National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Salem Maritime National Historic Site Saugus Iron Works National Historic SIte

Superintendent’s Annual Narrative Report Fiscal Year 2010

Superintendent’s Annual Narrative Report Fiscal Year 2010

Salem Maritime National Historic Site Salem, Massachusetts

Saugus Iron Works National Historic SIte Saugus, Massachusetts

On the cover: In FY2010, Youth programming and volunteer programming were important to Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works. Top: members of the Boys and Girls club of Greater Salem plant the plot of the Derby House Garden that they designed. Bottom left: NPS volunteer Joel Tringale demonstrates 17th century carving at Saugus Iron Works . Bottom right: Students from the Carleton School learn how to handle cargo under the watchful eye of seasonal Park Ranger Merrill Kohlhofer.

NPS photos.

Contents

Introduction 5 Partnerships and Volunteers 41 2010 Statistics 7 Conclusion 45 Overview of the Year’s Most Significant Activities, Accomplishments, Trends, or Issues 9 Activities and Trends 11 Accomplishments 13 The Year’s Issues 19

The Divisions 21 Administration 21 Interpretation and Education 23 Maintenance 29 Marine and Special Programs 31 Resources Stewardship 33 Natural Resources Management 33 Cultural Resources Management 35 Resource and Visitor Protection 39

In Memoriam Capt. James P. Fox, Jr.

On August 18, 2010, Salem Maritime lost a great friend and supporter. Capt. Fox was involved with the tall ship Friendship from its earliest days. As Friendship’s volunteer captain, he guided her safely to ports all over New England.

Opposite: at dusk, a cormorant He will be sorely missed by the staff and perches on the replica 17th cen- volunteers at Salem Maritime National tury boat Alewife on the Saugus River at Saugus Iron Works. Historic Site and the Essex National Heritage Area NPS photo. 4 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report INTRODUCTION

Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site are discrete National Park Service units that were merged under a single administration in 1998. Each unit is funded through a separate annual appropriation; however, budgets are pooled to fund shared positions. Both parks are located in urban/suburban areas north of Boston, within the Sixth Congressional District in Essex County, Massachusetts. In FY 2010, the parks were represented by Congressman John F. Tierney, Senator John F. Kerry, Senator Scott P. Brown and interim Senator Paul Kirk.

The parks are closely associated with the with thousands of citizens who would not Essex National Heritage Area (ENHA), otherwise experience a national park designated by the U.S. Congress in 1996 to resource. preserve and interpret the myriad natural, scenic, and cultural sites within Essex County, To further restore the park’s historic setting, MA. Together, the Essex National Heritage the 1770 Pedrick Storehouse was relocated Area and the parks help to drive the region’s from a wharf in Marblehead, MA and was heritage tourism industry; the region hosts reassembled on Derby Wharf in 2009. Once about 1 million visitors per year. fully constructed and fitted with security systems, the Pedrick Storehouse’s first floor Salem Maritime National Historic Site will open to the public as an exhibit and In 1937, Salem Maritime National Historic Site interpretive space. was established by Secretarial Order (3 F.R. 787) as the first National Historic Site in the Salem Maritime preserves and interprets National Park Service system. The site 293,377 museum objects, 66 archeological preserves for the inspiration of the public the sites, 43 FMSS assets, and 28 listed historic rich maritime history and traditions associated structures. These resources tell stories of early with the port of Salem, Massachusetts. colonial settlement, the role of privateering during the Revolutionary War, and of Salem’s Salem Maritime encompasses 9.02 acres along international maritime trade, which helped to Salem’s waterfront, as well as the Salem establish America’s economic independence Visitor Center located a few blocks away. The after the Revolution. site features historic wharves, storehouses, and stately buildings - including the 1761 Derby In 2010, the Salem Maritime staff brought house, the 1780 Hawkes house, the 1819 history to life for visitors with over 597,924 Custom House, the 1800 West India Goods visitor contacts; education programs engaged Store, the 1672 Narbonne house (added by 5,909 students; and Junior Ranger programs Public Law 88-199), and the Polish reached 3,566 children. This year saw an community’s 1909 St. Joseph Hall (added by overall increase in visitation of 16.7%. The Public Law 100-349). park benefitted from the services of 23 diverse youth and Salem’s volunteers contributed To fulfill the site’s legislated vision, a replica of 18,432 hours this year. a 1797 Salem-built three-masted cargo vessel, Friendship of Salem, was constructed in The Salem Regional Visitor Center One of the highlights of FY2010 1996. When berthed at historic Derby Wharf, Salem Maritime NHS is also responsible for was the triumphant return of Friendship serves as a dockside museum. managing the Salem Regional Visitor Center Friendship to her berth on Derby Wharf in November 2009 after Friendship also sails to other ports to (Public Law 101-632), a large facility that serves many months of repair work in participate in maritime history celebrations or as the primary information hub for the Salem Maine. It was a chilly, overcast to host educational events. The ship serves as Maritime, Saugus Iron Works, the City of Sa- day, but the spirits of those who came out to greet her were not an ambassador for the National Park Service, lem, and the hundreds of sites that comprise dampened by the weather. visiting other ports and making connections Essex National Heritage Area. Photo by Peter Santos.

National Park Service 5 The visitor center is a condominium located cultural landscapes, 34 FMSS assets, and the within the historic 2nd Corps of Cadets rich natural resources associated with the iron Armory Drill Shed. The condominium owner- making site. ship is unique, with the park owning 1/3 of the structure’s interior, while the remaining 2/3 is Visitation in 2010 totaled 39,639 visitor con- owned by the Peabody Essex Museum. Both tacts and education programs reached 5,092 organizations share ownership of the build- students. Junior Ranger programs engaged ing’s exterior. Visitation at the SalemVisitor 852 children. Overall visitation at Saugus saw Center and the Orientation Center totaled a 13% decrease this year from 2009, probably 377,673 in FY 2010, a 6% increase over 2009. due to closed facilities. Many of the 23 youth program participants were employed at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site park in 2010 and Saugus Iron Works’ dedicat- Established in 1968 under Public Law 90-282, ed volunteers contributed 2,028 hours in 2010. Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site preserves and interprets the archeological Essex National Heritage Area and historic sites, structures, objects, and the According to the Essex National Heritage Area reconstructed natural and historic scene as- web site, the heritage area “works to keep his- sociated with the first successful iron works in tory alive and the heritage experience ‘authen- America. Operating on the Saugus River from tic’ throughout Essex County.” 1646 to about 1670, the iron works was part of the Puritans’ vision for a self- Congress established the ENHA under the reliant colony and helped lay the foundation Omnibus Parks and Public Lands of America’s iron and steel industry. Management Act in 1996, to preserve and interpret the natural, cultural, scenic, and Today’s iron works is an 8.5 acre site that com- historic resources of Essex County related bines original resources with reconstructed to three themes: early settlement, industry, elements that were based on archeological and maritime history. Public Law 104-33 also and documentary evidence. This restored broadened the purpose and role of the Salem industrial landscape presents seven working Visitor Center to serve as the primary waterwheels that operate equipment in three information center for the many ENHA sites. reconstructed mill buildings. These resources demonstrate and interpret seventeenth-cen- Salem Maritime staff oversees and serves as tury engineering and design methods, iron- Agreements Technical Representative for the making technology and operations, local and ENHA and the superintendent represents the overseas trade, and life and work in NPS on the Board and Executive Massachusetts Bay Colony, as well as insight Committee. The legislation establishing the into the 20th century preservation movement. ENHA also forged a unique relationship with This interactive “open-air museum” allows Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works by visitors to see, hear, and feel what early uniting the purposes and interpretive themes colonial ironworkers experienced. for all three entities. The ENHA serves as a de facto friends group for Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works provides stewardship for Saugus Iron Works and effectively works to 84,477 museum objects, 11 archeological sites, extend the mission and role of the NPS 23 Listed Classified Structures, 3 primary beyond our borders.

Right: the 1762 Derby House at Salem Maritime

Far right: geese flying over the mill buildings at Saugus Iron Works

NPS photos

6 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report 2010 Statistics for Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works

Resources Name Acreage LCS Structures FMSS assets Museum Archaeological Setting or features objects Sites

SAMA 9.02 28 43 293,393 66 Ocean harbor setting in urban location

SAIR 8.50 23 34 104,001 11 Freshwater tidal marsh setting in suburban location

Visitation/VIP/Budget Name Visitor Contacts Students Junior Rangers Tour Fees VIP hours ONPS (Greenbook) budget

SAMA 597,924 5,909 3,566 $55,347 18,432VIP hours $2,627,000

SAIR 37,639 5,092 852 N/A 2,028 $913,000

Analysis of Visitation Statistics Name Visitor Contacts Junior Ranger/ Special Events Tour Fee Summary Education Revenue

SAMA Up 16.7% Up 28% Up 119% Up 30% Across the board increases

SAIR Down 13% Up 11% Down 25% N/A Decreased visita- tion probably due to closed facilities

Staff and Volunteers at Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works started FY 2010 by participating in the annual Salem Haunted Happenings Parade.

NPS photo.

National Park Service 7 8 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR’S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES, TRENDS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND ISSUES

Once again I am greatly impressed with the breadth and quality of the accomplishments at Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works. My earnest thanks go to the entire staff for their willingness to juggle their ever-increasing duties while continuing to bring enthusiasm and pride of purpose to their work.

I am sincerely grateful to Regional Director Ranger programs; as well as coordinating Dennis Reidenbach for supporting my the Maritime Festival and other special attendance in the Senior Executive Fellows events. I‘m truly thankful to Sheila for her program at Harvard University this fall. The hard work, professionalism, and grace. SEF was the most intellectually engaging experience of my career. This was an extraor- • Hip, hip huzzah for Colleen Bruce, dinary opportunity and just as the program Jeremy Bumagin, John Pydynkowski, empowered me, I in turn am committed to John Newman and the volunteers on empowering others to follow their dreams and Friendship for earning Coast Guard seek inspiring learning opportunities. certification to carry passengers aboard Friendship! This tremendous achievement My thanks also go to our amazing volunteers, was years in the making. Friendship’s who contributed 20,460 hours to Salem and highly successful inaugural passenger sail Saugus in 2010. We are very grateful for their event demonstrated the ship’s power to fine work and appreciate their selflessness and capture people’s imagination and to reach dedication to the parks. Sadly, this year we audiences that otherwise would not expe- mourned the passing Captain Jim Fox, who rience a National Park resource. generously served as the volunteer captain of Friendship. Jim was a great friend to Salem • Jeremy Bumagin is additionally congrat- Maritime and will be deeply missed. ulated for completing captain’s training and for serving as Friendship’s captain. I would like to acknowledge the following staff members for their outstanding performance: • John Pydynkowski is commended for initiating an excellent youth arts and • Our Chief of Interpretation and Educa- trades program with the Landmark tion, Sheila Cooke-Kayser is the 2010 School and thanks go to John Newman Superintendent’s Award winner! Sheila for initiating Friendship’s historic weapons has done a terrific job managing Salem group. Maritime’s and Saugus Iron Works’ inter- pretation, education, and visitor services • Dave Kayser and Doug Law continued functions. Sheila secured grant funding, their outstanding work as PMIS and built strong partnerships, formed an FMSS managers (a.k.a. moneygrubbers. Education Advisory Board, conducted org). They also continued their COTR workshops, hired seasonal and permanent functions for multiple projects, includ- staff, and oversaw the implementation of ing World Trade exhibits. I am grateful multiple pilot projects. Some of her ac- to Dave for his project management and complishments include the new “Ships, leadership skills, which were showcased In September, 2010, the NPS Sails, & the Sea” program aboard Friend- while he served as Acting Superintendent crew and volunteers aboard Friendship were joined by the ship; Ocean Stewardship at SAMA, SAIR, during my month-long training at vessel’s first paying passengers and BOHA; the 3-day Tracy School Field Harvard. Doug is also commended for for a trip to the Gloucester Schooner Festival. Day program; Ship Building program; his excellent work as the primary First Bloom programs; and new Junior administrator of our F1rst Jobs program. Photo courtesy of Kristen Weiss.

National Park Service 9 • We congratulate Tim Thornhill on his • Christine Mac Donald and her staff did retirement from the Air National Guard in a great job implementing critical person- August; we’re glad to have full time access nel and administrative functions. My to Tim’s leadership skills. Thanks go to sincere thanks go to Christine’s team for Tim for his work on investigating green- investing many long hours in managing ing strategies and for exploring short term the budget and closing out the year suc- and long term remedies for erosion prob- cessfully lems on Derby Wharf • Thanks go to Janet Regan for her sup- • Jacob McIntosh’s strong leadership port of the Senior Management team and skills were once again central to the suc- the Superintendent cess of the F1rst Jobs program at SAMA/ SAIR. Jacob orchestrated the work for 16 • Northeast Region experts continued to students in a highly effective program that provide excellent support to Salem Mari- produced great results. time and Saugus Iron Works throughout 2010. In particular, we would like to thank • Maintenance staff, especiallyDoug Law, NER archeologists Steve Pendery and Steve Abbott, and Dave Bogdan did a William Griswold; 106 specialist Rich- terrific job teaching our F1rst Jobs stu- ard Crisson; NER preservation special- dents historic woodcrafting, preservation ists Steve Spaulding, Blaise Davi, Dave methods, restoration techniques, proper Bittermann, Mark Alexander, Steve tool use, and project planning and safety. Pisani, Greg Law, Mike Lochiatto and Richard Chilcoat; NER Archivist Liz • Angel Bracero’s commitment to main- Banks, NER water resources specialist taining the Salem Visitor Center in top Charles Roman; and Youth Coordinator condition borders on the heroic. Each Robin Snyder. year Angel meets the challenges of ever increasing number of visitors, especially • We are very grateful to Alexa Molnar for during Haunted Happenings. her support and guidance of ouradminis- trative officer. Peter Samuels and Martha • Thanks go to Park Historian Emily Raymond have been great assets in the Murphy for her historical research, espe- Heritage Evaluation process, and I’m very cially on the War of 1812 commemoration, grateful to Bob McIntosh, who has con- her work managing SAMA’s library, her tinued as my mentor and friend. My very duties as public relations officer, her -ef best wishes go to Bob for his upcoming forts on the Polish Ethnology project, and retirement; I will miss him greatly. her re-enactments as Sophia Hawthorne. Emily and her husband, Minute Man NHP Education Coordinator Jim Hollister enlivened many events as Mr. & Mrs. Derby in 2010.

• Michelle Blees and Michael Parr con- tinued their great work coordinating the reenergized Maritime Festival and the fes- tival sponsor’s event.

• SCEP Kathy Homan is commended for taking on new duties to manage the Salem Visitor Center as she continued to support administration.

10 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report Activities and Trends

A priority has been to diversify our ranks. Not only are our successful youth employment programs diversifying our seasonal workforce, they are serving as a conduit for succession planning in our permanent workforce. By mentoring youth in preservation and interpretation techniques, our F1rst Jobs, STEP, and SCEP programs are grooming diverse candidates for careers in the NPS.

As one of the world’s premier Halloween destinations, Salem saw another record-breaking year for visitation over the month-long Halloween season, which is promoted by the City of Salem as “Haunted Happenings.” More than 100,000 visitors explored the Salem Visitor Center and about 25,000 used the sidewalk information booths in October 2010. Staff worked tirelessly to serve visitors, protect resources, keep pace with janitorial demands, and to help manage crowds.

Visitation Trends Annual visitation was mixed:

• Increased by 16% to 597,924 at Salem Maritime

• Increased by 6% at the NPS Salem Visitor Center

• Increased tour revenue by 38% to $55, 347 (Increase likely due to Friendship’s return)

• Decreased by 13% to 39,369 at Saugus Iron Works (Decrease was likely due to multiple facil- ity closures that facilitated several construction projects.)

Junior Ranger and Education programs were up at both parks:

• Increase by 28%to 7,370 at Salem Maritime

• Increase by 11% to 5,351 at Saugus Iron works

Visitor understanding and visitor satisfaction statistics were up at both parks:

• Increased visitor understanding by 3% to 96% at Salem Maritime

• Increased visitor satisfaction by 2% to 93% at Salem Maritime

• Increased visitor understanding by 9% to 97% at Saugus Iron Works

• Increased visitor satisfaction by 8% to 97% at Saugus Iron Works

National Park Service 11 12 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report Accomplishments the Farmer’s Market, live animal demonstra- tions, holiday open house events, a special program for Historic New England, Throughout FY 2010, the staff at Friendship’s Inaugural Sail, the Boston Harbor Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Islands Regatta, and Visitor Center events. Works worked to realize our strate- Youth in the Works & at the Helm gic vision to inspire visitors, engage Youth engagement and employment was a top youth, preserve and protect resources, priority at the iron works and maritime sties. support partnerships that promote Based on the success of FY 2009 programs, we stewardship beyond our borders, and more than doubled our youth programming this year mentoring a total of 30 underserved improve operational efficiency. youth. The parks worked with 23 diverse local youth through the F1rst Jobs program, contin- Transporting Visitors to Another Time ued the Maritime Arts and Trades program for After years of hard work, this year the Marine 2 special needs high school students, and pro- Division achieved a Certification of Inspection vided 2 internships for vocational/technical from the United States Coast Guard that students through the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher permits Friendship to carry passengers! and YIP program; while diverse youth in 1 Authorized to transport up to 45 passengers SCIP position and 2 STEP positions worked on day sails, the division launched the ship’s in interpretation/education. The park was inaugural passenger sail over the Labor Day awarded $142,505 in grant funding to support weekend. Friendship under sail is a magnifi- our youth programming. cent sight and passengers were truly inspired as the ship traversed time and space carrying The parks are knit into the fabric of urban them to view Gloucester’s annual Schooner areas and offer great opportunities for un- Festival. The Marine and Interpretation divi- derserved youth to explore nature, to learn sions collaborated to engage passengers with through hands-on experiences, and to find hands-on activities and compelling stories. meaningful employment. F1rst Jobs youth as- Passengers expressed that reliving history sisted the parks with a variety of stewardship aboard Friendship was a genuinely thrilling projects and learned a range of skills from experience. building fences, to woodworking, to refinish- ing floors, to fabricating casting furnaces. Friendship’s capacity to bring the national Funding for F1rst Jobs was through the North park experience to new audiences, capturing Shore Workforce Investment Board with hir- their imaginations and connecting them with ing via ENHA. PMIS funding for F1rst Jobs our nation’s history, was clearly evident when supplies and other costs totaled $53,045. Friendship helped to celebrate the Boston Funding for the iron casting internships to- Harbor Islands Regatta this fall. Students from taled about $22,000 the Josiah Quincy School fifth grade said that the ship’s education programs were “awe- Success in Education! some!” This year a former teacher donated $12,000 to establish a scholarship fund to ensure that ev- Our second year hosting F1rst Throughout the year staff used the parks’ ery child in Salem’s schools has the opportu- Jobs student was very successful. evocative and interactive resources to inspire nity to experience Salem Maritime’s outstand- Opposite: F1rst Jobs activities. visitors and engage students. In addition to ing education programs. The scholarship will Clockwise from top: Former F1rst our daily site tours and education programs, Jobs students with Congressman fund transportation to the site and programs. John Tierney, Essex National Her- the staff worked to plan and host an array of itage Area Director Annie Harris lively special events, including a terrific and Salem Maritime/Saugus Iron A major accomplishment in FY 2010 was the Works Superintendent Patricia Maritime Festival, an iron pour that show- formation of an Education Focus Group, com- Trap; learning about beekeeping cased two youth interns, living history pro- prised of teachers, an after-school program at Saugus Iron Works; The F1rst grams that featured the Derbys, the July 4th Jobs presenters at a youth sum- director, an after-school counselor, an envi- mit; painting the fences at Salem Celebration sponsored by the City of Salem, ronmental science specialist, two educational Maritime Seventeenth Century Saturdays, ENHA Sails consultants, and NPS staff. The group will NPS Photos. and Trails, Salem Science Night, a progam at continue in an advisory role in the future.

National Park Service 13 The Education Focus Group developed 4 • Plan and Fabricate World Trade Exhibits exciting pilot education programs that ad- (PMIS 70183) dressed multiple curriculum frameworks. New programs include Ships, Sails and the • Restore Cultural Landscape -North Side Sea; Shipbuilding; Ocean Stewardship; and the (PMIS 17796) Field Day program for grades 1-3 at the Tracy School. Each program used sensory learn- • Reformat and Digitize Wayside Exhibit ing and hands-on discovery to bring abstract Panels (PMIS 116333) concepts to life and to deepen understanding. Funding was provided by America’s Best Idea • Replace West India Goods Store Win- and the Youth Partnership Program, which dows (PMIS 13498A) totaled $17,935. • Re-house Archeological Collections Stewardship & Project Management (PMIS 124870 A-C) In FY 2010, the parks managed 26 PMIS funded projects including three ARRA funded • Install Mechanical, Electrical, and Rigging projects. Eight PMIS funded projects sup- Support Systems (PMIS 117496C&D) ported education programs, volunteer training programs, youth jobs programs, and the Mari- • Historic View Shed; Feasibility Study time Festival; while 18 PMIS projects improved (PMIS 060214) facilities and landscapes. The FMSS Scorecard score improved from 92% to 98% at Salem, • Replace Visitor Center Carpeting (PMIS and improved from 74% to 96% at Saugus. 106813)

Park staff oversaw or directed the following • Repair Storm Damage to Iron Works complex maintenance/stewardship/preserva- House and Saugus River Bridge (PMIS tion projects: 1644234 A&B)

• Restore Saugus River Turning Basin In addition, our maintenance crew and F1st (PMIS 139046 and 135017) Jobs youth completed a number of in-house projects including the rehabilitation of the • Replace Sluiceways at Historic Blast Fur- Custom House columns, repaired fences at nace and Mill (PMIS 143313) both parks, restored signs, painted the Iron Works House and the Narbonne house, and • Rebuild Stone Walls to Prevent Damage to rehabilitated the Bridge St. pedestrian bridge. Historic Structures (PMIS 11895C) The park also worked with National Grid to replace underground lines on Derby Street. • Preserve and Repair Pedrick’s Warehouse (PMIS 165650A) and (PMIS 117494E) Deepening the Bonds In 2010, a profusion of education and youth • Modify Paths to Meet ADA Requirements employment programs emphasized rel- (PMIS 143396) evancy and encouraged underserved youth to make meaningful connections to the parks. • Eliminate Seepage from Blast Furnace Top Our youth employment programs brought (PMIS 17767A&B) greater diversity to the staff, which in turn brought greater relevancy for our visitors. A • Rehabilitate Water Pumping System comprehensive orientation regime ensured (PMIS 125384) that seasonal interpreters and interns were knowledgeable and effective communicators • Haul Out, Inspect, Repair Vessel (PMIS and that content was relevant for diverse audi- 117124) ences.

• Install Museum Fire Suppression and Cli- Enrichment activities were built into the F1rst mate Control (PMIS 118808) Jobs and YIP programs to create an engaging

14 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report and positive work experience for the partici- the county and to get outdoors and encounter pants and to foster awareness that the parks the beauty of local coastlines and forests. offer opportunities for life-long learning. First Jobs and YIP participants learned and em- Volunteerism continued as a vital chord at ployed new skills in multiple arenas at both the parks. A dedicated cadre of volunteers parks. donated over 20,460 hours (equivalent to 9.8 FTE) working year-round in archival process- Our curriculum-based education, First Bloom ing, library management, cataloging, providing and Junior Ranger programs brought under- visitor services, and working aboard privileged youth from our diverse communi- Friendship. Other volunteer activities includ- ties to the parks to learn by interacting with ed: resources. It was especially gratifying when students brought their parents and siblings to • A crew of Boy Scouts and other vol- the parks on weekends to share their discov- unteers cleaned and chipped branches ery experiences. The parks are especially ben- that had amassed during the removal of eficial as they offer opportunities for outdoor invasive Norway maple trees. The crew recreation within urban centers – a chance mowed and trimmed back The Nature for children and adults to exercise minds and Trail pathways and cut fallen trees that bodies. were blocking pathways. Wooden steps were reset and secured with metal rods. Staff worked to engage the public with web sites, downloadable tours, and virtual tours. • First Bloom children and Branching Out To best engage younger audiences, staff at- interns worked in Derby Garden. First tended trainings on new technologies/applica- Bloom children also helped out at the tions and initiated Facebook pages and Twitter inauguration of the Saugus’ Junior Ranger feeds. Station.

New exhibits brought opportunities to learn • A citizen science “Beachkeeper” program in new ways. The World Trade Exhibit project was launched through the Salem Sound will revitalize the wharf area and engage the Coastal Watch and Salem Maritime to public with exciting, interactive exhibits. At clean up Derby Beach. Saugus an interim in-house rehab of museum

Below left: a new Junior Ranger exhibits in a newly climate controlled space • A crew of Boy scouts, Eagle Scouts, and shows off her iron design during will provide visitors with a broader context parents from Troop 59, Peabody painted the Saugus Iron Works’ annual for understanding the significance of the co- Derby Lighthouse. In addition, the boys iron pour lonial iron works. The National Park Service cleared gravel from the east side of Derby Below right: law enforcement ranger Keith Hatfield helps a Regional Visitor Center in Salem showcased Wharf that had been deposited during a Junior Ranger with her temporary exhibits from sites with the Essex severe winter storm. scavanger hunt. National Heritage Area that encourages visi- NPS Photos. tors to engage with heritage sites throughout

National Park Service 15 Beyond our Borders grams. Moreover, Congressman John Tierney In 2010, the Superintendent invested consider- spent many hours talking with F1rst Jobs kids able effort in the congressionally mandated and viewing their accomplishments at both Essex National Heritage Area evaluation sites. process. The Heritage Area promotes steward- ship, public engagement, and greening pro- The superintendent also continued work with grams throughout the county. The ENHA also the Volpe Center in developing a study on al- provides critical supports for the parks’ educa- ternative transportation strategies and applied tion and youth jobs programs and underwrites for grant funding to provide boat transporta- “Friendship Sails!” events that bring the tall tion to Baker’s Island through the Transit in ship to other ports. Friendship reaches audi- Parks Program (TRIP). ences that otherwise would not experience a National Park program. The Superintendent Planning for 1812 Commemorations has championed the Essex National Heritage At Salem, Park Historian Emily Murphy has Area for its work in extending the mission and been researching the history of Salem’s role in the ethic of the National Park Service beyond the War of 1812 and attending meetings with our borders. other parks in planning celebratory events. Moreover, members of the Marine division The ENHA evaluation was the pilot review for have been working closely with the staff from the nation’s Heritage Areas and much work the U.S.S. Constitution in planning, training, went into the lengthy process. This fall the and coordinating activities for the 1812 anni- Center for Park Management submitted their versary event. draft evaluation findings for the ENHA to the NPS. As a supplement to this report, the Su- Working Smarter & Workforce Enrichment perintendent is preparing a letter for Congress • While we strive to do more with less, outlining the value of the relationship between frustrations over proliferating bureau- the parks and the Heritage Area. cratic hurdles is a significant problem. To avoid burnout and to improve our overall With the ENHA due to sunset in 2012, the efficiency through a more strategic man- parks are considering establishing a agement of our complex workload, we Cooperating Association with the Heritage made tough decisions about closing facili- Area that would extend our mutually ben- ties. This year we continued the closure eficial partnership. The park hosted regional of Saugus Iron Works from November staff including Dave Moore, the new Associate through May to reduce costs and to focus Regional Director for Administration; Marilyn staff time on program development. At Sa- Colot, Chief of Contracting; Peter Samuel, lem, the West India Goods Store and the Heritage Area Director; and Roy Navik, Orientation Center held reduced hours of Manager of Cooperative Agreements for service during the winter season. Visitors Heritage Areas in the Northeast and much were instead offered downloadable audio progress was made in both understanding and tours for self-guided experiences. applying the new rules related to Cooperative Agreement and Heritage Areas. • We continued our efforts to unify staffs at both parks with divisional supervi- The ENHA’s evaluation process brought the sion through a single chief for both sites. opportunity to meet with John Jarvis and Moreover, interpretive leads are familiar Mickey Fern in Washington, D.C. Director with the stories and resources at each site Jarvis was very supportive of Heritage Areas. and alternate their time working at each The ENHA’s evaluation process also brought site. two prominent NPS managers to view the parks this year. We were delighted to welcome • We hired more seasonal interpretation Mickey Fern, Deputy Director for staff in order to design and implement Communications and Community Assistance our many youth programs and to serve and Stepahanie Toothman, Associate Director increasing numbers of visitors at Salem. for Cultural Resources. Both were impressed However, this placed a great burden on with our F1rst Jobs and Youth Internship pro- our Administrative Division.

16 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report • Worklife Enrichment will be a focus for • Participated in the Regional Director’s 2011. SMT discussions generated several Superintendent Calls ideas. Those items that make the greatest difference will be prioritized in the 2011 • Participated in a newly formed working budget and in development plans. group of Regional staff and superinten- dents to elevate and implement NER • Recognition of good work is a priority. vision and goals. Supervisors acknowledge and appreciate their staff’s efforts and monetary awards • Led monthly sub-cluster calls with sub- are given for outstanding work. cluster Superintendents

• The AO is working to improve a number • Coordinated and led monthly calls and of position descriptions to better reflect face to face meetings to improve the New on the ground duties. Currently ten staff England MABO and SHRO members are not working with within their position descriptions. Of these, our • Represented the Superintendent’s first priority will be to revise descriptions Council on the Maintenance Advisory for Friendship’s staff, which currently do Group. not mention mandatory drug testing or sailing. Retired annuitant George Brown • Served as an advisor to the Working Com- will be assisting the park in this effort. mittee for the Planning for Excellence: Interpretation Chief’s Workshop in FY • A protocol for the Senior Management 2011 in Baltimore. Team that was initiated last year was con- tinued in FY 2010 with the distribution of The superintendent continued work as a guest each division’s summary of their activities lecturer: in addition to presenting a session prior to the SMT meeting. Meeting min- called “Working Together: Salem Maritime, utes and divisional notes are distributed Saugus Iron Works, and Essex Heritage” at to all staff via email so that each employee Northeast Region Heritage Area Conference is fully apprised of the overall vision, the in Baltimore, she was invited by several Heri- specific goals, and the particular activi- tage Areas to speak about the NPS role and its ties and plans of all divisions and the park relationship with Heritage Areas. The Superin- in general. This system has enabled us to tendent also made two presentations at the Al- communicate better, plan more effectively, bright Training Center in the Grand Canyon. and strengthen park cohesion. Moreover, the superintendent serves as an ex • Doug Law worked to fully implement officio Member of the Board of Directors for FMSS to best manage park resources and the following community organizations: the regional FMSS team made a site visit to assist with the input of media mate- • The Salem Partnership rial. The FMSS Scorecard score improved • Destination Salem from 92% to 98% at Salem, and Saugus’ • Salem Executive Committee score went from 74% to 96%. • North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau Superintendent’s Region/Service-Wide Work • Historic Derby Street Neighborhood As the Granite Subcluster Chair, the superin- Association tendent worked on several regional initiatives • Saugus River Watershed Council including: The superintendent continued a mentoring • Met with the Regional Director, Deputy program and attended a 4-week Executive Regional Director and new ARD of Ad- Training in Leadership at Harvard University ministration to improve processing of in early FY 2011. Cooperative Agreements with Heritage Areas.

National Park Service 17 18 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report The Year’s Issues is that the bollards are not properly anchored and that their concrete slabs need to be wider Workplace Safety and deeper. Mr. Diwadkar is currently con- In November FY 2011, a Friendship volunteer sulting with a soil engineer to further under- was working with the crew to remove the miz- stand this issue. zen mast from the “housed” position when he was struck by a piece of the working top, Multiple Resources Closed at Saugus which fractured his arm. The accident was This year crucial elements of the iron works reviewed by WASO safety specialists and the experience were unavailable to visitors as park is on track for training in “Operational resource/facility closures facilitated construc- Leadership.” Although messaging to make tion projects at the museum, the slitting mill, safety our top priority was repeated through the blast furnace, the Saugus River stone wall e-mails, SMT notes, and divisional meetings, bulkhead, and the waterwheel recirculation it seems that an awareness of safety is not yet system. a fully ingrained ethos. This incident made us realize that we need to go further to develop a Unfortunately timing was against us as these strong safety culture that commits to “every- projects required that they be undertaken dur- one safe all the time.” ing warm weather. Waterwheel demonstra- tions were halted from April to June to install Derby Wharf Erosion a new pump, and again in October when a Damaging winter storms have compromised faulty switch immobilized waterwheels for the structural integrity of Derby Wharf and three weeks. Blacksmithing demonstrations erosion holes are now chronic problem. With were discontinued and the nature trail was each tide, material is scoured from beneath inaccessible from mid- July to early September the stone/wood/earthen wharf, which opens to accommodate the Saugus River stone wall surface pockets at various locations along the stabilization project. The museum remained wharfs. The erosion not only poses signifi- closed throughout the visitor season to fa- cant trip hazards to our visitors and staff, but cilitate a climate control and fire suppression it deposits considerable amounts of soil and project. For the most part visitors graciously stone dust into the dredged harbor. The main- understood that these important projects were tenance division is vigilant about refilling the necessary to ensure that museum collections holes, but battling the tide is a futile campaign. and historic structures remain in good condi- tion. Visitation was down at Saugus by 13%. This summer, NER Engineer BB Diwadkar assessed the wharf’s conditions and asserted Struggling with Staffing Shortages that as long as filtration continues along the In FY 2010 two permanent Interpretation wharf, wash-outs will continue. He recom- staffers (GS-12 and G-09) retired and one mends that the stones lining the wharf should GS-11 education specialist was hired. An insuf- be mortared or backed by sheet piles. This ficiently staffed workforce continues to be a solution would involve a $1M+ Line-Item core problem for Salem and Saugus. As staff project. Mr. Diwadkar has also suggested that time is increasingly consumed by escalating the top of the wharf should be constructed of project demands, complex database manage- a solid material to ensure stability; however, ment tasks, and accountability reporting, as this would compromise the wharf’s histori- well as collateral duties re-delegated from at- cal integrity. The Superintendent believes that trition vacancies - staff is afforded less time to planning will likely require an Environmental work in their specialties. This pattern ripples Assessment that lays out the alternatives for through the organization as we all juggle mul- stabilization work. The park has consulted tiple responsibilities. This is especially felt in with WASO Coastal Engineers in Philadelphia museum management and facility manage- to discuss a design horizon to address sea level ment programs as regular duties are increas- rise and other climate factors. ingly deferred, while specialists respond to Opposite: the stone wall database/project management demands. stabilization project at Saugus Moreover, the need for a third staff member Iron Works had a major impact Salem staff is concerned that the bollards that on visitor services. secure Friendship to her berth at Derby Wharf in Administration has been identified but not funded for over a decade. NPS Photo. are inadequate. Mr. Diwadkar’s assessment

National Park Service 19 The staff gives their all to the park’s mission the parks’ primary non-profit partner. In 2010, and I marvel at the quantity and quality of our this association facilitated the hiring of edu- accomplishments in 2010; however, basic op- cators and F1rst Jobs participants, as well as erations continue to suffer due to our under- support for the Maritime Festival, education resourced staff. programs, and Friendship Sails events. Yet the organization’s funding authorization is due to World Trade Exhibit and Pedrick’s Store sunset in 2012, which will dramatically impact House Projects Delayed our operation. In 2010, the superintendent Projects to revitalize Salem Maritime’s Derby worked to ensure the continued viability of Wharf through new interactive exhibits and the Essex National Heritage Area through the public opening of Pedrick Store House the congressionally-mandated Heritage Area met with delays. Internal issues with contrac- evaluation process and by helping to develop tor Mystic Scenic Studios held up installation a strategic vision for the future of ENHA. The of the World Trade Exhibits until October and ENHA Strategic Plan targets specific activities funding issues put the Pedrick Storehouse that would further the relationship with, and project in abeyance. provide support for, Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works. Construction Projects May Close Parking Lot at SAIR in 2011 Baker’s Island Modify Pedestrian Paths to Meet ADA Ac- The Heritage Area remains committed to the cessibility (PMIS 143396) will complete the long-term preservation of Baker’s Island and vision outlined in SAIR’s 2002 GMP to facili- is expected to receive title to the land once tate ADA accessibility throughout the park. the Coast Guard completes its archeological The project will re-grade and resurface paths analysis and environmental clean-up work. and repave and/or redesign the parking lot at The NPS is obligated to provide ranger-led Saugus Iron Works to meet ADA standards. tours and educational programs of the island’s Resurfacing will likely occur during the park’s historic resources. Towards this end, we have open season. A key decision will be to develop been working with the Volpe Center on an al- a strategy to compensate for the parking lot’s ternative transportation study for the park and potential closure during several weeks of proj- the City of Salem that would include transpor- ect work. tation solutions for Baker’s Island. In FY 2010, we submitted a grant to acquire a boat to take Working to Bring Certainty to an Uncertain passengers to the historic Baker’s Island Light Future for The Essex National Heritage Area Station through Transit in the Parks, a Federal The Essex National Heritage Area serves as Highways Program.

Baker’s Island Lighthouse is an ongoing project of the Essex National Heritage Area.

NPS Photo.

20 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report ADMINISTRATION

Congressional Relations Salem has raised their FMSS Scorecard score The superintendent has continued efforts to from 92% to 98%, and SAIR’s score went build strong relationships with Congressman from 74% to 96% by entering and updating Tierney’s office, the offices of state representa- data in the FMSS database. tives, the mayor’s office for the City of Salem, the selectmen’s office at the Saugus Town Hall, Personnel and key federal, state, and local agencies, as In FY 2010, the following personnel changes well as a plethora of regional and local interest occurred at Salem/Saugus: groups, clubs, and community organizations. • The Administrative Division’s resource- The superintendent updates the congressional sharing arrangement with BOHA ended; delegation on major events and issues, and workload demands proved insuperable is in frequent contact with the Congressman • GS-12 Chief of Visitor Services retired Tierney’s office through telephone calls and • GS-09 Education Lead retired meetings to discuss issues related to the parks • GS-11 Education Specialist hired and the Essex National Heritage Area. • GS-07 SCEP transitioned from Admin- istration to run the Salem Visitor Center In 2010, Congressman Tierney spent a day (no grade change) visiting both parks to learn about our F1rst • GS-09 Salem Visitor Center Manager Jobs program, to view its accomplishments, transitions to SAIR Lead Ranger (no and to discuss the program with the youth. He grade change) expressed how very impressed he was with • Hired 32 seasonals the program. The AO worked to improve a number of Other discussions with the congressman position descriptions (PDs) to better reflect include a bill he is trying to enact that would on-the- ground duties. These include youth authorize a feasibility study to include greater leader PDs, as well as those for boat operators Salem Sound and the City of Salem within the in Marine Division. boundary of Salem Maritime. Seasonal hiring increased Hispanic, Asian, and Budget/Fiscal African American representation. The Super- Thanks to the hard work of Christine Mac intendent is mindful that diversity is a priority Donald, Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron for all areas of our operation. Works closed out FY 2009 with a balanced budget. For 2010, combined ONPS funding Efforts to build morale and enhance com- for both parks totaled $3,494,000 after as- munications included an all-staff meeting and sessments ($3,540,000 Greenbook). Revenue park-wide dissemination of SMT meeting from tour fees, special use fees, and donations minutes and divisional activity summaries. totaled $55,347 in 2010, up 38% from 2009. The Superintendent opens SMT meetings to Centennial allocations funded 6 seasonal em- anyone wishing to raise an item or issue for ployees and SCIP, YIP, YPP funding support- discussion and maintains an ‘open office door’ ed 4 seasonal positions. FY 2010 donations policy, inviting direct engagement with any brought in $625 at Saugus and $7,867 at Salem. staff member.

Budget transparency continues to be a park Cultivating an ethos of civility, cooperation, priority. The Administrative Officer provided and ethical behavior is a primary goal and is budget tracking and implementation guidance fostered through messaging and discussions. to Senior Management Team (SMT) members, Division chiefs are held accountable for be- who set their priorities and the identified the havior in individual performance evaluations. means to achieve their goals. Opportunities for interdivisional and inter- park camaraderie include a holiday luncheon Through the efforts of Doug Law, Dave Kay- and volunteer celebrations, which are held ser and the regional FMSS Support Team, several times during the year. National Park Service 21 Special Uses • 100% of staff completed mandatory train- The parks issued 42 Special Use permits in FY ings 2010. These included special lectures, organi- zational picnics, social events, and weddings • A Marine Division VIP received naviga- that encourage guests to engage with park tion training at Mystic Seaport through resources and to build memories associated America’s Best Idea Grant with the parks. • Five maintenance staff completed several Currently, there are no concessions at the on-line training courses through Skillsoft parks. However, the park is exploring a pos- and or DOI Learn. Course subject man- sible boat concession that would ferry visitors ner included FMSS training, Safety train- to Baker’s Island Lighthouse, when ENHA ing and PMIS training. becomes stewards of that property. . • Maintenance staff attended fleet manage- Contracting ment training, Quarters Management The park would like to thank all the people Information System or QMIS training, who assisted us with contracting work dur- and Contracting Officer Technical Repre- ing 2010. We would like to express a special sentative or COTR training thanks to Blaise Davi for handling the Saugus museum fire suppression contract, to Mike • Salem’s Park Historian attended the Lochiatto for oversight of the Saugus River Council of American Maritime Museums Stone Wall project and to Dave Bittermann for annual conference in Mystic, Connecti- the Pedrick project. Thanks go to Skylight Stu- cut. dios/Rober Shure who did superb work on the entrance sign and to Mystic Scenic Studios for Information Technology their expertise in fabricating and installing the Many thanks go to IT Specialist Peter Brady new Derby Wharf World Trade exhibits. Also, for his help in managing the computer systems Eric O’ Toole of Exhibit A Design in Brooklyn at both sites. Peter continued a resource shar- did a great job designing new wayside panels ing arrangement with SAMA/SAIR at .020 that we hope will be produced next year. FTE.

Training • The Superintendent was privileged to at- tend SEC course at Harvard University in early FY 2011. She also continued partici- pation in the NER’s executive coaching program

• Interpretation developed comprehensive in-park training for seasonal staff

• SAMA’s Woodcrafter completed a 6-month facility management training

• LE division’s UVA and a Maintenance staffer continued Fundamentals 5 training in Washington D.C.

• Curatorial staff attended history confer- ences at the University of Virginia and Mystic, Connecticut.

• Curatorial and interpretation staff attend- ed trainings on technology and media.

22 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION

Interpretation Program In FY 2010, the division piloted four education The Interpretation/Education Division programs, four new Junior Ranger programs, worked very successfully throughout 2010 to developed new programs for Friendship’s pas- inspire visitors, to establish meaningful con- senger sails, and hosted several special tours, nections with our local communities, and to programs, and special events. engage youth. This was a challenging year at Saugus. The Visitation was up by 16% in Salem to 597,924, museum building was closed for the fire sup- education programs reached 5,909 students, pression project, the blacksmith shop was and Junior Ranger programs engaged 3,566 inaccessible due to the stone wall project, the children at Salem (28% increase over FY slitting mill was closed for hutch repairs, and 2009). Because construction work closed sev- waterwheels were static from April to June as eral iron works resources, visitation dropped pump problems lingered. To meet these chal- by 13% to 39,339 contacts at Saugus. Education lenges we brought nature discovery into our programs reached 5,092 students and Junior pilot education programs, featured an exciting Ranger programs engaged 852 children at iron pour for Founder’s Day, and designed Saugus (11% increase over FY 2009). At Salem, new hands-on activities in the new Junior visitor satisfaction was 96% and visitor under- Ranger Station, including rock cycle activities, standing was 96%. At Saugus, visitor under- archeology discoveries, and ecology/pollution standing was 97% and visitor satisfaction was activities. 97%. Salem’s fee revenue brought in $55,347, up 30% from 2009. Education Outreach and Partnerships In FY 2010, the division secured $142,505 in FY 2010 saw several staffing changes. The funding for education, Junior Ranger, and long-time Chief of Visitor Services Peter youth programs (includes YPP, YIP, F1rst Jobs, LaChapelle retired this year, as did our GS- Junior Ranger, America’s Best Idea and First 09 Education Coordinator Hazel Trembly. In Bloom funding for both parks. An additional August, we welcomed Education Specialist $22,000 was received through PMIS to sup- Maryann Zujewski who directs the education port the Maritime Festival). programs at both parks. This year Michelle Blees transitioned from being the manager of This year, SAIR Rangers presented 214 edu- the Salem Visitor Center to SAIR’s lead park cation programs for 5,092 student contacts; ranger, while SCEP Kathleen Homan assumed SAMA Rangers presented 159 education coordination of the Salem Visitor Center’s programs for 5,909 student contacts. These daily operations. The division is headed by programs presented exciting learning experi- the Chief of Interpretation and Education, ences, as well as opportunities for diverse lo- Sheila Cooke-Kayser and also includes a GS-11 cal youth to make personal, relevant connec- supervisory ranger, a GS-07/09 interpretive tions with both national parks. ranger, and a GS-05 Park Guide. Our pilot education programs worked with In 2010, the division was supported by 25 the Carlton School, the Tracy School, the (mostly part-time) seasonal employees who Quincy School, the Winthrop School, the Bel- provided visitor services and interpretation/ monte School, and the Northeast Metropoli- education programs for SAMA and SAIR. tan Regional Vocational School. The programs Also, F1rst Jobs participants contributed to were supported by grant funding and strong Top: STEP interpretive Ranger our visitor services operation by handing out partnerships with the Boys and Girls Club of Jonathan Morel shows off his visitor surveys. Greater Salem, the Essex National Heritage iron casting at Saugus Iron Works. Area, the North Shore Workforce Investment

Above: a young member of the Volunteers are important members of the Board, the National Parks Foundation, and Boys & Girls Club of Greater Sa- Salem Visitor Center operation and also as- area schools. lem learns about chickens on a sist with special events. This year, volunteers First Bloom field trip. donated 1,855 hours at Salem and 220 hours at A major accomplishment was the formation of NPS photo. Saugus.

National Park Service 23 24 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report an Educational Advisory Group that designed of old brick and broken ceramics are not and evaluated the pilot programs. The Advi- just trash, but historic trash and are valu- sory Group is comprised of area teachers, an able evidence for archeologists. While after-school program director, an after-school historic trash was returned to the beach, counselor, an environmental science specialist, pieces of modern trash were sorted for and 2 educational consultants. The group will recycling. Students learned of the threat continue to serve in an advisory role for future that modern trash poses to ocean life and programming. why it’s important to protect the oceans. All students ages 5-14 participated in this New curriculum-based education programs activity, while 8-10 year olds also learned took 325 fifth-graders into the world of 19th- about predators and prey, and students century sailors; introduced 300 Boys and 11-14 worked with a compass for an ori- Girls Club members to modern day ocean enteering scavenger hunt. Other activities stewardship issues; and brought 175 students included making fish prints and a special in the first, second, and third grades to explore program on the ship’s stores featuring nature and to learn about earlier people that costumed interpretation aboard Friend- lived along the Saugus River. The programs ship. Skills included materials observa- support curriculum frameworks for social tion, discrimination, and classification. studies, science, English language arts, and Curriculum subjects included life science, math. Funding was provided by America’s physical science, technology, and steward- Best Idea & the Youth Partnership Program, ship. which totaled $39,260. • Field Day Education Program: SAIR’s • Ships, Sails, & the Sea is a sensory pilot “Field Day Education Program” encounter with the lost universe of tall designed 3 days of activities for 175 stu- ship trade. Students explore objects in a dents in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades at the sailor’s chest, hoist a sail, haul cargo, tie Tracy School in Lynn. It was funded by mariner’s knots, understand the prin- the Youth Partnership Program for $11,325. ciples of the ship’s simple machines, and With all-day programs dedicated to each learn untold stories of minority sailors grade, activities varied in complexity, but and life at sea. It offers tangible applica- the central theme was nature discovery tions of math and science concepts and and how humans have used the Saugus encourages imaginations to connect with River. Each of the 175 children discovered earlier peoples and times. Its interdisci- animals and plants along the nature trail, plinary approach reinforces and deepens learned about the fascinating world of understanding of framework lessons and bees and tasted honey, held live river crit- its cooperative teamwork interaction ters in their hands, learned about the rock builds social skills. Children are truly ex- cycle, examined bugs under microscopes, cited to be aboard ship and a teacher from made bird feeders, created stamp art, and the Saltonstoll School remarked that be- made salt and learned about its impor- cause of its hands-on nature this was the tance in preserving food. Students had a Opposite top: the Educational very best field trip experience her special great time and some returned with their Advisory Group learns about needs children have ever had. parents to experience the park as a fam- shipbuilding from ship’s carpen- ter John Pyndnkowski at Salem ily. The programs addressed life science, Maritime • The Ocean Stewardship program en- physical science and social studies frame- Opposite bottom: students from couraged kids from the Boys & Girls works and connected children to nature. the Saltonstall School piloting Club to pull on waders and gloves and the shipbuilding program explore the intertidal zone at Salem Har- • Shipbuilding Program: Set on the sec- This Page: bor (SAMA), Spectacle Island (BOHA), ond floor of St. Joseph Hall, a large-scale Top: Students from the Saltonstall School pilot the and the Saugus River estuary (SAIR). Stu- mockup of a ship’s hull presents students Ocean Stewardship program at dents collected, sorted, and categorized with the opportunity to use authentic Salem Maritime their discoveries. While identification of shipbuilding tools. Working together, lo- Above: a student from the Tracy natural specimens was straightforward, cal teachers and Salem’s education staff School looks at river life atSau- gus Iron Works manmade objects proved trickier as stu- added dimension to this scenario by hav- dents were surprised to learn that pieces ing children imagine that they are in a NPS photo.

National Park Service 25 26 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report working shipyard. Students take on the • This year SAMA swore in 3,566 new various roles of workers and managers at Junior Rangers. SAMA offered three shipyard and perform various jobs. They different Junior Ranger programs, each also research the shipyards of Salem and centered on a major park resource: the find them on maps. Students understand Visitor Center, the Derby Street site, and how shipyards provided employment that Friendship. Also three new Junior Ranger supported communities. Finally, students activities were developed this year for the work with clay to make a model of a ship. Salem Visitor Center in coordination with the ENHA to reflect the themes of the • First Bloom: Funded by the National Heritage Area: early colonial settlement, Park Foundation for $20,000, First Bloom maritime history, and early industries. participants learned about native, invasive SAMA welcomed 1,309 enthusiastic and ornamental plants and trees, as well participants on Junior Ranger Day. as heirloom varietals and historic gardens. Children from the Boys & Girls Club • Youth Internship Program: Funded by of Greater Salem worked in the Derby a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher and YIP grant, House Garden, created leaf rubbings, the program allowed 2 students and a learned the principles of garden design, teacher from the Northeast Metropolitan and enjoyed a field trip to Glen Meadow Regional Vocational School to attended Farm. Boys and Girls Club members are iron working classes at a foundry in now so familiar with the park staff that Maine. Here they designed and built a rangers are frequently greeted by name as portable furnace that is now being used children shout to them from the windows for iron pour demonstrations at Saugus. of passing vehicles. “Branching Out” Each stated that working with master participants also worked in preservation foundry men & women was an extraor- landscaping at SAMA. They cleared out dinary experience. The students learned garden beds, pruned and shaped rose design and construction practices and bushes, and planted historically appropri- iron casting techniques. They also con- ate varietals to help interpret gardens in ducted an iron pour with the Iron Guild the 18th century. before an audience during the town’s Founder’s Day celebration and before • F1rst Jobs: Participants in the F1rst Jobs their own classmates during a special class program assisted the Interpretation trip to SAIR. Division with visitor services functions at the parks’ Visitor Centers. They greeted • Scholarship Program: The Chief of and oriented visitors, handed out visitor Interpretation and the new Education surveys, and helped with housekeeping. Specialist began steps to administrate a scholarship program made possible by an • Junior Rangers: This year SAIR wel- anonymous bequest. comed 852 new Junior Rangers. First Bloom kids returned to SAIR to help Special Events: Opposite top: one of the youth interns from Saugus Iron Works inaugurate the Junior Ranger Station, The division planned and carried the follow- learning how to pour iron at a formerly the Visitor Contact Station. An ing events: the Maritime Festival, the Maritime foundry $8,000 Junior Ranger Ambassador grant Festival Sponsor Event, the July 4th Opposite bottom: The Boys and funded a new figure casting program, Celebration sponsored by the City of Salem, girls club participants in First Bloom pose next to the bed in which casts lead- free pewter into min- Seventeenth Century Saturdays, Sails and the Derby House garden at Sa- iature molds of 17th century characters. Trails, Salem Science Night, a program at the lem Maritime that they designed and planted. Children get to take home the miniature Farmer’s Market, live animal demonstrations, figures. The Essex County Sheriff’s De- holiday open house events, a special program Top: Kids making their own wooden boats at the 2010 Junior partment summer camp program brought for Historic New England, Friendship’s Ranger Day at Salem Maritime 25 students each week through July and Inaugural Sail, the Boston Harbor Islands Above: A Junior Ranger shows August to participate in Junior Ranger Regatta, and Visitor Center events. off her badge in front of programs. Junior Ranger Day was cele- Friendship. brated at SAIR by 424 people and 115 new Partnerships include: Essex National Heritage NPS photos. Junior Rangers were sworn in. Area, Historic New England, The Iron Guild,

National Park Service 27 Salem State College, Gordon College, Peabody event, which featured our 2 youth interns Essex Museum, the Mayor’s Office for the working a portable furnace that they had con- City of Salem, North of Boston Convention structed themselves. Visitors carved designs and Visitors Bureau, Destination Salem, Salem in 200 casting molds and watched as the casts Main Streets, the Salem Chamber of Com- were filled with molten iron. Once the iron merce, Salem Sound Coastwatch, and the Sau- cooled and solidified, visitors took home their gus River Watershed Council. iron creations. Seventeenth-century wood- crafting demonstrations were also featured. The annual Maritime Festival and other park special events attained 49,344 visitor contacts The Interpretation Division works coopera- (more than double visitation in 2009). The tively with the Marine Division to develop and Maritime Festival featured free 90-minute present programming aboard Friendship. cruises around Salem Harbor on schooners Passengers aboard the ship’s inaugural passen- Fame, Lannon, and Finback, a HOBBES ger sail were thrilled to participate in a variety (Hands on Boat Based Education & Science) of ship activities. vessel, dockside tours of Friendship and 2 other vessels, kayak trips, jolly boat rowing, Visitor Center staff worked closely with many horse-drawn wagon rides, muck walks, model partners to coordinate activities and events at boat races, traditional crafts demonstrations, that facility. Partners included the Essex musical performances, and gun demonstra- National Heritage Area sites, the Heritage Area tions by the U.S.S. Constitution Master Gun Commission, the Mayor’s Office for the City Drill Team. The festival began Friday evening of Salem, North of Boston Convention and with a concert by Mango Blue, sponsored by Visitors Bureau, Historic New England, Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation & Excel- Destination Salem, Salem Main Streets, and erate Energy. the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Many thanks go to our beleaguered staff, includ- Visitor contacts for special events at Saugus ing volunteers and First Jobs participants, for Iron Works were 1,074 for FY 2010. About 400 their invaluable support during Halloween visitors attended the Founder’s Day Iron Pour and Haunted Happenings.

Teacher-Ranger-Teacher interns pour iron into molds during the Saugus Iron Works Founders’ Day event.

NPS photos

28 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report MAINTENANCE

The Maintenance Division ensures the pres- Accomplishments include: ervation of 51 Listed Classified Structures, 12 non-historic facilities, and 17.5 acres of diverse F1rst Jobs at Salem Maritime NHS cultural landscapes at Salem Maritime and • Scraped, sanded, primed and painted 450 Saugus Iron Works. Experts in the field of lf of historic fencing historic preservation, the division includes a • Assisted with basic maintenance of the tall Facility Manager, a Maintenance Mechanic ship Friendship Leader, two Woodcrafters, a Carpenter, a • Restored Friendship’s windlass Painter, a Gardner, and two Maintenance • Scraped, sanded, primed and painted his- Workers. This year the division was augment- toric Narbonne House ed by seven seasonal workers. Sixteen First • Restored 18th century Derby Garden Jobs students and their outstanding supervisor • Gold leafed park Orientation Center signs assisted the division with a number of tasks • Maintained park lawns and Derby Beach during the summer. • Maintained buildings and facilities • Assisted with lock and key maintenance Congratulations go to Division Chief Tim • Assisted visitor services Thornhill who retired from the Air National Guard this year. As well as providing daily F1rst Jobs at Saugus Iron Works oversight for major construction work, Tim • Replaced 320lf of perimeter fencing has been working with consultants and part- • Scraped, sanded, primed and painted in- ners to explore various “greening” strategies terior and exterior of park Maintenance for park buildings. He has also been working Building with NER engineer BB Diwadkar and the • Resurfaced concrete flooring in the Main- park’s Natural Resource Stewardship Manager tenance Building to determine a plan to address erosion prob- • Maintained park lawns and gardens lems at Derby Wharf. • Removed invasive plant species within re- stored Saugus River Turning Basin Congratulations also go to Douglas Law, who • Re-housed archival materials graduated from Facility Manger’s Leaders • Cleared east bank to facilitate stone wall Program. In 2010, Doug upgraded both site’s project FMSS program which greatly improved the • Assisted visitor services parks’ score on the regional scorecard. With his hard work our score went from the bot- Maintenance Division’s Accomplishments tom third of parks within the region to the top The maintenance division provided planning third. He also co-managed the parks’ PMIS support and implementation guidance for the database and was the primary administrator following contracted projects: of the F1rst Jobs program, which has become a model program in our region. • Repair Blast Furnace Sluiceway • Repair Saugus River Stone Wall Bulkhead As usual, the entire Maintenance staff worked • Repair Slitting Mill Hutch with the utmost care and pride to ensure the • Repaired Blast Furnace Top best preservation and presentation of the • Replace SAIR Pump parks’ historic buildings, landscapes, and • Install Museum Fire Suppression and facilities. This includes the meticulously main- Climate Control tained Salem Regional Visitor Center, which • Moved museum objects from exhibit and receives visitation of more than 500,000 per storage areas and into temporary on-site year. The division’s highly skilled craftspeople storage accomplished several major projects, provided • Cleared materials from museum’s former technical assistance to contractors and project library and arts and crafts room managers, offered support to other divisions, • Install new carpet at Salem Visitors Center mentored the F1rst Jobs participants, and per- • Replace historic windows in the West formed day to day maintenance work to care India Goods store for resources and ensure safety. • Replace the Narbonne House fence

National Park Service 29 The division completed the following in-park in excellent condition projects: • Maintained lawns, beaches, and other ele- ments of the cultural landscape Salem Maritime • Supported Maritime Festival • Restored and replaced Custom House • Supported 4th of July event column • Supported Halloween visitation • Constructed Custom House column base • Facilitated school group set ups (Polish block support Club) • Repaired and painted Hawkes House Saugus Iron Works widows walk • Rehabilitated pedestrian bridge over the • Repaired and painted Derby House front Saugus River door • Painted/stained the Iron Works House • Painted Narbonne House and repaired/replaced clapboards • Continually repaired path and landscape • Replaced roof shakes on Iron Works erosion on Derby Wharf House • Created extension for Protection Divi- • Installed floor in Junior Ranger Station sion’s office in Custom House basemen • Repainted, gold leafed, and installed • Oversaw repair, painting, and gold leafing SAIR’s entrance sign of Orientation Center sign • Painted walls and refinished wood floor in • Repaired Hawkes House exterior wall and IWH annex office window • Repaired annex front door • Repaired Derby Garden fence and paint- • Rehabilitated blacksmith shop bellows ed back fence with new leather, hand-sewn by mainte- • Repaired locks nance staff • Repaired and maintained equipment • Inspected and repaired HVAC units • Refinished windows in Custom House • Replaced museum soffit and fascia boards cupola • Maintained cultural landscape • Scraped and prepared Derby Wharf • Supported Saugus River Watershed Lighthouse for painting by Eagle Scouts Council picnic • Designed and built plinth for small eagle • Supported Founder’s Day iron pour event display • Supported Teacher-Ranger-Teacher por- • Restored decorative trim on Custom table furnace project House • Supported the tree-day education pro- • Stripped and refinished restroom floors at gram for the Tracy School Orientation Center • Conducted lessons on bee keeping for • Maintained Salem Regional Visitor Center education programs

Jim Cormier and Shawn Twombley repair the bellows at Saugus Iron Works.

NPS photo

30 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report MARINE AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

The Marine and Special Programs Division is The following is a sample of passenger com- comprised of a Chief, a Rigger, a Deck Hand, ments: a Ship’s Carpenter, and a seasonal STEP Deck Hand. • “Fantastic experience, it was amazing to be part of the tall ship sailing adventure” The division is supported by a dedicated cadre • “Truly a spectacular cruise and a wonder- of volunteers, who donate their expertise ful experience” and energies to maintain and sail the 171-ft. • “A thrilling experience reliving history” replica East Indiaman, Friendship of Salem. • “Breathtaking experience. I look forward Volunteers donated more than 12,750 hours to the next one!” in 2010. Additionally, two interns from the • “Step back in time and sail the high seas!” Landmark School worked during the school year assisting with a variety of shipboard tasks. Friendship also sailed to Boston to help cel- Several F1rst Jobs participants helped with ebrate the Boston Harbor Island Regatta. The maintenance work aboard Friendship. Sadly, ship held a free public boarding for more than Friendship’s volunteer captain and our great 320 visitors at the Moakley Courthouse (Fan friend Captain James Fox passed away this Pier) and at George’s Island. Thirty guests summer. Rigger Jeremy Bumagin transitioned enjoyed a special tour of the ship during the to serve as Friendship’s Captain for several of Captain’s dinner. The ship and SAMA/SAIR this year’s sails, including the successful Coast and BOHA rangers also welcomed aboard 75 Guard Certification sails, the navy training students and 8 teachers from Boston’s Josiah sails, Friendship’s inaugural sail, and the voy- Quincy School. These students participated in age to the Boston Harbor Islands Regatta. “Ships, Sails, & the Sea,” a curriculum-based program that uses sensory experiences to take Mandatory drug testing requirements and students into the world of 19th century sailors. added responsibilities involved in passenger sails prompted our Administrative Officer to In FY 2010, Friendship continued her role as a begin a position review for the Division in sail training vessel for the United States Navy. 2010. The AO has sought the expertise of re- Once a week for 9 weeks, 29 navy trainees tired NPS position specialist George Brown to from the USS Constitution were schooled in facilitate the process. hoisting lines, furling sails, and manning the rigging aboard Friendship at Derby Wharf. The The Marine Division’s premier achievement in training culminated in a voyage to and from FY 2010 was receiving the U.S. Coast Guard’s Boston, when the trainees had the opportu- Certification of Inspection, which authorizes nity to practice sailing a tall ship while at sea. Friendship to carry paying passengers while at Our partnership with the navy will continue as sea. The ship is certified to carry 45 passengers we plan for activities surrounding the anniver- on day sails, 70 passengers on inland waters in sary of the War of 1812. The navy also plans to warm weather, 12 passengers overnight, and 6 double the number of sea training sails aboard passengers overnight on any waters. The ship Friendship next year. and her volunteer crew passed an array of rig- orous inspections and numerous sea trials to New this year the division formed a historic receive this hard-earned certification. weapons group that performs drills and fires salutes aboard the ship. Thanks go to Richard Friendship’s inaugural passenger sail voyaged Colten at Springfield Armory for his expert to Gloucester’s Annual Schooner Festival advice in purchasing musket and small arms. over Labor Day weekend. Thirty-one paying passengers made the voyage on September 5 During most of the year Friendship is berthed while 23 sailed on September 6. (Hurricane at Derby Wharf, where she welcomes aboard Earle disrupted our planned schedule and thousands of visitors and serves as a charis- some passengers had to drop out). The sail matic centerpiece for the City of Salem. The was splendid and passenger surveys were very ship also functions as living history classroom enthusiastic. that connects hundreds of students to the era

National Park Service 31 of tall ships and introduces them to shipboard ing, and sailing skills. The Landmark School applications of science and math concepts. reaches out to exceptional students who learn The ship is wheelchair accessible both at her in non-traditional ways. Both interns have Derby Wharf berth and at other ports. gone on to college. The headmaster of their high school confided that the time they spent Additionally, the division continues to manage at the park was a big boost for both of them, a variety of special park programs. Staff issued and probably the one reason that these special 38 special use permits at Salem. The events needs students were successful in getting into included weddings, corporate and nonprofit the colleges they had wished to attend. With celebrations, lectures series, wine tastings, the new school year, Salem has welcomed demonstrations, and a variety of community two new students from the Landmark School, and neighborhood meetings, and visiting ves- with equal skills to the previous students. In sels. Events were held on board Friendship, the future we are looking to expand to other in the period garden, at the wharves, on the schools. Iron Works House lawn, at the Salem Visitor Center and at St. Joseph Hall. For the month In FY 2010, work associated with the ship’s of October, Friendship and the Bonded Ware- haul-out contract continued at Derby Wharf house served as stages for “Chilling Tales” as contractors finished up remaining tasks. performances by the Salem Theatre Company. Our thanks go to Dave Kayser who served as Close to 700 participants showed up for the COTR for this project. The ship’s staff worked performances. on a number of tasks:

The division also manages the visiting ves- • Continued improvements to achieve sel program, which brings other tall ships to Coast Guard certification Salem Maritime for purposes of public board- • Conducted specialized training of crew ing. The Chief of the Division also works on members Cooperative Agreements and Task Orders for • Practiced rescue boat drills Heritage Area programs. • Maintained the ship in “ready condition” • Completed deck and rail repairs In 2010, we continued our Youth Internship • Complete repair of mizzen gaff Program. Two students from the Landmark • Restore Friendship’s windlass with the School in Beverly Farms joined our ship main- help of F1rst Jobs youth. tenance crew at the start 2009 school year and • Had our first official passenger sails with worked afternoons with our ship’s carpenter Essex Heritage managing the funding of John Pydynkowski throughout the school the sails. year. They learned boatbuilding, woodwork-

The annual fish count in the Saugus RIver is an inportant part of monitoring the health of the Saugus River Watershed.

NPS photo.

32 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report RESOURCES STEWARDSHIP

Natural Resource Management The monitoring program brings the park’s The Natural Resource Management Division Stewardship Program Manager and Biological is comprised of a Natural Resource Steward- Technician together with the region’s Coastal ship Manager (0.33 FTE), who was supported Ecologist, scientists from the University of by a student intern (0.35 FTE). A volunteer Rhode Island, CH2MHill and the NPS Inven- conducted a bird breeding survey and F1rst tory and Monitoring Program, and volunteers Jobs kids lent a hand to plant native wetland from the Saugus River Watershed Council. species along the Turning Basin. The 5-year monitoring program includes: A belted kingfisher perches in a tree at Saugus Iron Works. Projects overseen by the Natural Resource • water quality NPS photo. Management Division in FY 2010 include: • sediment contaminants • site topography & bathymetry Saugus River Turning Basin Restoration: • river bed substrate Final Planting, Environmental Monitor- • benthic invertebrates ing and Stakeholder Engagement (PMIS • nekton (fish, eels, and crabs) 060214). • vegetation The project Restore Saugus River Turning • bird and mammal site use Basin and Dock has dramatically changed the waterfront and estuarine wetlands at SAIR. Post-restoration changes to the system became Major construction in FY08 and FY09 re- apparent in 2010, which was year 3 of the mon- connected the historic iron works with the itoring. A dramatic shift in the fish community Saugus River, once again allowing visitors to to a more coastal, and less freshwater, affilia- understand the role of the river in the 17th tion is likely due to the increase in salinity and century iron works, and also established more the return of natural tidal conditions from the than 2 acres of tidal mudflats and vegetated removal of the Hamilton Street Weir. Another wetlands. In FY10 the focus shifted to a multi- exciting change is that shorebirds such as resource monitoring program and continuing sandpipers and yellowlegs are now a common engagement with a large agency stakeholder presence throughout the late summer on the community that is learning about urban es- tidal mudflats along the river, underscoring tuarine river restoration along with park, re- the fact that this project has re-established a gional, and national NPS staff. portion of what had been extensive estuarine mudflats prior to urbanization of the water- Establishing a robust monitoring program was shed over the past three centuries. Kingfishers, a key component of the project environmental great blue herons, diving cormorants, and an permits, and has been the lynchpin for main- osprey have also been observed. taining a strong partnership with federal, state, and local agency stakeholders. The NPS made At the same time, a second round of native a strong case during permitting that we would wetland plantings was conducted in 2010 in or- be diligent stewards over the long term, and der to establish vegetated tidal wetland as per ensure high quality science following project project plans and permits. More than 12,000 construction, unlike many complex wetland native plants from 10 species were planted, but projects that happen in the private sector. as with the 2008 plantings, these again have The relationships that have emerged from not fared well. Low plant survivorship may the planning process have continued with be caused by Canada geese getting under or annual stakeholder meetings. At the fall 2010 over the goose fencing & eating the delicate meeting the NPS was praised for its quality plantings or, more likely, by soil or hydrology presentation of the scientific data, for “leaving conditions. During annual vegetation moni- no stone unturned” in the ecological restora- toring, water samples from within the sedi- tion effort, and for completing the required ments on the mudflat/marsh were sent to the mitigation (facilitating the removal of the North Atlantic Research Laboratory at CACO downstream Hamilton Street Weir) in a timely to test for salinity and sulfide levels. Sulfides manner. are an indication of low-oxygen environments,

National Park Service 33 which could be a cause for the plant’s poor the Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch survivorship. Meanwhile, the park continues Chief has indicated will be considered for to monitor the geese and to consider various funding via the Water Resources Division or goose deterrents. the Coastal Resources Branch in FY11.

Although mud flats are a valuable ecosystem, Saugus River Stone Wall Rehabilitation the state and federal permitting agencies for (PMIS 11895) the Turning Basin Restoration project mandat- This project to rehabilitate the historic stone ed a 1 to 1 ratio of replanted wetlands to what wall lining the Saugus River at the waterfront had existed prior to dredging. Regarding the area was completed in FY10. In order to stop difficulties establishing plantings, the stake- the loss of stones into the river and to perma- holders advised that the NPS take a ‘wait and nently stabilize the wall, a steel sheet pile was see’ approach, and that they would be open installed behind the wall, and tied into the to changing the permit success criteria if nec- wall, which was rebuilt using the same stones, essary – an unusually flexible approach that with mortar at the back to maintain the histor- can be attributed to the partnership approach ic dry set appearance. While NER engineers throughout the project. worked with regulators from the Army Corps of Engineers, the park’s Natural Resource Assess and Remediate Contaminated Stewardship Manager secured the necessary Waterfront Sediments at Derby Wharf wetland permits with the Saugus Conserva- Beach tion Commission, the DEP, National Marine According to informal site histories, there is Fisheries Service, and Mass. Marine Fisheries. a potentially contaminated site in the vicinity The project was scheduled for the summer of the shoreline at Derby Wharf Beach, which months to accommodate spring fish spawning, is the only place at SAMA where visitors may which, unfortunately, restricted visitor access approach the Atlantic Ocean. In FY10 park to the east bank of the river. Soil containing Stewardship Program Manager Marc Albert native wetland plants was carefully removed worked with WASO Environmental Compli- from the work area, stockpiled, and replaced ance and Response Branch and Eva Di Donato following construction. During the project from the Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch park staff worked with the Saugus Conserva- to facilitate a preliminary investigation for tion Commission to provide the contractor the putative contamination. This project was with guidance for additional erosion control initially considered for funding, but the NPS measures. was able to take advantage of a contractor un- der existing contract, from whom the results Invasive Nonnative Plant Control are forthcoming. The outcome of the initial Park staff worked with the NPS Northeast investigation will determine whether there is Exotic Plant Management Team and First Jobs cause to conduct a formal testing program and youth to conduct invasive nonnative plant consider possible recovery of funding from control throughout FY10. Target species in- historic polluters. cluded Japanese knotweed, phragmites, and mulitflora Rose in the west bank woodland, Coliform Bacteria Concerns in the Saugus and Norway maples, multiflora rose, purple River loosestrife in the east bank woodland and For the past year, the park has been concerned riparian areas. In addition, working with the about high levels of coliform bacteria in the First Jobs group, the EPMT bucked up in a Saugus River following storm events, and harness to remove a large tree that had fallen funded one-time testing that confirmed con- into the marsh. cerns about staff, volunteer, and public safety for contact with water. The park continues to SAIR Viewshed Corridor Feasibility Study follow standard operating procedures for ac- (PMIS 65659) tivities that may involve contacting river water, The visitors’ experience of the park’s 17th which were developed in FY09. Although the century cultural landscape is marred by mod- NPS Water Resources Division was unable to ern intrusions in the viewshed. In FY 2010, a fund In FY10 a scope of work for comprehen- contracted Landscape Architect worked with sive bacteria monitoring was developed, which the park’s Stewardship Program Manager on

34 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report a feasibility study that proposed alternatives Cultural Resource Management to improve the park’s key viewshed. The This year the Salem and Saugus curatorial staff plan calls for paint/stain applications & tree worked as one division with David Kayser plantings to conceal views of a gas station & serving as the SAMA/SAIR Chief of Cultural apartment buildings downstream from site. Resources Management/Senior Curator. The Superintendent, and Natural and Cultural The division also includes a SAIR Cultural Resource Managers met with the owner of Resource Manager/Curator, a Park Ranger/ apartment building, who was open to the idea Historian, and a Museum Specialist. The staff of the NPS financing or somehow contribut- at Saugus was fortunate to obtain the services ing to building treatments and plantings that of two dedicated volunteers who donated would obscure the building’s profile. We are 422 hours to archival processing and library exploring whether it would be appropriate management, while Salem welcomed a student to use NPS funds for this off-site work to en- volunteer from Endicott College who donated hance cultural landscape values, and have en- 400 hours to accessioning and cataloging mu- tered a PMIS project to accomplish the work. seum objects.

Derby Wharf Beachkeeper Program in Many thanks also go Kate Bittenbender, a Partnership with Salem Sound Coastwatch Maintenance Division seasonal who gener- Salem Maritime is working with the Salem ously assisted with curatorial housekeeping Sound Coastwatch to train volunteers in car- tasks in the Iron Works House and to seasonal ing for Derby Wharf Beach. Volunteers help Interpretation Ranger Nikki Estey who as- with trash removal, water quality measure- sisted with housekeeping for the Derby and ments at an outfall pipe, and control of the Custom House in Salem. Additionally, Nikki invasive nonnative perennial pepperweed. The worked one day a week with NER Museum volunteers also help conduct a site survey and Services to help re-house SAMA’s archeology benchmark work to evaluate the rate of ero- collections. sion, which can help to predict future storm damage and sea level rise over time.

Left: Some of the recently re- housed archeological collections from the Narbonne House

NPS photo.

National Park Service 35 The Museum Services Center deserves special Staff and volunteers continued work to create mention for their work in rehousing Salem’s scanned copies of archival photograph and archeological artifacts, to Liz Banks for her document collections. These “use” copies pre- technical guidance in processing SAIR’s ar- serve the originals and facilitate quick search chives. Also assisting the two parks were Betsy capabilities. Igleheart, who is sheparding Salem’s National Register Nomination Update project Exhibits: A major project at Salem was the to completion, and to Richard Crisson for his design, fabrication, and installation of excit- assistance with SAIR’s LCS update. Thanks ing, interactive exhibits on Derby Wharf. The also go to archeologists Steve Pendery and exhibits bring alive the color and character of William Griswold for their expertise on the an era when Salem’s tall ships lined the wharf following projects: the Saugus River stone and the city was a hub for world trade. bulkhead rehabilitation, the excavation of water lines for the museum fire suppression At Saugus, staff researched and designed new project, and for monitoring work on Derby text boards for interim exhibits that will be in- Wharf for the entrance sign and the World stalled upon the completion of the museum’s Trade exhibits. fire suppression/climate control project this November. Museum Management and Exhibit Initia- tives Project Management Museum management: Staff completed sub- Members of the Cultural Resource Manage- missions to the national catalog, performed ment division wear many hats. In addition annual inventories of museum property, to museum management tasks, the division answered research requests from NPS and has significant project management respon- outside researchers, cared for collections, and sibilities. The parks oversaw more than 18 maintained museum spaces. Staff also revised large-scale facility and landscapes manage- Saugus’ outdated Scope of Collection State- ment projects in FY 2010. The division’s chief ment and worked to update the park’s LCS is the primary PMIS manager and serves as database. COTR for multiple projects. The division is also responsible for ensuring that all projects Acquisitions: This year Salem Maritime re- were entered into PEPC and that all projects ceived the donation of a tall case clock that received NEPA/NHPA compliance review. had been on loan from the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA. The piece, which Salem staff lent direct oversight for the follow- has been exhibited in the Derby House for ing projects: decades, is now accessioned into the park’s collection. Salem Maritime also obtained an • World Trade exhibits on Derby Wharf eighteenth-century English octant and case • Park entrance sign that was originally sold by a Salem merchant. • Pedrick Store House construction • Wayside exhibits digitization and upgrade Object Conservation: Contract conservator • National Register Nomination update Christine Thomson provided treatment for • Derby Garden rehabilitation several objects at Salem and Saugus including • Derby Wharf erosion issues and bollards the Iron Works House bell, a seventeenth- issues century ship’s deadeye, a courting mirror • National Grid’s replacement of under- that is displayed in the Derby House, and the ground power lines along Derby St. aforementioned tall case clock. Ms. Thomas • North side historic landscape repair/up- also assessed the conservation needs of a large grade 1953 iron works mural by Charles Overly in the museum auditorium at Saugus. At Saugus, the Museum fire suppression/ NER Museum Services worked to re-house climate control project required consider- 250 boxes of archeology collections for Salem. able input from staff. To facilitate the project, At Saugus staff and volunteers re-housed 8 lf the maintenance division and curatorial staff of resource management documents. moved museum collections that were on

36 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report exhibit in the building’s first floor and from and gives many lectures and tours, sometimes the building’s large second floor storage area. in the personae of Sophia Hawthorne or Mrs. Staff also developed an “Artifact Discovery” Derby. Emily is serving as the park’s lead to binder for the visitor center so that visitors research and plan events for the War of 1812 might view artifacts while the museum was Bicentennial and she is also involved in closed. planning the sub-cluster’s Civil War Sesquicentennial exhibit and initiating living Saugus staff provided research support for the history activities. following construction projects: Emily also serves as Salem Maritime’s public • Rehabilitate Saugus River Stone Bulkhead information officer. She writes press releases, • Eliminate Seepage for Blast Furnace Top manages desktop publishing, and runs the web • Rehabilitate Sluiceways site, as well as directs Facebook and Twitter • Repair the Bridge St. pedestrian bridge entries. She also works closely with the Polish (in-house project) volunteer group. This year the group received • Viewshed Corridor Feasibility Study approval from Arcadia Publishing to produce a book on Salem’s Derby Street Polish neigh- The division also assists the superintendent borhood. with various research tasks and writing assign- ments and supports the senior management This year Salem’s volunteer museum techni- team with information gathering and note tak- cian completed a paper on the Derby House ing. The division’s chief is also instrumental ceramics collection and wrote a Pickled Fish in running the Granite Subcluster Curatorial publication on Salem’s 19th century whaling Work Group. industry.

Library management continues with Salem’s Work continued at Saugus on the publication extensive library organized and entered into of the book “The Roland Wells Robbins Ex- the Voyager system and collections will be cavations, 1948-1953” by Archeologist William available on line. Saugus’ library is managed Griswold, Donald Linebaugh and park staff. by a volunteer and it has not converted to the Volunteers and staff generated high resolution new system. scans for the book’s many images and secured all necessary copyright. Studies, Publications, and Public Relations With a PhD in American Studies, Salem Mari- Because the division serves such a variety of time Park Historian Emily Murphy conducts functions, it is increasingly difficult to main- research, provides guidance for interpreters, tain a proactive curatorial program.

One of the living history events at Salem Maritime--a visit to the Derby House Gardens by the Ladies of Refined Taste, a vol- unteer group from Minute Man NHP.

Photo courtesy of Sharon Burnston

National Park Service 37 38 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report RESOURCE AND VISITOR PROTECTION

Resource Protection • Completed on-line survey for Sustainable The Resource Protection/Law Enforcement Operations and Climate Change Branch Division is comprised of a commissioned and LESES to collect lead release data, Chief Ranger, a Visitor Use Assistant, and a lead recycling data, and data on the use of commissioned Law Enforcement Ranger. One non-lead (green) ammo for 2009 seasonal commissioned Ranger provided cov- • Completed Emergency Manual for Saugus erage from May – mid-November. Contracted • Completed draft Structural Fire Manual security guards provided night-time protec- for SAMA tion for Friendship on an intermittent basis • Developed an SOP for Friendship’s clo- in August and September and provided seven sure during stormy weather nights per week coverage throughout October. • Worked with contracted Instant Alarm We hope to continue this service from May – Company to clarify issues with old linear October in FY 2011. The division continues to radio backup system; obtained quote for work closely with the City of Salem and Salem repairs Police Department in planning for events and • Secured a contract with a new secu- in day to day operations. rity guard service and monitored their vigilance through spot checks at various The division serves to protect the parks’ mul- hours of the night tiple resources, including a tall ship, and to en- • Secured the assistance of LE Rangers sure the safety of visitors and staff. While Sau- from other parks to protect resources gus is nestled in a quiet enclave setting within during Halloween suburban Saugus, Salem Maritime is knit into the urban fabric of the City of Salem. Salem Law Enforcement Maritime sees more issues with homelessness, In FY 2010, there were a total of 520 visitor drunkenness, and drug abuse, as well as copes contacts, service calls, and case incidents. with the influx of many thousands of visitors Incidents of vandalism included a broken win- during the month-long Haunted Happenings. dow at WIGS, a section of fence torn down and picnic tables upended at SAIR, three il- The division also works with Interpretive Divi- legal trespass incidences aboard Friendship, sion to plan and implement the Annual Salem vandalism to shipboard signs, and graffiti and Maritime Festival. Staff is responsible for co- a broken window at Derby Lighthouse. An in- ordinating permitting and set up for a variety crease in the number of homeless sleeping in of demonstrators and food vendors. As with the park was noted in the summer of FY 2010. other events, the division manages traffic and crowds and is responsible for First Aid at the Maintaining a safe environment during large Festival. events is a priority that requires extensive planning and coordination with the Mayor’s The following are among the division’s re- Office and the Police Department for City of source protection accomplishments in FY Salem. Our three large events: the Indepen- 2010: dence Day Celebration, the Maritime Festival, and the month-long Haunted Happenings • Provided fire extinguisher training for (including the Devil’s Chase road race) went seasonal staff. smoothly, with no major problems. • Completed comprehensive structural fire detection systems inspection for Friend- In planning for Haunted Happenings, the LE ship division met with local police and surround- The Salem Fourth of July celebra- • Provided safety tours of the sites for Sa- ing law enforcement agencies to coordinate tions, held on Derby Wharf each lem and Saugus Fire Departments response strategies and to distribute shared- year, attract tens of thousands of people and involve a great deal • Worked with the region’s Structural Fire frequency radios. In preparation for Hallow- of coordination between NPS Program Manager to provide a Fire Pro- een evening, the park received the services of law enforcement and local police tection Condition Assessment (FPCA) at and emergency responders. five Commissioned Rangers and vehicles from SAIR surrounding parks. Courtesy of Pete Santos.

National Park Service 39 The following are among the division’s Law Additionally, the division: Enforcement accomplishments in FY 2010: • Provided orientation/training to seasonal • Implemented a taser program; purchased staff tasers and ensured that all park LE Rang- • Reinforced safety consciousness through ers were trained in their use weekly email messaging to all staff and • Completed Annual Law Enforcement through SMT notes. Report • Conducted “walk-around” safety checks • Supported departures and arrivals for on a weekly basis “Friendship Sails!” events • Trained Interpretation and Volunteer • Compiled a ‘Guns in Parks’ binder to an- Crew to use ship’s handicap lift swer potential staff questions • Conducted AED and Quarterly Safety • Collected required documents of all the Inspections 2009 LE staff for the permanent commis- • Maintained and restocked First Aid sta- sion files at FLETC tions for multiple buildings at both parks • Completed radio inventory and Friendship (AED’s, burn kits, jump • Assisted MIMA during April events & bags and medical supplies) LOWE in July • Preparing newly revised formats for SOPs • Completed Test/Track/Train (T3) data- base for the Secretary’s Report on Law Fee Collection Enforcement Safety, Qualifications and The LE Division assists the Interpretation Staffing Division in the emptying and counting the fee boxes for Friendship and donation boxes at Visitor Safety and Security both sites, as well as safeguards the transport The division organized a series of AED, CPR of cash to the bank. and First Aid training sessions that were of- fered to all staff. The LE staff expanded the AED program with additional unit at SAIR’s Carpenters Shop bathroom and the Hawkes House copy room.

You never know what’s going to come through the door of the Salem Visitor Center during Salem’s annual Haunted Happen- ings celebration in October.

NPS photo.

40 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERS Partnerships Eastern National Throughout FY 2010, the parks worked in We are grateful to Eastern National’s Direc- various ways to strengthen and expand our tor George Minnucci for his support and to partnerships. Betsy Lind and Mark Kelly for their excel- lent management skills. We also appreciate Essex National Heritage Area their creative ideas for new sales items at both The Essex National Heritage Commission parks. At Salem, a lapel pin of Friendship, a serves as our de facto Friends Group, as well new T-shirt with an artistic image of 19th- as a strong advocate and partner. We are most century Derby wharf, and glassware with an grateful to the staff of the Heritage Area and image of Friendship and the Custom House would like to particularly thank Executive Di- eagle were new sales items in 2010. EN staff rector, Annie Harris for her support of various also coordinated new water bottles and hats Saugus and Salem events and projects. with the park’s logo. At Saugus, new items included books and collectables related to the The park maintains two cooperative agree- site’s flora, and fauna, including activity books, ments and a fundraising agreement with the puzzles, and games, bug bottles, and reference Essex Heritage Commission and the Salem books on wildlife. Partnership. This year, the ENHA partnered with the parks on the following projects: In 2010, EN sales at the Salem Regional Visitor Center were up by 13% to $150,875. Sales were Served as a financial conduit and hiring entity also up at the Orientation Center by 22% to for the First Jobs program, which was funded $12,000. Because the West India Goods Store by the North Shore Workforce Investment (WIGS) was closed weekdays during the win- Board (NSWIB) ter and closed 3 to 4 days a week in September and October, sales were down 58% to $17,501 • Supported the Education Focus Group, at this area. Unfortunately, the reduction at which facilitated pilot education programs WIGS impacted overall sales, which were • Supported the Maritime Festival down by 2%. Total sales for the year were • Supported Friendship’s inaugural pas- $180,376. Salem Maritime spent $4,000 from senger sail and the sail to Boston Harbor the Eastern National donation account to pro- Island Regatta vide partial salary for an EN clerk. • Sought grant funding to support transpor- tation to Baker’s Island At Saugus, Eastern National sales were down • Provided a caretaker and facilitated stew- by 12% to $10,159 ($400 less than 2009), which ardship projects for Baker’s Island Light reflects the decrease in visitation. Eastern Na- Station tional store donated various items for use at the Junior Ranger Station. The superintendent and park staff participates in a number of ENHA efforts including: The City of Salem Salem Maritime worked closely with the city • Presenting the Heritage Hero Award in of Salem and its various agencies on several recognition of the special contributions of events and initiatives to our mutual benefit: individuals and groups that embody the mission of Essex Heritage • Salem Maritime helped to plan October’s • Working through the ENHA congressio- “Haunted Happenings” in coordination nal evaluation process with City of Salem and several other or- • Supporting Trails and Sails and Visitor ganizations, including: North of Boston Center events, a signature event that offers Convention and Visitors Bureau, Historic 150 free activities and events throughout New England, the City of Salem, Destina- the Heritage Area. tion Salem, Salem Main Streets and the • Hosted the Photo Safari awards event and Salem Chamber of Commerce. other events at the Salem Visitor Center. • The park continued planning the Independence Day Celebration and the National Park Service 41 Maritime Festival in coordination with • Saugus Iron Works worked with the Town the City of Salem of Saugus, Historic New England, Essex National Heritage Area, the Iron Guild, • The park’s Law Enforcement division for events including 17th Century Satur- works closely with the Salem PD through- days, Saugus Founders’ Day, the Annual out the year. Iron Pour, and the Essex National Heri- tage Area’s annual Trails and Sails events. The Saugus River Watershed Council Saugus Iron Works strengthened and expand- Community Involvement ed its cooperative activities with the Saugus SAMA/SAIR strengthened its presence in the River Watershed Council (SRWC): local community with several key events and activities: • SRWC worked with the park to monitor fish and eel populations, as well as to test • Supported the Honorary Committee for water quality the Salem Award Committee

• SRWC participated in the Education • Continued support for the Traditional Focus Group and lead sessions in the Small Craft Association & the Historic Tracy School Field Day and the ocean Derby Street Neighborhood Association stewardship programs • Participated in Saugus and Salem holiday • SWRC participates in annual Turning and Founder’s Day events Basin meetings • Conducted teacher workshops in con- • SRWC held its annual picnic and chil- junction with Lynn and Salem Public dren’s festival at Saugus Iron Works Schools, House of Seven Gables, and Pea- body Essex Museum • Members of the staff are on the SRWC board and attend meetings and events. • Served on the Board of Directors for Salem Partnership, North of Boston Other Partnerships Convention and Visitors and Bureau, and • Both parks partnered with the Boys and other organizations Girls Club of Greater Salem, and the Essex National Heritage Area for First Cooperative Activities Bloom programs and ocean stewardship SAMA/SAIR worked in with the state and lo- and Friendship education programs. cal community for the following activities:

• Both parks partnered the North Shore • Worked cooperatively with Saugus River Workforce Investment Board and the Es- Watershed Council & Massachusetts Di- sex National Heritage Area for the First vision of Marine Fisheries on fish survey Jobs youth employment program • Worked cooperatively with the Salem • Salem Maritime partnered with the Pea- Ferry & City of Salem body Essex Museum, Historic New Eng- land, The Salem Partnership, North of • Worked cooperative with Salem Sound Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau Coast Watch for Beachkeeper program and others to produce special tours, lec- tures, and booklets. • Worked cooperatively with the Saugus library for an exhibit on iron works at the • Salem Maritime worked with the Historic Town Hall’s new conference room Ports of Massachusetts Initiative to attract cruise ships to various historic ports • Worked cooperatively with Salem and Saugus Police and Fire Departments • Salem Maritime worked with The Salem Partnership on holiday events

42 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report Volunteer Program archives scanning, library organization, art What better way is there to foster the values of history research, museum object research and resource stewardship than by engaging volun- accessioning, teers in preserving their heritage? Volunteers are integral to the operations at both parks Volunteer appreciation events are held and the volunteer program continued strong throughout the year with a holiday pot luck in 2010. Salem’s volunteer hours totaled 18,432 event as a big year end bash. The Marine Divi- in FY 2010; Saugus’ volunteer hours totaled sion has also held two open forum discussion 2,028. In fact, the parks’ Volunteer-In-Park sessions with as many of the volunteers and workforce includes more individuals than our staff as could attend. This year they requested

Volunteers are absolutely vital in employee workforce. a sail that provided their family and friends many programs at Salem Mari- the opportunity to understand what they do time and Saugus Iron Works. Volunteer participation included Polish ladies and why they are away from home so much. Below, longtime NPS volunter canvassing the community for old photos, We were able to accommodate this request in Aaron Gralnik (lower left) in- structs U.S. Navy sailors from the scouts clearing the nature trail and painting mid-September and have penciled the idea USS Constitution on the finer the lighthouse, others were involved in pull- in for next year’s sailing schedule. Both the points of sail furling. ing weeds in Derby Garden, interpretive event Friends and Family Sail and the first passenger NPS photo. support, visitor center support, F1rst Jobs, sails were a huge success.

National Park Service 43 44 SAMA/SAIR FY2010 Annual Narrative Report CONCLUSION

This year Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works achieved several major milestones:

• Friendship was awarded Coast Guard certification to carry passengers and did so with rave reviews.

• The Interpretation/Education staff formed an Education Focus Group that engaged diverse urban youth with compelling ocean/river-based and history-based pilot education programs.

• Park staff mentored 23 diverse youth in a variety of hands-on skills: one internship project built a portable furnace that will be used for special iron pour events; another internship worked in maritime arts and trades; and F1rst Jobs youth learned a variety of preservation maintenance skills. Several participants emerged as stars - truly connecting with the work and the mission of the Park Service and are considering the parks as a career path. These youth bring enthusiasm and diversity to our workforce and will be a key factor in helping address our succession planning needs.

• Our combined Junior Ranger, education, and First Bloom programs reached more than 15,000 students. We forged long-term bonds with diverse children from Salem and Lynn. We expanded our technology-based outreach for 21st century relevancy. Also this year we welcomed a very talented education specialist who will help us continue to develop dynamic learning experiences.

• A donor gave $12,000 to establish a scholarship fund to ensure that every child in the Salem school system experiences the curriculum-based education programs offered by Salem Maritime. The donation is to fund buses and programs.

• Significant advances were made to ensure that the parks’ natural and cultural resources are preserved for future generations. The parks oversaw work on 18 complex facility preserva- tion or natural resource restoration projects, such as the Turning Basin monitoring, Saugus River stone bulkhead, sluiceway repairs, and museum fire suppression/climate control projects. At Salem, we look forward to the World Trade exhibits and Pedrick Store House enlivening Derby Wharf. Yet erosion problems along the wharf increasingly threaten the in- tegrity of the last colonial era wharf in the United States and pose a serious safety hazard. The year in photographs,

Clockwise from top: Navy sailors learning the ropes on Friendship; • Visitation was up by 16% in Salem to 597,924. Because construction work closed many iron The Thomas Lannon takes visi- works resources, visitation dropped by 13% to 39,339 contacts at Saugus. tors on a ride during the Maritime Festival; Congress- man John Tierney gets a lesson • Salem’s fee revenue brought in $55,347, up 38% from 2009. in gilding from the F1rst Jobs students; learning about ship- building during an educational • In FY 2010, education and Junior Ranger programs were up at both parks; programs pilot program; two living his- reached 5,944 youth in Saugus (up 11% over 5,351 in 2009); and 9,475 youth in Salem (up tory volunteers gossip in the Derby Garden; NPS Rigger John 28% over 7,370 in 2009). Newman; F1rst Jobs student working in the Derby Garden; Ranger Kathryn Rutkowski and • At Salem, both visitor satisfaction and visitor understanding was up by to 96%. At Saugus, a volunteer assist visitors at the both visitor understanding and visitor satisfaction was up by to 97%. Maritime Festival; working on the turning basin at Saugus Iron Works; First Bloom program kids • Our volunteer force continued strong, donating 20,460 hours this year (equivalent to 9.8 have tea with Mrs. Derby; Good- FTE). bye, Capt. Fox: a fair wind and a following sea.

NPS photo.

National Park Service 45 • The FMSS Scorecard score improved from 92% to 98% at Salem, and Saugus’ score went from 74% to 96%.

• Our ability to accomplish so much this year is due in large measure to our partnership with ENHA. Our non-profit partner hires interns and advisors for our youth programs, under- writes Friendship sails, helps manage First Bloom and America’s Best Idea grants, supports the Maritime Festival, and promotes the parks in countless ways. This year I was very in- volved in the Heritage Area’s congressional evaluation process and strongly championed the value of the relationship between the heritage area and the parks.

• Positive relationships with the City of Salem and a litany of other stakeholders helped ensure that Halloween and other special events are safe and happy celebrations. Relationships with Saugus River Watershed Council and Salem Sound Coastwatch helped to foster a stewardship ethos within our communities and helped to design and implement pilot education programs.

• We began steps towards “greening” the Salem Visitor Center in partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum. The museum is developing a plan to “green” their overall campus and have hired a consultant to look at our facility and to work jointly on future “greening” efforts.

• Operationally, we focused on strategically deploying our resources to maximize our effec- tiveness. As we worked to create meaningful youth programs, we have had to close Saugus Iron Works and reduce the hours of the Salem Orientation Center and West India Goods Store during the off season.

• A lot of good, creative work was achieved this year. Empowering staff to use their talents and giving them the training to grow their talents is a continuing priority.

• The Senior Management Team has coalesced into a cooperative unit that copes well with the pressures and exigencies of our too full workload. Courteous, ethical behavior was written into performance evaluations and a sense of collegiality is brining the team together.

• The parks have tremendous potential to inspire and teach youth and adults. Our tall ship traverses the centuries as it voyages to other ports, iron casting events fire imaginations, and youth programs make a difference to the underprivileged youth of our diverse communities. Yet many of our most dynamic programs are grant-dependent. We hope that with support from the region and our partners, we may transition grant funded efforts into permanent offerings.

• Our operational goal for FY 2011 is: Be safe. Be strategic. Be visible. With looming budget cuts, our focus will be on sustaining existing programs, building on and expanding our ac- complishments, especially in arena of youth and diversity. Building organizational capacity will be a key consideration with budget cuts looming on the horizon. We will more deeply engage communities, WASO, and the NER, in our mission for “the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States” so that they know about and value the National Parks in their backyards.

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Salem Maritime National Historic Site 160 Derby Street Salem, MA 01970 978-740-1680 www.nps.gov/sama

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site 244 Central Street Saugus, MA 01906 781-233-0050 www.nps.gov/sair

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