenneth

' Franc, Denis Galvin, Joseph Gorrell, Michael Healy, Larry Henderson, Larry Hovig, Daniel Jenner, Jayne Kennedy, Freder­ick Koegler, Jr., Jerre Krakow, Ernest Kuncl, Homer Leach, Linda McFarland, Richard Mer-ryman, Elizabeth Murphy, PWR General Conference, Carole A. Rouse, Robert Seibert, Richard Stenmark, Jane Sundberg, Anne and Ronald Walker, Franklin C. Walker and Charles Watson.

In memory of Hugh Beattie Betty Webster

In memory of Joseph Bradley Mary Bradley

In memory of Robert J. Branges His Family

In memory of Jack Broadbent Ronald Ice

In honor of Howard Chapman Sam and Mary Sue Henderson

In memory of Bob Deskins Jerry Biggers

In memory of Karl Gilbert Duncan and Elinor Burchard, Betty Ela

In memory of Doug Barnard and Harry Graf William W. Schenk

In memory of Paul Hill Peggy Justice

In memory of John Kawamoto Pauline Kawamoto

In memory of Charles Bowie Landford, Jr. Sue and Bill Nichols

In memory of Clyde Lockwood Joseph L. Orr

In memory of Doug Scovill Gene Scovill

In memory of Doug Scovill and Harvey Shields Michele Aubry

In memory of Carl Walden Peggy Walden

In memory of Stanley Abbot, Granville Liles and Sam P. Weems Michael Frome

In memory of Bob Powell and Arthur White James R. Youse

In celebration of valued friendship of park colleagues and co-workers over 60 years Russell Dickenson

Silent Auction: Pacific West Region Managers Conference and Midwest Region Superintendents Conference

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IN JULY, MRS. LAURA BUSH, honorary chair of the National Park Foun­dation, visited Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) to help swear in 24 new Junior Rangers. The young people, ranging in age from 10 to 17, were primarily from the Hmong and Ojibwe communities. The Junior Ranger swearing-in ceremony took place at the Science Muse­um of Minnesota in St. Paul. The museum is a key partner of MNRRA in many projects in the river corridor, and the park's visitor center is located inside the museum building. NPS Director Fran Mainella (far left) and MNRRA Supt. JoAnn Kyral (far right) also participated in the event. Many of the new Junior Rangers stated their interest in pursuing careers as park rangers. MNRRA's Junior Ranger Program is a component of the Mighty Mississippi Passport Program. More information on these programs can be found at www.mississippipassport.org.

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