Arrowhead • Summer 2009 1 Arrowhead Summer 2009 • Vol. 16 • No. 3 The Newsletter of the Employees & Alumni Association of the Published By Eastern National

Zion NP Observes 100-Year Fee parks as free parks? Anniversary of Park’s Establishment

ast spring, the National Park LService, with support and n July 31, approximately 300 visi- encouragement from Interior Secre- Otors and invited guests gathered at tary Ken Salazar, decided to adopt the old Grotto Museum building in Zion three fee-free weekends in the sum- Canyon to observe the 100th anniver- mer of 2009. We began on Father’s sary of Zion NP, which dates its origin Day weekend and concluded with from its establishment as Mukuntuweap the August 15-16 weekend during NM on July 31, 1909. Zion NP Supt. which President Obama and his Jock Whitworth served as the master of family visited Yellowstone and ceremonies, and speakers included Laura Grand Canyon national parks. Joss, acting Intermountain Region The fee-free weekends were a deputy regional director; J.L. Crawford, gift of the Park Service to America’s a 95-year-old former Zion NP ranger, people in troubled times. We know and state and local officials. well how national park experiences The event included recognition of the benefit physical and mental health; recent designation of 84 percent of the we understand that a park visit can park as the Zion Wilderness and designa- lift spirits as it fills minds. We knew tion of the Virgin River and many of its our plan could potentially trim tributaries as a Wild and Scenic River—the entry-fee revenues nationally by a NPS million dollars a day, but we decid- GUESTS LISTEN TO SPEAKERS at the Zion NP centennial ceremony on July 31. continued on page 9 ed to accept that loss as a suitable price for “Doing the right thing.” Media response to the fee-free weekends began, literally, minutes after we sent out the first news Centennial Anniversary of Oregon release. A few stories were critical of the decision, but there was a groundswell of positive stories Caves National Monument Celebrated from both large and small media markets. We stopped counting when the number of supportive he words first proclaimed in 1909 by stories surged past 200. TPresident William Howard Taft were read aloud by Oregon Caves NM Lead Did fee-free weekends and relat- ed media coverage motivate peo- Park Guide Dave Thompson as Supt. ple to visit national parks this Vicki Snitzler officially opened the centen- summer? The answer is that fee- nial celebration on July 12 at Oregon free weekends didn’t hurt, but also Caves NM—“Whereas ... the Oregon weren’t the only explanation for a Caves…, are of unusual scientific interest three percent visitation increase, and importance, and it appears the public year-to-date, over 2008. interest will be promoted by reserving Helping drive the growth: the these caves with as much land as necessary price of gas was $2.50 a gallon, not for the proper protection thereof, as a the $4.50 a gallon of last summer; national monument….” The weekend’s the administration’s stimulus pack- coinciding festivities also included the age, approved by Congress, gener- 75th anniversary opening of the monu- ated a lot of much-needed work in ment’s hotel/chateau, the beginning of the parks and attention brought on future restoration projects and the ongo- by that work; the president took his ing celebration of the State of Oregon’s Derek Marohn own family on vacation in national 150th anniversary. CELEBRATING OREGON CAVES NM’S CENTENNIAL are (pictured left to right): Supt. parks; a significant buzz preceded Cutting the ribbon for the chateau the Ken Burns national parks series Vicki Snitzler, Acting Pacific West Regional Director George Turnbull and rangers Chelsea restoration project was Oregon’s First Cavin, Roger Thomas, Dave Thompson, Matthew Klozik, Derek Neis and Sandra Gladish. now running on PBS; and we Lady, Mary Oberst, who was accompa- marked centennials for Zion Nation- nied by her husband, Ted Kulongoski, Caves and Chateau. Many other active organized by Park Ranger/Centennial al Park and Oregon Caves National the governor of Oregon. Leading the Coordinator Matthew Klozik, were Monument and the 75th anniversary supporters of the monument joined in on of the always popular Great Smoky restoration launch was Sue Densmore, the activities of the weekend. treated to anniversary cake, ice cream Mountains National Park. president of the Friends of the Oregon Visitors present for the two-day event, continued on page 10 The Ken Burns series returns in February, timely for late-winter vacation planning. Congress shares credit for our bright future. Mem- bers love national parks, even in President Nominates Jonathan Jarvis as difficult budget times, because they and their constituents believe the work we do and the places we keep Director of the National Park Service remain America’s Best Idea. We may soon equal or exceed the ecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar be invaluable as we seek to reinvigorate in 2002, Jarvis spent three years as the record of 287 million national park Spraised President Obama’s decision to and improve our National Park System in superintendent of Mount Rainier NP, visits. This will happen because nominate Jonathan Jarvis to be director time for its 100th anniversary in 2016.” where he managed the 235,000-acre national parks and their varied fea- of the National Park Service. Jarvis, a 30- As regional director of the Pacific West national park with a staff of 300 and a tures and attractions are increasingly year veteran of the NPS, is the Pacific Region, Jarvis is responsible for the 54 $14 million budget. part of office and family conversa- West regional director. units of the National Park System in “President Obama has made a com- tions everywhere. Don’t expect that “President Obama has made an out- , Oregon, , California, mitment to bring new life into our trend to change anytime soon. standing choice for director of the Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands of National Park System, and Jon Jarvis National Park Service,” Secretary Salazar Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. He has proven he is the right person to —Jeffrey Olson, said. “There is no substitute for experi- oversees 3,000 employees with a $350 make sure that happens,” Secretary WASO Public Affairs ence, and Jon Jarvis has three decades of million annual budget. Salazar said. hands-on experience in our parks that will Prior to becoming regional director continued on page 9 2 A rrowhead • Summer 2009

Focus on the Parks

• In celebration of island homesteaders way a mixture of pears, cherries, apples, and agricultural history, San Juan Island apricots and wild plums came into harvest NHP is rehabilitating an orchard planted sequentially.” To recreate the orchard, Patrol Bicycles Donated 130 years ago by a pioneer family. Plant- saplings were propagated by cuttings from ed in the mid-1870s by Isaac Sandwith, the surviving Sandwith trees and pear and the one-acre orchard is located on plum trees in other areas of the park. to Gettysburg NMP West Valley Road just north of the park’s In order to produce accurate clones of south boundary. the old fruit trees, the new trees were Ten years ago, the park invited Susan grown in a nursery for two years before Dolan, historical landscape architect from they were planted in the orchard. On the NPS regional office in Seattle, to March 14, 23 trees—11 pear, four apple, inspect an ancient pear tree in the orchard five apricot and three plum—were plant- (one of the oldest in the country). She ed. They will begin to bear fruit in 10 was hooked as soon as she blazed the trail years and will be full grown in about 20. through chest-high Nootka rose bushes • The Colonel Barrett House and Farm and snowberry vines to what remained of have been incorporated into Minute the old orchard. Thus began a project Man NHP. On April 19, 1775, the that would eventually involve taking cut- opening day of the American Revolution, tings from nine surviving trees, tracing Colonel James Barrett’s farm was a key the varieties and grafting the cuttings to target of the British expedition to seize healthy young seedlings of similar stock. arms and ammunition in Concord. The grafted trees would be planted to Colonel Barrett also gave the orders on recreate a representative sample of the that day to advance to North Bridge and landscape as it existed at the end of the challenge the British soldiers, which joint military occupation. resulted in the battle known as “the shot Susan believes the Sandwith orchard is heard round the world.” Gettysburg NMP photo by Katie Lawhon particularly significant in island history The addition came with the passage of because the multiple varieties reveal it as a the Omnibus Public Land Management GETTYSBURG NMP LAW ENFORCEMENT RANGERS test out new donated homestead garden. “It was typical of Act of 2009. Once funding becomes patrol bicycles in front of the Pennsylvania Memorial. Pictured left to right: rangers homesteaders to plant orchards with a available, the NPS can acquire the historic John Sherman, Maria Brady and Doug Murphy. variety of species to have food for the table structure and incorporate the story and By Katie Lawhon, Public Affairs a car/trunk bicycle carrier. Steve throughout the seasons,” she said. “This historic landscape of Barrett’s Farm into Specialist, Gettysburg NMP Silsley of Holmes Cycling and Fitness Minute Man NHP. n March 24, Holmes Cycling made the presentation of the three • More than 5,000 people, including Oand Fitness, of Camp Hill, Pa., bicycles to park rangers Maria Brady, 2,000 schoolchildren, joined scientists at and Giant Bicycles presented law Doug Murphy and John Sherman at a Arrowhead Indiana Dunes NL for this year’s enforcement rangers at Gettysburg brief event held at the Pennsylvania Bioblitz. Participants, led by over 150 sci- NMP with a donation of three bicy- Memorial on the Gettysburg battle- The Newsletter of the Employees & entists from all over the country, combed cles for use in patrolling the Gettys- field. The rangers were more than Alumni Association the park, observing and recording as burg battlefield and Eisenhower happy to try them out, peddling up of the National Park Service many plant and animal species as possible NHS. The donation also included and down Hancock Avenue in the during a 24-hour period from noon on helmets, water bottles, back racks and beautiful spring weather. I The Arrowhead is a quarterly publication for National Park Service employees and May 15 to noon on May 16. This event is retirees. The E&AA is a nonprofit, mem- the third in a series of 10 annual bership organization dedicated to promot- Bioblitzes to be hosted by the NPS and Heritage NHP in March. The home is • On Aug. 1, over 7,000 people attended ing the values of the NPS family and the National Geographic Society leading preserving its treasured resources. The open for tours twice a day on Wednes- Hooverfest at NHS. Arrowhead is available to non-members and up to the NPS’s centennial in 2016. days and Saturdays through an agree- The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library other organizations for $15 per year. The initial species count stood at more ment with park partners Dayton History Association, a nonprofit support group than 1,150, with this number rising Directors and the Wright Family Foundation. for the Herbert Hoover Presidential William Schenk, Chair rapidly as the results were tallied. Sever- One of the first signs that Hawthorn Library and Museum and the national his- Ronald Walker, Vice Chair al species of mollusks, fungi and beetles Hill is now part of the National Park toric site, produces the annual celebration. Linda Stoll, Sect./Treas. that had not been previously document- System was the recent unveiling of the Hooverfest began with occasional celebra- George Minnucci, President ® Dan Brown ed in the park were identified. The next Passport To Your National Parks cancel- tions of the former president’s birthday Gerard Gabrys Bioblitz host park is Biscayne NP, lation stamp. During a visit to the site in before his death in 1964. Herbert G. Jay Gogue where the fourth Bioblitz will take place May, 11-year-old Ariel Georgeff received Hoover, the 31st president and the only George Lamb in 2010. the first Hawthorn Hill stamp from Iowan elected to our nation’s presidency, Mike Soukup Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece Marye Wells-Harley was born on Aug. 10, 1874 in the cottage • Homestead National Monument of of the Wright brothers, who remarked, America recently completed the conver- that is now the centerpiece of the historic Chair Emeritus “The Passport program in the National site. He and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, Dr. John E. Cook sion of the old Mission 66 visitor center Park Service really gets kids involved and are buried in the park near his birthplace. into the Homestead Education Center. interested in their national parks. Every This year’s Hooverfest honored veter- Advisory Board Chair The center will offer special events, exhi- time they get a stamp, they look back Dan Brown ans and military servicemen and women. bitions, programs to engage the public in and remember the experience.” One hundred exhibitors from around Editor homesteading folklife, a living laboratory Jennifer M. Allen where students conduct real-world sci- •A display of full-scale artificial sequoia Iowa showed off the state’s many attrac- [email protected] ence and a place for visiting schoolchild- trees and wayside exhibits was dedicated tions, while park staff swore in 28 new Junior Rangers. The Celebration Iowa Assistant Editor ren. The transformation was celebrated in a ceremony on May 14 at the Fresno, Laura Robinson in conjunction with the monument’s Calif., airport by Sequoia and Kings Singers and Jazz Band and the U.S. Air [email protected] 73rd birthday, March 19, 2009. Canyon National Parks Supt. Craig Force jazz ensemble The Noteables pro- Trust Fund Loan Administrator The renovation, which began in Axtell and city officials. Mayor Ashley vided musical entertainment. Heidi White October 2008, included the conversion Swearengin and Russell Widmar, director Seventeen teams played in the 22nd [email protected] of the former exhibit room into a 600- of aviation for the Fresno Yosemite Inter- annual National Champi- Membership Coordinator square-foot multi-purpose room with national Airport, praised the display as an onships. White House physician Admiral Bonnie Stetson state-of-the-art audio, visual and light- important tool for focusing attention on Joel T. Boone invented Hooverball, a [email protected] combination of tennis and volleyball ing systems. Storage spaces and an area a jewel in a region of iconic wild places. Publisher played with a four- or six-pound medi- for portable science stations, funded by The display consists of four clusters of Eastern National 25-foot-tall, lifelike sequoias designed cine ball, to keep President Hoover 470 Maryland Drive, Suite 1 a grant from the National Park Founda- physically fit. The modern competitive Fort Washington, PA 19034 tion, were added. The building’s muse- and executed under the direction of Gary version is somewhat more strenuous Phone: (215) 283-6900 um collection storage room received Hanick, president and co-founder of Fax: (215) 283-6925 NatureMaker, creator of museum-quality than the morning games played on the upgrades and a separate lab room was www.eandaa.org sculpted trees. Wayside exhibits in Eng- White House lawn by President Hoover, added so conservation of museum ©2009 Eastern National lish and Spanish tell the story of the his cabinet and the White House press objects can be performed on-site. national parks and the giants of Sequoia corps. The festival concluded with an To contribute stories or photos for consider- ation, or for E&AA contribution and mem- • Hawthorn Hill, Orville Wright’s NP. Supt. Axtell said he believed the dis- evening tribute to U.S. veterans and the bership information, please see page 12. home from 1914 until his death in play would easily accomplish its goal of U.S. military, followed by fireworks set 1948, became part of Dayton Aviation spreading the NPS message. to patriotic music. I Arrowhead • Summer 2009 3

National Park Service Families Need Our Support Treat yourself to one of

he National Park Service Employ- these brand new Tees and Alumni Trust Fund initially was established to accept donations for Arrowhead items today! and provide assistance to members with financing the higher education needs of their dependent children. Later, the Arrowhead products feature the official logo Trust expanded its role, creating a dis- of the National Park Service. aster relief program to aid individuals who fall victim to major civil or natural disasters and personal calamities. A family in need as a result of a person- al calamity is the family of Jill and Don Hart of Custer, S.Dak. At approximately 8:07 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2007, NPS employ- ee Jill Hart was seriously injured as the victim of a motor vehicle crash in which she was not at fault. Jill was returning home from work after a long day at Mount Rushmore N MEM as a budget Cool-Crown® Cap Insulated Lunch Bag Custer Chronicle newspaper analyst for the Black Hills Administrative Group of parks. She was stopped on the JILL AND DON HART AT HOME. highway waiting to make a left turn onto deductible donation for the event is Water-Resistant Jacket the road to her home when her vehicle $50.00. Reservations are limited. was hit from behind by another vehicle Items for both the live auction and that was traveling at a high rate of speed. silent auction are being accepted and will Jill was critically injured and left fighting be appreciated. If you are interested in for her life. Her husband, Don Hart, a donating items for the auction, contact park ranger at Mount Rushmore, was still Marty Sterkel at (402) 556-8151 or Mike at work about 25 miles away when he Pflaum at (402) 932-5383. Donated Onesies heard information over the radio scanner items can be sent to Mike Pflaum, about the accident. He immediately became concerned because of the location 4415 Mark Street, Bellevue, NE and timing of the crash. His worst fears 68123 and must arrive no later than Oct. 19, 2009. Marty or Mike can also were confirmed by Don and Jill’s then- Kids Tees teenage daughter, Caitlin, who went to be contacted about event information. the accident scene and saw her mother For anyone who wishes to support the crushed in the vehicle. Jill was barely mission of the NPS Employees and hanging on to life, with a devastating Alumni Trust Fund but cannot attend spinal cord injury and a serious head the event, cash donations are also being accepted. All checks should be made injury. In that instant, life changed forev- Cooler Tote er for Jill and Don and their children payable to: “NPS Employees and Caitlin and Cody. Alumni Trust Fund for Disaster After months of critical care and reha- Relief.” Complete the form below, and bilitation, Jill has regained her memory, mail it along with your donation to: sense of humor and sparkling smile but George Minnucci, c/o Eastern To order, visit remains confined to her 600-pound National, 470 Maryland Drive, Suite www. ArrowheadStore.com, power chair for mobility. She has a small 1, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Or, amount of movement in her right arm you may make a reservation for the Oct. Pocket Reference Guide or call (877) NAT-PARK but is otherwise functionally quadriple- 24 event or a cash donation directly gic and requires full-time care. Jill and online at www.eParks.com. The links Don’s home required a major addition are located in the lower left-hand corner and other modifications that necessitat- of the homepage. ed major financial obligations. They Please consider making a monetary You must be an NPS employee, volunteer, alumnus or donation, donating an item for the auc- purchased a specialized van at signifi- partner to order these products. cant cost. More than two years after the tion or attending the event. Our efforts crash, there are still unpaid bills and will support our friends and coworkers in Sorry, we don’t offer any discounts. additional unfunded needs. For exam- a tangible way. All contributions to the ple, Jill needs an elevator installed at her National Park Service Employees and home to move from the vehicle access Alumni Trust Fund are tax deductible.I and garage level of the house to the pri- mary living level. She needs a highly specialized standing table to continue her rehabilitation and move to a higher The NPS Employees and Alumni Trust Fund for Disaster Relief level of self-sufficient functioning. Complete the following: Jill continues to be an inspiration to o Yes, I (we) will attend the gala event on Oct. 24. family, friends and others in the Service Please reserve ____ spots @ $50.00 per person. Name(s):______and community by speaking eloquently o No, I (we) will not attend the gala event but wish to ______about the importance of family and tak- make a donation. ing care of each other. We now have the Address:______opportunity through the NPS Employ- Payment for the event reservation or for your donation may ______be made by check or credit card. Checks should be made ees and Alumni Trust Fund disaster relief ______program to support an NPS family in the payable to: “NPS Employees and Alumni Trust Fund for same fashion of which Jill speaks. Disaster Relief.” Phone: ______Email: ______To assist NPS families in need, such as Tax-deductible donation: $______If you wish, you may enter a beneficiary’s name to the family of Jill and Don Hart, the NPS indicate your preference for how your donation should Check is enclosed Employees and Alumni Trust Fund is o be used. Please enter on the following space: sponsoring a gala dinner event, which If paying by credit card: Card Type: ______will include silent and live auctions, at Card No.: ______The National Park Service Employees and Alumni Trust Fund the Mount Rushmore N MEM conces- operates in accordance with the Fund’s Declaration of Trust and sion dining room on Saturday evening, Expiration Date:______IRS guidelines regarding all contributions. Oct. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. The tax- 4 A rrowhead • Summer 2009

Kudos and Awards

® Stewardship and Recreation Manage- interagency group that coordinates wild- Take Pride in America ment Program to reward both individuals land fire and incident management in and groups from within the bureau for the southwest geographic area, which significant contributions to wilderness consists of Arizona, New Mexico and Award Winners Honored preservation. The 2008 winners, who West Texas. The awards are given annu- were announced earlier this year, were ally to agency managers who demon- J oe Van Horn, who received the 2008 strate commitment to firefighter and Individual Award, and Olympic NP, public safety, to building interagency which received the 2008 Group Award. incident management team capacity and Joe, natural resources manager and to fostering interagency partnership wilderness specialist at Denali NP & efforts in fire management. PRES for over 30 years, developed a deci- sion-making model that integrates social, • Pablo Garza, maintenance mechanic supervisor at Grand Canyon NP, recent- resource and managerial values associated ly received the 2008 Franklin G. Smith with the Denali wilderness experience Award, the Intermountain Region’s that has been the foundation of subse- highest honor for promoting diversity quent efforts to preserve Denali’s wilder- in the NPS workforce. A 10-year veter- ness resources and values. Olympic NP’s an at Grand Canyon, Pablo was recog- wilderness program is a model of success. nized for his efforts to nurture and Through a profound commitment to groom prospective employees and guide training, park employees at all levels are them into the Park Service workforce. knowledgeable and consistent in their In his years at the park, he has hired stewardship efforts. more than 50 high school and college NPS • In March, Kayci Cook Collins, students, some of whom have moved on MEMBERS OF BRIAN O’NEILL’S FAMILY are shown with Deputy Interior Secretary David superintendent of El Malpais NM and El to NPS careers. He was commended for Hayes and Acting NPS Director Dan Wenk at the 2009 National Take Pride in America® Morro NM, received a 2008 Southwest his embrace of the region’s “Building A award ceremony. Brian was posthumously honored with a “Spirit of Take Pride” Award at agency administrator fire leadership Better Future” program to seek out the ceremony. His son, Brent (third from left), accepted the award on his behalf. award from the Southwest Coordinating facilities management interns. He also Group (SWCG). The SWCG is the continued next page n July 17, senior White House and environmental protection specialist at ODOI officials honored 16 groups George Washington Memorial Parkway. and individuals as the top national win- Terry Kreidler, volunteer program ners of the Take Pride in America® manager at Golden Gate NRA, received NPS Honors Outstanding Volunteers awards for outstanding accomplish- the Federal Land Manager Award for the ments by volunteers. The traditional National Park Service. The Golden Gate n April 30, the NPS and the National donating 113,678 hours of service. categories for the awards recognize cor- National Parks Conservancy received OPark Foundation recognized excep- Volunteers presented interpretive pro- porate, nonprofit and school volunteers the top Federal Event/Program Award. tional volunteers in five categories with grams and living history demonstrations; and programs, as well as those at the Take Pride in America® is a nationwide the 2008 George B. Hartzog, Jr.Awards staffed a visitor center; maintained more for Outstanding Volunteer Service. The than 200 miles of trails; patrolled bike federal, state and local levels. The NPS- partnership program authorized by Con- gress to promote the appreciation and awards are named for the late George B. paths; responded to medical incidents related awardees are as follows. Hartzog, Jr., seventh director of the NPS, and emergency calls; assisted with high stewardship of our nation’s public lands. Acting NPS Director Dan Wenk pre- who created the National Park Service angle rescues; cleared debris from the ® sented a special “Spirit of Take Pride” The Take Pride in America program is Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) Program in river and its banks; and performed Award posthumously to Brian O’Neill, administered by the DOI for the benefit 1970. In retirement, he and his wife, preservation work on historic buildings, who was superintendent of Golden Gate of all public lands at all levels of govern- Helen, established a fund to support the structures and grounds. ment nationwide. In support of Presi- NRA for many years until his death in program and honor volunteer efforts. • Outstanding Service by a Youth Volun- May 2009. Brian built the park’s volun- dent Obama and Secretary Salazar’s call Helen was a special guest at the awards teer: Adam Sackowitz, Sagamore Hill ® teer program to its present level of to service, Take Pride in America is lead- ceremony and expressed heartfelt grati- NHS. Adam, 17, spent about 400 hours 22,000 volunteers and was a nationally ing the DOI’s United We Serve initia- tude to the volunteers and the volunteer last year at Sagamore Hill NHS providing noted park leader. The award was tive. For a full list of winners and more program that continues to grow. Last information to visitors, cataloging cultur- accepted by his son, Brent, who is an information, see www.takepride.gov. I year, volunteers contributed 5.5 million al artifacts and cleaning facilities. He par- hours of service valued at $107 million. ticipated in planning events for the The award recipients follow: • At the annual Department of the Neil Howk, Jason Johnson, Steve Theodore Roosevelt sesquicentennial and conceived a popular commemora- Interior Honor Awards Convocation on Kacvinsky, Bob Krumenaker, Mike • Outstanding Volunteer Service by an Individual: Sally Maertens, Florissant tive Passport cancellation stamp. He May 6, several NPS employees were rec- Larsen, Dylan LeMoine, Susan Fossil Beds NM. Sally, who has volun- gave lectures at a Civil War roundtable ognized for outstanding achievements. Mackreth, Jim Nepstad, Damon teered at Florissant Fossil Beds NM for and at his high school about his NPS The DOI Distinguished Service Award, Panek, John Pavkovich, Lonnie Pelto, 13 years, spearheaded a region-wide experiences. He aspires to work for the the highest honor bestowed by the Doug Pratt, Tom Richardson, Randy “No Child Left Inside” weekend that agency and has spent vacation time vol- Department, acknowledged the excep- Ross, Chuck Urwiller, Julie Van attracted record crowds to the park. She unteering at other parks. tional career accomplishments of Marcia Stappen, Katrina Werchouski, Dave coordinated logistics and funding with • Enduring Outstanding Volunteer Ser- D. Blaszak and Paul B. Hartwig. Valor Wilkins and Steve Witt. 22 partner organizations for an exhibition vice: Rick and Jean Seavey, Ever- Awards for acts of heroism displaying that showcased outdoor opportunities glades NP. Since 1984, Rick and Jean extreme courage and involving a high • Anthony Giannino, Park for youth and families. Police (U.S.P.P.) master patrol officer, have contributed more than 34,000 degree of personal risk were presented hours managing in-depth research and received this year’s Hakim Farthing • Outstanding Volunteer Service by a to Jamie C. Anderson and David H. habitat restoration projects. Their work Award for Excellence in DWI and Traffic Group: Ice Age Park & Trail Founda- Walker, Little River Canyon N PRES; tion, Ice Age NST. The Ice Age Park & included research, writing grant propos- Enforcement. The award, named for Bryan Bell, Scot Bowen, Michael Trail Foundation is the NPS’s primary als, building partnerships and recruiting U.S.P.P. Officer Hakim A. Farthing who Danisiewicz and Sanny Lustig, Olympic partner in building, maintaining, pro- and supervising volunteers and assis- NP; Lee Dennis Buschkowsky, Buffalo was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 10, tecting and promoting the Ice Age NST. tants. They spent 10 years creating a NR; Tiege A. Downes, Lake Mead 2002, was jointly created by the U.S.P.P. Through its network of 21 local trail herbarium, collecting and processing more than 2,000 plants and identifying NRA; Sergeant Russell E. Fennelly and and Fraternal Order of Police in 2002. clubs, the foundation fielded 1,602 vol- While assigned to the Central District 800 species of trees in the park, includ- officers Angelo D. Herron and Michael unteers who provided nearly 42,300 Station in 2008, Anthony consistently ing some that were not thought to grow W. Young, United States Park Police; hours of service in 2008. Last year, the led his squad and station in arrests of anywhere in the U.S. They led a three- Christopher Lareau Olson, Mount group oversaw the construction of 8.3 impaired operators of motor vehicles, miles of new trail, the permanent pro- year effort to eradicate 200,000 invasive Rainier NP; and Jeffrey W. Wilson, Glen trees from an area of cultural and natural led his squad in the 2008 Smooth Oper- tection of 4.4 miles of existing trail, Canyon NRA. Safety and Health Group significance. They directed a seven-year ator campaign, made 90 traffic arrests maintenance projects on hundreds of Achievement Awards for contributions project to remove four problematic inva- with 63 of them for DWI/DUI, issued miles of trail, dozens of outreach and sive species from Cape Sable, a remote of great value toward the establishment awareness events and the formation 358 traffic citations and provided assis- sandy beach and coastal wetland of a safety- and health-conscious culture and/or strengthening of partnerships. tance to other Force members and law ecosystem used by endangered turtles within the Department were presented enforcement agencies in the develop- to Al King, NPS representative on the • Outstanding Service by a Park VIP and crocodiles, for which they wrote a ment of their DWI/DUI cases. He was Program: Delaware Water Gap NRA interagency Serious Accident Investiga- successful $1.4 million grant request promoted to sergeant in 2009. VIP Program. Last year, 823 volunteers that provided the resources needed to tion Working Group, and Apostle Islands contributed to the operations and mis- remove every invasive plant species NL Meyers Beach staff: Christy Baker, • The Wes Henry National Excellence in sion of Delaware Water Gap NRA by along 11.4 miles of the cape. I Jennifer Boulley, Jim Dahlstrom, Myra Wilderness Stewardship Awards are pre- Foster, Tam Hofman, Julie Hosszu, sented annually by the NPS’s Wilderness Arrowhead • Summer 2009 5

Kudos and Awards

career contributions to the mission of the NPS and the North Cascades Institute NPS over the past 35 years. She began her came together to create a place where NPS career as an information receptionist people could experience the possibilities at Indiana Dunes NL in 1973. In addition of responsible stewardship and the ben- to her current position, she was also efits of a partnership formed around the administrative officer at Cape Cod NS, notion of learning about nature and Indiana Dunes NL and Everglades NP protecting habitat while enjoying pris- and deputy superintendent at the Outer tine surroundings. The result of that Banks Group. collaboration is the North Cascades Chris’ influence can be seen Ser- Environmental Learning Center. vicewide through her work in developing Designed by HKP Architects and the initial series of standardized bench- completed by Dawson Construction in mark position descriptions for administra- 2006, the learning center’s 38,500- tive officers. As one of the instructors of square-foot residential campus contains the administration for first-line supervisors 15 buildings, roads and paths on a course, she has influenced a generation of remote lakeshore within North Cas- supervisors and administrative employees. cades NP. The campus includes a main In her current capacity, she actively sup- complex of administration, classroom, ports the region’s human resources, con- laboratory and library buildings. North tracting, property and core operations Cascades Institute instructors and staff evaluation programs, while being involved host field-based educational programs in the issues of human resources reengi- and operate the facility. neering and the restructuring of the con- To minimize site disturbance, new tracting function at the Servicewide level. buildings were located on building pads

Mike Quinn • The North Cascades Environmental of previous cabins from an old resort. KIMBERLEY ROBINSON (CENTER), the 3,000th student to complete the NPS Learning Center—a uniquely designed The previous lakeshore restaurant was Fundamentals II course, held at the Horace M. Albright Training Center, celebrates and constructed facility created by the renovated to become the dining hall. the occasion at a cake-cutting ceremony with Lisa Eckert, Albright Training Center partnership of Seattle City Light, North Designing 15 smaller buildings rather superintendent, and Tom Ferranti, deputy chief of WASO Learning and Development. Cascades NP and the North Cascades than several large ones minimized exca- Institute—has earned the U.S. Green vation and allowed sizeable trees to be he NPS Fundamentals training pro- are typically taken within a one-year Building Council’s “Leadership in Ener- preserved to within a few feet of the Tgram celebrated a major milestone period. The target audience is new gy and Environmental Design” or buildings. The previously disturbed areas when Kimberley Robinson, contract employees to the NPS; however, all LEED® Silver certification. LEED Silver from old roads and building pads were specialist at Glen Canyon NRA, became employees are welcome to apply. certification recognizes a high level of restored by volunteers with over 20,000 the 3,000th student to complete the When Albright Training Center Supt. achievement in sustainability and inte- native plants propagated from seeds and NPS Fundamentals II course, held at Lisa Eckert welcomed the group upon gration with natural systems. cuttings gathered from the site. the Horace M. Albright Training Cen- their arrival, she said “NPS Fundamen- Seattle City Light has three major “Buildings are a prime example of ter in Grand Canyon NP. This special tals training is the foundation of your dams on the upper reaches of the Skag- how human systems integrate with natu- event was celebrated by staff and stu- NPS career. We thank you and your it River. Operating those dams within ral systems,” U.S. Green Building dents with a cake-cutting ceremony. supervisors for allowing you the time to North Cascades NP, which was desig- Council President Rick Fedrizzi said. Kimberley has been with the NPS attend. As our agency’s centennial nated long after their construction, “The Environmental Learning Center family for about three years. She advised approaches in 2016, new leadership offers challenges and partnership efficiently uses our natural resources and all NPS employees to “... come to Fun- must be in place—this means you!” Visit opportunities. In 1991, as a part of its makes an immediate, positive impact on damentals. You will learn a lot. Be a www.nps.gov/training/fund/index.htm relicensing efforts for the Skagit Hydro- our planet, which will tremendously leader in the NPS!” for more information about the NPS electric Project, Seattle City Light, the benefit future generations....” I The five NPS Fundamentals courses Fundamentals training program. I continued from previous page identified and effectively treated a condi- has regularly tapped into the NPS tion that could have had dire conse- student diversity applicant pool for quences for the patient. Get a Jump on the New Year! prospective candidates. Last year, he • The United States Park Police Lifesav- helped the park set up a comprehensive ing Award was recently presented to Offi- 2010 National Parks “job shadow” program for 18- to 24- cer Scott Huther and Sergeant Todd year-old Navajo young people through Roth of the U.S. Park Police San Fran- Commemorative Calendar the neighboring Navajo Tribe Work- cisco Field Office. On Feb. 19, Officer force Enhancement Office. Huther came upon a vehicle stopped on Now Available the Golden Gate Bridge. The woman • The United States Park Police Life- who had been driving the vehicle had saving Award was recently presented to exited the car and climbed over both the This keepsake Timothy Ryan, U.S. Park Police avia- guardrail and the pedestrian rail, appar- calendar includes tion rescue technician/officer. On Nov. ently intending to jump. He followed the 15, 2008, Officer Ryan responded to a dozens of historic woman onto the walkway, calling to her two-car crash involving serious injury images of the not to jump. The woman climbed over on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. the guardrail to the outer girders and told people and He was directed to an ambulance to him that she would jump if he came any events that have render assistance to a patient with an closer. Officer Huther continued to talk helped to shape injury described as an “isolated arm to the woman, attempting to calm her. injury.” Officer Ryan instantly realized Sergeant Roth, a crisis negotiator, our parks and that his patient might be suffering from arrived to assist, established a rapport make them two collapsed lungs that were filling with the woman and moved to a posi- some of the with blood. He upgraded the man’s sta- tion near her to continue the dialogue. tus to Priority One—the most serious He persuaded the woman to come back most cherished classification, indicating injuries that are over the guardrail, where trained bridge sites in the world. The immediately life threatening. crewmen, secured with safety tethers, calendar also features full-color scenic photographs Officer Ryan inserted a needle into pulled her to safety. The two men and text highlighting NPS history. Item no. 3-37169, $7.95 the patient’s chest cavity to relieve inter- demonstrated alertness, highly effective nal pressure on the lungs. Almost imme- communication skills and split-second diately, the man’s oxygen levels rose and timing to prevent a tragic loss of life. he said that he had far less difficulty Call (877) 628-7275 or visit breathing. This procedure, a needle • Chris Bernthal, Midwest Region’s decompression thoracostomy, is rarely associate regional director for administra- www.eParks.com to order performed in the field, let alone in the tion and information technology, received stressful chaotic environment of a vehi- the DOI Superior Service Award on your copy today. cle crash on a highway. Officer Ryan March 19. Chris received the award in looked beyond obvious injuries and recognition of her leadership and lasting 6 A rrowhead • Summer 2009

Class of 2009

E&AA Life Member Deanne L. National Capital Region. Mary returned Oscar Goodman, facility manager, Rock Francisco design office, Bighorn Canyon Adams , regional chief of interpretation to the NPS as a secretary for the Associate Creek Park, Jan. 3 after over 20 years. NRA and Chickasaw NRA. She started and education, Pacific West Region Director for Administration, a program with the DSC as a planning clerk, was a Larry Harris, deputy superintendent, (PWR), Aug. 31 after 32 years. analyst for the Ranger Activities Division temporary secretary and then became Yosemite NP, May 1 after over 34 years. Deanne started her NPS career in the under Visitor and Resource Protection administrative specialist for the landscape Larry began his NPS career at and, finally, a data management specialist Regional Office in 1972, then Yosemite NP in 1974, where he worked architects. She became a contract special- in the Risk Management Division. transferred to Denali NP (then Mount in a variety of positions within facilities ist in 2000 and has supported projects in McKinley NP) in 1977, where she met management, including custodial work the Pacific West, Alaska, Midwest and her husband, Tony Sisto. After their in the campgrounds, plumbing and the Intermountain regions. marriage, she joined Tony (retired NPS) warehouse. He then moved into the Although Joy has retired from full- in Yellowstone NP, where she worked supervisory ranks and attended the Facil- time NPS employment, she has contin- for the concessionaire, managing hotels ity Managers Development Program at ued working as a part-time contractor for the next five years. They returned to Grand Canyon NP in 1991. for the DSC as a contract specialist for Alaska, and Deanne returned to the NPS In 1992, Larry became the chief of the Contract Services Division. With when she transferred to Fairbanks as the maintenance at Pinnacles NM. He then her extra time off, she anticipates more first manager of the Alaska Public Lands moved to Golden Gate NRA in 1995 as reading, gardening, hiking, service proj- Information Center. Following this, the facility manager for the Marin Head- ects in national parks with the Sierra she became chief of interpretation at lands District. From 1996 to 2001, he Club and involvement in social justice Shenandoah NP. served as the chief of maintenance at issues. She can be reached by email at Deanne has been in the regional chief Point Reyes NS. [email protected]. of interpretation and education position Larry returned to Yosemite NP in for 15 years, starting in the old Pacific 2001 as the branch chief for design and Northwest Region - Seattle in 1994, engineering in the Facilities Management then moving to the San Francisco area in Division. He moved on to Mojave N the new combined PWR in 2000. She PRES in 2003 as deputy superintendent, then returned to Yosemite NP in 2005, was involved with the establishment of ©MotoPhoto where he served as the administrative the Interpretive Development Program JOHN P. DEBO, JR. officer and, finally, as the deputy superin- and Peer Review Certification Program. tendent. Larry and his wife, Ann, will Deanne has been an active volunteer E&AA Life Member J ohn P. Debo, Jr., continue to reside in the Yosemite area. with the Association of National Park superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley NP, Rangers, serving four years as president Alan “Al” Henry, chief ranger, Upper July 3 after 33 years. from 1995 to 1998. She’s currently serv- Delaware SRR, June 1 after 32 years. John began his NPS career in 1976 at ing with the International Ranger Federa- Al began his NPS career in 1977 work- Acadia NP and subsequently worked in tion as the vice president. She and her ing both front and backcountry as a positions at Fire Island NS, Lowell NHP, husband plan to return to Alaska next year seasonal ranger naturalist at Rocky WASO and Boston NHP. He has served and live in Anchorage near Deanne’s sib- Mountain NP. After two seasons there, he as superintendent of Cuyahoga Valley NP lings, their kids and all the grandkids. continued his seasonal time at Delaware for 21 years, having assumed this position They have five grandnephews and nieces Water Gap NRA as a river ranger. In in April 1988. During his tenure, major under the age of five. Deanne says, “How 1979, he moved to Upper Delaware SRR park developments have included park as a seasonal park technician. Mel Haug can you resist that?” visitor centers, the Cuyahoga Valley Envi- In 1980, Al accepted a permanent park KATHY JOPE Michael Allison, facility manager, Lake ronmental Education Center, Cuyahoga technician position at Upper Delaware Mead NRA, April 30 after 30 years. Valley Scenic Railroad stations and infra- SRR. Through the years, he held posi- Kathy Jope, chief of the regional natu- structure, the Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail tions such as park ranger, assistant district ral resource program, Pacific West Alfred Augustine, firefighter, Lava and dozens of historic building rehabilita- ranger, district ranger and, finally, chief Region, April 3 after over 30 years. Beds NM, April 30 after 28 years. tions. John points to the Cuyahoga Valley ranger—a position he held for 10 years. Kathy began her NPS career in 1976 at Barbara “Barb” Bean, administrative Countryside Initiative, involving an inno- During his career, Al contributed his Glacier NP as a secretary in the Research officer, Petrified Forest NP, June 1 after vative approach to preserving historic services as an instructor with Team Division. From there, she entered gradu- over 36 years. farmsteads and agricultural tradition in Resources, the Service Health and Readi- ate school at Oregon State University Barb began her federal service at the the Valley, and his work in helping foster ness Program (SHARP) and search and (with NPS scientist Ed Starkey as her Central Intelligence Agency. She began the growth and development of the rescue. He was the park’s dive officer and major professor) working on a project for Glacier on grizzly bears and hikers. She her NPS career as an administrative Cuyahoga Valley National Park Associa- a member of the Northeast Region and returned to the NPS as a seasonal bio-tech clerk and soon progressed to adminis- tion (CVNPA), the park’s nonprofit the National Dive Control Board. He at Denali NP & PRES, where she was trative officer. Barb plans to remain in friends group, as among his most impor- served with the U.S. Army Reserve, hired by John Dalle Molle, one of the pio- Holbrook, Ariz. tant contributions to the park’s mission. 300th Field Hospital, as a combat medic neers in resource management, and Frank John received high recognition for his from 1983 to 1989 and has served as a Carl Bethea, mail and file supervisor, Singer, then a wildlife scientist for the work over the course of his career. His volunteer firefighter and emergency med- Associate Regional Director’s Office for Alaska Region, to undertake a study on awards include the DOI Meritorious Ser- ical technician. Administration, National Capital Region, grizzly bears and backcountry campers. vice Award, the National Park Service Feb. 3 after over 28 years. Mike Ing, law enforcement ranger, Kathy then moved on to Katmai NP, Sequoia Award for Interpretation and Haleakala NP, June 30 after 33 years. Philip “Phil” Campbell, unit manager, where she entered the Resource Man- Education, the NPS Director’s Apple- Mike began his career in 1976 as a vol- agement Training Program as the park’s Obed WSR, April 1 after over 39 years. man-Judd Award for Cultural Resources Phil started his career working as a sum- unteer building fence to keep out invasive first resource specialist (natural and cul- Management and the Legends Award species. He subsequently began and man- tural). Her next stop was the Mid- mer seasonal employee with the USDA from the American Recreation Coalition. Forest Service in Idaho and the NPS in aged the fee program at Haleakala NP. Atlantic Regional Office - Philadelphia John began work in August as the Colorado. His first permanent position Through the years, Mike has been a as a resource management specialist, and chief development officer for CVNPA. was in Washington, D.C., followed by major supporter and contributor to phil- then on to Seattle in the Pacific North- He will be responsible for raising funds assignments at Delaware Water Gap NRA, anthropic activities, such as the Special west Region as a resource management for CVNPA and Cuyahoga Valley NP Lake Chelan NRA, Niobrara NSR, Mis- Olympics. During the Troy Barboza specialist in the Ranger Division. projects. In addition to major fundrais- souri NRR and, finally, Obed WSR. Memorial Torch Run to benefit Hawaii A reorganization in the early 1990s ing, he will oversee CVNPA’s member- Special Olympics on May 2, he was rec- resulted in the establishment of the Mary R. Davis, data management ship program, community relations and ognized publicly for his 20 years of vol- Natural Resource Division, and Kathy specialist, Risk Management Division, outreach activities. unteer service to the Special Olympics. In became its first division chief. A later WASO, Dec. 31, 2008 after over 23 years. Douglas Demmon, Jr., supervisory park addition to the public recognition, Mike reorganization led to Kathy being Mary started her NPS career at Grand ranger, and Memorial received a framed medal as a token of selected as natural resource program Canyon NP in 1970, then moved to the Parks, Jan. 31 after over 11 years. appreciation for his valuable contribution. chief for the entire Pacific West Region. National Capital Region. In 1974, she joined Gateway NRA, working at the James Erickson, electrician, Lake Mead E&AA Life Member Joy Jamison, con- E&AA Life Member Carol Kruse, park’s headquarters for several years. NRA, May 1 after 37 years. tract specialist, Denver Service Center interpretive specialist, Flagstaff Area She then worked outside of the NPS for (DSC), May 29 after 22 years of federal National Monuments, April 24 after Frank Faragasso, historian, National 12 years. service, over 15 of them with the NPS. 40 years. Capital Parks - East, Feb. 28 after over Mary and her husband, Gentry, moved Joy worked at the U.S. Air Force Acad- Carol began her NPS career at Great 15 years. back to the East Coast in 1990. Gentry emy, then joined the NPS in late 1993 Smoky Mountains NP as a seasonal became the superintendent of National Thomas Fernanders, Jr., budget ana- after following her husband, E&AA Life naturalist. She worked five seasons in the Capital Parks - East and then went on to lyst, Rock Creek Park, Jan. 3 after over Member Lynn Jamison, to Washington, Smokies before getting a permanent job become deputy regional director for the 34 years. D.C., Mount Rainier NP, the NPS San there. She continued working in interpre- Arrowhead • Summer 2009 7

Class of 2009 tation at Big Bend NP and Canaveral NS. Davis, where he was working on obtain- Her career then took a detour into park ing a B.S. degree in natural resources Retirees Join Fort Davis management at Fort Union NM, Tonto management. Upon graduation, he NM and Chiricahua NM/Fort Bowie continued working in seasonal positions NHS. She became an interpretive special- until he obtained a permanent position NHS Restoration Project ist at the Flagstaff Monuments in 1996. with the navy in the San Francisco Carol will stay in Flagstaff, Ariz., and can Bay area. Subsequently, he transferred be reached at [email protected]. to Golden Gate NRA, Sequoia NP, Mount Rainier NP and, finally, back to Michael Mallen, maintenance mechan- Yosemite NP. ic, George Washington Memorial Park- Except for a year spent as the facility way, Jan. 2 after over 30 years. manager at Apostle Islands NL, Glen has Daniel McClarren , supervisory opera- worked at Yosemite NP since 1981. As tions specialist, George Washington part of a reorganization, he became Memorial Parkway, March 2 after over Yosemite’s first district maintenance 24 years. supervisor. When this was successful, he was promoted to general foreman and Angela F. Nava, editorial assistant, asked to reorganize the rest of the park Western Archeological and Conserva- buildings, utilities and grounds mainte- tion Center (WACC) - Tucson, Ariz., nance into district operations. In later April 10 after 18 years. years, he became the facility manager for Angela began her NPS career at buildings and grounds. When Yosemite Regina Heiner WACC in 1991, working for the divi- RETIRED SUPERINTENDENTS and others who volunteered at Fort Davis NHS to sion of archeology. She prepared, routed was damaged by flooding in 1997, he became a project manager for flood finish the hospital restoration project, on the steps of the 1876 post hospital. Front and filed hundreds of cultural resource row, from left to right: Neil Mangum, Roger Siglin, Jerry Yarbrough and Dale Thompson. compliance documents for parks in the recovery and, finally, the park’s construc- tion manager, managing over $200 mil- Back row, from left to right: James King, Linda Hill, Mike Hill, Dennis Ditmanson, Mike old Western Region and, later, for the Fleming and John Morlock. Pacific West and Intermountain regions. lion worth of construction projects Angela and her husband, Pete, will con- involving buildings, utilities and roads. hen Jerry Yarbrough was superin- tendents to join him. “Even though tinue to reside in Tucson, where they Glen was a member of the Pacific Wtendent at Fort Davis NHS we’re retired,” said Jerry, “we have great will enjoy spending time with family. West Region All Risk Management (1992-2003), he initiated the project to esprit de corps. We help each other and Team as a logistics chief and an opera- restore the post hospital. He encour- continue to care about the NPS.” The David D. Robbins, contract specialist, tions chief before becoming the team’s aged the Friends of Fort Davis NHS to six superintendents, joined by two cur- Lassen Volcanic NP, May 30 after 11 years. incident commander. His two daugh- find funding, which resulted in procur- rent superintendents in their off-duty hours, together had over 250 years of Richard Roeler, carpenter, Catoctin ters work at Yosemite—Devon is a ing a hefty Save America’s Treasures federal service. They volunteered 200 Mountain Park, Jan. 3 after over 30 years. compliance manager for the park con- grant—and work began. cessionaire, and Ansley is the park’s lead The project to restore the 1876 hospi- hours on the project, installing 767 Karen Ross, law enforcement security fire dispatcher. tal had been on the books since Fort square feet of wood ceiling in the hospi- assistant, Division of Law Enforcement, Davis became part of the NPS in the ear- tal’s north ward as well as flooring to connect the post surgeon’s office and Security and Emergency Services, WASO, Allen Somers, auto mechanic supervisor, ly 1960s. “Restoring the post hospital was hospital steward’s room. June 3 after over 39 years of federal serv- Shenandoah NP, Jan. 3 after 30 years. a dream many people had when I came to The retired superintendents were Jerry, ice, over 37 of them with NPS. Fort Davis,” Jerry commented. “It was a Karen’s first full-time job was as a Sari Stein, human resources specialist, Dennis Ditmanson, Mike Hill, Neil long-standing goal—actually part of the clerk typist for the National Historic El Malpais NM and El Morro NM, Mangum, Roger Siglin and Dale Thompson. park’s 1962 Master Plan.” Landmarks Program. During the Carter March 28 after 33 years. The current superintendents were Bill After Jerry retired, work on the post Administration, she worked for the Her- Sari began her NPS career in 1976 at Wellman and John Morlock. Mike Fleming, itage Conservation and Recreation Ser- Fort Union NM while in college on a hospital continued in earnest, primarily retired natural resources specialist, also vice, then returned to the NPS. Prior to cooperative education appointment. Her with the volunteer help of locals and helped. The superintendents’ effort her current position in Law Enforcement, first permanent position was as an inter- graduate students from the University jump-started a push that resulted in 13 Security and Emergency Services, she pretive park ranger at Bandelier NM in of Vermont. Recently, with the project other volunteers finalizing work on the worked as a secretary for several programs 1978. She then switched to administra- nearly done but lacking some critical door trim, molding and windows. and offices, including Visitor Services, tion/human resources at Bandelier NM elements, staff at Fort Davis NHS con- “What an outstanding effort!” re- Park Operations and Education and Visi- in 1985. In 1990, she transferred to tacted Jerry—a master carpenter—and marked current Fort Davis NHS Supt. tor and Resource Protection. According Lassen Volcanic NP as a human resources asked him to ramrod the effort to get it Morlock. “We have NPS employees still to Karen, one of the many highlights of assistant, then joined the Southwest finished. He agreed. giving, even long after hanging up their her NPS career was being part of the Regional Office - Santa Fe as a human He inspired five other retired superin- flat hats.” I Operations Evaluation Program. resources specialist in 1991. Karen moved to Florida at the end of Sari returned to the field as a park June. Her plans include traveling and ranger (interpretation) at Aztec Ruins being spontaneous. NM in 1995. She transferred to El Malpais Upcoming Meetings & Events NM and El Morro NM into a newly created position for both parks as a Association of Partners for Public follow-up. Some restrictions, such as human resources specialist in 1996, Lands (APPL) Online Auction—A hike date availability for travel, may apply. where she stayed until retirement. Sari in the Smokies High Country or in color- Glacier NP celebrates its 100th anniver- continues to live in Grants, N.Mex., ful Red Rock Canyon, the solitude of sary in 2010. The park is supporting a where she loves gardening. Zion NP or Yellowstone NP in winter or a team of volunteers to help plan and imple- Grand Canyon NP family adventure can ment a community-based Centennial Pro- Michael Summerlin, supervisory archi- be yours when bidding begins Oct. 1 for gram to take place throughout the latter tect, Office of the NPS Liaison to the the APPL online auction items. A dozen half of 2009 and run through the celebra- White House, Jan. 2 after over 29 years. vacation experience packages and an tion year of 2010. On Aug. 19, Wolf Trap equal number of gift baskets will be National Park for the Performing Arts held Kirby Weaver, maintenance mechanic offered during a special online auction. a performance entitled “Face of America: supervisor, Mesa Verde NP, May 31 To preview the auction items, visit Glacier National Park,” and there was a after 27 years. http://appl.cmarket.com. The auction “Picnic in the Park Centennial Kick-off Kirby spent his entire NPS career at promotes the quality interpretive pro- Celebration” at Glacier NP on Aug. 23. Mesa Verde NP, where he began as a grams and products of APPL’s member Upcoming centennial activities include seasonal employee with the stabilization organizations and the incredible diversity a Glacier Centennial Exhibit opening on crew and eventually became the park of the parks and public lands they serve. Nov. 5 (this is a yearlong exhibit) at the electrician. He has been maintenance Members of APPL affiliated organiza- Montana Historical Society Museum in tions, park and public lands alumni and NPS mechanic supervisor since 2000. In Helena, Mont., and the Belton Chalet staff and their families and friends can GLEN ROTHELL 2008, he went on a three-month detail Centennial New Year’s Eve Celebration join the bidding, which will close on Oct. to Denali NP & PRES as a project man- on Dec. 31 at the Belton Chalet in West 16. Proceeds from the auction will bene- E&AA Life Member Glen Rothell, ager. Kirby plans to spend his retirement Glacier. For more information regarding fit the educational programs of APPL and upcoming activities and how to get construction manager, Yosemite NP, hunting, fishing and visiting Alaska. May 31 after 37 years. its member organizations. All purchased involved, visit www.glaciercentennial.org., Glen began working for the NPS as a David Webster, maintenance mechanic items will be fulfilled by the donating or contact Centennial Coordinator Kass I seasonal laborer in Yosemite NP while supervisor, National Capital Parks - member organization, ensuring personal Hardy at [email protected]. attending the University of California, East, Jan. 3 after over 32 years. I 8 A rrowhead • Summer 2009

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E&AA Life Member Benjamin H. the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service at the tain Region Appleman-Judd Award for to the Inland Empire Golden Retriever Biderman, 78, May 22, in Maryland, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges. Cultural Resource Protection in 2004. Rescue (www.iegrr.org) or to the Breast due to kidney failure. An avid military history enthusiast, Colorado NM Supt. Joan Anzelmo pre- Cancer 3-Day (Susan G. Komen for the Benjamin was a retired NPS architect David participated in WWI reenactments sented a DOI Superior Service Award Cure) at www.the3day.org. who had worked at the Eastern Office of while living in Washington, D.C., and was posthumously to Ann on behalf of Acting Regina Rae “Sunny” Franks, 77, Design and Construction and the Denver an active member of the Cascade Civil NPS Director Dan Wenk on April 18. The March 29, at Willow Tree Manor Nurs- Service Center (DSC). He attained a War Society in Klamath Falls, Oreg., award was presented to Ann’s husband, bachelor’s degree of architecture from where he portrayed a Modoc War-era sol- ing Home in Charles Town, W.Va. Tom Elder, at the conclusion of Ann’s Sunny worked as an editorial assistant University of Texas and a master’s degree dier in an annual living history event at memorial service. The award citation not- in architecture from Massachusetts Insti- Lava Beds NM. Memorial contributions in the Division of Interpretive Planning ed several of Ann’s nationally significant at Harpers Ferry Center and retired tute of Technology. Following service as may be made to the State of Vermont contributions to the field of paleontology Agency of Human Services, Children with from there in 1990. Survivors include lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and museum collections curation. Special Health Needs, 108 Cherry Street Sunny’s three cousins: Sean Rehe, Joyce “Sea Bees” (Construction Battalion), he In addition to Tom, her husband of #101, Burlington, VT 05402. Owens and Patricia O’Hara. Condo- joined the NPS in 1963 as an architect in 20 years, Ann’s survivors include her the Eastern Office of Design and Con- lences may be made online at mother, Becky Schaffer; sister, Sue; www.eackles-spencerfuneralhome.com. struction in Philadelphia. brother, Gary; numerous nephews and Benjamin’s projects included the nieces; and her Aussie shepherd, Cedar, “Benji” comfort stations on the Nation- and English cocker spaniel, Stikine, who al Mall, the White House Visitor Center, were also very much a part of her life. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, There is a memorial website for Ann reconstruction of the Filene Center at that will be available for the coming year Wolf Trap National Park for the Per- to post stories and memories at www. forming Arts, the Antietam NB Visitor sympathytree.com/annschafferelder1958. Center, Harpers Ferry Center, the There is also a tab, “Charities and Shenandoah NP Byrd Visitor Center and Gifts,” that links to the family’s wishes the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape for an Ann Elder camper scholarship. Cod NS. He retired from the NPS in 1993 as an architect at the DSC follow- John Evans, 54, April 28, due to ing 30 years of service. injuries sustained in a fall in Snowdonia Benjamin’s hobbies included cooking, NP, near his winter home in Wales. watercolor painting, drawing, reading, John was a former Denali NP & PRES watching mysteries and the History Chan- mountaineering ranger. He had a long- nel and bird-watching. He was the hus- time connection to the Alaskan military band of the late Barbara Biderman for 44 NPS photo by Lynn Mitchell and mountaineering communities begin- years. He is survived by his daughter, ANN ELDER ning in the period from 1986 to 1989, Belinda Biderman. Memorial contribu- when he was stationed at Elmendorf Air NPS tions may be made to Southern Poverty Ann Schaffer Elder, 50, March 31, due Force Base as a rescue technician and MEG HAHR Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, to complications from emergency surgery. paramedic with the U.S. Pararescue Montgomery, AL 36104. Ann was chief of resource management Squadron. Throughout the 1990s, he Margaret “Meg” Hahr, 41, June 21, at Colorado NM. She began her NPS worked internationally as an instructor in due to injuries sustained in a mountain E&AA Member John P. Bowdler, biking accident on a trail on the out- 83, April 19, at the Idaho State Veterans career in 1984 at Fossil Butte NM as a survival skills, wilderness studies and skirts of Marquette, Mich. Home. park technician, then joined Dinosaur emergency medicine. He was a profes- Meg was chief of science and natural John was a retired NPS fire manage- NM as a geology technician, paleontolo- sional guide leading expeditions on resources at Pictured Rocks NL. She grad- ment specialist. He enlisted in the army gist and museum curator. Ann worked in Mount McKinley with Genet Expedi- uated from Rutgers University in 1992 in 1943 and served in the 1274th Com- the field and lab for 16 years as a paleon- tions and Mountain Trip. From 2000 to bat Engineers, which was attached to tologist and made countless contributions 2007, he was a mountaineering ranger at and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in General Eisenhower’s headquarters in to the field through excavations, publica- Denali NP & PRES. West Africa (1994-1996). Meg began her England. The outfit later moved on to tions and presentations at interagency and During his combined guiding and NPS career in 1998 as a seasonal wildlife France and Belgium. professional society meetings. ranger careers, John participated in a total technician at Glacier NP while completing After the war, John obtained his bach- Among her many contributions, Ann of 25 mountaineering expeditions on her master’s degree at the University of elor of arts degree from Indiana State and a coworker were credited with the Mount McKinley. His extensive rescue Montana. Subsequently, she served as University in 1951. He joined the NPS discovery and excavation of a new species skills, emergency medical expertise and natural resources program manager at of meat-eating dinosaur. As the first full- in 1952 as a park ranger at Crater Lake cooperative nature were highly valued at Klondike Gold Rush NHP and ecologist performance museum curator at Dinosaur NP. Subsequent positions included Denali, and he occasionally extended his at Kenai Fjords NP before her most recent NM, she set up guidelines and planning supervisory park ranger at Morristown season by working as a park ranger sta- position at Pictured Rocks NL. documents to ensure the collection would NHP (1962) and Sequoia and Kings tioned at the Toklat Road Camp. Meg was always one to fully engage in be managed appropriately in the future, Canyon National Parks (1966) before After his final season with the NPS in the act of living life. Her kindness was helped catalog nearly one million cultural joining what was then the Boise Intera- infectious, and her energy and spirit was and natural history items and facilitated a 2007, John returned to the Alaska Range gency Fire Center in 1973 as a fire man- inspirational. Survivors include Meg’s web-based exhibit of the park’s fossils. as a mountaineering instructor with the agement specialist. John retired from the Ann became chief of resource manage- Talkeetna-based Alaska Mountaineering husband, Sidney Shaw; her parents, NPS in 1987 after 35 years of service. ment at Colorado NM in 2008. Among School (AMS) in 2008. He was scheduled Arthur and Barbara Hahr; and her sister He and his wife, Dee, then owned and her accomplishments at the monument, to return to Talkeetna on May 1 to work and brother-in-law, Nancy and Neil operated the Homewatch Home and she enhanced the protocols for the muse- another season as an AMS instructor. Weidner. A fund has been established with Pet Sitting Service for 13 years. um collection and archives; networked John’s survivors include his partner, Lynn; The Nature Conservancy in Meg’s name. John’s survivors include his wife, Dee; with adjacent parks to achieve archeologi- son, David; and daughter, Rhiannon. Memorial donations to this fund may be his children, Jay, Reg, Scott and Becky; cal surveys to enable project work to move sent to: The Nature Conservancy, P.O. Dee’s children, Linda, Tim and Tom; four forward; collaborated with the Western Cheryl Farmer, 49, April 6, follow- Box 6020, Albert Lea, MN 56007, grandchildren; and four great-grandchil- Archeological and Conservation Center ing a battle with breast cancer. Account #: 12005888, or call (800) 628- dren. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be and other parks on projects and records Cheryl was a district ranger at North 6860. Please indicate that the donation is made to the Idaho State Veterans Home, management; and helped manage a dart, Cascades NP. She started her NPS career in Meg’s name. 320 Collins Road, Boise, ID 83702. trapping and collaring operation for the in 1989 at Grand Teton NP. She worked Condolences may be shared with the park’s desert bighorn sheep. more than one assignment at Grand Teton Donald E. “Don” Hovland, Sr., 91, family online at www.legacy.com/gb2/ Ann’s expertise was called upon by NP, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National April 5, due to congestive heart failure. default.aspx?bookid=6549951608128. other parks and government agencies. Parks and North Cascades NP. Her career Don was a retired historical architect, David D. Champine , 40, March 6, She conducted museum program assess- included positions as a fee collection offi- who had worked at the Denver Service at the Oregon Health and Science Uni- ments and paleontology surveys at parks cer, communication center dispatcher, Center (DSC). He was originally hired versity Hospital in Portland, Oreg., due including Curecanti NRA, Grand Teton protection ranger and both subdistrict and by the Civilian Conservation Corps in to complications associated with sur- NP and Fossil Butte NM. Ann also aided district ranger. Members of her staff will 1940, then joined the U.S. Army Corps gery to treat a congenital heart defect. the FBI in the seizure of a tyrannosaurus fondly remember the delicious breakfast of Engineers in 1943 and worked on David earned a bachelor’s degree in rex from a commercial collector, helped “meetings” they attended. projects in Mobile, Ala.; Fort Lincoln, environmental science from Unity Col- ensure its safe preservation and provided Cheryl was admired for her creative tal- N.Dak.; Omaha, Neb.; and the Garri- lege in Maine in 1990. Following gradu- support during the resulting court trial. ents with knitting and beading. Her cre- son Dam in North Dakota. He received ation, he worked for seven years as an Among her honors, Ann received an ations were recognized at juried art shows. his certification as an architect in 1965 interpreter at the National Mall. He award in 1993 for her work as the co- Her love of shoes was only challenged by while he was in the corps. moved to Oregon in 2000, where he also chair for the Third Conference on Fossil limited closet space in NPS housing units. In 1967, Don joined the Bureau worked as an interpretive park ranger for Resources in the NPS and the Intermoun- Donations may be made in Cheryl’s name of Indian Affairs in Denver and then Arrowhead • Summer 2009 9

Requiescat in Pace joined the NPS in 1973 as an architect aircraft Battalion, then in Patton’s 3rd when she was 90 and then again when at the DSC. While with the DSC, he Army, where he earned six battle stars. she was 93. She found some of her worked on projects that included those His NPS career also included working McClintock cousins in County Donegal, at Boston NHP, William Howard Taft in positions at Everglades NP, Mam- Ireland, which was a life highlight for her. NHS, Castle Clinton NM and North moth Cave NP and Natchez Trace Park- Katherine has been buried beside her Cascades NP. He retired in 1977 after way. His work for the 1981 national husband in the Pioneer Cemetery near 37 years of government service. bicentennial celebration in Yorktown the South Rim in Grand Canyon NP. Don was predeceased by a son and was cited in the Congressional Record. She is survived by her three sons: daughter and, in less than two days, by his He was active in the community, serving Martin Waldo, Lynn Frederick and wife, Gladys. Survivors include two with the American Red Cross, the Boy Allison Clay; 10 grandchildren; and 10 daughters: Sonja Brown and Karen Roe; Scouts of America and the James City great-grandchildren. I son, Paul; 10 grandchildren; and three County Historical Commission. He was great-grandchildren. a member of the Royal Palm Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of Flori- E&AA Life Member Peggy Lee da. As a Life Scout, he attended the first Justice, 80, April 19, at home in National Boy Scout Jamboree in Wash- Carlsbad, N.Mex. Zion NP ington, D.C., in 1937. Peggy was a retired personnel officer Ralph was preceded in death by his first for Carlsbad Caverns NP and Guadalupe wife, Jane, and his son, John. He is sur- NPS Mountains NP. She started work for Anniversary vived by his wife of 19 years, Nan; son, IRVING DINSMORE TOWNSEND Carlsbad Caverns NP as a cashier in David, and his wife, Sally; stepchildren, 1960. Over the next 35 years, she held New Mexico, where he served as superin- continued from front page Peter, Sarah, David and Paul, and their tendent of Aztec Ruins NM until he various administrative positions and first in Utah. At the conclusion of the spouses; sister, Catherine; two grandsons; retired from the NPS in 1953. retired in 1995. ceremony, Joss dedicated the recently Following retirement, Peggy contin- five step-grandchildren; and many nieces Irving’s second career was as an edu- and nephews. Memorial contributions rehabilitated Grotto Museum building, ued to help the parks as a volunteer. She cator. He earned his master’s degree and the oldest extant building in the park, for worked closely with park historian Bob may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease his doctorate in education from the Uni- Foundation, 710 West 168 Street, New its future use as the home of the park’s Hoff (now retired) compiling items of versity of New Mexico. He taught high new Artist-In-Residence Program and as York, NY 10032 or to the Cystic Fibrosis historic importance from decades of school science, was a school principal a research facility. The building was then Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, superintendents’ reports and transcribed and then became a professor and dean of opened for public viewing. