Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Auto Theft Pursuit and Arrest
On October 29th, rangers were notified of a vehicle theft that had occurred in the Gatlinburg area. Just before midnight, Gatlinburg PD officers saw the vehicle within city limits and attempted to stop it. The driver — R.E., 18, of Gatlinburg — declined to stop and a chase ensued that entered the park on the Newfound Gap Road. Ranger Dale Culver, field training ranger Scott Kalna and ranger trainee Amanda Defriese joined the pursuit southbound on the road. When the pursuit reached the North Carolina state line, the Gatlinburg officers broke off, but the rangers continued to follow R.E., summoning assistance from Cherokee PD officers. As R.E. approached Cherokee, he saw police vehicles ahead and pulled over to the shoulder and surrendered without further incident. R.E. was charged by the NPS with reckless driving and eluding police and by Gatlinburg PD with theft of a motor vehicle and other traffic offenses. He was jailed and held on a $150,000 bond. Earlier that same day, R.E. had been released from the Sevier County (Tennessee) jail after serving a 30-day sentence for similar offenses committed in September. [Submitted by Rick Brown, District Ranger]
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (MI)
Search and Rescue
On the evening of November 21st, rangers were notified that E.M., 76, of Grand Marais, Michigan, had failed to meet her husband as planned at a trailhead parking lot after going on a hike in the Log Slide area of the park earlier that day. A search was begun that involved over 20 searchers from the park, the Eastern Upper Peninsula SAR Team, Alger County Sheriff's Department (with their tracking dog) and the Burt Township Ambulance Corps. After several hours of unsuccessful searching, a Coast Guard helicopter was requested and flew in from Traverse City. Within 15 minutes, the helicopter crew spotted a woman waving her arms in the Grand Sable Dunes area. A Coast Guard rescuer was lowered from the helicopter; E.M. and the rescuer were then raised back to the ship. E.M. was flown to a landing zone near the Grand Sable Visitor Center, where she was transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to a hospital for evaluation. E.M. was cold and tired, but otherwise in good condition. [Submitted by Jackie Henman, Senior Staff Ranger, MWRO]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
Rocky Mountain National Park (CO)
Glacier Basin Fuel Reduction Project
Past fire suppression efforts have played a key role in creating a
dense forest with heavy fuel loads in this area of the park. The fire
and fuels management crew, Alpine Hotshot crew members and volunteers
are cutting, limbing and hauling away excess vegetation near the Glacier
Basin Campground, an area with a high potential for accidental fire
ignitions. This project will enhance the effectiveness of the fuel
reduction efforts already completed along the park boundary and on
adjacent private lands. By sequencing these treatments outward from the
park boundary, the immediate risk to life and property is reduced,
allowing for the return of a more natural fire regime through the
eventual reintroduction of prescribed fire. (full
report)
Estimated containment date: May 1, 2005 [Submitted by
Emily Gubler, emily_gubler@nps.gov, 970-586-1348]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Servicewide
Upcoming Training Calendar
This listing is updated every Friday. It is not meant to replace any of the various training center calendars — just to augment them and provide a heads-up on new training courses. Please submit information to Bill_Halainen@nps.gov. New listings and revisions are in bold face.
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January 10 — January 13
ARPA Training (ARPTP-501), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Archeological resources protection training course. Please contact your agency representative for class registration information. No closing date given. For more information, contact class coordinator Charles Louke at 912-280-5188.
January 10 — January 14
Producing NPS Publications, Zion NP, UT.
This hands-on course will give participants the basic knowledge and skills to design and produce publications, including site bulletins, newspapers, posters and other graphics. Subjects will include design principles, layout, typography, image preparation, maps, printing prep, and working with printing companies; the course will not cover writing and editing. Tuition is $100 for supplies/materials. For more information and a nomination form, contact Tom Haraden (tom_haraden@nps.gov).
January 16 — January 23
Wilderness First Responder, Great Smoky Mountains Institute, Townsend, TN.
A 76-hour course hosted by the institute and taught by Roane State Community College. Classes run from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The curriculum meets Tennessee, DOT and NREMT standards, with emphasis on the wilderness setting. The course is highly recommended by staff at Great Smokies. The cost is $526 for NPS personnel ($730 for others) and includes meals and lodging. Books are extra, for more information, contact the institute at 865-448-6709 or check the website at http://www.gsmit.org/Programs/schedule.html .
January 18 — January 20
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Workshop, Mammoth Cave NP, KY.
Training opportunity for those seeking certification as either a COR or COTR. The three-day course will include all information necessary to certify those serving as COTR's on construction and other types of contracts. Closes on December 15th. For more information, contact Mary_Conner@nps.gov.
January 24 — January 28
Law Enforcement Advanced Interviewing (LEAINTP-501), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Techniques for conducting interviews. Students will learn to use their own knowledge and experience to obtain additional and more accurate information from people. Closes on December 15th. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/LEAINTP-501.doc
January 25 — January 27
Archeological Law Enforcement, BLM's Farmington Field Office, Farmington, NM.
