Vol. 29, No. 9 September 1984 COURIER Washington, D.C. The National Park Service Newsletter Composer Richard Adler named honorary park ranger

successful transition from Broadway and television composer to a highly accomplished symphonic composer. Both "Yellowstone Overture" and "Wilderness Suite" were Pulitzer nominees. Adler is currently writing a symphonic work for the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Commission. This work will be made into a ballet as will the "Wilderness Suite." The "Wilderness Suite Ballet" will be given its first performance in April 1985. Adler's Broadway shows included "Damn Yankees" and "Pajama Game." Previous recipients of the Honorary National Park Ranger award have included President John F. Kennedy, former First Ladies Patricia Nixon and 0 Lady Bird Johnson, former National Park Service Directors Horace M. £ Albright and George B. Hartzog, Jr., x. author Freeman Tilden, and Q "5 photographer Ansel Adams. "It is a rare privilege to welcome such a distinguished artist as Richard Director Dickenson adjusts ranger hat for Composer Richard Adler. Adler into the National Park Service. His work has inspired a greater appreciation of the beauty and dynamism of the parks in audiences throughout the world," Dickenson By Duncan Morrow In addition to his recent "Wilderness said. Chief, Media Relations Suite," inspired by the composer's Adler expressed deep appreciation Office of Public Affairs, WASO experiences in Great Smoky for the award and the ranger hat given Mountains, Big Bend, Mesa Verde, him. He said that he and his wife look Composer Richard Adler, whose and Hawaii Volcanoes National Parks, forward to continued close association widely acclaimed orchestral work, Adler's earlier work includes his with the Service. "Wilderness Suite," evokes colorful "Yellowstone Overture," a sound impressions of several national commemoration of the oldest national parks, was named an Honorary park in the world. National Park Ranger at a ceremony The "Yellowstone Overture" was held in the Interior Department on first performed by the American July 20. Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie In the formal recognition Hall in 1980. The "Wilderness Suite" ceremonies, Director Dickenson said had its American premiere (Utah "Honorary Park Rangers are a select Symphony) in Salt Lake City, on company of individuals whose efforts February 25, 1983, and its European on behalf of the National Park System premiere (Chelsea Symphony) in warrant special recognition. Mr. Adler London, England, on April 23, 1984, richly deserves this distinction for his and was recorded on RCA Red Seal. friendship and support." The Director praised Adler for his Linn Cove Viaduct on Blue Ridge completed

A magnificant structure now graces the Grandfather Mountain section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, N.C.-Va., with completion of the unique Linn Cove Viaduct. Although it is not yet open to traffic, Superintendent Gary Everhardt describes this portion as "the keystone in completing the parkway which has been underway for almost 50 years." Already recipient of several design awards, the unusual structure was conceived by landscape architects on the parkway and Denver Service Center staffs to span an environmentally sensitive and geologically hazardous site. Designed by the Federal Highway Administration and Figg and Muller Engineers, the viaduct was constructed by Jasper Construction Company of Grandfather Mountain Section, Blue Ridge Parkway, N.C.-Va. Plymouth, Minn. What is so unusual about this structure is its complex geometry and remarked one of the key design segments that were lifted, glued, and its method of erection. "A few years engineers. post-tensioned over precast piers. ago we simply could not have Erected literally from the top down Without doubt, this is one of the most designed this thing because the to lessen environmental impacts, the significant man-made structures in the computer technology wasn't available" superstructure was precast in huge National Park System.

Death Valley mine preserved Working under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions, a Denver Service Center preservation crew recently completed the stabilization of the historic Keane Wonder Mine at Death Valley National Monument, Calif.-Nev. Based on plans devised by Western Regional Office historic architect Rick Borges and DSL. structural engineer Maury Paul, a day-labor crew completed the job under budget and ahead of schedule. Using an experienced crew borrowed from the Southeast Region's Cairo project, augmented by laborers and helicopter support hired locally, supervisory exhibit specialist Tom Armstrong put the project together without incident. The job involved stabilizing and shoring up the "cross-over," which was in imminent danger of collapse, and the upper and lower terminals. The steep, difficult terrain involved a vertical difference in grade of 1600 feet over a horizontal distance of one mile. Good weather prevailed, allowing efficient use of a helicopter to lift Keane Wonder Mine stabilization project, Death Valley NM, Calif.-Nev.

2 COURIER/September materials and personnel to the work Wonder Mine, the crew also fabricated maintenance workers Willie Johnson sites from a base facility where and installed protective nets to close and Dale Heggins and exhibit prefabrication and assembly took several hazardous mine shafts. specialist Butch Wilson. Tom Ford of place. Key Southeast Region personnel Death Valley coordinated the work at In addition to work on the Keane included welder Marvin Weast, park level.

Games for Disabled Following the international event, Games Director Michael Mushett noted that he received many Seventy rangers from five Park information about national parks compliments about Park Service System sites in metropolitan New York throughout the System. The kiosk was participation and that the Service participated in opening ceremonies built by Gateway's Breezy Point added a "touch of class" to the event. and staffed an informational kiosk District maintenance staff under the The International Games for the during the 1984 International Games direction of Robert Harris, Disabled is an Olympic-type for the Disabled at Nassau County, maintenance foreman, with assistance competition. The 1984 games attracted New York, in June. President Ronald from Gateway Ranger Wanda 1,700 physically disabled athletes from Reagan spoke at the opening Amparado. The kiosk is totally 45 nations. World records were broken ceremonies. accessible to physically disabled by Charlie Reid, an American Staff from Manhattan Sites, Statue of persons and is now in use at weightlifter, Arnie Boldt, a Canadian Liberty National Monument, Fire Gateway's Floyd Bennett Field. high jumper, H. Jauhiainew a Finnish Island National Seashore, Sagamore Park Service participation in the runner, and Trish Zorn, an American Hill National Historic Site and games was coordinated by Gateway, swimmer. Gateway National Recreation Area with technical assistance from Dave carried the official games flag and flags Park, chief, Division of Special of the host organizations during the Programs and Populations, WASO; ceremonies. and Raymond Bloomer, special The information kiosk provided populations coordinator for the North visitors with brochures and Atlantic Region.

c X. SO 3 I w O o m .£> O O E Some of the New York-area Park Service rangers who staffed the informational kiosk at the International Games for the Disabled, in front of the kiosk from which information on Park Service sites throughout the country was distributed. With the rangers are (from left) David Park, chief, Division of Special Programs and Populations, WASO; Robert Mcintosh, jr., superintendent, Gateway NRA, N.Y.-N.J., and Raymond Bloomer, special populations coordinator, NAR.

COURIER/September 3 Rock Creek Centre dedicated

First Lady Nancy Reagan and Mrs. William Clark visited Rock Creek Park on June 14 to take part in a dedication ceremony along with some "special" park visitors. The National Center for Therapeutic Riding, concessioner-operated by the Rock Creek Horse Centre, Inc., for NPS, was formally dedicated and a host of Washington luminaries turned out. But the "special" visitors who joined in the dedication were the emotionally and physically impaired children who participate in the Center's activities through their exposure to riding. On this day children from the Mamie D. Lee School were led by Mrs. Reagan « through a series of exercises and U maneuvers on horseback. They are B some of the nearly 600 Washington >, area children who are served by the s> Center. Through this therapy they o o develop better eye-hand coordination JZ as well as other learning skills, and feel a deep sense of accomplishment Rock Creek Park Superintendent Georgia Ellard with First Lady Nancy Reagan, after the dedication which "contributes to the development ceremonies last ]une for the National Center for Therapeutic Riding (NCTR). The indoor riding center, founded and directed by President and Executive Director Robert-D. of the whole person." As Bob Douglas (center), helps mentally and physically impaired children learn and develop social and Douglas, founder and director of the educational skills by caring for and riding horses. Center says, "that's what we're all about." Mrs. Reagan was greeted by a huge banner behind the podium that read "Welcome Back Nancy." The banner was made by the children who have Civil War prison exhibit opens at Andersonville been visited by Mrs. Reagan at the Center on several other occasions. The Center had been operating in an A new exhibit building telling the National Park and Monument outdoor ring beginning in 1981 and story of the largest Confederate Association and many new items are the dedication marked the opening of military prison of the Civil War was being sold. an indoor facility to provide a opened to the public at a special John Tucker, superintendent of the year-round program for the children. ceremony last April at Andersonville historic site, said, "Our new exhibit A crowd of nearly 200 invited guests National Historic Site, Ga. area was designed and constructed in applauded as Mrs. Reagan, astride a Representatives of the Park Service, just slightly more than 6 months, Tennessee Walker named Pride, led and the U.S. Army, and local elected when ordinarily it would take years to the children on a short ride around the officials were on hand for the design and construct a museum of this new facility. After the ceremony Mrs. ribbon-cutting at the park's newly quality." The work was done in the Reagan joined the children at a renovated museum. Bert Saldana, winter during the low visitation period luncheon outside the Center. exhibit specialist, Air Defense Artillery so park visitors were not The Center had formerly been the Museum, Ft. Bliss, Texas, who did the inconvenienced much with the visitor training facility for the United States original artwork for the exhibit, cut the center closing. Another park exhibit Park Police Mounted Unit. Last fall, ribbon. building, housing displays about when the Park Police facility was The museum was redesigned and prisoners of war from the relocated to another site within Rock expanded to accommodate additional Revolutionary War through the Creek Park, the building was displays. Maximum use of space was Vietnam War, was used as a renovated by NPS to provide a arranged for exhibits, a research temporary visitor center where regular year-round capability for this program. library, and a visitor contact area. New interpretive services were provided. As the invited guests departed, features include a fully automated The work on the museum was including Senators, Government orientation slide show, as well as performed by the park staff with Officials, Washington VIP's and even a displays depicting prison life, prisoner special assistance from Southeast First Lady, it was clear that they all exchanges, other Civil War prisons, Regional Curator Dale Durham and felt the special warmth of these special and the history of the Andersonville Sam Hoyle and his staff of the U.S. children on horseback. National Cemetery. A newly designed Army Air Defense Artillery Museum at sales area was provided by Eastern Ft. Bliss, Texas. Durham coordinated

4 COURIER/September the museum work between the park The park superintendent says, than 12,000 of the 45,000 prisoners of staff and the Ft. Bliss Museum. "We're very proud of our new exhibits war confined there died from disease Design of exhibits, artwork, setting and think they will give visitors a malnutrition, or exposure. text for labels and preservation of the much better perspective on what The site was added to the National artifacts were performed by Sam, his happened here at Andersonville, Park System in 1970, ". . .to provide staff, and Dale, and silkscreening of where more than 45,000 Union an understanding of the overall exhibits and basic construction work soldiers were confined toward the end prisoner of war story of the Civil War, were done by park staff. Using skills of the Civil War." The Andersonville to interpret the role of prisoner of war and efforts of Park Service employees Prison, or Camp Sumter, as it was camps in history, and to commemorate and the Fort Bliss Museum staff known officially, was built in 1864. the sacrifice of Americans who lost resulted in a substantial cost savings. During its 14-month existence, more their lives in such camps."

