Civil War Sesquicentennial | 150 Years

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Sec1bt ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers President’s Message odern calculations now place the loss of the presence of war, pain and ANGERThe Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers American lives during the Civil War at suffering. USNPS M RVol. 28, No. 2 Spring 2012 750,000. Even with the older figure of 625,000, The landscapes of historic Ranger (ISSN 1074-0678) is a quarterly publication of this loss of life exceeds all other recorded con- conflict and controversy pre- the Association of National Park Rangers, an organization flicts in our nation’s history. Each one of those served within the National Park System provide created to communicate for, about and with National lives was linked to a combination of extended tangible places to educate ourselves and future Park Service employees of all disciplines; to promote and enhance the professions, spirit and mission of National relationships in the lifetime of the deceased. generations in the relevant price of applied vio- Park Service employees; to support management and The Civil War is often cited as “the most lence. They are places where momentous steps the perpetuation of the National Park Service and the momentous era in American history,” defin- and missteps transpired in our national struggle National Park System; and to provide a forum for profes- ing who we are as a nation and establishing a to achieve a more perfect union. They remain sional enrichment. societal course into the future the founders may proper places to seek personal and collective In meeting these purposes, the Association provides education and other training to develop and/or improve have only dreamed but never quite envisioned. understanding of the many differences in social the knowledge and skills of park professionals and those Although the war ended slavery, illustrating the beliefs present in our society. They preserve interested in the stewardship of national parks; provides a promise of a new birth of freedom, the conflict tangible resources defining the multicultural forum for discussion of common concerns of all employees, did not eradicate human prejudice, social injus- realities of the American experience. and provides information to the public. tice or racism in the United States. Therefore, The sesquicentennial of the Civil War pro- The membership of ANPR is comprised of individuals who are entrusted with and committed to the care, study, all places of conflict and controversy preserved vides an appropriate time to reflect on the pivotal explanation and/or protection of those natural, cultural within the constantly changing American land- role the war generation played in forging the and recreational resources included in the National Park scape — like our nation’s Civil War battlefields nation we live in today. It offers every citizen System, and persons who support these efforts. — serve to remind us the quest for liberty and the opportunity to re-examine our own lives ANPR’s official address: 25958 Genesee Trail Road, the pursuit of happiness never ends. and times — to look forward — and reflect on PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401, www.anpr.org. Members receive Ranger as part of their membership dues. See the The great experiment, which our republic the legacy of freedom and equality we decide website or Ranger for membership/subscription details. represents, will always remain a work in progress. to forge ourselves for posterity. The challenge Abraham Lincoln lay before his As we take time to commemorate and reflect Submissions Prospective authors should contact the editor or editorial divided nation at Gettysburg, in November on the meaning and cost of a civil war painfully adviser before submitting articles. Editor, Teresa Ford, 1863, that it is the living who must pledge waged by our ancestors 150 years ago, lives 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401, themselves to the unfinished cause of expanding throughout the National Park Service and this 303-526-1380; [email protected]. Editorial adviser, Emily freedom, so that lives lost in the quest of that nation have been touched by the tragic loss Thompson, 614-406-9400. great task “shall not have died in vain,” remains of a co-worker killed in the line of duty. The Deadlines relevant to this day and through the ages. The death of Margaret Anderson, a park ranger at Spring issue...... Jan. 31 numerous conflicts of our shared past and those Mount Rainier, was the result of a brutal act Summer issue...... April 30 transpiring within our lives today prove our of violence. It saddens our hearts. Fall issue...... July 31 Winter issue...... Oct. 31 nation has experienced few moments without Like each of the lives lost in that “great civil war,” Ranger Anderson possessed many relationships in her life, touching loved ones as CONTENTS a daughter, wife and mother, and all employees Civil War Sesquicentennial...... 2 of this agency as a member of our NPS family. Monocacy — A Crossroads...... 4 These relationships will forever shed light on Archeology on Our National Battlefields...... 5 her life and call attention to the public service If Pigs Could Fly...... 6 The Homeless Lees...... 8 she unselfishly performed for the citizens of this Arlington House...... 9 nation in which she gave “the last full measure Historical Accuracy: We Can Do Better...... 10 of devotion.” USNPS Visitor & Resource Protection Career Academy...... 11 One More Step: The SCA...... 13 In Memoriam: Ranger Margaret Anderson...... 15 Professional Ranger ...... 16 ANPR Actions ...... 18 ANPR Reports...... 19 IRF Update...... 20 Ranger Rendezvous XXXV...... 21 All in the Family...... 22 Fall Fund Campaign Contributors...... 23 In Print...... 24

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People are paying attention to the past in a whole new way and looking for ways to experience The Civil War history more deeply. 150-year observance

By Mary Koik and Melissa Sadler help people find out about opportunities like the war’s westernmost battlefield at Picacho Civil War Trust this near them, we’ve created a sesquicenten- Peak, Arizona. The philosophy proved so here’s something about an anniversary nial resource page on our website — www. popular that we’re expanding the list online that sparks the public imagination, civilwar150.org — with a searchable calendar, until there are enough experiences to have one as the ongoing Civil War sesquicen- articles and a bevy of links to related Web pages. each day of the sesquicentennial. Ttennial commemoration certainly proves. You also can sign up to receive our monthly We’re also working with individual battle- At the Civil War Trust we are eager to help Sesquicentennial Roundup e-newsletter, join fields to plan events during their anniversary introduce the world to the inspiring stories the discussion online at www.facebook.com/ commemorations. Some of our members of the period, featuring anniversary content civilwarsesquicentennialnetwork or follow us joined us last April in Charleston, South prominently on our website and in our mem- on Twitter @CWTrust150. Carolina, for special receptions and tours as bership magazine. People are paying attention to the past they took in the numerous activities held in Beginning last year and continuing through in a whole new way and looking for ways to conjunction with the anniversary of the firing 2015, a wide variety of special events and experience history more deeply than they have on Fort Sumter. We’re planning similar things programs will help us remember this seminal before. The Civil War Trust wants to help. Last for other upcoming anniversaries in 2012, such moment in American history. From local year we published our second book, Civil War p historical societies to state governments to 150: The Essential To-Do List for the 150th An- Civil War Trust members listen intently during an exclusive walking tour of historic downtown national parks, a huge number of organiza- niversary, featuring 150 unique experiences. Charleston during the commemoration of the tions and entities are planning re-enactments, It includes walking the well-known assault of 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter, symposia, exhibits and other unique events. To Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg to discovering April 11, 2011.

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as at Shiloh and Fort Donelson. We’ve also scheduled our annual confer- ences, board meetings and other events to take advantage of relevant anniversary commemorations. For example, in 2011 our conference worked with Manassas National Battlefield Park to focus on the Battle of First Manas- sas. This year we’re working with Richmond National Battlefield to study the Seven Days Battles. In 2013 we’ll be in Mississippi to follow the Vicksburg Campaign. As wonderful as these types of one-time events are, the most appropriate and lasting legacy of the sesquicentennial will be the permanent protection of the battlefields themselves. These pristine landscapes will stand long after the last anniversary exhibit is packed away. They will are living memorials and outdoor classrooms — places where bravery, sacrifice, leadership and so much more can be taught. Last July, the day before the 150th an- Civil War Trust chairman emeritus John Nau, left, and NPS Director Jon Jarvis indicate a property niversary of the Battle of First Manassas, we acquisition at Manassas National Battlefield. The trust announced the acquisition during a ceremony were honored to announce the transfer of 10 July 20, 2011, amidst the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of First Manassas. acres of land into the national park. It also was the beginning of a fundraising effort to Civil War books Other resources permanently protect 44 more acres of hallowed The National Park Service, in cooperation with Educational activities about the Civil War for ground. Eastern National, has developed three new teachers and students are available at individual In January, on the 150th anniversary of books to help interpreters tell the complex story parks and through national educational pro- the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky, we an- of the Civil War during its sesquicentennial. grams of the NPS: www.nps.gov/cwindepth/ nounced an effort to protect an additional Visit www.eparks.com/store education.html 16 acres at the very heart of that field. We are already laying the groundwork to make more u The Civil War Remembered — This official Parks with curriculum-based education anniversary announcements as the sesquicen- NPS handbook is designed to provide a mea- programs related to the history of the Civil tennial continues. sure of understanding of this most momentous War and its legacy: www.nps.gov/cwindepth/ Our most ambitious endeavor by far is era of our history. civwarparkeducation.html “Campaign 150: Our Time, Our Legacy.” www.nps.gov/cwindepth/civwarprofdevelop- If successful in this effort, we will raise $40 u Slavery: Cause and Catalyst of the Civil ment.html million from the private sector during the War — What caused the Civil War? A number sesquicentennial, leveraging those funds of issues ignited the Civil War: states’ rights, against foundation, corporate and government the role of the federal government, the pres- The Civil War 150, An Essential To-Do grants to save a monumental 20,000 acres of ervation of the Union, the economy; but all List, published in 2011 for the Civil War Trust through Globe Pequot Press, en- hallowed ground and revolutionize Civil War were inextricably bound to the institution of courages people to actively experience the educational programming. slavery. sesquicentennial by offering a checklist It’s a daunting task, but it is both possible of 150 “essential” to-do items. and essential if we are to keep these irreplace- u America’s National Parks Civil War ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ able battlefields from being lost forever. Learn Handbook — This handbook was produced The more at www.civilwar.org/campaign150. USNPS to help commemorate the 150th anniversary of CiviL WAr the Civil War. It highlights the national parks that have preserved the battlefields where the war was fought.

150An Essential To-Do List Mary Koik is the deputy director of communication at the Civil War Trust, and the editor of its membership magazine, Hallowed Ground. She lives with her husband in Washington, D.C. for the 150th Anniversary Melissa Sadler is the director of events, and director of The Color Bearers at the Civil War Trust. She lives with her husband and infant son in Yorktown, Virginia.

RANGERRANGER • Spring• Spring 2012 2012 u u 3 Monocacy – A Crossroads By Tracy Evans, Monocacy South Mountain onocacy National Battlefield is and Antietam. literally in a crossroads of the There was no Civil War. It is located along the inquiry during MGeorgetown Pike (historically the main road the war about from Frederick to Washington), the Baltimore the circumstances & Ohio Railroad junction and bridge, and surrounding the the Monocacy River. Union and Confederate loss of the order. armies traveled through the area throughout After the war, the war; most notably the Confederate Army however, many Historical Society of Frederick County camped on the Best Farm in 1862, now part questions arose, Confederates marched through Frederick during this campaign. of Monocacy. such as who lost Frequently we are asked about Special the order, who found it and at what point the surrounding the lost order. The 27th Indiana’s Orders 191, an order written by Confederate Confederates knew the order had been lost. movements were tracked using maps long Gen. Robert E. Lee and delivered to his generals Unfortunately, post-war accounts some- overlooked in the Library of Congress, along while camped at the Best Farm in September times conflict with what was written during with letters, diary entries and the regimental 1862. The order provided instructions on how the war. For example, during the campaign, history, in order to determine where the order Lee planned to divide his army over the next Lee noted that he was surprised McClellan was found. Similar methods were used to an- few days and reconsolidate in Hagerstown. One moved his army so quickly. Post-war, however, swer numerous other questions surrounding of the copies of the orders was lost and then he wrote that he knew at the time the order the order, many of which may not affect the discovered in a field several days later by Union had been lost. Excerpts of interviews, such as significance of the order to the campaign, but soldiers from Company F, 27th Indiana. The Union Gen. Colgrove’s 1880s interview with are questions that have long intrigued those order was sent to the Union commander, Gen. Century Magazine in which he said the order with an interest in the lost order. For example, George B. McClellan, who up to that point was was found wrapped around cigars, have been how many cigars were with the order? unsure of Lee’s location and intentions in the repeated by secondary sources up to the pres- This research will be included in a new Spe- north. McClellan used the information to his ent day. The order actually was found in an cial Orders 191 booklet that will be available advantage, moving his army quicker than Lee envelope, likely discarded by the time it made at museum stores throughout the National anticipated. This, compounded with Harpers its way to the colonel. Capital Region of the National Park Service. Ferry taking longer to fall than the Confed- Using primary sources, rangers at Monocacy In addition, beginning Aug. 1 through erates had anticipated, led to the Battles of tasked themselves with unraveling the myths Oct. 31, 2012, Monocacy will host a special temporary exhibit about the lost order, featuring the original copy of Special Orders 191 that was lost by the Confederate Army and found by the Union. Information on programs and events related to Special Orders 191 can be found at www.nps.gov/mono, and on the battlefield’s Facebook and Twitter pages. You also can download the free Monocacy app for your iPad or iPhone from the Apple iTunes Store. USNPS

Tracy Evans was born and raised in Hagerstown, Maryland, just 30 miles west of Monocacy National Battlefield. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history from Frostburg State University and a master’s in historical studies, focusing on American history, from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her inter- ests are in Colonial, Civil War and African American studies. She first came to Monocacy as an intern during her undergraduate studies. She returned in 1997 as a seasonal park ranger and remains as part of the permanent staff as an interpreter and curator.

4 tt ANPRANPR • •Association Association of of National National Park Park Rangers Rangers Moments in time preserved – archeology on our national battlefields By Stacy D. Allen, Shiloh navigation units and programmable data-loggers; others were armed with March 1, 1862 hundreds of plastic bags and orange Two Union gunboats, the Lexington and survey flags. Many others—volunteers Tyler, rounded Diamond Island on the Ten- for the project — carried metal detect- nessee River, steaming south toward Pittsburg ing machines and manual excavation Landing, Tennessee. Suddenly, a Confederate tools, their ears covered by headphones battery stationed on the high bluff above the to discern the signal tones registering landing, roared into action. This fire from metal objects hidden by the passage of Claude Gibson’s battery was returned by the time. Embedded in the crew were two This drawing is from a late 19th-century publication, “Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.” gunboats. With heavy naval shells exploding park rangers monitoring the activity among his men ashore, Col. Alfred Mouton and providing assistance. tered this area during the fighting on April 6? ordered his 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment The study team was led by John Cornelison, Did the gunboats mistakenly fire into friendly to seek shelter in a deep ravine behind the archeologist with the National Park Service forces? No sources the survey team had read bluff. Even there, two or three of the shells Southeast Archeological Center. The mission provided answers to the questions raised by passed so close to Mouton’s men they “could was to mitigate effects of a proposed multi- the discovery. The crew resumed its survey. feel the wind raising the hair on our heads,” phased road construction and rehabilitation When the park historian returned, he was exclaimed one his soldiers. project for Shiloh National Military Park. This assaulted with questions about the discovery. Gibson’s gunners were also compelled to authorized battlefield archeology, an action Upon examination of the fragments and loca- “cut dirt” and skedaddle for safety with their required by law and regulatory policy, was con- tions that were discovered, he smiled. “What field guns, as the gunboats bombarded the ducted in three investigations between 1999 you’ve found, ladies and gentlemen, is not landing for a full hour, before sending ashore and 2002 to extrapolate data and preserve park evidence of the gunboats mistakenly firing on a party of armed sailors and infantry sharp- cultural resources. The surveys were carried out their comrades, but evidence of them firing on shooters. After burning a house near where under the guidance of the park historian. Confederates.” He confirmed southern forces the Confederate battery had been placed, the Just by chance the historian was tempo- never occupied, during the two-day battle of federals proceeded a short distance west, where rarily away from the site when the detectors Shiloh, the site the team was now surveying. Mouton’s infantry burst from the ravine and registered on what excavation confirmed to “What you’ve uncovered are artifacts from a furious skirmish erupted. Salvos from the be several large fragments of exploded artil- another moment in time when Confederates gunboats supported the Union troops, and lery shells. It was apparent these large-size indeed held this ground,” adding, “These frag- several Confederates were struck down by fragments presented the heavy ordnance used ments represent shells fired by the same two exploding shells. The landing party retired to in siege, garrison or naval cannon during the gunboats, not on April 6, 1862, but fired more the gunboats, which resumed their ascent of the Civil War. History cites naval vessels — the than a month earlier during the lesser-known Tennessee. Mouton counted 21 casualties in the timber-clad U.S. gunboats Tyler and Lexing- action fought here on March 1, 1862.” engagement, while the Union loss comprised ton — were engaged at Shiloh on April 6-7, Given the ten of thousands of rounds of 11 men. He decided to retire from the landing 1862. Both fired shells inland throughout the artillery ammunition fired during the massive and hereafter only kept pickets near the river. fighting on Sunday, April 6. At one point that battle that consumed Shiloh in April 1862, the He placed his outpost further inland on the afternoon, they were engaged near the survey historian noted these few fragments marked the road to Corinth, Mississippi, camping around location where the naval shell fragments were first documented recovery of artifacts directly a log Methodist meetinghouse named Shiloh. discovered, when they lay off the mouth of Dill associated with the first military action fought Thirty-six days later, a titanic battle erupted Branch, their heavy guns supporting the final at Shiloh. It was indeed a unique moment of around this small church. It was a momentous Union position defended that day, known as discovery—one properly extrapolated and carnage that overshadowed the earlier affair Grant’s Last Line. stewarded by the archeologists, park employ- at the landing, eclipsed by the magnitude of Questions ran rampant through the study ees and volunteers working cooperatively to 23,746 Americans killed, wounded or reported team. Everyone understood Grant’s Last Line protect park resources and benefit public missing upon the same ground. was successfully held by Union forces. Nearby understanding and appreciation of Shiloh. cannons marking battle positions testified to The archeology performed to ensure activi- History stewarded — 140 years later the presence of two Union batteries engaged ties to rehabilitate park roads wouldn’t destroy Two dozen people advanced over broken and here to repulse the final Confederate attack of or alter cultural resources, investigated nearly partially timbered terrain either side of a single the day. Thus, the cannons employed here 140 90 acres of the battlefield. Some 360 shovel lane road. They moved along a steep bluff, years earlier, where the naval shell fragments tests, five excavation units and 5,821 metal- overlooking the southern extent of Pittsburg were discovered, were manned by Union gun detecting hits were mapped and documented. Landing, west of the Tennessee River. The crews. Confederate forces at Shiloh possessed Only 86 (24 percent) of the shovel tests were area, part of Shiloh battlefield, separated the no cannon, which might have fired such large positive for cultural material, and five (1 per- landing from the rugged ravine encompassing shells. The study team pondered why fragments cent) of the tests produced Civil War-related Dill Branch. Individuals were dressed for field of shells fired by the gunboats lay within the artifacts. Items located and preserved consisted work and armed with all manner of equipment. context of Grant’s Last Line? Was history of artillery ammunition, small arms ammuni- Some carried global positioning system (GPS) wrong? Had Confederate troops actually en- tion, military related hardware such as musket RANGERRANGER •• WinterSpring 2011-122012 u u 5 parts, sword fragments and bayonets, and personal items like uniform buttons, insignia, buckles and a unique alligator effigy clip or If Pigs Could Fly watch fob. Of the 5,281 metal-detecting hits, 76 percent yielded Civil War artifacts; six hits An unlikely Civil War battleground yielded Native American artifacts. The use of metal detectors to investigate and how “what if…?” can test history historic sites has been in practice for as long By Kendell Thompson Lee Memorial, must come to grips with sheep as the machines have existed. However, for Lincoln Boyhood before they get a chance to wrestle Lee. As a much of this time the machines and operators hen a visitor approaches a ranger matter of course, everyone eventually reads were not effectively employed by archeologists. at, say, the USS Arizona Memorial, Murray Nelligan’s Old Arlington, the seminal With lack of early results, many archeologists and asks, “What would have hap- work on the mansion, the people who built abandoned metal detecting altogether, some Wpened if the Opana Radar report hadn’t been it, loved it and eventually abandoned it to the choosing not to use them based on perception ignored?” or tugs the rough wool of a ranger’s vagaries of war. In particular, Old Arlington is the public would link their use with looting, overheated, 1812 Chalmette Battlefield uni- the story of Robert E. Lee and how he came weakening arguments against open detecting form and puzzles: “What if they had heard to be a part of Arlington, how he struggled of public and Indian lands. However, from about Ghent?” the ranger may scowl. Generally with a lack of enthusiasm for the brewing war the 1970s through the ’90s, several archeolo- speaking, we, the professional custodians of our and what difference it made to the country. gists began to systematically incorporate use national narrative, do not speculate on “what Before you get a seat at Lee’s wedding (along of aerial photographs, magnetometers, soil if?” Therein lies the ridiculous. But in their about page 188) you have to wade through an probes, ground-penetrating radar and GPS secret heart, everyone, including rangers and interminable flock of sheep because George navigational mapping, along with systematic historians, eventually ask just that, what if? Washington Parke Custis thought sheep would sweeps with metal detectors, supported by And for good reason. How do we really help secure American independence from Eu- traditional shovel testing and excavation units know that slavery was the primary cause of rope, and he spent a lot of time thinking about to survey historic battlefields. These efforts, the Civil War? Not everyone agrees that it was. them. Custis was asking what if? . . . for the assisted by computers to create databases, To find out, we can blow the dust from old future. What difference will it make if we have proved an enormous historical and cultural letters and gingerly turn yellowed pages from our own breed of really stupid, fluffy animals data potential lay preserved on the battlefields the National Era, a mid-19th century African- instead of the stupid European varieties? stewarded within the National Park System. American newspaper. We can plot the rise and But it is possible he was in the wrong end of This systematic use of metal detectors for fall of John Brown and draw conclusions. Or the barnyard. While Custis was shearing sheep, archeology is vitally important. Based on we can rely on the tried and true scientific it was sus scrofa domesticus, the common pig, shovel testing alone, none of the sites within method. We can test our theory. But how do that very nearly cooked our Civil War bacon the 90 acres examined at Shiloh would have you experiment with the past? Just like you — and that corner of the barnyard was 3,000 been determined to contain significant cultural experiment with anything, you ask, what if? miles away! resources. Only one quarter of the shovel tests This is what Harry Turtledove does quite In 1859 the country looked something like located cultural material, and only one percent neatly in his alternative history book The Guns a chess game before the first move. The pieces of these found material associated with the Civil of the South. What if Robert E. Lee had AK-47s were set: Lee was on one side of the board in War. However, the metal-detecting sweeps re- and the backing of white supremacists from West Virginia marching on Harpers Ferry. But vealed significant cultural resources for which the future? Would he turn the South into a on the other coast, long before he would charge Shiloh is noted, with 76 percent of the metal- lasting bastion of slavery? Turtledove walks us futilely across a field at Gettysburg, George detecting hits locating Civil War resources. through a very interesting experiment that Pu- Pickett was landing D Company on the shore The effective use of this technology served to litzer Prize-winning Civil War historian James of an obscure island square in the middle of a mitigate adverse impacts to these resources in M. McPherson said was “…without question border dispute with Great Britain. relation to the proposed road project. In three the most fascinating Civil War novel I have It would be unfair to say Pickett bungled instances where mitigation was not possible, ever read.” Even the big boys occasionally like the situation, but it has to be noted that, on construction plans were redesigned to protect a good what if. the eve of the Civil War, a squabble over a pig battlefield resources. Certainly these what-if experiments can go should not have escalated to the point where The example of moments in time rediscov- too far. As visitors explore events 150 years the United States was on the brink of war with ered and properly stewarded at Shiloh illustrates ago, what if’s can also provide a way to test a country the Confederacy would soon try to the importance of long-term preservation and crucial moments in history. What if this had woo as an ally. stewardship of archeological and cultural happened instead of that? Would we still view I ran across this surprising story while vaca- resources in context to their landscapes. By the character and deeds of historical figures tioning in an unlikely corner of the American employing scientific methodology to support in the same way? Was Lee’s decision to resign Civil War: the bucolic, green and beautiful San the historic record, important data can be ex- his army commission a turning point? These Juan National Historical Park on San Juan trapolated when situations warrant authorized what-if exercises allow us to demonstrate and Island in the Puget Sound. On one end of the archeology on our nation’s battlefields. USNPS interpret the importance of historical events by island is English Camp. American Camp sits stepping with visitors through the looking glass. on the other end, allowing our two countries Stacy Allen is the chief ranger at Shiloh and president of ANPR. For example, at some point virtually every to glare at each other across this small, hilly ranger at Arlington House, The Robert E. and forested ground for nearly 13 years in t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Whatcom Museum of History and Art in Bellingham, Wash., used with permissionWhatcom Museum of History and ArtWash., © in Bellingham, p Pig War Oldtimers, 1906: From left, San Juan must have had other things he could have been As Napoleon (the pig) once said in Animal Island pioneers Edward “Dickie” Warbass, Charles doing. By now Lee was in Texas — a whole Farm, “All animals are equal, but some are McKay and Stephen Boyce, San Juan County’s first auditor, commissioner and sheriff, respectively, pose lot closer to San Juan than Washington. Scott more equal than others.” for a photo that accompanied a story in the Sept. 9, apparently respected Lee, so why not send him Scott didn’t send Lee to Washington but 1906, edition of the Bellingham Herald. Boyce and instead? After all, there were forts needing the Union won the war anyway. What if he Warbass were 81 at the time; McKay gave his age built on San Juan, and Lee had already proven had? We can speculate that the Union would as 75, but he was actually 81 according to census himself in that department. Scott obviously have won the war just the same. So what is records. Warbass died that December. made it back to Washington soon enough, but the crucial importance of Lee’s decision to what is known as The Pig War. the fort on San Juan was garrisoned by regular resign, or is it important? This “what-if?” test As I understand it, the short version con- troops throughout the Civil War — troops that suggests that it was not a turning point. We cerns a farmer — an American — who was were a long way from Manassas, Gettysburg may have come to a new understanding of an possibly squatting on land claimed by the and Appomattox. old event. Either way, asking what if has led Hudson Bay Co. and also owned a few pigs. Before he tendered his resignation, Lee us across both time and country to discover The farmer was unhappy when these British asked Scott if he could sit out the war. I think a hidden Civil War battlefield tucked into a pigs kept rooting up his potato patch, and he the conversation probably went something moment of 1859. finally shot one. The situation quickly spiraled like, “Um, General Scott, “What if…?” Scott It’s enough to make you squeal! USNPS out of control as Pickett arrived with troops, quickly told him, in essence, to man-up. But and the British followed suit with three war- what if, instead, Scott had sent Lee to the Puget Kendell Thompson’s career with the National Park ships containing more than 2,000 sailors and Sound until, say, 1865? Service spans more than 33 years when he began volunteering at age 13. He has served in 12 NPS ar- marines. The Americans then sent more troops In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Guns, eas, including Mount Rainier, Denali, Jean Lafitte, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond postulates and started digging in. The USS Arizona Memorial and Yosemite. Most When word of this got to Washington, that there are only 14 species of wild animals recently, he “switched sides” when he transferred to President Buchanan was somewhat dismayed that can be domesticated. One of these is the Lincoln Boyhood as superintendent from Arlington that an international dispute was brewing humble pig (and of course, another one is House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. He has been an over a pig. He sent Gen. Winfield Scott, Lee’s sheep). Living with these animals, he says, has interpreter/educator, resource management special- mentor and friend, thousands of miles to sort determined the course of human history. Sure ist, scuba diving officer, law enforcement ranger, fee it out. enough, while Custis loved sheep, and there operations supervisor, dispatcher, public informa- Now you have to ask yourself, at this point are whole books from the perspective of Lee’s tion officer, park planner and park manager. He is a life member of ANPR since 1985. the country was beginning to unravel, and Scott horse, it was a pig that nearly lost the farm. RANGER • Spring 2012 u enter my own house and that such an outrage as its military occupation to the exclusion of me and my children could ever have been perpetrated by anyone in the whole extant of the country.” When Mrs. Lee left Arlington, she probably knew that she might wait a long time before seeing her home again. Accounts suggest several of the enslaved workers had tears in their eyes as they saw her off, as uncertainty pervaded on the estate for both slave and free. Mrs. Lee went off to Ravensworth where she had visited her maternal grandparents since childhood. Her eldest daughter, Mary, joined her, while Agnes made her way down to Rooney’s plantation at White House by July where Annie was staying. Mildred was at boarding school in Winchester and would join Mrs. Lee at a cousin’s home at Kinloch Robert E. Lee, circa mid-1850s Mary Anna Randolph Custis (Mrs. Lee) for the summer. Mrs. Lee would move about from Ravensworth to Chantilly, Eastern View and Kinloch throughout the summer of 1861. Ravensworth, like Arlington, would soon be The Homeless Lees overrun by federal troops. In the war’s first year, By Jeremy Kaufman, Arlington House man, no doubt recognized the possibility of Mrs. Lee and her daughters fled one location n top of a high hill overlooking the a Union occupation of Arlington Heights to to the next as the enemy lines drew near. nation’s capital sits Arlington House, defend Washington. The decision to leave Mrs. Lee, Rooney, Annie and Agnes spent The Robert E. Lee Memorial. The his in-laws’ home was made more difficult the first Christmas of the war at Rooney’s picturesque,O 200-year-old mansion was the because Arlington was, in his words, “where White House plantation; Union troops had place Robert E. Lee called home for 30 years my attachments and affections are stronger already gone through Ravensworth. Mildred until the American Civil War. than any place in the world.” joined them shortly after the holiday when Now an NPS unit of the George Washington Mrs. Mary Custis Lee stayed in the house her school sent students home when Gen. Memorial Parkway, Arlington House provides for a few weeks longer; she was reluctant to Stonewall Jackson withdrew from Winchester, a place to contemplate our history — a place leave her childhood and family home. Orton deeming the area unsafe. However, the family that, in the midst of the Civil War Sesquicen- Williams, a cousin, warned her of the advanc- could not linger at White House long, as it too tennial, can challenge our very notions of what ing Union Army in mid-May and encouraged was in line of the Union advance. Mrs. Lee, in it means to be an American citizen. her to evacuate Arlington. He worked in Win- indignation of being forced from home after It is a place that forces us to examine and field Scott’s office in Washington. With the home, posted a rebellious note on the door: re-examine our past and to confront the ten- heartbreaking, yet inevitable news, Mrs. Lee “Northern soldiers who profess to reverence sions and constant struggle between the ideals and the enslaved workers in the house began Washington, forbear to desecrate the home of freedom and the reality of slavery. Arlington packing silver and family papers for shipment of his first married life, the property of his House, surrounded by Arlington National to Richmond. wife, now owned by her descendants.” Cemetery, also reminds us of the tremendous Many of the Washington relics were packed — A Granddaughter of Mrs. Washington loss and sacrifice during the Civil War and to take to Ravensworth, a Fitzhugh family Mrs. Lee finally settled in Richmond by all wars — the loss of human life, the loss of plantation. Despite Williams’ warning, she the spring of 1862. She and her daughters treasure, and in the case of Arlington House, remained several more days. “You had better had spent a year living an almost vagabond the loss of a childhood and family home. complete your arrangements and retire farther life, not knowing how long it would be before On April 20, 1861, Robert E. Lee made from the scene of the war…,” wrote Gen. Lee. they were to move again. In a very real sense, a decision that would ultimately transform “It is sad to think of the translation, if not ruin, Mrs. Lee was homeless in the first year of the Arlington House forever and sacrifice his it may bring upon a spot so endeared to us.” war from the time she bid farewell to Arlington family’s home. After the Virginia convention Daughter Agnes, writing from Raven- until arriving in Richmond, while in her heart voted to secede from the Union, Lee resigned sworth, felt the severity of the situation: “I dare she hoped to one day return home. from the United States Army, an army he had not tell you how I long to be back.” Mrs. Lee served for 32 years. In his mind and in his departed on May 15, nine days prior to the Jeremy Kaufman is a seasonal park ranger at heart he could not be in a position where he Union advance on the property. She wrote a Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. might be ordered to raise his sword against brusque letter to Gen. C.W. Sandford making He has a particular interest in antebellum and Virginia, to attack his ancestral home and her feelings known: Civil War history, and how people remember the country’s past. He is ANPR’s new board member loved ones. Lee left Arlington for Richmond “It never occurred to me, Gen’l Sanford, for internal communications. two days after resigning, and being a military that I could be forced to sue for permission to

t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers be designated as a national cemetery to provide a resting place for the growing roster of war casualties dying in Washington’s hospitals. To Arlington House make Arlington uninhabitable for the Lee family, Meigs supervised the burial of 26 Union A Treasure for the Ages officers around Mrs. Lee’s treasured garden — now at the heart of the iconic Arlington National Cemetery. SHAH was formally created a year ago as a 501(c)3 to help the National Park Service renovate Arlington House, expand its recogni- tion nationally and the role of its inhabitants in educating Americans about the Civil War and its many issues — all of which are embedded in the house’s history. Its formation was born out of love, by three Volunteers in Parks, myself included, who decided that giving tours of the home and grounds wasn’t good enough. It was time to roll up our sleeves and get to work beyond the few hours we spent giving tours on the weekends. In 2008 we set out to recruit others who would be interested in helping us restore this grand dame of history. SHAH is anchored by not only its founding VIPs, but by other strong board of trustees, including Gen. Montgom- National Park Service ery Meigs (retired), the great grand nephew By Andrew Lorenzen-Strait ing this monumental Civil War anniversary of Union Quartermaster Gen.Montgomery Save Historic Arlington House Inc. by helping preserve an American treasure that Meigs who created Arlington Cemetery in rtillery guns opened their fiery attack played a crucial role in this epic conflict. 1864; Robert E. Lee IV, great grandson of on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on Arlington House reflects the nation’s history Robert E. Lee; Robert Poole, author of On Hal- April 12, 1861. These were the shots at its most intimate and most profound: the lowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Aheard throughout the nation, a nation that house and its residents, both free and enslaved, Cemetery; and the Hon. Jamie Baker, chief was forced into a brutal four-year conflict, the served as actors and witnesses to the spirited judge of the United States Court of Appeals conflict we know today as the American Civil days after the revolution, the War of 1812 and for the Armed Forces. War (1861-65). the deep-seated divisions that erupted in the SHAH partners with the NPS to provide In his proclamation for the Civil War Ses- Civil War. strategic resources to support the research, quicentennial, President Obama wrote: Known also as the Custis-Lee Mansion restoration, preservation and stewardship “The Civil War was a conflict character- or the Robert E. Lee Memorial, it was built of Arlington House. By providing financial ized by legendary acts of bravery in the face by George Washington Parke Custis, George support and growing public awareness and of unprecedented carnage. Those who lived Washington’s adopted grandson, as the first support, SHAH provides a vital means for visi- in these times — from the resolute African memorial to Washington. The house is most tors and others to engage in and preserve the American soldier volunteering his life for the remembered for the time when Robert E. Lee historical significance of Arlington House. liberation of his fellow man to the determined called it home, after he married Mary Custis, Unlike Monticello and Mount Vernon, Ar- president secure in the rightness of his cause daughter of G.W.P. Custis, in the family parlor lington House is not privately owned nor does — brought a new birth of freedom to a country in June of 1831. it have the significant fundraising operations still mending its divisions. On this milestone in There they raised their seven children and endowment that those houses currently American history, we remember the great cost until the Civil War began in 1861, when Lee enjoy. Since 1863, Arlington House has been of the unity and liberty we now enjoy, causes struggled with his divided loyalty to Virginia owned and used by the federal government, for which so many have laid down their lives… and to the Union. He chose to resign his U.S. and in 1933 it became one of the (now) 397 As we respond to the critical challenges of our Army commission on April 20, 1861. His last national treasures managed by the NPS on time, let us do so as adherents to the enduring day at Arlington House was April 22, with his behalf of the American public. values of our founding and stakeholders in the family departing in May and entrusting Mary’s Like all NPS sites, federal dollars cover only promise of a shared tomorrow.” personal maid, Selina Gray, with the keys to so much. Recent federal funding resulted in As stewards of our history, we must do our the house. In late May 1861, the house was a long overdue partial internal restoration, part to help preserve the past and understand occupied by Union troops. fire suppression system installation, window its impact on today. As the vice chairman of It was not until May 1864, late in the war, restoration, a new comfort station and an Save Historic Arlington House Inc., or SHAH, that Union Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery underground utility bunker. I am honored to have a small part in celebrat- C. Meigs recommended that the old plantation Though this partial renovation improves RANGER • Spring 2012 u a visitor. If you’re dressed as a Civil PERSPECTIVE War soldier and wearing a shirt that We Can Do Better is entirely hand sewn, what an effec- By Brandon Bies, Arlington House history inaccurately? When we rehabilitate tive lead-in to talking with visitors about the he National Park Service has come a our historic structures according to the homefront and the role of women at home. long way since the centennial of the Department of the Interior’s standards and The jeanscloth trousers you are wearing could Civil War. We now have the courage guidelines, we don’t use modern drywall in show how that type of cloth was of such rough Tto share that slavery was the primary cause of place of plaster and lath, Phillips-head screws quality it was often used as work clothing for the war. We tell the stories not just of famous in place of hand-wrought nails and vinyl siding enslaved laborers. generals but of common soldiers, enslaved instead of wood clapboards. Granted, these all Another reaction to increasing our living his- peoples and civilians on the home front. We resemble the items that were originally there in tory accuracy may be a concern that authentic spend millions of dollars each year meticu- the first place. It would be unthinkable to use living history clothing and gear is expensive. lously restoring our historic structures with them in our nation’s most significant historic Not as much as you might think. In fact, the handmade bricks and plaster. Why, then, do structures. price difference on many items is negligible. we continue to endorse and promote living In costumed interpretation, we should strive Some items might cost more, but isn’t histori- history demonstrations in our parks in which for the same level of accuracy. But servicewide, cal accuracy worth it? We pride ourselves in the interpreters bear little resemblance to actual I see glaring examples of living history gone taking the extra measure to ensure that the Civil War soldiers? horribly wrong, with black sneakers in place stories we tell and the historic structures we Before I elaborate further, I want to highlight of leather brogans, Stetson cowboy hats rather interpret are correct. We all know you get what the many virtues of living history within the than civilian felt hats and women dressed as you pay for, and the same is true for historic NPS. Whether it be a Mississippi infantryman men. Those are the most obvious examples. reproductions. at Gettysburg, a buffalo soldier at Yosemite or Upon closer inspection, much of the reproduc- Another concern could be about the living a washer woman at Harpers Ferry, living his- tion clothing we use in our demonstrations is history volunteers helping in our parks for tory is used servicewide as an effective tool in entirely machine sewn, and virtually all of the decades — and we don’t want to lose them. teaching visitors about the significance of our leather accoutrements are held together with They don’t dress accurately, but we wouldn’t parks. It allows visitors to actually see, hear, gleaming white nylon stitches. want to turn them away. This is the toughest smell and occasionally touch history. Living An immediate reaction might be that it’s hurdle to overcome. We all have that VIP who history and costumed interpretation are some not really that big of a deal. Does a visitor care has been a steadfast supporter of our park but of the most successful ways visitors can connect if your uniform or dress was hand sewn? whose interpretation (or historic costume) isn’t to the parks. My response is — what a great teaching quite where it should be. I wouldn’t discourage Why, then, is it acceptable to portray this tool! What a great way to start a dialogue with them from volunteering. At least discuss with them how they might be able to improve their Arlington House (continued from previous page) impression. More importantly, raise the bar for new volunteers and volunteer groups invited the site physically, it is evident to first-time • Complete plasterwork and painting in into your park. Make it clear that you have and repeat visitors that Arlington House all remaining rooms. high standards that must be followed. Most needs significant support to restore the house • Interior restoration and furnishing of importantly, lead by example. further. South Slave Quarters. When I look back at what the NPS was SHAH is committed to further restore • Move bookstore to museum building. doing during the centennial, I often ponder this piece of American history. The Civil War • Redesign interpretive materials on the this: What on earth were they thinking? Why Sesquicentennial and its related events have outside grounds. was it OK to have a giant battle re-enactment allowed SHAH to gain public awareness. We • Restore the summer garden to 1861 status. on hallowed ground at Manassas? Why did our have begun a three-year campaign to increase • Restore the adjacent museum building interpretation rarely mention the non-white revenues through individual donations, interior, climate control and displays male players in the Civil War? And then I membership, selected grants and corporate From the beginning, luminaries and sit- wonder, what will they think 50 years from partnerships that will result in increased ting presidents came to Arlington House now about what we did for the sesquicenten- understanding, stewardship and support. to gather inspiration from the Washington nial? What will rangers think when they look Some of our goals in this campaign: mementos and stories of Mount Vernon life. at footage from our 150th programming? I can • Support for NPS-identified projects to SHAH ardently believes that in this historic only hope it’s not “hey, we’ve still got those same complete initial restoration of Arlington anniversary year and for years to come, it can black sneakers in our living history bin.” House and the slave quarters and aid in partner successfully with the NPS to ensure We can do better. USNPS the return of the historic furnishings. that her stories and legacy are not forgotten • Research and support for in-kind win- and live on in the hearts and minds of future Brandon Bies is the site manager of Arlington House, dow treatments for all rooms and prepare generations. USNPS The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Previously he served as a complete design plan sufficient to guide the cultural resources specialist for the George Wash- replacement with historically exact treat- Andrew Lorenzen-Strait is vice chairman of Save Historic ington Memorial Parkway. He also was a contract Arlington House Inc. He is the senior adviser for Enforcement archeologist at Monocacy National Battlefield. His ments. and Removal Operations at the U.S. Immigration and • Restoration of the current “museum” on background is in military history and archeology, and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security in he has participated in or organized NPS living history Washington, D.C. the property. demonstrations since 1997.

10 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Visitor and Resource Protection Career Academy By Demica Vigil Stephen T. Mather Training Center

here has been a cry from the field for some time: “Where do I go in the Park Service once I’ve gotten my ‘foot in Tthe door’ and how do I advance in my Park Service career?” To address these and similar questions the National Park Service branch of Learning and Development is focusing on design, development and implementation of the NPS Career Academy. This is not a brick-and-mortar place but an electronic Web portal for career planning. It’s expected to roll out later this year. The NPS Career Academy is made up of career field tracks with Visitor and Resource Protection, or VRP, being one. All career tracks currently are at various stages of development. Refer to websites at the end of this article for more information.

Upon completion, the VRP Career Acad- Demmy Vigil emy will provide a developmental pathway to Team members discuss ideas during a preliminary meeting in Tucson, Arizona. Left to right: Clay allow employees to acquire and refine their Jordan, Great Smokies; Ed Visnovske, Yosemite; Paul Austin, Saguaro; and Louis Rowe, WASO Visitor and Resource Protection. skills in meeting job requirements, position competencies and personal development goals NPS Career Academy portal. A well-known achievement of this goal through my efforts. while accomplishing the NPS mission. first step for new term and permanent em- The VRP career track includes these program ployees is the NPS Fundamentals training Current advisory committee members areas that apply to specific positions within program. As employees advance from entry and Scott Wanek, chief ranger, Pacific West Region; VRP: law enforcement, resource protection developmental levels to journey and advanced Louis Rowe, deputy associate director, visitor (both natural and cultural), regulations and performance levels, the NPS Career Academy and resource protection; Paul Austin, district special park uses, wilderness stewardship, risk will aid as a road map or virtual career catalog ranger, Saguaro; Ed Visnovske, shift supervi- management, public and occupational health, useful to employees at any point in their career. sor, Yosemite; Bill Pierce, NPS retired super- security, emergency services, fee management, The NPS Career Academy may also serve em- intendent; Chris Pergiel, chief ranger, Alaska wildland fire, structure fire management and ployees who want to change career fields. The Region; Clayton Jordan, chief ranger, Great aviation. Entry to the VRP and other career academy will recognize and help promote the Smoky Mountains; Don Usher, superinten- fields will be through a common electronic many outstanding opportunities that already dent, NPS-Federal Law Enforcement Training portal: the NPS Career Academy. exist or are under development in various parks Center; Demmy Vigil, servicewide visitor and A VRP career advisory group launched the and regions, and with partners. resource protection training manager; Kim formal discussion of training and professional I began my current position as servicewide Watson, NPS retired chief ranger (he is assisting employee development Jan. 18-19. A larger VRP training manager in late spring 2011 and Demmy in coordinating this effort.) planning effort of VRP subject matter experts have been gathering information about the To contact Demmy Vigil: 304-535-4023 or is scheduled for May. The process will include VRP career field, making contacts and getting [email protected] refining and validating core essential technical the lay of the land. competencies within the career field. These During ANPR’s Rendezvous in Williams- Websites for more information competencies will help in the formulation burg last fall, I met many longtime members. Learning & Development Report: www.nps. of future developmental opportunities and This was my first Rendezvous, and Iwas gov/training/NPS_LDreportLR.pdf training. impressed by the diversity of career fields NPS Mission: www.nps.gov/legacy/mission. There will be a servicewide needs assess- represented at the event. ANPR members were html ment (also called gap analysis) conducted to passionate, and like all good rangers, had many NPS Strategic Plan: http://planning.nps. assure broad input into developmental needs. stories to tell. What struck me most was the gov/document/NPS_strategic_plan.pdf Gaps in existing training opportunities may be passion for excellence that both retirees and NPS Fundamentals: www.nps.gov/training/ identified to assist in prioritizing energy and current employees have for the ranger profession. fund/index.htp funding for future employee development. There is great unity for holding the visitor Director’s Order #33 Learning and Develop- Ultimately, new employees will see the logi- and resource professionals to a high level of ment: www.nps.gov/applications/npspolicy/ cal progression from hire to retire through the performance. It is my intent to assist in the index.cfm

RANGER • Spring 2012 u 11 One More Step By David Diaz the North Cascades not only had various volun- from both the mentors and the kids. The men- ou must get lost to find yourself. With teers and employees from diverse backgrounds tors explained how they were exposed to various this rather risky creed on my mind, I but was in full swing to develop programs for cultures, languages and some of the hardships decided to accept a position as a Student minorities and low-income individuals. The these students had experienced. They were ConservationY Association intern at North Cas- park had programs that ranged from bring- delighted to share their knowledge about the cades National Park. Before I knew it I would ing inner-city kids for a day to volunteer and park to these students who most likely wouldn’t be leaving the warmth of my Florida home to explore the Cascades to employment oppor- have the chance to see it without the program travel across the country to see the splendor tunities for underrepresented high school and in place. At times the rangers and instructors and grandeur of the Cascade Mountains. college students. explained how they benefitted from interacting Although I knew I would have to face Of these programs my favorite is called with these bright and hardworking students. some challenges, such as no Internet access and North Cascades Wild. This program brings During a presentation the students ex- rainy, foggy days, there was one misconstrued nine culturally diverse high school kids to the pressed how much the trip meant to them. preconception that wandered into my mind. I park and teaches them about teamwork and For some the excitement of their adventures was afraid that I would be the only Hispanic leadership while letting them build connections flooded the atmosphere as they retold their or minority to be working at the park. In my with nature. Most importantly, it lets them stories of hikes through the woods. previous experiences I had found that rural take a break from their hectic lives to simply For instance, it was amazing to see a Chinese areas often lacked a minority population. be kids. student forget about his shyness and accent as To my surprise and excitement I found that I was fortunate to hear some testimonials he lightheartedly joked about good times he

12 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers experienced with his new friends. can do for an individual. For me it opened my more generations will inherit and protect the Others had more emotional means of eyes to the beauty of the “American Alps” and park land, one step at a time. USNPS sharing what the trip meant to them. One to the efforts that are being expanded to create girl explained how tough it was to climb diversity for the people who work for the parks David Diaz was born in Bogota, Colombia, and Desolation Peak (6,101 feet). She shared that and for those who come to see what nature moved to Florida when he was 7. He recently along the way others encouraged her to keep has to offer. Yet for others nature holds some graduated from the University of Florida with a major in environmental science. After his time spent on climbing with the simple mantra of “one unforeseen lessons that can positively shape as a Student Conservation Association intern in more step.” With the help of her team she was the character and perceptions of life as it did Washington state, he now hopes to pursue a master’s able to hike to the top to see the breathtaking for the North Cascades Wild kids. degree in ecology and return to the North Cascades view of the Cascades. She explained that she As my internship ended, it was through to work or volunteer in youth programs. kept her one-more-step mentality close to her witnessing the efforts that government agen- heart. Before she knew it one more step was cies, such as the NPS, have taken to include p Photos provided by author. Above, transformed into “one more math problem” minorities and enfranchised groups in the or “one more page to study.” This trip had education and recreation of parks , that I have youth from the North Cascades Wild pro- changed her for the better and equipped her been inspired to reach my full potential for gram pose at a restoration site where they with a sense of responsibility, confidence and the future just as the students had been taught worked picking up seeds, learning about optimism. to reach theirs. It is through these efforts of land management and planting trees. See It is amazing what an experience in the wild inclusion and citizenry that more people and more photos on the next page.

RANGER • Spring 2012 u 13 One More Step continued from previous page A hero lost . . . By Jason Allen, Mount Rainier he wail of a mournful tune on bagpipes Tthat will forever haunt my soul echoed through the unseasonably warm winter air. A horse with no rider and one backwards-fac- ing boot in the stirrup led a procession that stretched six miles long. A bald eagle quietly circled over a silent crowd of thousands. And Mount Rainier, shrouded in clouds all morning, appeared in all her glory, to say goodbye to a friend who gave her own life to protect so many others. Members of the surrounding communities p Youth from the North Cascades stood along the streets that day. Some waved flags, others held signs with messages of sor- Wild program take native plants, row, honor and respect, several wept. Many propagated at the park´s nursery, just stood quietly, heads bowed in respect. to areas that have been negatively One soldier on his way to work that morning affected by past logging activities. stopped his car and got out, saluting as still as if he were chiseled from marble in the cool, u gray morning mist as the funeral procession Natalie Rouge plants grass in a drove by. riparian location to help with ero- Law enforcement officers from around sion control. Below, participants Washington, Canada, Idaho, Oregon and show seeds they’ve gathered to use beyond gathered with employees, volunteers for revegetation. q and supporters of the National Park Service. We gathered that day, Jan. 10, 2012, to honor Ranger Margaret Anderson. We gathered to say our goodbyes, to show our respect, to weep and to gather with her family and our friends in remembrance of a life well lived that was cut much too short. Margaret Anderson held many roles: a More information wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, park www.thesca.org ranger, EMS coordinator and so much more. www.nps.gov/noca She was the youngest of three children born www.ncascades.org to the Rev. Paul and Dorothy Kritsch on Feb. 2, 1977. Growing up Margaret played the trumpet, was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the varsity vol- leyball team. She earned a bachelor’s degree in fisheries and wildlife biology from Kansas State University. She went on to complete the Park Ranger Training Program at Northern Arizona

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14 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers but not forgotten Rangers Range University in Flagstaff. Later a true hero and a wonderful By Steve Mazur, Voyageurs she earned a master’s degree ranger. To those of us who in biology from Fort Hays had the pleasure of know- Where the wind sweeps through a State University in Kansas. ing Margaret, her loss is mountain pass Her NPS law enforcement a void in our hearts that Where the sunlight casts the shadow career started as a seasonal in can never be filled. We will of a mesa 2002 at Bryce Canyon. It never forget Ranger Mar- Where the rain falls upon rough was there that Margaret met garet Anderson. We will waters Eric Anderson, a fellow park never forget her sacrifice on And snowflakes cover frozen peaks ranger. Margaret accepted New Year’s Day that saved Rangers Range a position at C&O Canal countless lives. And we will National Historic Park in never forget the family she Preserving battlefields of sacrifice and 2004, while a smitten Eric left behind. blood followed her to the East and Margaret Anderson can Protecting living things which have worked at Antietam. The no longer protect our na- no voice two were married in 2005. tional parks. She can no At elevation and in all environs The couple welcomed their longer range over valley In twilight and early dawn first daughter in 2008, and and stream, over mountain Rangers Range

they received an opportunity Courtesy of NPS or glacial moraine. She can to move to Mount Rainier. Ranger Margaret Anderson no longer live the dream In the silence of terrain at night The dream that Margaret 1977-2012 that she worked so hard In the force of a swift current and Eric had worked so hard for was coming for over the years. In the echo of an avalanche true. They were doing the jobs they loved I will carry her memory with me as I range, The cry of a victim together at the same park. And their lives as I help to keep these special places and those Rangers Range were filled with faith and family, which would who visit them safe. I will give more than I welcome another member — their second have because I know that is what Margaret The smell of black on yellow daughter — in 2010. would have done. And I will be a stronger, The glow of fire in the night Margaret was a great ranger. She was the better ranger because I knew her. USNPS The power of water type of person who made you want to be a And heat of flame better at whatever it is you did. Many words Requiescat in pace Rangers Range have been used to describe Margaret, and none Ranger Margaret Anderson will ever fully succeed, but the one that I will End of watch: 01/01/2012 Blue steel in cordovan leather use is class. Margaret lived her life and did Gold on grey above green her job with class. Never giving less than her Gone, but never forgotten. Flathat level with the land all and always honoring the tradition of the Forest green blood National Park Service, Margaret could always Margaret Anderson Memorial Fund Rangers Range be counted on by visitors, colleagues, family KeyBank and friends. P.O. Box 159 Loyal to the tradition As Director Jon Jarvis stated: “Anderson is Eatonville, WA 98328 Service before self a hero, not because she died, but because of Make checks payable to the Margaret Anderson Formed by fitness why she died. To keep visitors safe.” Donation Account. Defined by duty Margaret Anderson wasn’t the only hero at Rangers Range Mount Rainier that day. Just as we will never National Park Foundation forget her, we should never forget all the other Memorial Fund Eyes along the skyline heroes. The rangers and staff at Mount Rainier www.nationalparks.org/MargaretAnderson Nose to the wind who risked their own lives to help a friend and to keep visitors safe, they are heroes. The What you stand for countless law enforcement officers who flew Who you are to the mountain to help a fallen officer few had ever met and to help keep visitors safe, © 2000 | Steve Mazur they are heroes. And Eric, who lost his love Reprinted with permission and will raise their two young girls alone, he Jason Allen is a seasonal ranger at Mount Rainier and is a hero. ANPR’s board member for seasonal perspectives. To those of you who never knew her, know that she was great, and know that the NPS lost Steve Mazur is a ranger pilot at Voyageurs.

RANGER • Spring 2012 u 15 organizational effectiveness. Most parks audience what they want to hear from you? The Professional Ranger have transitioned the supervision of MABO Or is it as simple as knowing if your audience (Major Acquisition Buying Offices) and is young or old? These are important aspects Administration SHRO (Servicing Human Resource Of- of establishing knowledge in this component Year of the Dragon, Year of Change for fices) staff to their respective organizational but human nature and biology is complex. Admin! — I know that 2012 in the Chinese leads this year. This action has left some For example, if you are leading an interpretive zodiac is the Year of the Dragon, and when administrative officers with fewer staff to fossil walk (known as a Conducted Activity in you think of a dragon it certainly demands directly supervise and a new obligation to IDP jargon), where you’re explaining how the attention and respect. The changes coming ensure park operational needs are still met science of paleontology dovetails with geologic this year in Administration will have us sitting and balanced with SHRO and MABO “deep time” and evolutionary biology, does up and paying attention. workloads. With parks still hosting these knowing that perhaps as much as 57 percent • Pathways guidelines: April is when we positions but not directing the workload of your audience believes creationism explains expect to have the guidelines from the Office has been an adjustment. Communication the record of life on earth influence how you of Personnel Management. You may recall remains key to keeping everyone involved, plan and develop your program? In this case, do that OPM has introduced a new program informed and connected to the parks. you have knowledge about how your audience’s called Pathways, which consolidates pro- As the Year of the Dragon progresses, those brains differentiate between belief and reason? grams for recruiting and hiring students of us in administration must be hopeful and The latest findings in cognitive neuroscience and recent graduates and will replace the embrace these new changes. It is said that “the might offer insights. current Student Temporary Employment Chinese Year of the Dragon person” stands If during a stop in your fossil walk where Program and the Student Career Experi- out. There is a certain aura about them. If this an interpretive explanation for geologic “deep ence Program employment programs. We person is compared to the changes coming in time” is shared, you notice a couple of people have been told that the new guidelines will administration then it might be said both are in your audience fold their arms across their allow for the grandfathering in of existing certainly not shy — they demand attention chests and another person in the audience students on the rolls as of April 1, 2012. and respect. q begins stroking their chin, do you have the Any new student hires after April 1 will — Michelle Torok knowledge to understand these body language need to meet the guidelines set forth in the Saguaro gestures? new issued policy. Visit this link for more Yes, perhaps the people with the folded arms information about Pathways: www.opm. are cold, and yes, maybe the person stroking gov/hiringreform/pathways. Here is a link Interpretation his chin has an itch. As an interpreter, wouldn’t Advanced Knowledge of the Audience to the executive order: www.whitehouse. it be valuable knowledge of your audience to “For remember, the visitor is ultimately gov/the-press-office/2010/12/27/executive- understand that research in human body lan- seeing things through his own eyes, not order-recruiting-and-hiring-students-and- guage reveals that of the verbal and non-verbal those of the interpreter, and he is forever recent-graduates. cues expressed by your audience, 7 percent is and finally translating your words as best • New budget program: We are less than verbal (words only), 38 percent is vocal (voice he can into whatever he can refer to his nine months away from fully deploying a tone and inflection) and 55 percent is non- own intimate knowledge and experience.” new budget program across the NPS (target — Freeman Tilden verbal? Good interpreters have an obligation go-live date is November). All the budget to know this in order to be effective. , finance, and contracting staff across the Most interpreters are familiar with the In- As interpreters, if we are not discussing the service are preparing to migrate over to the terpretive Equation: (KR+KA)AT=IO where impact of cognitive neuroscience, human body Financial and Business Management Sys- Knowledge of the Resource (KR) added to language research, and other aspects compris- tem, or FBMS, this fall to join our six sister Knowledge of the Audience (KA) and mul- ing an Advanced Knowledge of the Audience, agencies in the Department of the Interior tiplied by an Appropriate Technique (AT) then our programs are not as effective as we already using it. There is a lot of data cleanup results in an Interpretive Opportunity (IO). might think. happening to get us ready for transitioning The equation is universal and applies to all I recommend that before a new interpreter to the new program. New terminology is types of interpretive programs. begins developing programs, they demonstrate relayed to us through memos and newslet- In order for the Interpretive Opportunity a thorough understanding of human nature ters. Words such as “deployment,” “data to be the most effective, each component (KR, and biology. In this way, KA will start getting cleansing,” “master data structure” and KA, AT) of the equation requires an equal the attention it deserves. q “role mapping” are becoming the new buzz amount of attention by the interpreter. Do — Pete Peterson words. If your finance staff is looking a little you actually spend an equal amount of atten- Grand Canyon dazed and confused, it is likely they have tion to each component when you apply the finished another teleconference call regard- equation to program planning, development, ing FBMS. New ways of doing requisitions and review? In my own experience as both Share your news! an interpreter and as a supervisor, KR gets We want to hear from you. and fleet management are also coming with Take a minute to tell others the implementation of this new program. the most attention followed by AT with KA your news. Use the form on • MABO and SHRO transitions: The getting the least attention usually as a brief the inside back cover, send an streamlining of Contracting and Human afterthought. e-mail to [email protected] or Resources has not been pain-free but is What is Knowledge of the Audience? Is visit the ANPR website: www. anpr.org/family.htm. starting to realize some efficiencies and the answer simply a matter of asking your

16 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Protection deliberately placed herself between park visitors Acadia to Haleakala, from Biscayne to Denali, Strength to carry on — The National Park and what her father called “the evil coming up NPS personnel stood at the base of their half- Service almost made it 10 years without having the mountain.” She did so knowing the hazards staff flag pole, in all weathers, faced northwest to endure a line-of-duty murder. of her calling, and she did so, to borrow the (for most of us) toward Rainier, faced Margaret During a four-year span between 1998 and universal search-and-rescue motto, “that others as she lay in her casket, rendered proper salute 2002, we suffered the almost unendurable loss may live.” and listened as a dispatcher attempted to reach of three rangers to line-of-duty murders. In the aftermath of Margaret Anderson’s her over the radio: Ranger Joe Kolodski was murdered June murder, her immediate family members, “Mount Rainier 741, Dispatch. 21, 1998, (Father’s Day) on North Carolina’s including her husband, Eric, also a park “Mount Rainier 741, Dispatch. Blue Ridge Parkway while protecting visitors ranger, and her wider NPS family received an “No contact with Mount Rainier 741. from a gunman at Big Witch Gap. outpouring rush of condolences on a national “Mount Rainier 741 is out of service. A year and a half later, Steve Makuakāne-Jar- scale. Every American flag at every NPS site “Gone but not forgotten. Rest in peace.” rell was murdered Dec. 12, 1999, by a vagrant was flown at half staff to honor Margaret. We then ordered arms, observed a moment with a dog off leash along the beach at Kaloko- Every employee wearing a badge or a shield of silence and filed into the TelNet room for Honokohau on the island of Hawai`i. over his or her heart placed a black mourning her memorial service. Ranger Kristopher Eggle was murdered Aug. band around it for the month of January. We In 19 years of NPS service, three spent on 9, 2002, in Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus while did this so that visitors might ask us what it the NPS Ranger Honor Guard through too trying to apprehend a Mexican gunman/drug means, thus opening an opportunity to hold many line-of-duty deaths, I have never been runner who had just executed four people in an honest, if difficult, conversation about the more proud of the way the NPS honored one Mexico and fled into the United States. loss of one of our own. of its rangers. A nationwide last radio call is Just hours later, Hakim Farthing of the The wearing of a mourning band is a truly an honor for any fallen officer. United States Park Police was run down by a symbolic police tradition to honor our fallen Earlier, I described these losses as “almost drunk driver during the early morning hours of brothers and sisters. The NPS has done well unendurable.” Almost because, though each Aug. 10, 2002, on the Baltimore-Washington to recognize this etiquette for most of the pierced us squarely in our collective NPS heart, Memorial Parkway while investigating the line-of-duty deaths we’ve suffered, including none stopped us from continuing to hope and scene of a previous fatal crash. Margaret’s. We also did more: we honored her to care and to perform our noble work. In our Then came almost 10 years of no feloni- in two distinct ways never before done. nationwide response of support, compassion ous line-of-duty deaths. That’s not to say the First, we made the viewing of her memo- and love, we suffered through this most recent NPS didn’t lose employees. We lost too many rial service available to all parks with TelNet horrific loss, as we did the ones that came be- to motor vehicle accidents, plane crashes, capability. This seemingly simple effort played fore, with grace and courage. As a service and backcountry falls, heart attacks, falling rocks a pivotal role in helping Margaret’s fellow a family, we honored Margaret by continuing and falling trees. But no one was murdered employees grieve together and honor her. with our mission. We did endure. on duty for a span of nine and a half years Like many others, I was not able to attend her Mount Rainier superintendent Randy King, between August 2002 and December 2011. memorial service but I did watch its entirety in his expression of gratitude to the NPS family, On New Year’s Day a cowardly murderer via the broadcast. I’ll never forget sitting in summed it up best: took from us another of our finest. Ranger that room alongside my fellow rangers, chief “In honoring Margaret and through acts of Margaret Anderson was shot twice by a gunman ranger and superintendent, paying our respects compassion, you have also honored the NPS with a high-powered rifle between Longmire to her. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. and given us strength to carry on.” q and Paradise in Washington state’s Mount The other honor occurred minutes before — Kevin Moses Rainier. (See related article on page 14.) She the start of the memorial service. We conducted Buffalo National River had responded to a fellow ranger’s call and a “last call” over the radio nationwide. From

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RANGER • Spring 2012 u 17 A N P R ACTIONS & NEWS America’s Summit public opportunities of our national parks are for inclusion in the park system, and expanding on National Parks achieved. Speakers and presenters noted the the diversity of national park visitors. current challenging economic and political The fast-approaching 2016 centennial pro- ANPR was officially represented by President times in our nation demand innovative part- vides the entire national parks community Stacy Allen at “America’s Summit on National nerships and collaboration to help move the with an opportunity to draw attention to the Parks: Taking Action for a New Century” held state of national parks forward. needs and opportunities of the park system and Jan. 24-26 in Washington, D.C. The three-day summit, which gathered inspire the American public to become engaged The summit was organized by the National leaders from conservation, philanthropy, on behalf of the 397 national park units and Parks Conservation Association, National recreation, tourism, education, health and the numerous park programs administered by Park Foundation and National Park Hospi- economic development, supported by the ac- the NPS. Summit participants agreed it was a tality Association in close cooperation with tive participation of national political leaders, productive gathering that will help to propel the National Park Service and park friends was held at the Ronald Reagan Center. actions needed to support national parks and organizations. The historic event attracted more than 350 programs into their second century. With the 2016 centennial of the National participants who engaged in dynamic discus- To review summit proceedings and pro- Park Service on the horizon, this historic orga- sions around a variety of topics vital to the posed actions, members can access the sum- nization partnership was created to ensure the future of our national parks. These included mit website at www.2016parksummit.org. In broad political and philanthropic needs, and connecting youth and urban communities with the coming weeks, the website will include parks, conserving presentations and highlights from each of natural and cultural the sessions. It will be updated periodically to landscapes, enhanc- include commitments to specific action items ing organizational being undertaken by members of the national excellent within the parks’ community as the partnership builds NPS, new models continued support for our national parks and opportunities and NPS programs in advance of the 2016 to establish the next centennial. q generation of parks Choose green delivery of Ranger eceive the electronic version of Ranger in full color — and help Rsave paper and postage. It’s easy to make the switch from the traditional print version of Ranger. E-mail the editor at [email protected] and write E-version of Ranger in the subject line. Thanks for doing your part to help us decrease the print run and save resources.