Archeological Resource Investigations (ARI) is offering the firm's three day archeological law enforcement class, which will be hosted by Chaco Culture NHP and BLM's National Training Center. The class is open to all government and tribal law enforcement officers, archeologists and prosecuting attorneys. There will be an optional field trip to Chaco Culture. Tuition is $300. The registration deadline is December 24th. For more information, contact NPS class coordinators Dabney Ford (505-786-7014 ext. 242, dabney_ford@nps.go) or Roger Moore (505-786-7014 ext. 236, roger_moore@nps.gov).
January 31 — February 11
Criminal Investigations in an Automated Environment (CIAETP-501), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Instruction in the various skills necessary for a successful computer-related investigation. Closes on December 23rd. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/CIAETP501.doc
February 7 — February 18
Physical Fitness Coordinators Training (PFCTP-502), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
The course will prepare students to coordinate their agency's physical fitness and wellness programs. Participants will be able to conduct FLETC's five part PEB and other assessment modes. Closes on December 30th. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/PFCTP-502.doc
February 8 — April 26
Criminal Investigator Training (CITP-517Z), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Basic criminal investigator training. Closes on December 30th. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/CITP-517Z.doc
February 18 — February 20
Wilderness First Responder Refresher, Great Smoky Mountains Institute, Townsend, TN.
A 20-hour refresher course hosted by the institute and taught by Roane State Community College. Classes run from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The curriculum meets Tennessee, DOT and NREMT standards, with emphasis on the wilderness setting. The cost is $256 for NPS personnel ($305 for others) and includes meals and lodging. Books are extra, for more information, contact the institute at 865-448-6709 or check the website at http://www.gsmit.org/Programs/schedule.html .
February 28 — March 4
Law Enforcement Advanced Interviewing (LEAINTP-501), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Techniques for conducting interviews. Students will learn to use their own knowledge and experience to obtain additional and more accurate information from people. Closes on December 15th. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/LEAINTP-502.doc
February 28 — March 11
Special Operations Training (SEOPS), Tucson, Gila Bend and Ajo, AZ.
This session is designed for personnel who are directly involved in special law enforcement operations in the National Park Service. Its intended for those who are actually performing special enforcement field duties related to terrorism and security, counter-narcotics and anti-poaching operations. Closes on January 7th. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/specops.doc
February 28 — March 11
Seized Computers and Evidence Recovery Specialist (SCERS-501), FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Course on how computer data is created, stored, modified and manipulated. Students will access and extract evidence from computers. Closes on January 19th. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/scers501.doc
March 29 — March 30
Communicating Critical Air Resource Issues in National Parks, Dallas, TX.
The workshop will focus on bringing air quality specialists and resource managers together with interpreters and educators to collaborate on efforts on conveying complex air quality issues to the public. Experienced park interpreters, air quality educators, research scientists and academic scholars will speak about several important topics, including climate change, ecological effects of air pollution, air quality and visibility, and the night sky. Participants will also benefit from, and contribute to, a library of curriculum examples and lesson plans that will be accessible for further reference at a later date. The workshop will precede the National Science Teacher's Association Convention (March 31st to April 3rd). To enable NPS employees to attend this training, the Air Resources Division will reimburse the employee's home park for personnel services up to $750 for each participant attending the workshop. However, it will be the park's requirement to pay for all travel costs associated with their employee attending this workshop. For more information, contact Nina Roberts at 970-267-2115 or Nina_Roberts@nps.gov or go to http://www1.nrintra.nps.gov/ConfMeet/AIRworkshop.pdf
March, 2005 — March 2007
Preservation and Skills Training, various NPS sites.
The Preservation and Skills Training (PAST) program is a two-year, competency-based, trade and preservation skills development training program. Slots are available for both trainees (WG 3-7 maintenance employees who maintain or repair historic structures) and for mentors (GS-9 or WG/WL/WS-9 or above). There are 16 slots for the former, eight for the latter. Register at http://mylearning.nps.gov — "Search Catalog" for 'preservation,' click on the "Catalog Item Title" to see details, then "View Events" to "Apply." For more detailed information, contact dorothy_printup@nps.gov.
Servicewide
Upcoming Conference/Meetings Calendar
This listing is updated every Friday. Please submit information to Bill_Halainen@nps.gov. New listings and revisions are in bold face.
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February 8 — February 10
Seventeenth Annual Conservation Law Enforcement Conference, Prescott, Arizona.
This year's conference will include a competition pistol shoot on the afternoon of February 8th. The training over the following two days will include 16 hours of AZPOST-certified training. For further information, got to www.azclea.org.
March 6 — 10
Annual Convention, Association of Partners for Public Lands, Portland, Oregon.
The theme for this year's convention, Portland Pathways, was selected "to move us forward along our lines of learning and commitment to an increasingly connected systems of parks, forests, refuges, waters, open spaces and historic places." Basic registration is open through January 10th, regular through February 18th, and late thorough March 5th. For more information, call APPL at 301-946-9475 or go to http://www.appl.org
March 14 — 18
George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The theme of this year's convention is People, Places and Parks: Preservation for Future Generations. Proposals are being accepted in all areas of natural and cultural resources. Details on the conference can be found at http://www.georgewright.org/2005.html. For further information, contact the society at 1-906-487-9722, or via conferences@georgewright.org
PARKS AND PEOPLE
National Capital Region
Terry Carlstrom To Retire
Terry R. Carlstrom, Regional Director of the National Park Service's National Capital Region for the past eight years and who directs activities involving over 1,300 employees and national parks in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, has announced his retirement from federal service effective January 3, 2005.
Capping a 41-year federal career, Carlstrom was named May 11, 1997, to the Senior Executive Service position of Regional Director, National Capital Region, one of seven regional headquarters of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Carlstrom had been serving as Acting Regional Director following the retirement of Robert G. Stanton January 3, 1997, and as Deputy Regional Director since August 1994. Carlstrom served as Associate Regional Director for Professional Services in the same region from 1982-1994.
A native of Minneapolis, MN, Carlstrom earned his B.S. degree in forestry resource management from the University of Minnesota College of Forestry at St. Paul, MN in 1963, and joined the U.S. Forest Service as a forestry technician at Bridger National Forest, WY. He transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), White Earth Reservation, as a reservation forester in Naytahwaush, MN, from mid-1963 until 1971, when he became an appraiser with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's wetland acquisition program in Jamestown, ND. Carlstrom participated in the Department of the Interior Management Training Program in Washington, D.C. for six months while with the BIA during 1969-1970.
In 1972, Carlstrom joined the National Park Service (NPS), working in a variety of positions at the Service's Denver Service Center, including NPS wilderness coordinator and chief of the branch of planning's western team. In 1981 he became chief of planning for the Alaska Regional Office and also served as that region's Acting Associate Regional Director for Professional Services--a position he held until he came to the National Capital Region in 1982.
As first Chief of Planning for the Alaska Regional Office, Carlstrom played a major role in planning newly created parks and preserves in that State. In his position at the National Capital Region, Carlstrom managed $600 million of design and construction programs for parkways and cultural resources, including Federal Highway Administration projects for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Suitland Parkway, Spout Run and George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Carlstrom has received numerous commendations and awards, including in 2002 the Interior Department's highest "Honor Award for Distinguished Service."
In 1986, Carlstrom completed the Senior Executive fellows program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a 1959 graduate of Washburn High School in Minneapolis, MN.
An email address has been established for anyone wishing to send Terry Carlstrom a note of remembrance, farewell note or congratulations. Please e-mail any correspondence to ncr_remember_terry@nps.gov.
On November 18, 2004, Senator Paul Sarbanes, (D-MD) paid tribute to Terry Carlstrom with the following tribute in the Congressional Record:
"Throughout his career, Terry had distinguished himself for his leadership and commitment to public service and to managing some of our Nation's most precious natural and cultural resources. Beginning as a young forester at Bridger National Forest in Wyoming in the early 1960s, Terry also served in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before joining the National Park Service in 1972. He quickly advanced to position in senior management in the National Park Service including Chief of Planning for the Denver Service Center Western Team and the Alaska Regional Office. Associate Regional Director for Professional Services in the National Capital Region and, most recently, as Regional Director.
"During his 22-year tenure in the National Capital Region, I had the opportunity to work closely with Terry and members of his staff on a number of National Park initiatives in the State of Maryland and the broader Washington metropolitan region including land acquisitions at Monocacy Battlefield, the renovation of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, the restoration of historic structures in the C&O Canal National Historical Park, at Fort Washington, and the restoration and joint management of Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County. Terry was also responsible for the difficult task of overseeing the construction and dedication of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, the Korean Veteran War Memorial, and the World War II Memorial, among other monuments. I know firsthand the extraordinary leadership and expertise Terry brought not only to the National Parks and Monuments in this region, but equally important, to building and encouraging one of the finest, most professional teams of Federal employees in the Nation.
"The legacy of Terry Carlstrom's 41-year career can be seen in our national parks across the country and especially here in the National Capital region, but it can also be seen in the people who have been fortunate enough to come to know him. He has earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues in the National Park Service as well as the visitors to the parks he has worked to improve."
NOTE: The National Capital Region will pay special tribute to Terry Carlstrom on Friday, January 7, 2005 with an event in the Atrium and South Atrium Foyer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are required and may be purchased for $55.00 per person via personal check. Tickets include dinner, dancing and parking at the Kennedy Center. Please make checks payable to Steve LeBel. Please ensure all checks arrive at the following address no later than December 10, 2004: Steve LeBel, National Park Service (NCR), 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Room 236, Washington, D.C. 20242.
Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found on the left side of the front page of InsideNPS. All reports should be submitted via email to Bill Halainen at Delaware Water Gap NRA, with a copy to your regional office and a copy to Dennis Burnett in Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO.
Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.