Cultural exchange at Wupatki, a big success

By Jan S. Ryan Park Technician sixth graders from Sechrist Elementary activities, and orientation with Wupatki National Monument, Ariz. in Flagstaff and Polacca and Second students in both classroom and field. Mesa Day Schools on the Hopi Three teachers from Sechrist School An experiment in cultural exchange Reservation. Instrumental in planning paired their classes with three teachers at Wupatki National Monument, Ariz., were Lorraine Curry, Assistant from the Hopi schools for a variety of has come to a successful conclusion. Superintendent for Instruction at events. Before their initial meeting at The program was set up for 150 Flagstaff Public Schools, Frank C. Wupatki, students were assigned a schoolchildren through the cooperative Dukepoo, Director of Indian partner to share the entire experience. efforts of Flagstaff Public Schools, Education, and L. Wayne Landrum, Then, each pair of classes visited schools on the Hopi Indian chief, Visitor Services and Resource Wupatki in early October 1983, where Reservation, the Museum of Northern Management at Wupatki National the children met their new partners. Arizona, Northern Arizona University Monument. They exchanged gifts they had made and the park. The program was in preparation for and spent a few minutes interviewing The idea was initiated by Dave a year and a half before the final each other. Rangers led the new Todd, NPS Education Specialist from overnight campout at Wupatki last friends on a tour of Wupatki Ruins the Southern Arizona Group Office in May. Teachers, school administrators, and through the museum at the visitor Phoenix. Based upon the successful park personnel, and the staffs of the center. Then, school buses drove Environmental Living Program tested Museum and the University spent students to the backcountry site where in several NPS areas, the cultural hundreds of hours in research, they would eventually be camping the exchange involved fourth through planning, development of cultural following spring.

Students listening to geology talk about Wupatki area. Wupatki NM, Ariz. Students engage in candlemaking at Wupatki.

COURIER/September 5 Interest grows in cultural history 'Guns of Fort Foote' at Bighorn Canyon By Historian Ted Alexander National Capital Parks-East By Michael O. Holm Ranch (1903-1959), the Caroline District Interpreter Lockhart Ranch (1871-1962) and the During the Civil War, Washington, Bighorn Canyon NRA, Mont.-Wyo. Sorenson Ranch, established in 1896 D.C., was probably the most fortified and still in existence. city in the world. A protective Most visitors to Bighorn Canyon Last year, two stabilization projects perimeter nearly 40 miles around the National Recreation Area, were completed. Twelve buildings at city was formed by 68 forts and nearly Mont.-Wyo., come for the boating and the Lockhart Ranch were stabilized as 1,000 cannon. One of the largest, Fort fishing and to enjoy the unspoiled a cultural resources PRIP project. Five Foote, guarded the southern approach natural beauty of the deep-cut members of the park YCC crew to the city via the Potomac River. Its canyons. But, thanks to an increased worked for 5 weeks last summer in complement of guns included two emphasis on interpretive programs in general cleanup, replacing sod and 15-inch Rodman cannon, controlling the park, there seems to be a growing pole roofs. the river for a distance of miles. In interest in cultural history of the area The other project, though not as 1878 the Army withdrew its troops as well. broad in scope, was also important. and most of the cannon but left two The area, which was established as The Sorenson Ranch main house Rodman barrels, 25 tons each, lying on an NPS unit in 1966, includes the serves as an adaptive-use ranger the ground to the rear of the fort. 71-mile-long man-made Bighorn Lake, residence, but recently little had been There the durable weapons remained stretching across the done to protect adjoining structures. relatively undisturbed for 106 years. Wyoming-Montana border. Also, District staff members Terry Peters and In June of 1983, Dr. Marilyn Nickels, within the canyon area are 42 Mick Holm took on the project of historian for National Capital turn-of-the-century historic structures stabilizing a historic horse-corral. They Parks-East, which administers the fort, that relate to interpretive themes of straightened posts, replaced broken initiated and supervised a project that pioneer homesteading, open range rails, and with general cleanup made would return the guns to their proper cattle ranching, gold exploration, and the historic site a valuable interpretive place. Lying next to one of the cannon dude ranching. These include ML feature. were the remains of a gun carriage. Ranch (1883-1909), Cedarvale Dude The challenge for Historian Nickels was to remount the guns in positions similar to their Civil War appearance. Five large gun mounts were intact down the fort's main traverse. But, were they still capable of holding the massive weight of the Rodmans? Civil Engineer Jack Longworth of NCR Professional Services Division was consulted and he provided valuable assistance throughout the project. He had holes dug to expose the foundation of the mounts. This revealed that the concrete and iron structures were in good condition despite more than a century of exposure. The next and most expensive step was to construct iron and steel carriages to hold the guns. Bill Brown of Harpers Ferry Center had been involved in a similar project at Fort Moultrie of Fort Sumpter National Monument, S.C.; and he offered his expertise to the Fort Foote project. Also, the molds from the cast parts of the Ft. Moultrie carriages had been retained by the Center and could be Sturdy and historically accurate, this refurbished corral is one of several stabilization projects undertaken used for the project. by park and Youth Conservation Corps employees at Bighorn Canyon NRA, Mont. Wyo. The corral is part of the Sorenson Ranch in the South District of the 71-mile-long recreation area. Danzer Metal Works of Hagerstown, Md., and Frederick Iron and Steel of Frederick, Md., designed a new carriage and restored the original one from the fort, which was in remarkably good condition for having been exposed to the elements for over a century. Last February the new and restored carriages were delivered to

6 COURIER/September Beltsville, Md., devised a solution to these obstacles. First they lined the roadway into the fort with large wooden rafts over which they could bring a 35-ton and 90-ton crane. Then a bridge was built over the remnants of the magazines. This took several weeks. Early on the morning of March 23, 1984, the 35-ton crane was driven across the bridge and served as a

01 partner to the large crane in moving •o c cannon and carriage. Once they were « near the mount, the smaller crane

Pacifica welcomes Sweeney Ridge to Golden Gate NRA

Sweeney Ridge, the latest addition to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and the first acquisition to extend the park south of San Francisco, was feted by the City of Pacifica with a day-long celebration in May. The day began with a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. on the ridge top, with a crowd of 500 arriving by foot, horseback and shuttle bus. Senator Alan Cranston, Congresswoman Sala Burton, Congressmen Tom Lantos and Ed Zschau and former Senator S.I. 3 A Hayakawa headed the list of public officials present. Congressman Lantos a and Mayor Loeb of Pacifica hosted the y ceremony which recognized the efforts <£ of local citizen's groups and elected >, officials, including the late Senator Leo •Si £ Ryan and the late Congressman Philip 3 O Burton, who were involved in the Q o push to include Sweeney Ridge within Q the recreation area. _c An old-fashioned town picnic in Senator Alan Cranston addresses the crowd at the Sweeney Ridge dedication ceremony on May 22, Pacifica's Frontierland Park followed Golden Gate NRA, Calif. (continued on page 8)

COURIER/September 7 (continued from page 7) the ceremony, complete with a band NCR Museum and Archeological and a parade with a drum and bugle corps, antique cars, and townspeople storage facility opens costumed to suit the theme of "Historic Sweeney Ridge." Signs all along the Coast Highway where it runs through Pacifica invited one and all to the festivities and announced the city's welcome to Golden Gate, its new neighbor. The 1,065-acre Sweeney Ridge, which surrounds the Pacifica-owned historic site where the Gaspar de Portola expedition first sighted San Francisco Bay in 1796, was purchased earlier this year for $8.5 million. Secretary Clark said at the time that the purchase "adds an important new resource to Golden Gate National Recreation Area." u Park rangers have begun leading weekly walks on Sweeney Ridge to S >> introduce those unfamiliar with the o ridge to its history and natural o features — especially the magnificent £ panoramic view possible from the top. These walks were a preliminary step Officials at ribbon-cutting ceremony. to the planning process for the future of the ridge. The park's Advisory Commission has held three hearings to In May Deputy Director Mary Lou historic and archeological collections receive public input on how the ridge Grier cut the ribbon at a ceremony from such National Capital Region should be used in the future; the officially opening the Museum and sites as the Clara Barton House, the guided walks were an opportunity to Archeological Regional Storage Facility Peterson House and the Frederick familiarize more people with the area (MARS) in Lanham, Md. Assisting Douglass Home. The MARS facility before the planning process began. Grier in the ribbon-cutting were NCR will be used by NPS researchers and The staff will finalize a draft plan for Director Jack Fish and Chief Curator historians, and also university Sweeney Ridge this fall, which will Ann Hitchcock (on her right) and students. The facility currently holds then be sent out for public review. It is Associate Director for Cultural the Ford's Theatre collection, an anticipated that the final plan will be Resources Jerry Rogers and Regional archeological collection from the ready by early 1985. Curator Pam West (on her left). Department of the Interior, and The 25,000 square-foot facility will several thousand historical objects be used to properly store and research from NCR sites.

Founding of Bermuda celebrated at Colonial

In a ceremony in the summer, for the British crown when one of the Bermuda the Governor of Bermuda, Colonial National Historical Park, Va., ships of an expedition to resupply the Lord Dunrossil, and Governor Charles helped the island of Bermuda celebrate new colony at Jamestown was Robb of Virginia spoke of the links the 175th anniversary of its founding. shipwrecked in a storm on Bermuda. between the State and the island. The Colonial connection comes At a ceremony held to Director Dickenson spoke of the about because the island was claimed commemorate the 1609 founding of difficult beginnings of the Jamestown colony as well as the efforts of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and the Park Service to preserve the remaining evidence of the settlement. Regional Director James W. Coleman, Jr., served as master of ceremonies. T. Boiling Robertson of Baltimore, a direct descendant of John Rolfe, one of the original settlers attended the ceremony.

(From left) Maxine Dickenson, Park Ranger Diane Stallings, Director Dickenson and Park Ranger jane Sandberg, at Jamestown.

8 COURIER/September Park Briefs-

YELLOWSTONE NP, Wyo.-Mont.-Idaho — An earthquake in Idaho last year appears to have been responsible for lengthening the interval between Old Faithful's eruptions by more than 8 minutes. Over the past century, Old Faithful Geyser has shown remarkable regularity in its eruptive activity. Other Yellowstone geysers have been less predictable; some even ceasing to erupt for long intervals of time and others "coming back to life" after years of dormancy. It is generally agreed among scientists that earthquakes are one of the most important factors in regulating changes of geyser activity. Earthquakes serve to open underground fractures that feed hot water to the plumbing of the geyser, promoting eruptive behavior. But the same earthquake that may stimulate one geyser may diminish the activity of another through blocking of subsurface passageways and diverting hot water to another location. •6 During the first hundred years of c observations, Old Faithful played on tn B an average approximately every 65 £ c B minutes. Small but significant Q lengthening of the interval between c eruptions occurred following large i> earthquakes in and near Yellowstone • •E in 1959 and 1975. Oi The Oct. 28, 1983, Mt. Borah, Idaho, C earthquake appears to have had a '£ ~ much larger effect on Old Faithful, o ^ even though it produced no obvious OS'S damage anywhere in Yellowstone. Old fc»i Faithful's average interval has .£> s increased from about 69 to about 78 o | minutes since that time, while other geysers nearby are erupting with greater frequency. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK NHP, serves as a reminder that the vast Ind. — Memorial Day weekend was wilderness area west of the the occasion for the Eighth Annual Appalachian Mountains was the scene GOLDEN GATE NRA, Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous held of bitter and prolonged fighting Calif. — Last Spring a prescribed burn at the park on the banks of the throughout the long struggle for was conducted in the eucalyptus Wabash River in picturesque southern independence. groves of Oakwood Valley to reduce Indiana. Activities included drills, marching, fuel build-up there. The burn was a Featuring an encampment by the martial music, equipment first step in a Fire Management Plan North West Territorial Alliance, a demonstrations, and a detailed look at recently completed by Plant Ecologist midwest-based Revolutionary War a representative 18th-century camp. Terri Thomas. A small, prescribed Reenactment organization, the 2-day More than 300 living history burn during the spring event gave the estimated 12,000 participants represented many diverse season — when fuel moisture is high visitors an authentic insight into life frontier groups, including British, enough to ensure a slow rate of on the frontier during this eventful French, Loyalist and American units. burn — is effective in cutting down period. This yearly Rendezvous also overgrown brush and trees and can be efficiently controlled by fire crews. The burn gave the Resource Management staff good experience in fire behavior as well as information for future efforts.

COURIER/September 9 CHICKASAW NRA, Okla. — On By tradition, the sacred flame being GLEN CANYON NRA, June 14, a huge throng of sightseers relayed across the country was kindled Ariz.-Utah. — Last year Resource came to the park to see the atop Mt. Olympus, Greece, by using Specialist Larry Belli peered into a 4,000-year-old flame of the 1984 the rays of the sun. The flame was large dry cave while surveying grazing Olympic Torch Relay, which began in then transported in miners lamps by impacts in the area, and what he New York City and ended 82 days jetliner to New York and used to light found is now being called a "major later when the final torchbearer lighted the first torch. scientific discovery" by paleontologists the Olympic cauldron in the Los More than 4,000 individual from the University of Arizona and Angeles Memorial Coliseum. torchbearers carried the flame, as part Northern Arizona University. People lined the streets from the of a fundraising program designed by Belli had a hunch that the dung nearby town of Sulphur to U.S. Hwy. the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing deposits he found in Bechan Cave 177, where the Relay entourage turned Committee to benefit athletic programs were not from cattle, and he was south through Chickasaw National for major youth clubs and the Special right. Analysis of the extensive dung Recreation Area. Olympics. blanket indicates that it was deposited between 11,670 ± 300 to 13,505 ± 580 years ago by pleistocene megafauna. Species recently identified include mammoth elephant, mylodon and shasta ground sloths, possibly scrub-ox, and extinct species of horse and deer. Analysis of the dung indicates a cooler and moister climate in the past, with plant communities which are now found only at much higher elevations. "The scientists are really excited about this find," said Superintendent John Lancaster, "they've told me that it is unique — there are no other known sites like this." After testing last year, the paleontologists returned this summer for further excavations. The 1984 Olympic Torch Relay at Chickasaw NRA, Okla., in June. The research is being supported by a $25,000 grant from the National Geographic Society.

GRAND PORTAGE NM, Minn. — In July, the park commemorated the 200th anniversary of the forming of The North West Company — a fur trading company absorbed into the Hudson's Bay Company, which is now the oldest corporation in North America. To help modern-day voyageurs appreciate those days of long ago, the staff at Grand Portage worked several months finding appropriate items for re-furnishing the 1784 building that housed Minnesota's first big business. According to Monument Superintendent Tony Andersen, "The number of crafts people, antique dealers and collectors who were willing to help us really took us by surprise." And now the Union Jack waves in the breeze, just as it did so long ago. It shares a spot with Old Glory beside the clear blue waters of Grand Portage Bay.

Park Technician Karen Evens tends the 1797 fireplace at Grand Portage NM, Minn.

10 COURIER/September YOSEMITE NP — In January, the Yosemite Research Library underwent extensive remodeling and a "Spacesaver" high-density storage system was recently installed to help alleviate space problems. A spacesaver is made up of large movable shelving units on a raised platform containing a steel track and chain. These are moved back and forth by the use of a wheel on the front panel to create aisles. The system is designed to maximize use of space by cutting down the amount of floor space between storage units. The staff assisted in clearing the c 5 library for the installation by packing .2 and temporarily storing almost 350 D ~S boxes of books and periodicals. The £a library, then completely empty, was u painted and a new carpet was >. installed — in part a gift of the family _o Q of Peter G. Barton. The movable units o were then assembled, and the £ following week was devoted to the enormous job of organizing and Research Library at Yosemite NP, Calif. returning the books to the "new" library. The entire system more than doubles the available shelf space and public-use area of the library has also CUYAHOGA VALLEY NRA, the recreation area's support of Boy increased. Ohio — Assistant Superintendent Scouts of America and the City of Einar Johnson accepted a white pine Akron. In the special ceremony, which seedling from Boy Scout Billy Sizer of also commemorated Boy Scouts of Troop 74 outside the Happy Days America's 74th Anniversary, 46 scouts ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NS, Visitor Center last June. The tree participated. Va.-Md. — A new visitor use facility seedling was presented to recognize at the Seashore was dedicated in May, following improvements in excess of $300,000 needed because of destruction during a November 1981 storm. The old bathhouse originally constructed in the late 1960's was destroyed, and also damaged were parking lots and a large dune that offered some protection to the popular day-use area in Virginia. According to Seashore Superintendent Roger Rector, Park Service maintenance employees have received special achievement awards for the quality of performance on this project. Rector also noted that the work could not have been accomplished on schedule without employee support and the equipment provided by the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Included among the improvements are a new 400-car parking lot and two new bathhouses. The bathhouses were designed to fully accommodate handicapped visitors. Accessible boardwalks over a newly erected dune are also counted among the improvements.

COURIER/September 11 NORTH CASCADES NP, Wash. — The park hosted a 3-day helicopter training session in May at the Skagit District headquarters in Marblemount, Wash. The Secretary's Office of Aircraft Services (OAS) provided instruction to employees from North Cascades, Olympic and Mount Rainier National Parks in helicopter safety and transportation of freight. In the spirit of management efficiency, two helicopter companies provided aircraft and personnel at half price. They contributed significantly to the exercises, as they were able to inject their own individual needs as they relate to safety both on the ground and in the air. Participants all agreed that this unique opportunity to train with contractors was a most valuable experience not routinely available due primarily to high costs. The volunteer effort of two private companies made the real difference. Staff member from Aero-Copter Inc., Seattle, instructs NPS trainees at Marblemount, North Cascades NP, Wash.

DEATH VALLEY NM, Calif.-Nev. — The Salt Creek natural area, home of a large population of pupfish, was re-opened last Spring to visitors at Death Valley National Monument, Superintendent Edwin L. Rothfuss said. Repair work was completed to the Salt Creek gravel access road and the trail boardwalk which were damaged during heavy storms. "This is one of the few spots in the monument where you can see running water and fish," he added. The inch and a half long Cyprinidon salinus has survived more than 20,000 years, since the ancient Lake Manly covered the Salt Creek area. In today's climate, Rothfuss noted, the pupfish spend their time in shallow waters of Salt Creek which recede to the north as the summer heat increases. During the extreme heat of summer, the fish spend their Helicopter training continued through soggy weather at North Cascades NP, Wash. time in the deeper, cooler waters several miles upstream near McLean Springs. They burrow into the mud and gravel of the stream bottom during water shortages.

12 COURIER/September MPS people in the news

Miller named Associate Director, Southwest

Keith E. Miller, a 31-year veteran of Mont., 1957, and Wind Cave National NPS has been named Associate Park, S. Dak., 1959; ranger-in-charge, Director for Operations for the Jewel Cave National Monument, S. Southwest Region. Dak., 1959; park planner and assistant Miller comes to his new post from regional personnel officer, Midwest the superintendency of North Regional Office, Omaha, 1965; Cascades National Park, Wash., since assistant superintendent, Natchez 1978, where he was responsible for Trace Parkway, Miss., 1968; and acting more than 680,000 acres composed of chief for the Division of Park the park and adjoining Ross Lake and Operations, WASO, 1970. Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas. Miller served on the joint agency Miller succeeds Jack Neckels who planning team for St. Croix National was recently appointed Deputy Scenic Riverway, Wise.-Minn., and Director for the Rocky Mountain developed the Oregon Trail Study Region. under the Nationwide System of Trails Southwest Regional Director Robert Program. I. Kerr said that Miller will oversee Born at Donegal Township, Pa., park operations in the six-State region, Miller is a graduate of Mongahela which comprises 37 areas. High School, Mongahela, Pa. He has a Miller began his NPS career as a Bachelor of Science degree from seasonal ranger at Mount Rainier Indiana State University, Indiana, Pa. National Park, Wash., in 1953 and Prior to joining the Seattle Public received his first permanent Schools teaching staff in 1952-1956, he assignment as a ranger at Mount completed 2 years of graduate work at Rainier in 1956. He has also served as the University of Washington. superintendent at Acadia National and Gran Quivira National Monument Miller is married to the former Park and St. Croix Island National (currently Salinas National Carolyn Ann Hutchins of Preston, Monument, Maine , 1971; Scotts Bluff Monument), N. Mex., 1962. Wash. They are the parents of a son, National Monument and Agate Fossil Other stints include supervisory Kem and a daughter, Kristin. Beds National Monument, Nebr., 1963; park ranger, Glacier National Park,

Deskins named Associate Director, Southeast Joe Lawler to Rock Creek Park Robert L. Deskins, former Mammoth Onyx Job Corps Center where he Cave National Park Superintendent, served for 8 years, including 13 Joseph M. Lawler, 12 year veteran of has been named Associate Regional months as director. NPS, has been named Assistant Director for Operations, Southeast In May 1973, Deskins was appointed Superintendent of Rock Creek Park in Region; and will assume his new assistant superintendent at Mammoth Washington, D.C. Lawler took over responsibilities this month. Cave, and following training in the his new position in March. "The selection of Bob Deskins for Department of the Interior's Manager Rock Creek Park is one of the largest this key position is based on his Development Program, he was named urban parks in the world and is also outstanding performance in the 5 superintendent of Chickamauga and the third oldest park in the System, years he has served as superintendent Chattanooga National Military Park, authorized by an Act of Congress in at Mammoth Cave," Southeast Ga.-Tenn., in 1975. 1890. The park contains seven Civil Regional Director Bob Baker said. "He Deskins took over the top manager War fortifications and Battelground resolved a number of tough issues spot at the Mammoth Cave park in Cemetery for the civil war dead from there, most notably the controversial 1979. the battle of Fort Stevens. relocation of the Great Onyx Job Corps A native of Lenore, W. Va., he Lawler entered the Park Service as Center, and has played a leading role holds a Bachelor's degree from Morris Park Technician in the Branch of in efforts to halt the groundwater Harvey College (Charleston, W. Va.) Community Programs, NCR, in 1972. pollution that threatens the cave and a Master's degree in public Subsequent assignments brought him system." administration from Western Kentucky to the Division of Special Events, The Deskins, 43, has been with the University (Bowling Green, Ky.). He is President's Park, Site Manager of National Park Service 19 years. A married to the former Joyce Hoke, of Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, former public school teacher in West Kermit, W. Va. They have a daughter, and Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Virginia, he began his Park Service Zoeda, 15. Services at Wolf Trap Farm Park for career as a staff instructor at the In the regional office post, Deskins the Performing Arts, all within NCR. Tremont Job Corps Center at Great succeeds C.W. "Jack" Ogle, who Smoky Mountains National Park. From recently was named deputy regional (continued on page 14) there, he transferred to the Great director for the Southeast Region.

COURIER/September 13 (continued from page 13) Lawler also served as Assistant Kline moving to Superintendent at C&O Canal Cape Hatteras National Historical Park, in 1983 on a temporary assignment. In 1978-79, Lawler was selected for Doyle L. Kline, who served for 7 and participated in the mid-level years in the dual post as Manager Development Program, superintendent of Big South Fork which brought him into training National River and Recreation Area, assignments at Everglades and Ky.-Tenn., and Obed Wild and Yellowstone National Parks, as well as Scenic River, Tenn., has been named to WASO in Legislative Affairs. assistant superintendent for Cape He has received several awards for Hatteras National Seashore on North his contributions to the Service, most Carolina's Outer Banks. He reported notably for development of the White for his new post in late August. He House Visitor's Program during the succeeds Paul McCrary, who Bicentennial Celebration. An avid golf transferred to Mississippi in February and tennis enthusiast, Lawler has to become superintendent of twice captured the National Low Gross Vicksburg National Military Park. Championship in the Kowski Golf In his new assignment, Kline will be Tournament, in 1980 and 1982. second-in-command of the Cape While at the University of Scranton, Hatteras group, which includes the where he earned a B.A. in English in Nation's first seashore park, Fort 1971, Lawler captained the varsity Brennan of West Pittston, Pa. The Raleigh National Historic Site and tennis team where he set a school Lawlers, and their two young sons Wright Brothers National Memorial. record for career individual victories. Joseph Jr., and Michael, reside in Kline, 57, has been with the Park He is married to the former Libby Woodbridge, Va. Service 28 years, beginning his career as a ranger at Blue Ridge Parkway, N.C.-Va. He also served as a ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Shenandoah National Park Va., and Lava Beds National Monument, Springer to Cowpens, Calif. Stanek to Atlanta From 1967 to 1974, Kline was chief of the ranger activities division in the Southeast Region. He then spent 3 Bill Springer has been appointed A native of Chicago, Stanek has a years as assistant superintendent at superintendent of Cowpens National Bachelor's degree in communications Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky., Battlefield, S.C. Currently chief of park from St. Mary of the Woods College, before being named as the first operations at Cape Lookout National Terre Haute, Ind., and a Master's superintendent of Big South Fork and Seashore, N.C., Bill succeeds Pat degree in counseling psychology from Obed River in 1977. Stanek effective this month. Georgia State University. She also has Stanek, who is transferring to been a graduate student at Atlanta to become chief of Northwestern University, Atlanta Interpretation for the Southeast University and Georgia State. Region, had served as park manager at Stanek has a son, Robb, 18, who Cowpens for 7 years. In her new will enter Georgia Tech this fall. assignment, she will be in charge of Springer, 36, joined the Park Service Sarfff to PNRO park interpretive programs for the 53 in 1977 as an environmental specialist National Park System areas in the at the Denver Service Center. He In July, Ronald E. Sarff, Southeast Region. served as regional environmental administrative officer at Mount Rainier Stanek, 42, is a former teacher and coordinator for the southeast regional National Park, Wash., transferred to assistant director of environmental office for nearly 3 years before the Pacific Northwest Regional Office, education programs for the Atlanta transferring early in 1983 to Cape where he will serve as a special public school system and also has Lookout, where he has been in charge assistant to the Regional Director in been an instructor at Atlanta of daily operations for the national the Office of Management Consulting. University and Georgia Tech. She seashore. Ron spent 3Vi years at Mount Rainier, began working for the Park Service as The Grand Junction, Colo., native during which time he established a a volunteer at Kennesaw Mountain holds a Bachelor's degree in biology computer system, negotiated a new National Battlefield Park, Ga., in 1971 and a Master's degree in resource and effective telephone system, and and joined the Service as a full-time management from Colorado State other innovative improvements for employee in 1973. University. He served as a Russian which he received a Special She served for 4 years as an linguist for the U.S. Army Security Achievement Award. environmental specialist and Agency from 1970 to 1973. David V. Uberuaga will fill the interpretive specialist in the southeast Springer is married to the former position vacated by Sarff. Uberuaga regional office before being named Sue Pekrul, of Denver. They have two came from the General Accounting manager at Cowpens in 1977. children, Joshua, 6, and Sara, 2. Office in Seattle, where he had been employed since 1974. Dave and his wife Barbara, their 5-year old son

14 COURIER/September Mark, and daughters, Michelle, 3, and assignment of concessions service at Mount Rainier, where he Amy, 21 months, reside in Tahoma management specialist for parks in conducted management reviews of the Woods. South Dakota — Mount Rushmore various divisions, and was acting chief In August, James L. Monheisier, National Memorial, Wind Cave of Maintenance for an extended former concessions management National Park and Badlands National period, for which he received a Special specialist and public information Park. Achievement Award. officer, was promoted to the Monheisier had completed 3 years of Awards

Bighorn Canyon Ranger Zion's naturalists receives honor award rewarded

Michael Holm, a park ranger at is active in the community — all of Assistant Chief Naturalist Roy Given Bighorn Canyon National Recreation which led to the award. and Park Technician (Naturalist) Area, Mont.-Wyo., recently received Holm has been at Bighorn Canyon Robert J. Wood of Zion National Park, the Department of Interior Honor since 1979. Prior to that his Park Utah, were recently presented special Award. In presenting the prestigious Service career included stints at achieve awards by Zion award, Bighorn Canyon Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Superintendent Harold L. Grafe. Superintendent William Binnewies Site, Mont., and Knife River Indian Given serves as the Volunteers In cited Holm's consistently high job Villages National Historic Site, N. Dak. Parks Coordinator. In 1980, 12 performance. A native of Brady, Mont., Holm volunteers in this program participated He stated that Holm initiated new graduated from the University of in a variety of park activities by interpretive programs and exceeded Montana. He, his wife Patty, and sons donating a total of 1,173 hours. In his job requirements and standards Nathan and Eric presently make their 1983, 29 volunteers added another over the past several years. In addition home in Lovell, Wyoming. 7,244 hours. This source of auxiliary Holm coordinated special events and aid benefits all park functions. A successful Campground Host Program was implemented in 1983 for the South Campground; and many volunteers have helped out on the MRO Visitor Services Specialist rewarded information desk, provided guided walks and hikes, presented evening programs, typed, filed, and repaired James R. Walker, visitor services park buildings, trails and grounds. specialist in the Midwest Regional Office, received a Special Achievement A very important and complex Award for his efforts in four areas of activity carried out by Wood was the NPS activities. scheduling of 20 Government and auxiliary employees during the last As coordinator of the 36 CFR visitor season in order to provide a general regulations and special wide selection of interpretive activities regulation changes, Walker provided in the park on a daily basis. Each type guidance and assistance to the parks of employee (NPS, Student to ensure compliance with numerous Conservation Association, Volunteers procedural requirements. In Parks, and Zion Natural History A second program requiring Association) operates under varying considerable time and work on work guidelines. As a result, the Zion Walker's part was the Midwest Region Canyon Visitor Center operates 13 implementation of the new hours daily in summer and serves the Servicewide uniform program. He was many needs of 2,000 to 4,000 people a commended for working closely with day. Evening programs are offered at field areas, the Washington uniform three locations nightly in summer and coordinator, the uniform supplier, and have long been a favorite activity with the Regional Finance Office. thousands of visitors. In addition to his regular duties and Zion visitor enjoyment and providing needed attention to special protection of park features have and emphasis issues and programs, Walker continue to be enhanced through the continued being active in the equal solving other problems. He also skillful coordination efforts of these opportunity and safety programs. As volunteered his time and service to the employees. EO-counselor-at-large, he aided the Regional Safety Officer in the NPS Alumni interested in sharing Regional Office in reconciling development of a regional water safety their skills and hospitality at Zion discrimination complaints and in program. National Park as a park volunteer with visitors from around the world, should contact Roy Given at the park—(801) 772-3256.

COURIER/September 15 Suarez of Midwest Concessions rewarded

Alfred M. Suarez, concession Suarez helped resolve the management specialist in the Midwest controversy concerning use by Regional Office, was the recipient of a unlicensed canoe rental firms of the Special Achievement Award for Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Mo. accomplishments that will have He assisted in the preparation of substantial value and broad application guidelines and criteria used when the within the National Park Service. Park Service issued new canoe rental During the January 1983 to March permits. That was after the Eighth 1984 period, 31 contracts and permits Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the were successfully negotiated and NPS could not, at permit renewal awarded. In addition, one concession time, give preferential treatment to was established at Lincoln Home licensed canoe concessioners who had National Historic Site, 111., and two provided satisfactory service before concession opportunities were their permits expired last December. identified at Voyageurs National Park, Minn.

Bland of Cuyahoga Valley recognized for saving a life

Lead Park Technician Matt Bland of airway to assist the victim's breathing Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation and later was able to sustain the Area, Ohio, was recently presented a victim's oxygen supply with a Department of the Interior Exemplary resusitator which Bland had had the Act Award for saving the life of a foresight to request earlier. When the visitor. rescue unit arrived, he assisted in On April 25, Bland responded to a moving the injured man from the reported visitor injury at the Ledges accident scene. area. Upon arrival, he found that the Medical reports showed that Bland's visitor had fallen 50 feet from the rapid and professional emergency rocks above. medical response resulted in saving After finding the unconscious man the visitor's life when in a critical in deep shock and suffering severe condition with severe head injuries, respiratory difficulty, Bland called for lung contusions, and spinal cord additional assistance and requested damage that left him paralyzed. specific items of equipment. He began Bland's response was in the highest emergency treatment by inserting an tradition of the National Park Service.

MWR Interpretation Chief Schaack receives special award

Midwest Regional Chief of national advertising firm, Bozell & Interpretation James W. Schaack Jacobs, one of whose clients is received a Special Achievement Award InterNorth, Inc., a natural resource for his involvement in a project that corporation long active in a variety of resulted in donations valued at more public service activities. than $150,000 during its first year of The corporation approved a operation. proposal under which it agreed to pay The idea for the project was the production costs for six triggered after an acquaintance, Ron audio-visual shows, which were McCann of Mid-Comedia Productions, donated to the National Park Service. showed Schaack audio-visual After InterNorth approved the programs he had done in several parks project, Schaack worked with several for cooperating associations. regional chiefs of interpretation and Schaack told McCann similar parks in their regions to learn their programs for other parks could greatly audio-visual program needs. enhance their interpretive and Programs were prepared in 1983 for information services. McCann Great Smoky Mountains National discussed the matter with Peter Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Bradley, an account executive with a Mesa Verde National Park, Colo., Fort

16 COURIER/September Laramie and Fort Lamed National seven more in 1985. made sure the audiovisual Historic Sites in Wyoming and Kansas; In laying the foundation for each presentations could be integrated and Gettysburg National Military Park, program, Schaack dealt with the successfully into park interpretive Pa. Washington office and with the programs and the equipment InterNorth is making programs for Harpers Ferry Center to ensure that maintenance system of the Harpers seven parks in 1984 and will make quality would be maintained. He also Ferry Center.

Two Southwest employees recognized

Two Southwest Region employees sponsoring a basic electricity course have recently been recognized for their for regional employees. Both Bob and outstanding contributions to the Lee have assisted substantially in regional training program. Robert meeting the identified training needs Patterson, former Maintenance of the Southwest Region. As one Foreman of Navajo National participant put it, "... having the Monument, Ariz., received his time and opportunity with people of certificate of recognition for initiating the same tribe was more than I could and sponsoring a Basic Maintenance ever hope for. I feel I can do a much Skills course for Navajo speaking better job now." employees. Oscar "Lee" Fellows, Maintenance Foreman at Lyndon B. Johnson Superintendent O'Bryant (right) National Historical Park, Tex., received congratulates "Lee" Fellows at Lyndon B. a certificate for developing and Johnson NHP, Tex.

Abegglen commended for skill in human relations

Yellowstone National Park Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Randy Abegglen was recently selected as a recipient of the 1983 Equal Opportunity Award for outstanding contributions to the Rocky Mountain Region's equal opportunity program. Abegglen was presented the award by Superintendent Bob Barbee for Regional Director Mintzmyer. In a memorandum to Randy, the Regional Director said "As an EEO Counselor for Yellowstone National Park since 1977, you have consistently demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the principles of equal opportunity for all persons and are highly regarded by both Yellowstone employees and park management for your knowledge, skill in counseling, and dealing with sensitive issues; in addition to your willingness to devote a great deal of time to the EO Program." Abegglen was also commended for his skill in human relations, understanding of EO legislation, the complaint process, personnel rules and regulations, and park organization.

Superintendent Bob Barbee with Abegglen "grin and grab

COURIER/September 17 NPS honors visitor for saving a life at Glacier

Eugene Brackenbrough of Portland, Oreg., was honored in June by the National Park Service for saving the life of a fellow tourist at Glacier National Park, Mont., in August of 1983. James M. Thomson, Superintendent of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Wash., who formerly served at Glacier, presented the award at Fort Vancouver. Brackenbrough, 31, and his family were boating at Lake McDonald when Brackenbrough heard calls for help. He sped to the spot in his boat and dived in. He found Douglas Fordyce, 52, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, apparently lifeless on the lake, dragged him to shore and revived him. "Without your quick reaction, the victim surely would have drowned," the Park Service citation reads. Superintendent James M. Thomson presents award to Eugene Brackenbrough as Mrs. Brackenbrough poses by her husband.

YCC assist in projects at Yosemite

Twenty-four teenagers undertook a Conservation Corps program last years of age, were selected from the number of important projects in summer, Park Superintendent Robert Mariposa, Oakhurst and Bishop areas. Yosemite National Park during a O. Binnewies said. Projects they undertook included 2-month residential Youth The participants, between 15 and 18 backcountry maintenance, construction of bear boxes in Tuolumne Meadows, maintenance work in Wawona and the Indian Village, rehabilitation of several high country trails, and construction work on the Yosemite Valley bikeway. "The YCC program has proven to be an invaluable asset not only to Yosemite, but to the participants as well'" said Binneweis. The program is designed to foster environmental awareness. Participants spend 30 hours a week working for minimum wage and 10 hours learning about their relationship to the environment. The Yosemite Park and Curry Company, the Park's primary concessioner, provided support for the YCC by converting the Badger Pass .c Ski Lodge into a base camp for the | program. Spike camps were set up at g Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch Hetchy, > Lake Eleanor and Buck Camp.

a o £ YCC working at Yosemite NP, Calif.

18 COURIER/September Special People Wenk of Yellowstone becomes Departmental Trainee

One of the two Departmental Manager Development Program participants this year will be Daniel N. Wenk from Yellowstone National Park. At age 32, Dan has already been with the National Park Service for 11 years. It is his desire to participate in the future of the National Park System that led Dan to apply for the program. Along with Ernest Ortega, he was selected as a National Park Service representative for the 1984-85 program. Since 1979 Dan has been learning first-hand about the life of a park manager. He has served on the immediate staff of the superintendent of Yellowstone under the direction of the late John Townsley and, more recently, Robert Barbee. He has been a major participant in the controversial planning and development decisions for Yellowstone. Dan has been an active coordinator for the major new construction projects for the Bureau of company in Colorado. development and extensive Reclamation and NPS and prepared Dan is married to Barbara Michel rehabilitation of concession facilities in mine reclamation plans and and they have two daughters, Laura, the park as well. construction drawings for a coal 3V2, and Megan, 6 months. He has developed procedures and methods to accomplish regular and rehabilitation maintenance in Yellowstone with minimum impact on Yukon 'mosquito bites research' the landscape. He coordinated and results in doctorate for supervised work of the Young Adult Conservation Corps and the NPS Historian Melody Webb maintenance grounds crews for the developed areas throughout the park. He also developed a cooperative By Ben Moffett over a vast stretch of the 1,900-mile education agreement with the Assistant to Regional Director for Yukon River, piercing together the University of Virginia School of Public Affairs, SWR story of two million wilderness acres Landscape Architecture. near the Canadian border proposed for It was 1976. Most National Park addition to the National Park System Prior to Yellowstone, Dan was a Service historians that Bicentennial as Yukon-Charley National Rivers. Landscape Architect with the Denver summer were probably politely Service Center. He began as a She walked and floated the river sparring with tourists over the political "coming to terms each day with cooperative education student from nuances of the Second Continental Michigan State University in 1973, and burning sun, pouring rain, low water, Congress in such places as protruding trees, monotonous camp was converted to a career employee in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. 1975 following graduation. chores, time-consuming meals and Not Melody Webb. There were no long hikes over punishing terrain." In 1979, Dan was selected to assist tourists on the Yukon River. Melody She sought out prospectors, miners the government of Trinidad and sparred with gnats as she roasted up and river people "not all of whom Tobago prepare development studies beaver tail steaks that were to sustain were comfortable with a woman as and designs for its first national park, her in hand to hand combat against historian rather than a kitchen the Caroni Swamp. The design Alaska-sized mosquitos. drudge." Her first hand experience in solutions were adopted and are now Melody was working the other end the Yukon, interviews with its people being constructed. of American history. She was on the and long hours of library research in In 1977-78, Dan worked for a private frontlines of America's last frontier, four states and the nation's capital consulting firm on planning and examining anachronistic lifestyles in an formed the basis for a 1977 report to area little changed from the days of the National Park Service that helped Benjamin Franklin and Thomas in the establishment of the Jefferson. Yukon-Charley Rivers National Together with a Yukon trapper, Preserve. David Evans, who spurned modern Establishment of the preserve was contrivances, she visited historical sites (continued on page 20)

COURIER/September 19 (continued from page 19) reward enough for Melody. But little recognition came to her as the result of her efforts. Only this summer is she reaping the glory for her mosquito bites — far from the Yukon in the arid high desert of New Mexico. Today she is Melody Webb, Ph.D., and Regional Historian for the Southwest Region of the National Park Service, headquartered in Santa Fe, N. Mex. Her study provided the foundation for her doctoral dissertation in history at the University of New Mexico. Greatly expanded to cover the entire Yukon Basin, the dissertation won the Tom L. Popejoy Dissertation Prize, a $1000 award given to the most distinguished doctoral dissertation written at the University of New Mexico in a given area within a 3-year period. The dissertation, "Yukon Frontiers: The Westward Movement to the North Country," was praised by a panel of judges for its "excellence at the highest academic and technical level, good literary form and general human interest." The dissertation is due for publication soon and Dr. Webb is busy paring out enough words to make it book-sized — while retaining the (A flavor of personal experience that § makes it readable and the historical a essence that makes it worth reading. The book is rich in both aspects. Dr. 00 Webb's introduction will explain how "2 Dave Evans, a trapper with a college £ V c background in history, strolled into 0 her University of Alaska, Fairbanks office, seeking to learn more about "his land." She tells of the bargain they struck to explore the area: "Evans a agreed to serve as my guide — if I did q it his way. He scorned freeze-dried _Ec food and gave me a list of groceries that included flour, baking powder, At Twin Lakes in the Alaska Range, Canadian Jays, locally known as "camp robbers," eagerly accept tea, beans, peas, rice and potatoes. He tidbits from NPS Historian Dr. Melody Webb. would carry a gun, he said, and if opportunity arose would kill fresh meat. I was not to bring my national history of a great region in Alaska and perceived through successive waves of park ethic into his world. I agreed. western Canada. distinct occupational or cultural groups "By living a modern trapper's Dr. Webb drew on Frederick Jackson that confronted and overlapped a new lifestyle, I hoped to gain insights into Turner's landmark frontier thesis as a land. Examination of each group or the life and times of an earlier Yukon." means of understanding and frontier facilitates understanding of the She panned for gold and crafted interpreting the data she had collected. whole. trapping sets. She learned to eat bear, "Turner's metaphorical concept of Dr. Webb's work similarly fits or beaver, and like it. "I successive frontiers provides a highly Yukon history into a larger picture. accommodated to the Yukon effective scheme for organizing "To have validity for a nation, frontier environment and accepted it without complex and contradictory information history should be a part of national insulating layers of 'civilization,' " she into a meaningful synthesis," she history," she writes. "It should not be said. notes in her introduction. "Just as studied in isolation or as a unique entity. Therefore, for the north But the work is not a fanciful human Turner used this thesis to focus country's history to become interest tale of a woman's struggle in a attention on a little-known west, so I meaningful, I have presented it as part harsh land. It is readable, as the have applied it to a little-known of the westward movement and Popejoy Award suggests, but it is a Yukon." intimately tied it to unfolding themes scholarly document that serves as the Turner's frontier thesis holds that the westward movement can be of American history."

20 COURIER/September Retired

Editor Hunt completes 30-year Federal career

Naomi L. Hunt, editor of the Environmental Impact Statements for Manchester, Vermont. She also National Park COURIER, has Congressional Hearings on the Native worked in Chicago as a radio announced her retirement as of Oct. 1. Claims Act. continuity writer, advertising Naomi capped a 30-year From 1963 through 1966, Naomi copywriter, columnist and feature Government career with a 9Vi year served as a writer-editor in the Public writer. stint as COURIER editor. She came to Information Office of the National In October, Naomi will be moving to Washington, D.C., in February 1975 Capital Region. She was an her new home near Ohio State from the Denver Service Center, information specialist and librarian for University, and will continue working where she was a writer-editor on the National Recreation and Park as a writer, editor and publications planning documents, as well as Association; a technical editor for the specialist. In December she plans to go editor-in-chief of Exponent — a Bureau of Reclamation, and a on an archeological expedition with quarterly publication of articles on writer-analyst for the Executive Office Earthwatch to study "early man" in science, engineering, architecture and of the President. Majorca. Her new address will be 414 landscape architecture in the national Before joining the Federal service, Robin Road, Waverly, Ohio 45690. parks. In 1973, she was detailed for 6 Naomi was publicity director for a year months to the Washington Office to 'round resort and executive secretary work with the Alaska Task Force on of the Chamber of Commerce in

Whitehead 'hangs it up'

Arthur T. Whitehead, a Lead Park Whitehead was a U.S. Army 1950 through 1975, participating in Technician at Kennesaw Mountain paratrooper who parachuted into countless search and rescue operations National Battlefield Park, Ga., decided France and was severely wounded in and patrolling the backwoods with his to hang up his ranger hat and retire the Battle of the Bulge. beloved "critters." He and his wife on June 30. "I wanted to preserve things and Dorothy and son Kent have lived in He joined the NPS ranks in 1950, hand them down to future the historic Kolb Farmhouse at after experiencing the devastation in generations," he says of his 30 year Kennesaw Mountain since 1975. Europe during World War II. career. "Besides," he adds, "I grew up Retirement for the Whiteheads, on a river bank in Tennessee and I though, will not sever completely their learned early in life how to survive in Service ties. They plan to return to the woods. Being a park ranger Happy Valley in the Great Smokies, seemed like a natural choice." just a mile-and-a-half from the park Whitehead spent 15 years at Great boundary. Smoky Mountains National Park,

Mather Training Centers' Charlie Gebler retired

Charles J. Gebler, Superintendent of park naturalist, Mount Rainier; Mather Training Center at Harpers interpretive instructor for NPS training Ferry, West Virginia, retired in April centers at Yosemite and Grand after 31 years of continuous NPS Canyon; park naturalist, NCR; and service. Gebler has been assistant chief park naturalist at Rocky superintendent of the Training Center Mountain. He holds the Interior since 1980, and has periodically been Departments' Meritorious Service in the hospital with serious illness for Award. the past 2 years, and is gravely ill at Friends of "Charlie" who wish to this time. congratulate him upon his retirement Gebler has held positions as the and wish him recovery may send Regional Chief of Interpretation, cards and letters to his home: PNWRO; special assistant for Route 1, Box 857 environmental awareness, WRO; chief Shepherdstown, WV 25443

Park Technician Whitehead and Mrs. Whitehead.

COURIER/September 21 Vosburgh, 'master wordsmith' retires aide at Everglades. In 1965, he became a park ranger there, serving a brief assignment at Fort Jefferson National NPS display which won the American Monument, Fla. Institute of Architects 1970 award for From Everglades, Gunner, as he is architectural achievement. He received known by employees at Colonial, a Secretarial Certificate of Appreciation became an enrollee work supervisor at for his chapter in Birds in Our Lives the Tremont Job Corps Center in the published by the Fish and Wildlife Great Smokies. He served as a ranger Service in 1966. at the Smokies in 1966 at Cades Cove. John is the author of Living With From 1967 to 1969 he moved to Your Land, The Land We Live On and Assateague Island National Seashore, portions of the Fifth Army History. He Md.-Va., where he served as a park served with Fifty Army Headquarters ranger in the Chincoteague area. in Italy, 1943-1945, and is a retired Gunner began his stint with Major, U.S. Army Reserve. Colonial in 1969. He has served as Vosburgh began his half-century in district ranger and assistant chief journalism as a teen-age reporter in his ranger. He assisted with coordination home town, Johnstown, N.Y. After a of special events during Bicentennial year at Syracuse University, he celebrations in 1976 and 1981 at worked his way through George Yorktown. Washington University, ending as a His 30 years of Federal service sportswriter for the Washington Post. include 3 years with the U.S. Army in He received his B.A. degree in 1936 Korea and Japan. Gunner and his and then completed 2 years of study at wife, Mary Hellen, will reside in John R. Vosburgh, a National Park American University Graduate School. Gloucester Point, Va., with their Service writer and editor for 18 years, John married Mary Shinnick, of daughter Aimee. Other children retired in June from the Branch of Sparta, Wise, in 1943. Mary, a Grants include daughters Lisa and Theresa, Natural Landmarks in Washington. Assistant for the National Institute of and a son, Stephen. At his retirement party, John's Mental Health, died of a brain tumor colleagues dubbed him "Master of in 1976. Their daughter Diana Wordsmithing." They also gave him a Peterson, of Spring Valley, N.Y. has certificate, signed by Director five sons. Son John Michael was the Carlsbad electrician Dickenson, designating him a "Natural first recipient of an E&AA college Landmark" for his "contributions to loan. After graduation from Loyola in Morelli retires the conservation of our natural New Orleans, he attained his Master's heritage." degree in social work at Tulane. His Horace T. Morelli, electrician at John, 72, came to NPS in 1966 after company, Vosburgh Productions, San Carlsbad Caverns National Park, N. serving as Editor of Audubon Magazine Diego, Calif., conducts special events. Mex., for the past 20 years, retired (1961-66) and 12 years with the Miami In 1980 John R. married Elvira from the Park Service in June. Herald. He received a Departmental "Mimi" Pena Bonilla, a dentist and A native of New York, Morelli commendation for his work as editor graduate of Xaveriana University served as an electrician at several in charge of 11 Environmental Impact School of Dentistry, Bogota, Colombia. military installations and for several Statements and Master Plans in a They live at 5617 Bradley Blvd., private companies in the New York crash program to meet a 1973 Bethesda, Md. 20814. City area before moving to Carlsbad Congressional deadline under the Caverns in May 1964. He and his wife, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Betty, have seven children, all of Those annual NPS statistics and whom were raised at Carlsbad articles in the World Almanac and Colonial's 'Gunner' Caverns. similar publications came largely from According to Park Superintendent John's typewriter in the Office of Guardipee retires Bill Dunmire, the electrician's job at Public Affairs for some 12 years as did Carlsbad Caverns is a demanding one numerous news releases, lectures and Francis X. Guardipee, assistant chief because of the need to keep up with speeches. ranger at Colonial National Historical the locations of over 800 well hidden Grant Midgley, a Public Affairs Park, Va., retired in June after 30 years light fixtures throughout the 3 miles of colleague, once described John as "a of Federal service. the cavern which are open to the walking encyclopedia on the Park Francis "Gunner" Guardipee began public, along with taking care of a Service." Jean Worth Matthews, his career with the Park Service in 2300 volt primary system, a 300 KVA former USDI Yearbook editor, said it 1955 as a seasonal ranger at Glacier diesel powered standby generator, and was a relief to have John's copy National Park, Mont., where he spent handling electrical maintenance and because it wasn't necessary to rewrite his early years with his family. His repairs in 28 buildings. it. father, Francis, Sr., served as a district The Morelli's plan to remain in ranger there. Vosburgh's contributions to the Carlsbad. National Park Service include the 1968 After three seasons as a seasonal fire Report of the Committee for the control aide at Glacier, he spent two Preservation of the White House, three summers at Everglades National Park, of the six NPS articles in Parks and also as a seasonal fire control aide. In Recreation's 1970 NPS commemorative 1958, he took his first permanent NPS issue, and the presentation for the position as supervisory fire control

22 COURIER/September E&AA news and notes

National Park Women

Black Hills Women: Trailblazers

(Readers note: This article was written and submitted by an 18-year-old volunteer ranger with NPS career aspirations. She Letter from the editor expresses a zestful inspiration which can Dear Friends: challenge us all.) Hiking upon a soft carpet of pine After 30 years, I leave a most rewarding career in needles I sense ancient imprints. Many Federal service to step out into new challenges and footfalls in a long line of wilderness opportunities awaiting me. explorers have gone before me. My thoughts flutter through the dappled Particularly during the last 9¥i years, while serving as canvas of green which surrounds me. Editor of the National Park COURIER, I have learned Sunshine alternately dominates the much about people. I have also learned much about sky with billowing clouds. The only myself — my own stengths and limitations. Not all of sound I hear, besides that of a living forest, is the sound of my laboring my goals were achieved. But over the years, the lungs. Sweat drips from my pores as I COURIER has grown and changed a great deal in size, maintain a steady pace across rocks scope and sophistication; and the commitment to quality and up hills following a musical has remained constant. A great deal of this commitment mountain stream. depends on the kind of support and resources available. How many other determined This, too, has grown and changed — constantly for the women have followed this stream through the magnificent Black Hills of better. Never before have I felt so confident that the South Dakota? One of the first must COURIER, the "voice" of the National Park Family will have been a silent squaw penetrating be heard, will go on, and will continue to be a real the sacred land of her tribe, perhaps influence for the good of the Service and it's people. unwillingly leading the first of many white men to invade the Hills rich And so, I leave at a time when I feel we are on the with gold. Did she know that she was upward swing. That's of the greatest satisfaction to me. blazing a trail for me to follow? Remember, it's your paper. You are the staff. I urge you Years later hardy pioneer women to give your full support to our new editor. Take time to might have been refreshed at the very share, to care, to communicate. stream I follow today. These forests represent shelter in wood for a home and food from the plentiful wild game. But most of all, the Black Hills offer inspiration. The mystical touch of God is ever present in the breathtaking spires and masses of rugged rock which rise from a fragrant sea of green. I continue my climb toward the highest point, in fact, Harney Peak is the highest mountain between the Rockies and the Alps. Climbing it symbolizes the achievements women have made continually building upon (continued on page 24)

COURIER/September 23 (continued from page 23) trails are explored by women finding wilderness — MUST be preserved. the strength of the previous their places. Instead of attempting to Women can help by fostering their generation. At the summit I meet conquer and tame the wilderness, they intuitive harmony with nature with another wilderness woman. are working toward its preservation. the young. Children are taught to Determined and filled with joy, she Men and women, side by side, aware carry on this important work. They are too has made the journey of this country's historical and natural the next generation who will continue independently. Together we descend resources continue working blazing trails such as our sisters began for a brief time exchanging TOGETHER to help protect them. It is so many years before. stories — another lover of the land. up to our environmentally conscious My feet, clad in heavy boots, trod a generation to pass on our love of this Carrie McClearn trail blazed by the efforts of many. earth to the next generation. That Student Conservation Association Ultimately the time has come as more which gives us joy — the unspoiled Volunteer, Mount Rushmore

Jimmy Dunning reminisces

(Note: Careers in the National Park functions of a central office and Service often take twists and turns, but formed a lasting friendship with Fred ]immy L. Dunning and his wife Evah and his wife, Nell, and their family. think theirs took unusual and very Believing in the importance of broad interesting ones. Here is Jim's response to experience, Fred asked Phil Iverson — our request for some "retirement superintendent of Dinosaur National reminiscences.") Monument, Colo.-Utah, to trade places with me. For anyone interested After getting my civil engineering in archeology and western history, degree, I spent 10 years in the heavy Dinosaur is the place! With the fine construction industry. Then my Park archeological exhibit, the Green and Service career began at the Western Yampa Rivers with their white water, Office of Design and Construction in the country where Butch Cassidy and San Francisco when Connie Wirth's the Sundance Kid held forth, and Mission 66 program was in full swing. many Mormon families to get "Red" Hill was director of WODC acquainted with — these were when I was assigned as a project unforgettable experiences. engineer under Don Marley and detailed for 3 years to Navajo My next assignment was as Reservoir near Farmington, N. Mex., superintendent at Rocky Mountain Fish. While in my first weeks I was a to design and oversee construction of National Park, where my time and fish out of water (excuse the pun, three recreation areas. Next I was sent Evah's were filled with emergencies Jack), Monroe Clay was assigned to to Grand Teton National Park for a and visiting dignitaries. Secretary show me the ropes and I began to couple of years to carry on a Mission Morton set up a western office in learn what NCP is all about. This was 66 effort of replacing and constructing Denver and spent several weekends in in the fall of 1975 when plans for the facilities for superintendent Fred the park. While I was there, Bill Bicentennial were taking much of our Fagergren. Mekell and I learned that two privately time. held ranches might be for sale. NPS Our 3 years there were exciting and Even though it required a move had long been interested in those rewarding — Fourth of July every 6 months, those 5 years were properties and we were able to assure celebrations, dedications, invitations to the most fulfilling I ever had as an preservation of some premier the White House, Wolf Trap, Kennedy engineer — designing and preparing wilderness through this acquisition. drawings during the winter and Center and Ford's Theater, and supervising construction during the After just a year at Rocky, Director working with the Park Police on summer. Of the many who helped me Hartzog asked me to set up a State events and demonstrations. While at in my Service years, it was the late office in Denver, a predecessor to the NCP I received the Meritorious Service Fred Fagergren who had the most regional office. While on detail from Award, but credit Jack Fish with any influence on my career. He had a deep Denver to Mary Bradley's BEE shop in success I enjoyed. concern for the park, and wanted all WASO, I was asked to go to Cape Director Bill Whalen asked me in who worked in it to share and respect Hatteras National Seashore, N.C., to 1979 to return to Omaha as regional his feelings. replace Bob Barbee and help with the director. The restructured Midwest problem raised by NPS's unwillingness After our first year at Grand Teton, Region has 28 areas — half in the to continue to try to replace beach Fred moved to Omaha as Regional development stage of initial facility sand in developing areas. By seeking Director. Jack Anderson came in as construction and land acquisition — so out local people to help us and superintendent, where he served for a there was more than a little drama. forming informal advisory groups, we year, then went to Yellowstone while Our 4V2 years there were most helped alleviate that situation. I was Howard Chapman succeeded him at fulfilling, especially having Randy even honored by being named Grand Teton. These were the Lady Pope as my deputy. "Tar-Heel of the Week," by the Raleigh Bird Johnson years, and were great News and Observer. Late in 1982, Secretary Watt revealed ones for the park and the Dunnings. his intention to move some Senior Fred soon recruited me as his After 2 years at Hatteras, we next Executive Service people to different Regional Chief of Maintenance. Thus I moved to Washington, D.C., where I bureaus to better serve the overall had 2V4 years learning about the was deputy to Regional Director Jack Interior mission. NPS was slated for

24 COURIER/September five moves, and I was one selected. quite uneventful, which led to my country in our new Airstream trailer, Thus, in July of 1983 I moved to the decision to retire. keeping up with many dear Service Office of Surface Mining as deputy Evah and I will continue to live at friends. When you are in the area, assistant director. This was quite 9311 Mary Crest St., Fairfax, VA give us a call — (703) 691-9199. different than the work at NPS, and 22031, but will be traveling around the

The NWC Savings Plan for E&AA members Autumn Morning

The Employees and Alumni Minimum initial deposit required is A hint of frost now greets the day, Association of the National Park $100 with a one-time fee for A haze unrolls its silken veil Service (E&AA) wishes to remind its establishment of your NWC Savings of Upon the meadow's curing hay, members of the National Writers Club $17.50. Thereafter, your account will And shrouds the cows on homeward trail. Savings Plan (NWC). be debited $5 per year on each At the 25th Anniversary of the The fire of morning burning low, anniversary of your opening date to Lights up the sky beyond the hill; E&AA in the Rockies in September cover operating and accounting costs. 1980, the E&AA Board introduced the It bathes the world in tempered glow, Please ask your representative for And drives away the early chill. NWC Savings Plan in an effort to further details. The names of your provide a worthwhile benefit to its representatives are listed on page A lovely festive time is here, members. If you are not a member of E&AA And Nature wears Her loveliest; The Board was interested in finding you may take advantage of the NWC She hosts the gala of the year, a way to help its members fight Savings plan by completing the form Upon the eve of quiet rest. inflation through earning higher and sending your membership dues to interest rates on savings deposits. The Harry M. Elsey, Treasurer, E&AA, The painted leaves begin to fall; NWC Savings Plan works by linking 3830 Pinewood Terrace, Falls Church, Like darting butterflies they go, the deposits of E&AA members at VA 22041. And settle by the pasture wall Midland-Western Federal Savings and To 'wait the coming winter snow. Loan in Aurora, CO (Denver suburb); Theresa G. Wood although each member maintains total Executive Secretary, E&AA —Lloyd Whitt. control of his or her personal funds.

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COURIER/September 25 Do you have a language skill Letter

The Park Service occasionally has need of special language skills for translating (Editor's Note: Alumnus Chet Brooks correspondence and in various professional disciplines when communicating with foreign sent the following letter from the Republic visitors, as well as in consideration for certain foreign assignments. At present, there is no of Liberia for publication in the E&AA System wide process for identifying NPS employees and alumni who have the skills needed. section of the COURIER. Chet added in a This is an interim attempt to address this issue. covering letter that he and Ebba are enjoying retirement . . . doing a little If you have a language skill and would be interested in assisting International Affairs volunteer work with the State Historical (although there is no guarantee that respondents will ever be called) please take a minute to complete the following and send it to International Affairs (773), WASO. Please do not send Society . . . and continue with their Personal History Forms (SF-171) or resumes. on-going project of restoring their 1922 home.) 1. Name:

2. Location: July 17, 1984 Telephone No: Mr. Chester Brooks 106 S. 30th Avenue East 3. I am conversationally fluent: French- .Spanish- -German- Duluth, MN 55812 Arabic- -SwahilL -Other U.S.A. 4. I can read: French- -Spanish- -German- Dear Mr. Brooks: Arabic- -Other

The Sapo National Park was created 5. I can write: French- -Spanish- -German- by government decree No. 73 on May Arabic- -Other 19 last year, as Liberia's first park. Sapo is a tropical rainforest park of 6. My professional skills or interests are: roughly 323,075 acres (about 505 square miles). This area still possesses most of Liberia's diminishing wildlife and habitat. I serve the Park in the capacity of warden. 7. Country and duration of any prior overseas experience. We face a lot of problems managing the new park. One of the difficulties we experience is the lack of trained and/or experienced personnel. A friend of mine mentioned you as a veteran park service personnel, and so I decided to drop you a line to find out whether you know of anybody of Deaths your type of experience, who might be willing and interested to come over, for a few months at least, and assist us. Due to the economic condition of my country at the present, I wouldn't Mrs. Russell L. Mahan Mr. Bernhard A. Kolb say that the park would be in the position to offer a sponsorship for Mary Viola Jones Mahan, age 78, Bernhard A. Kolb, for many years such a person. It may be possible for died June 9, 1984, in St. George, Utah. supervisor of tree care crews in the him to work his way under the She was born March 6, 1906, in former Northeast Region, died April umbrella of perhaps the U.S. Peace Rockville, to Philetus and Anna Laura 27, in New Paltz, NY. His home was Corps. Stout Jones. She married Russell L. in Hyde Park, N.Y. If you have any suggestions, kindly Mahan on March 20, 1928. The "Barney" Kolb and his tree crew write and let us know as soon as you marriage was later solemnized in the pruned trees, repaired storm damage can. We look forward to hearing from Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died Dec. and maintained trees throughout the you soon. 16, 1981. 60 parks of the 19-State Northeast Mr. Mahan worked for the National Region. He later served as Regional Park Service for 36 years and together Safety Officer and sign coordinator for Joseph N. Toah, Park Warden they have lived and worked all over the Mid-Atlantic Region before his Republic of Liberia Forestry Dev. the southwest United States. retirement from the Service in 1976. Auth. Survivors include two children: Mrs. Born in Congers, N.Y., Barney P.O. Box 3010 Richard (Patricia) Miles, Riverbank, attended Staunton Military Academy Monrovia, Liberia Calif.; Dennis J. Mahan, Fruita, Colo.; in Virginia, and the University of five grandchildren and four Idaho. He graduated from the great-grandchildren; one brother, University of Michigan. Gordon Jones, Cedar City, Utah,; and He joined the Department of Parks five sisters. in New York City. During World War

26 COURIER/September II, he served in the U.S. Navy in both San Francisco. From there he Mr. William D. Funk the European and China-Berma-India transferred to the Eastern Office of theaters. Entering service as an Design and Construction in William D. "Bill" Funk, 57, budget enlisted man, he attained the rank of Philadelphia, until 1963 when he took officer for Pacific Northwest Region, lieutenant commander. the position of park engineer at Isle died unexpectedly of a heart attack at He was a life member of the Royale National Park, Mich. He left his Bainbridge Island home, June 3. Employees and Alumni Association. the Park Service in 1965 to work for Funk began working for the Park He is survived by a brother, Harvey several years in private industry and Service as a seasonal laborer and clerk Kolb, 28 Yacht Club Drive, 303A, city government. after service in the Army. His first North Palm Beach, FL 33408. Mr. Lantz is survived by his wife permanent appointment after Paula (Kolilainen) Lantz, one son, and graduating from Chico State College two daughters. Condolences may be was as a laborer, then property clerk, sent to Mrs. Clifford Lantz, Old at Death Valley National Monument, Mr. Harold J. Brodrick Dunstable Road, Baker's Coveway, Calif.-Nev., in 1952. In 1955 he MA 01450. transferred to Mount McKinley, now Denali National Park, Alaska, where Harold J. Brodrick, 79, of 583 Meade he met and married his wife Rosalie, Drive, Winchester, died April 2 in also a member of the park staff. Later Winchester Memorial Hospital. He Mrs. Mary Coffman assignments were at Mount Rainier was the father of Harold Brodrick Jr. and Olympic National Parks, Wash., of Leesburg. back to Mount McKinley, to the He was born March 14, 1905 in Mrs. Mary Robb Mahoney Coffman, Alaska Cluster Office and then to the Osborne, Kans., a son of the late widow of former Chief Forester John new Seattle District Office (later, Ralph and Marian Lees Brodrick. He D. Coffman, died in Houston, Texas, Pacific Northwest Regional Office), in was a retired National Park Service on Monday June 18, 1984, at the. age 1969. of 92. She is survived by her one son naturalist. Funk, a 36-year veteran with the Mr. Brodrick married Vivian Vada Paul, his wife Betty, three grandsons and one great grandson. Federal service, received a Superior Venables, July 30, 1929 in Ballaire, Performance Award while at Mount "Robbie" as she was known to all Kans. She is deceased. Rainier and a Special Achievement was born in Weaverville, Calif., in Surviving, besides his son, are a Award last year for work on the A-76 1892, the daughter of an old time daughter, Joyce D. Feir of New Delhi, pilot study team. India; five grandchildren and one Trinity County mining family. She met and married a young U.S. Forest More than 50 persons from the great-grandson. He was the last Regional Office, Mount Rainier and member of his immediate family. Service ranger there, John D. Coffman. His career took them to Willows, Olympic were among those attending Burial was in the Shenandoah services June 6 at Winslow, Bainbridge Memorial Park. Calif., as Forest Supervisor, to Berkeley as a Fire Control Expert with Island. Memorial contributions may be the National Park Service and on to Funk was a native of Omak, Wash. made to the American Heart Washington, D.C., as Chief Forester. He is survived by his widow and three Association, Winchester-Frederick He was recognized as one of the daughters, who reside in Winslow. County Unit, P.O. Box 525, foremost Professional Foresters in the Winchester, VA 22601. United States. Robbie and John spent their retirement years in Berkeley Mrs. Don S. Squire where she lived on after his death in 1973. She finally moved to Texas to be Mr. Clifford H. Lantz near her son and family whose home Dixie DeMille Squire, age 57, died is at 1819 Cherry Bend Drive, July 14. She was born Aug. 13, 1926, Houston, Texas, 77077. to Clyde and Isabel DeMille in Clifford H. Lantz, 48, civil engineer Toquerville, Utah. She married Don at Lowell National Historical Park, Squire Nov. 14, 1953, in the St. George Mass., died suddenly of a heart attack LDS Temple. on April 23. Mr. Lantz had worked for The Squires have lived in Lassen the park since October of 1979, Mr. Richard Maddock Volcanic National Park, Calif.; Walnut originally as facility manager, and Canyon National Monument, Ariz., became the park's civil engineer in Richard Maddock, 61, a mason's and in LaVerkin, Utah, for the last 5 1981. helper at Castillo de San Marcos years. Born in Worcester, July 15, 1935, National Monument, Fla., died of She is survived by her husband, he was the son of Meridith (Bartlett) cancer in a St. Augustine, Fla., Don Squire; children: Devin R. Squire, Lantz and the late Willie H. Lantz of hospital June 25. He had worked at Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Bart (Diane) Worcester. Castillo de San Marcos 8 years. Merrill, Enterprise; Mrs. Richard Mr. Lantz graduated from the North Mr. Maddock had been ill about 6 (Dana) Leavitt, Hurricane; parents: Mr. High School of Worcester and weeks and had been hospitalized 2 and Mrs. Clyde DeMille, LaVerkin; received his B.S. degree in civil weeks. He leaves his wife, Ruth, two five grandchildren; sisters: Mrs. engineering from the University of daughters, Ann Truesdell and Dorothy Harmon (Garda) Judd, Kanab; Mrs. Massachusetts and his M.S. degree in Rinaldi, and two sons, William and Jerry (Georgana) Vincent, San Diego, sanitary and civil engineering from Richard Jr. Calif. Michigan Technological Institute. Don S. Squire retired in 1980 as He began his Park Service career in Superintendent of Walnut Canyon 1961 as an engineer in the Western National Monument. He now lives at Office of Design and Construction in 291 N. 100E., Laverkin, UT 84745.

COURIER/September 27 FYI

NPS involves Mexico in planning for Chamizai and Amistad

authorized in 1960 as a joint venture between the U.S. and Mexico primarily for irrigation water supply and flood control in the Rio Grande Valley downstream. Amistad Recreation Area was established in 1965 through a memorandum of agreement between NPS and the International Boundary and Water Commission. The Park Service provides boat ramps, campgrounds, picnic areas and other facilities to serve use of the recreation area. Significantly, the word "amistad" means friendship in Spanish. Denver Service Center planners were trying to decide how best to involve the government of Mexico when Gary Wetterberg, Office of International Affairs, WASO, and J. Bright, Assistant Manager, Southeast/Southwest Team, Denver Service Center, developed the idea of having park officials of Mexico participate in planning team trips to Chamizai and Amistad. Their purposes were: to provide on-the-job training for Mexican park personnel; to start to establish working relations between park system managers of both countries; and to provide orientation for NPS planners to Mexican interests and concerns at Chamizai National Memorial Superintendent Frank Smith and Mexico Chamizai Administrator Luis border areas. Non-NPS funding was Roberto Melendez. arranged by Wetterberg for the Mexican participation. In April 1984 the Chamizai planning team met in El Paso to see the area and begin the project. Participating By Ric Alesch Chamizai National Memorial was from Mexico were Jose Manuel Garcia Park Planner established by Congress in 1966 to representing the Directorate of Parks, Denver Service Center commemorate the harmonious Reserves and Protected Ecological resolution of a long-standing boundary Areas (DIPARES) in Mexico City, and El Centro de Servico al Denver esta dispute between the U.S. and Mexico. Luis Roberto Melendez, Administrator, escribriendo las programas general de The memorial includes 55 acres (22 ha) El Chamizai National Park of Mexico. manejo por Memorial Nacional of land and a visitor center where the Because the planning effort also Chamizai y Area Recreacion Amistad. National Park Service relates the involves the preparation of an Lee usted espanol? No? Asi escribo en history of the international boundary interpretive prospectus, Linda Finn of ingles. and presents activities such as theater Harpers Ferry Center participated in Denver Service Center recently performances and special events that the trip. The group spent time touring began work on general management preserve the cultural heritages of the both parks and discussing issues to be plans for two areas on the people of both countries.There is a addressed in the general management Mexican-American border. Chamizai counterpart Mexican Chamizai plan. National Memorial in El Paso, and National Park across the Rio Grande in In May the Amistad planning team Amistad Recreation Area near Del Rio, Ciudad Juarez that includes a met at the recreation area to begin that Texas. Representatives of the commemorative monument, a visitor planning effort. Representing Mexico government of Mexico participated in center, extensive landscape areas and were Juan Bezaury of DIPARES in planning team trips to the areas in urban recreation facilities. Mexico City and Jorge Ortiz, April and May. Amistad Dam and Reservoir was Subdeputy for Urban Development

28 COURIER/September and Ecology, Satillo in the State of superintendents and their staffs. Since introduction to the problems and Coahila. The group toured the area, both Superintendents Frank Smith of opportunities of the Mexican national including facilities on both sides of the Chamizal and Ed Rodriguez of parks, and the Mexican representatives reservoir, and discussed needs for the Amistad speak Spanish, as well as got an inside look at the NPS planning planning effort. many members of their staffs, process. The higher goals of These efforts proved quite successful communication was not a problem. international goodwill and friendship in achieving the objectives stated Even the "gringoes" on the planning were also furthered. above. Much of the success can be team took a crash course in Spanish! Muy bien experiencia! attributed to the cooperation of the NPS people received a good

The Amistad Planning Team (from left) Ed Rodriguez, Judy Shafer, Fred Babb, Bob Davidson, Ric Alesch, Bill Jones, Juan Bezaury, John Murphy, Ed Natay, Jorge Ortiz and Don Goldman.

Manhattan Sites conduct publications training session

Thirty park rangers and museum personnel from the New York City area recently met at the Manhattan Sites Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site for 8 hours of training on design and production of in-house publications. The workshop was hosted by John Lancos, site manager, Roosevelt Birthplace, and coordinated and organized by Statue of Liberty National Monument Ranger Randy Turner. Personnel from 12 NPS sites in the New York area participated. The workshop included conceptual and printing processes involved in producing brochures, posters, programs and booklets. Two publishing professionals from a graphics firm and a college were guest speakers.

COURIER/September 29 Rangers will get new optional appraisal forms

As part of its efforts to improve the employees reported weaknesses in the more objective, more consistent and performance appraisal processes System. really reduce the paperwork burden within the National Park Service, "We hope to have the form available supervisors presently have with Form WASO has completed a study to well before the end of this year's 10-182," he concluded. determine employee perceptions and rating period for non-merit pay attitudes regarding a trial performance employees," says Cripe. "We think it Branch of Labor and appraisal form recently developed for will make the Appraisal System fairer, Employee Relations, WASO Park Rangers in the GS-025 series. According to Richard Cripe, Employee Relations Specialist in the Branch of- Labor and Employee Relations, Interpretation Program Management session at Mather WASO, the form standardizes performance elements and standards for various ranger duties below the level of Division Chief. "The form," states Cripe, "looks a lot like the seasonal appraisal form in its structure and manner of rating. Rangers like the seasonal form so well that we felt we should try out the same thing for permanent employees. From the results of our studies it looks like the idea 'panned out'." The form was tested during the summer of 1983 in 29 parks throughout the System. The tests were conducted to compare the trial form against Form 10-182 to see which one employees and supervisors preferred for use, and what changes or additions should be made to the form if it went "live." According to Cripe, a total of 197 employees and 87 supervisors were involved in the testing. The testing covered a span of 90 days, (the minimum timeframe required to be eligible to receive a performance rating Participants from NPS units across the country, instructors and guests met for the seminar on "Interpretation Program Management" held at the Stephen T. Mather Training Center, Harper's under NPS policies) and was Ferry: Steve Kesselman, Linda Moon Stumpff, Laurie Coughlan, Martha Aikens, Norman Lindsay, conducted during peak visitation John Dwyer, Charles Wyatt, John Martini, Mike Watson, Karen Drews, Anne Dudley, Kaye periods for most parks. At the end of Rhode, Bruce Craig, Corky Hays, Loren Casebeer, Betsy Duncan Clark, Woody Harrell, James the test each supervisor and employee Miculka, Fred Doyle, Gary Moore, Glen Fulfer, Linda Canzanelli, George Berndt, Carl Douhan, was sent a questionnaire on the form's Tom Richter, James Morris, Karen Rehm, Phil Young, Gary Pieruccioni, Faye Bullock, Don usefulness. Carney, Dave Dame, and Russell Dickenson. "It would appear from the results of the survey that a significant majority of rangers would favor its adoption Servicewide," says Cripe. He is quick to acknowledge, however, that there 'Gathering' set for Oct. 27 and 28 are a number who strongly favor continuation of Form 10-182. "From the results of the study it looks like the best way to go would be A few years ago, at the Denver such as open space, long-term to implement the trial form Service Center a group of highly protection of esthetics and the future Servicewide, but on a voluntary basis motivated professionals got together to management of national parks. by either individual supervisors or exchange ideas, and they simply called The setting for this "Gathering" will parks," says Cripe. "Then we'll do themselves "The Gathering." be the rustic Aspen Lodge in Estes some periodic reviews of the form to Continually evolving and gaining in Park, Colorado. see if it needs revision and conduct an strength in numbers and influence, Speakers will include Jim Crane, evaluation Systemwide after a they have since become The Park Arts Director, Open Space Program, one-year period of use. First, however, Association, Inc., a non-profit Boulder, Colo.; Sally Edwards, we'll have to do some work to develop corporation of national and Forester, Routt National Forest; Carl additional performance elements and international significance. D. Johnson, Professor, University of standards in the areas of protection Topic for a weekend Gathering next Michigan Department of Landscape activities and other areas where month — Oct. 27 and 28 — is "The Architecture; Jim Thompson, Future." They will discuss concepts Superintendent, Rocky Mountain

30 COURIER/September (From left) NCR Regional Director jack Fish: Terry Carlstrom, Associate Ken Raithel, president of Park Arts, presents Regional Director Howard Regional Director, Professional Services for NCP; and well-known NFS Chapman with a poster announcing his talk. landscape architects R. T. Giamberdine and Keith Dunber.

National Park; and Dr. Betty Willard, those existing. If this integration is not people committed to visual quality and Professor of Environmental Sciences made, visual chaos results. Howard who care about appropriate design? and Ecology Engineering, Colorado Chapman's session ended with the Jack's message was to encourage each School of Mines. issue Jack Fish's started with: design NPS employee to take the lead and For further information write Ken leadership. exert full responsibility in promoting Raithel or Betty Janes at 29914 National Capital Regional Director quality in park management, planning Paintbrush Drive, Evergreen, CO Jack Fish began his talk by saying he and design. 80439; or call (303) 234-4509. has looked for design leadership in the Service and found often times that it was not there. He went on to say that Top officials speak designers have proposed solutions that before Park Arts group were not always appropriate. Dipping The things we see are the same into his experience with the things that are within us. Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Fish — Hermann Hesse. reflected that too often managers find By Gerald D. Patten themselves pulled away from priorities Assistant Manager, DSC such as aesthetics by having to Northeast Team emphasize inflated safety concerns and political pressure. Where are the Regional Directors Howard Chapman and Jack Fish were featured speakers at two recent sessions of the Park Arts group—a nonprofit association of people interested in promoting excellence in park management, planning and design. Both speakers brought forth their own RUSSELL E. DICKENSON, Director ideas and concerns for the quality of National Park Service design in national parks. U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Western Regional Director Howard Chapman's remarks centered around Editorial Board the idea that design must adhere to park goals. He stressed that Sandra Alley, Public Affairs Officer, NCR management has the responsibility for William Everhart, Alumni Editor, E&AA communicating these goals to Bill Halainen, Editor, ANPR Newsletter Grant Midgley, Public Affairs Office designers and designers have the Duncan Morrow, Media Relations responsibility for producing solutions Gene Scovill, E&AA Education Trust Fund sensitive to preservation and Thelma Warnock, NPW Correspondent conservation constraints. According to Theresa Wood, Executive Secretary, E&AA Chapman, as an organization we tend Conrad Wirth, Representative-at-Large, E&AA to rationalize existing facilities, and as a result their appropriateness is not Naomi L. Hunt, Editor critically assessed. Facilities must fit Ricardo Lewis, Graphics Artist park environments and not dominate the landscape; site details, including materials, must be compatible and new facilities must be integrated with

COURIER/September 31 Significant events in National Capital Parks

Deputy Director Mary Lou Grier greets President Reagan as he arrives at Theodore Roosevelt Island for the signing of the 14th Annual Environmental Report written by the Council on Environmental Quality on July 11. With Mrs. Grier is George Washington Memorial Parkway Superintendent John Byrne.

Interior Secretary Clark and Louis A. Bacon, president of the National Society of Professional Engineers, sample the monumental cake during celebration of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Washington Monument, July 20.

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Si o o x—; Park Ranger Ophelia Grier (on right) leads a crowd of 400 visitors to the Visitors gather at the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial during the 109th Birthday Celebration on Memorial in Constitution Gardens following dedication ceremonies held July July 10. Guest speakers were Dr. Dorothy I. Height, President of the 2. Special guests included Sen. John Warner, Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, National Council of Negro Women (far right), Deputy Regional Director NPS Deputy Director Mary Lou Grier, and NCR Regional Director Manus Robert Stanton, and former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. J. Fish.

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