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ANPR Reports Personal Finance More money in your pocket at the end of loans, mortgage loans and more. Most of each month — Welcome to a new series of us can’t afford to pay cash for a home or car Kudos List articles about our personal finances. and need financial assistance, usually in the These people have either given a gift mem- Over the next few issues I will write about form of a loan. We have to pay interest for bership to a new member or recruited a new how each of us can have more money in our the privilege of making these purchases. member or an old member to return to ANPR. pockets — or in our checking or savings ac- An important issue is that we are giving Thanks for your membership help. counts — at the end of the month . The gist away too much money. We give it away to Kevin Moses Cathy Buckingham will be to help us understand things that get governments in the form of taxes, and we Scott Babinowich Jason Allen in the way of “More Money In Our Pocket” give it away to bankers, finance companies, Ron Woodall Victoria Allen at month’s end. I will also provide ideas of credit card companies, vendors or anyone Bill Wade Dante Toppo how to take action to make this happen. who charges interest or surcharges to purchase Stacy Allen Jack Lisco The long-term goal of these articles will be goods and services. Aaron Brown Dennis Burnett personal freedom from consumer debt. Only Another concern for many of us is how Mary Martin Alison Steiner then can we become financially free. to reduce our interest rates or lower our John Hossley Meg Weesner Note: I am not a financial planner or mortgage payment. I’ll write about these in investment adviser and can’t provide advice upcoming issues. or information in these areas. Much information and resources are avail- Professional Issues You likely have read some of the many able to help us make good money decisions. Hello, fellow Ranger readers. I’ve had some articles written over the past few years about The Internet is a good source. Many books rocky times over the last few months. I am consumer debt. The first issue is credit card have been written about money management. steadily getting over a shoulder injury, lots debt. Numbers show an annual household Training workshops are available. Various of eating and fun over the holidays, having credit card debt somewhere between $9,000 companies offer services that can help us get to put up with lots of snow for some great and $15,000. That is only the balance that is back or stay on track. Invest In Your Debt, snowmobiling, dealing with the first female owed and doesn’t include the additional inter- Debt Free and Prosperous Living, Automatic NPS park ranger killed in the line of duty, est you will pay. Second, vehicle purchases can Debt Eraser (ADE), Spend Smart and Money and getting turned down for a job I would increase the household debt significantly, by for Life are several. have loved. another $10,000 to $15,000 or more. Third is As with all information, be sure of the This brings me to what ANPR things I the home mortgage. Although most advisers source and the cost. There are unscrupulous have been up to over the past few months. don’t consider a mortgage a debt, it is still individuals and companies more concerned I’ve talked to and emailed both members and money owed. Finally there are the ongoing with their net worth than ours. nonmembers about job hiring and résumés. I living costs, such as food, clothing, utilities, The key now is to take action. Here are edited a seasonal member’s résumé that looked taxes and more, and if money is left, maybe a couple of starters: The first and a most better than mine. She, of course, has been frus- entertainment. important action step is is to quit creating trated about not getting hired in a permanent I will present ideas on how to reduce the more debt. A second action step is to begin position when she has an amazing NPS career. outflow of money. paying off our debts. That has been a theme with some people I’ve What is consumer debt? From my point Next time I will look at the cost of our talked to in the past couple of months — dif- of view it is is any money we owe for the money. q ficulty getting that first permanent job. privilege of purchasing goods or services. — Bruce W. Reed, Daniel, Wyoming With the removal of our troops from Iraq These include credit card purchases, auto [email protected] and Afghanistan, there are lots of military personnel getting out of the armed services. that particular job. This equates to lots of veterans wanting civilian Feel free to send résumés to my email ad- government jobs. dress (see back cover) or ask me any questions ANPR Calendar As all Park Service employees know, every- about your résumé. I am not an expert, but I Ranger (summer issue) one wants our jobs. The NPS is competitive have been working on mine for a while now deadline...... April 30 and you have to have a perfect résumé, solid and like to edit other people’s résumés. Tentative theme: The Political Geography of references, the knowledge, skills and abilities — Jessica Korhut, Bighorn Canyon National Parks for the job position and good communication skills for the phone interview if you’re lucky Affordable health insurance Ranger (Fall issue) to get that far. deadline...... July 31 So you get turned down by a job even after through ANPR and Aetna having all your flat hats in a row. Don’t get www.anpr.org/insurance.htm Annual Professional Conference & Ranger discouraged. 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RANGER • Spring 2012 u 19 IRF Update impressed by the professionalism of the rangers she met, and the degree of their involvement in protected areas and ranger issues. By Tony Sisto be put on the list of volunteers. This will be International Affairs, ANPR a great opportunity for ANPR, the NPS and Rangers without Borders rangers from North America! Jay Wells from ANPR has been working with ANPR chosen to host the Elaine Thomas, IRF secretary and executive World Ranger Congress in 2016 Ranger conference in South America officer, on a final draft proposal for a Rangers The International Ranger Federation has cho- IRF President Deanne Adams attended a ranger without Borders program under the IRF. This sen ANPR to be the hosting ranger association meeting near Santiago, Chile, in December. draft proposal builds upon the work done in the for the Eighth World Ranger Congress. ANPR This was a first-ever meeting of rangers rep- past by a number of others, including Marcelo had sought to host a congress contemporane- resenting each protected area in their agency. Segalerba (Brazil), Juan Carlos Gambarotta ously with the 100th anniversary of the NPS. Also in attendance were representatives from (Uruguay) and Tegan Burton (Australia). It is North America and Asia are the only continents South American ranger associations, including currently with IRF’s International Executive (other than Antarctica) that haven’t served as a Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and the Latin Committee for discussion and endorsement. host. Although the exact dates for the Congress America Federation. The Chilean ranger as- Once the proposal has been endorsed, IRF will haven’t been decided, some initial site visits have sociation is new and represents rangers working send it to all member associations along with occurred. The YMCA of the Rockies adjacent in private, protected areas. 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he next Ranger Rendezvous promises Steiner, [email protected]. Morning and National Park Servcie to be one you shouldn’t miss. ANPR evening activities will be offered, with special This desert paradise offers a perfect blend members will meet from Oct. 28-Nov. activities for retirees. Under consideration are of casual relaxation and outdoor enjoyment. If T1 at the Miramonte Spa & Resort in Indian climbing clinics, park tours, shooting contests you like pampering, you’ll find it at the resort. Wells, California, for the 35th annual event. and a Halloween party. If rugged is more your style, hiking and rock This location in the Palm Springs Valley Organizers intend to schedule a community climbing are nearby. offers 360 days of sunshine. Nestled at the service project, possibly in partnership with a The historic downtown is dotted with base of the steep San Jacinto Mountains, the nearby tribal area. Stay tuned for details. boutiques, art galleries, antique stores and area is noted for small town friendliness and As in previous years, ANPR hopes to or- innovative restaurants and cafés. affordable luxury. ganize several training sessions of interest to The Palm Springs area, a two-hour drive Plan to explore nearby Joshua Tree with its ANPR members and other NPS employees. from Los Angeles or San Diego, has direct miles of hiking trails, a visitor center, wayside Send suggestions to Tod Underhill, wdwvil- flights from throughout the country. The local exhibits, rock climbing, and hiking to moun- [email protected]. airport serves more than 1.5 million passengers tain peaks and fan palm oases. The conference room rate is $99 plus taxes annually. Other airports are Ontario, 65 miles Rendezvous programs will focus on work- and resort fees for a single/double standard away; Los Angeles, 110 miles; San Diego, 140 force diversity and workplace enrichment. A guest room from three days before until three miles; and Orange County, 90 miles. theme and logo are under development. You days after the conference closes. For more information about the area, go are encouraged to submit your program ideas to ANPR will coordinate room and ride shar- to www.indianwells.com and www.visitpalm- Wendy Lauritzen, [email protected]. ing to help defray expenses for attendees. We springs.com. The overall planning team is still forming. will let you know more about this in the next As planning progresses, you’ll find addi- If you want to help contact Ashley Berry at issue of Ranger. In addition, ANPR will award tional details on ANPR’s website: www.anpr. [email protected] and Jamie Bertram several scholarships to first-time attendees org. Join ANPR members for this important at [email protected]. through the Bill Supernaugh Memorial Schol- gathering and a major annual fundraiser for Submit activity ideas/suggestions to Jan arship Fund. Applications will be accepted the organization. We hope to see you in the

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All in the Family Welcome (or welcome back) to the ANPR family! Here are the newest members of the Association of National Park Rangers: Send your news to Teresa Ford, Ranger editor: Sean Adams...... Mount Vernon, WA Preston Mandes...... Ivyland, PA [email protected] or 25958 Genesee Trail Road, Thomas Apostolou...... Loveland, CO Michael Matthes...... St. Louis, MO PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401. You also can Scott Babinowich...... Grand Canyon, AZ Martha McCoy...... Anderson, CA send All in the Family news and update contact Shawn Bawden...... Yellowstone, WY Masaki Mizushima...... Yorba Linda, CA information at ANPR’s website: www.anpr.org. Andrew Byrne-Englehorn...... Moab, UT Jessica Mjelde...... Kula, HI Go to Member Services. Christina Carr...... Cheyenne, WY Jolene Mohr...... Jackson, WY Matthew Cheever...... Carlisle, MA Nancy Montoya...... Paragonah, UT Irene Corrao...... Three Rivers, CA Jack Morris...... Claremont, CA Thomas Cullerton...... Washington, DC Jasper Ray...... Long Island City, NY Art Daly...... Philadelphia, PA Cory Richardson...... Carlsbad, NM Bethany DeRango...... Tucson, AZ Dona Rutherford...... St. Mary, MT Alexander Emert...... Stroudsburg, PA Melanie Sander...... Oklahoma City, OK Aaron Firth...... Topeka, KS Geraldine Santoro...... Staten Island, NY Kevin Franken...... Yellowstone, WY Michelle Schonzeit...... Dingmans Ferry, PA Gary Henson...... Shiloh, TN Julia Sheriden...... Seattle, WA Michael Hingiss...... Mesa, AZ Scotti Stephens...... Bellingham, WA Helen Hossley...... Burlington, VT Tristan Stewart...... Grove City, PA Jen Jackson...... Concord, MA John Urdahl...... Mount Vernon, WA Jane Anderson, deputy fee collection program Sue Jennings...... Lake Ann, MI Larry Vasel...... Medina, OH manager, was presented the Crystal Owl Award Emily Jerman...... Grand Canyon, AZ Mylea Wade...... Strasburg, VA for Training and Development Excellence Marcus Johnson...... Shiloh, TN Sam Weddle...... Ringgold, GA (Outstanding Individual Effort). The award Kieran Kelly...... Enfield, NH Charity Woodall...... Bothell, WA Willie Lopez...... Homestead, FL Kristofer Youtz...... Wilmington, DE was presented on behalf of the Learning and Andrew Madison...... Gunnison, CO Christopher Ziegler...... Key West, FL Development Division. A week later Director Jon Jarvis presented her a DOI Superior Service Award. She is a life member of ANPR. Lisa Eckert, a 30- sonal interpretive ranger at Assateague Island, year veteran of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and After four years as a seasonal, Heath Bailey NPS, is the new Fire Island. Her first permanent ranger posi- has won a career position as an archeological superintendent at tion was as an interpretive ranger at Ozark technician at Bandelier. He will lead a team Colorado National National Scenic Riverways, moving to the of archeologists in the assessment of several Monument in west- protection division after three years. In 1984 hundred archeological sites impacted by last ern Colorado. Pre- she went to Harry S Truman NHS as part of year’s Las Conchas fire. viously she served as the original staff, then became the site’s chief the superintendent of interpretation and visitor services. She also Lane Baker, a 25-year veteran of federal service, of Horace M. Albright Training Center at the worked at these park sites: Scotts Bluff, Agate has been named superintendent of the South- Grand Canyon. She began her NPS career in Fossil Beds, Pipestone, Hovenweep, Natural east Arizona units – Coronado, Chiricahua 1979 at Yellowstone. She also has worked at Bridges, Colorado National Monument and and Fort Bowie. She assumes the new duties Shenandoah, George Washington Memorial Flagstaff Area Monuments. She served as an March 25. Her previous position was as chief Parkway, Denali, Knife River Indian Villages, associate to the deputy director for operations of law enforcement, security and emergency Devils Tower and Gateway. She served as acting in WASO in 2006 as a Randy Jones Leader- services at the National Park Service headquar- superintendent at Organ Pipe Cactus and was ship Fellow. q ters in Washington, D.C. She has worked in a member of Interior’s International Technical Yellowstone, Everglades and Yosemite. Assistance Program, teaching interpretive skills to Croatian war refugees. She is a life member of ANPR and has served in many capacities Call for unpublished for the organization. ANPR Board of Directors

manuscripts on NPS New board members were seated Jan. 1 for ANPR life member Ken Mabery is work- Maya Seraphin, a protection ranger at Golden three-year terms. They are: ing to fill an obvious gap in a National Gate, retired Dec. 31, 2011, after 26 years Park Service collection of publications, with the NPS. Treasurer: Jamie Bertram for donation to a research library. This is Education and Training: Tod Underhill Palma Wilson known as the NPS Employees’ collection. , deputy superintendent for Internal Communications: Jeremy Kaufman Does anyone have unpublished manu- park operations at Grand Canyon since Strategic Planning: Alison Steiner scripts, especially prior to 1980, on any 2007, has retired following 34 years with the aspect of the NPS? Please contact him at agency. She began her NPS career in 1976 as Contact information is on the back cover. [email protected] to discuss this. a Student Conservation Association volunteer at Assateague Island. Later she worked as a sea-

22 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Fall Fund Campaign for 2011 ANPR members generously gave to the annual Fall Fund Campaign from October through December 2011. The total of $6,297, when com- bined with members donations earlier in 2011 before the campaign began, surpassed the amount of the previous year. The grand total for 2011 donations was $8,982. Funds will be used for ANPR’s operating costs this year. Thank you for your outstanding support.

Ranger Level — under $25 Jon Lewis These people donated to ANPR (a total Rick Bisaccia Jon Paynter of $2,685) in 2011 before the Fall Fund Don Clark Bundy Phillips Campaign began: Michelle Edwards John J. Reynolds Stacy Allen Casey Horrigan Dave Roberts Gigi Amerman Jen Jackson Noemi Robinson Anonymous Brady Kirwan & Amanda Wilson Liam Strain Chuck Arning Ken Kyburz Cheryl & Steve Thede George Bowen Robert Laine Greg Broadhurst Dave McCutcheon Gettysburg Level — $75+ Don Castleberry Johann Ott Alec Chapman Mark Christiano Raymond Palmer Christina Mills Rebecca Cumins Jason & Tracy Pinter Helen Scully Colleen Derber Kevin Ross Nancy Ward Mark & Nancy Doty Colleen Spicka Butch Farabee Sara Sprinkle Yosemite Level — $100+ Dan Greenblatt Tod Underhill Vaughn Baker Sue Hackett Wendy Watson Lawrence Belli Dan Hall Mary Bradford Rebecca Harriett Big Bend Level — $25+ Jerry Case Dr. Russell Clay Harvey Chuck Arning Jerry Case Salvatore Iodice Warren Bielenberg Joseph Evans Allison Jordan Todd Bolton Mitchel Fong Bill Justice John Case Fred & Debbie Koegler Colleen Keegan Jennifer Champagne Gregory Mockoviak Brady Kirwan & Amanda Wilson Deny Galvin Tim Oliverius Jan Kirwan Frank Hastings Noel Poe Ken Kyburz Steve Hurd Ed Rizzotto Robert Laine Rick Jones Bill Sanders Jerry Lehmann, in memory of Jan Kirwan Ron Sprinkle Bryant Woods Jessica Korhut John & Joanne Stockert Steve Mark Keri Leaman Charles Strickfaden Bruce & Georjean McKeeman Willie Lopez Lee Werst Michael Mehler Tom Lorig Phil Young John Ott Brian Marvin John Ott Chris Olijnyk Hawai`i National Parks (Hawai`i Emily Prud’homme Emily Prud’homme Volcanoes & Haleakala) — $132 Liz Roberts Sherri Ramseyer Eric Andersen Jean Rodeck Richard Sellars Ina Ross Kate Sullivan Glacier Level — $150+ Jerry Schaefer for Rebecca Schaefer Al Veitl John Case Helen Scully Donald Weir Gilbert Soper Nancy Wizner Mount Rainier Level — $250+ Sara Sprinkle Stacy Allen Alison Steiner Grand Canyon Level — $50+ Dennis Burnett & Ginny Rousseau Flo Six Townsend Kenneth Bigley Scott Chapman Cynthia VonHalle Gregg Fauth & Jenny Matsumoto John & Flo Six Townsend Mark Washam Jeffrey Firestone Bill Wade Donald Weir Rebecca Harriett Stephen Windham Katharine Hartley Yellowstone Level — $500+ Jolee Zanes Carol Hegeman Rick Erisman Warren Hill Wendy Lauritzen Bob Krumenaker

RANGER • Spring 2012 u 23 years and made a half a dozen or so trips to Life Century Club Members In Print Phantom while on hikes with the participants Life members who contribute an additional of the Introduction to Park Operations classes. $125 are recognized in the Second Century Shaping the Park and Saving the I had no idea that there had ever been a swim- Club. Third Century membership can be at- Boys: The Civilian Conservation ming pool. tained by contributing an additional amount Corps at Grand Canyon, 1933-1942. Each camp produced its own newspaper to bring your total life membership to $500; Robert W. Audretsch. Dog Ear Publish- with content in three categories: entertain- Fourth Century membership can be attained ment, information and editorials (many char- by contributing an additional amount to bring ing. 2011, ISBN: 978-145750-529-4, acterized as passionate). One enrollee wrote, your total life membership to $750; Fifth Cen- 140 pages, paperback, $19.95 “The CCC has done more for this country tury to $1,000; and Sixth Century to $1,250 Reviewed by Rick Smith than a hundred loans to bankers. It has nipped or more. any of us have worked or are working in the bud scores of sprouting criminals and If you are a life member, consider raising at parks in which the results of the communist fire-eaters. It has transformed your contribution to the next level. M work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the defeated men into breadwinners and helpless 2nd Century Club Works Progress Administration, the Public into helpers . . . It has given me a powerful faith Glen Bean Ron Konklin Works Administration and the Civil Works in the government of the United States.” Lawrence Belli Bob Krumenaker Administration are readily apparent. Former In June 1934 the CCC educational program Tony Bonanno Mary Laxton Grand Canyon ranger Robert Audretsch was launched. Classes offered at one of the Jim Brady Tomie Patrick Lee chronicled the work of the CCC in Grand South Rim camps were geography, algebra, Paul Broyles John Mangimeli Canyon. It is a fascinating story of the work shorthand, typing, etiquette, physiology, Rod Broyles Colleen Mastrangelo that the “boys” (for some reason they were English and Spanish. In addition, there were David Buccello Jack Morehead always called “boys” according to Audretsch) classes on safety and vocational training. Patricia Buccello Rick Mossman Dennis Burnett & Aniceto Olais completed in Grand Canyon. As in many When the program shut down in 1942, the Ginny Rousseau Tim Oliverius parks, their work produced buildings, roads, work completed by the CCC nationwide was Michael Caldwell Bill Pierce trails, fences, walls, telephone lines and other staggering. Statistics in the book include: William Carroll Tom Richter facilities that are still in use by visitors and em- Bridges (foot, horse, vehicle): 46,854 Cliff Chetwin Bryan Swift ployees. Some estimates suggest that as much Buildings: 63,246 Bruce Collins Mark Tanaka-Sanders as 50 years of improvement were compressed Fences: 89,742 miles Bruce Edmonston Dale & Judy into 9.5 years. Telephone lines: 88,884 miles A.J. Ferguson Thompson To be eligible to join, a man had to be Signs, markers, monuments: 405,037 Hal Grovert Victor Vieira between the ages of 18-25; first priority was Stone walls: 122 miles Dr. Russell Clay Karen Wade Harvey Philip Ward given to those on relief. The enrollee had to be Reservoirs: 9,805 James Hummel Kathy Williams in good health, a U.S. citizen, unmarried and Truck trails: 126,231 miles Craig Johnson Janice Wobbenhorst have no criminal record. Each was paid $30 Trails: 28,088 miles Margaret Johnston Phil Young a month of which $25 was to be sent home Erosion control: 667,389 acres to assist the enrollee’s family. An enrollee was Trees planted: 3 billion+ 3rd Century Club limited to two terms of six months but later Fighting forest fires: 6,459,403 man-days Erin Broadbent Dan Moses some enrollments lasted two years. Campground development: 52,320 acres Carl Christensen William Quinn Elimination of predatory animals: 370,953 Kathleen Clossin Edward Rizzotto There were active CCC camps on the North Maureen Finnerty Teresa Shirakawa and South rims, at Desert View and at Phantom Stocking fish: 9,72,203,910 Rebecca Harriett Barry Sullivan Ranch. I was surprised at how many enrollees Emergency work: 2 million+ man-days Steve Holder John Townsend were at each camp. For instance, during the Restoration of historic structures: 3,980 Mary Karraker Bill Wade period of April 1-Sept. 30, 1934, there were Total enrollment, life of the CCC: 3,240,393 Dave Lattimore 194 “boys” at the South Rim camp. The author I enjoyed reading this book. The historic Jonathan Lewis goes into considerable detail regarding the ac- photos are worth the price alone. It also re- complishments of each enrollment period. This kindled my appreciation for the work that the 4th Century Club CCC did in our park areas. I was lucky enough Deanne Adams Bruce & Georjean particular camp did the following: southern & Tony Sisto McKeeman boundary fencing, 1,998 man-days; reduc- to be working in Santa Fe when we celebrated Vaughn Baker Jean Rodeck tions of fire hazards, 4,279 man-days; building the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Deborah Liggett Rick Smith construction, 1,375 man-days; reservoir work, Old Santa Fe Trail Building. We invited many Jay Liggett Nancy Wizner 1.371 man-days; and telephone line construc- enrollees who had worked on the construction Scot McElveen tion, 1,179 man-days. to join us in the celebration. It was inspiring 5th Century Club 6th Century Club The camp at Phantom Ranch was particu- to see the men who had built that magnificent Rick Erisman Dick Martin larly interesting to me. It was located where structure. Most were in their 80s but you could Butch Farabee Stacy Allen the Bright Angel Campground is now. There see that they still had pride in what they had were 179 enrollees there in October of 1933. accomplished. It’s one of those moments in 7th Century Club 8th Century Club In addition to a lot of trail work, the enrollees my career that I will never forget. q Bill Wade Wendy Lauritzen also built a swimming pool there. I worked Rick Smith, a life member of ANPR, retired from the at the Albright Training Center for a couple NPS and lives in New Mexico and Arizona. 24 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION — Association of National Park Rangers  New Member(s)  Renewing Member(s) Date ______Name of ANPR member we may thank for encouraging you to join ______

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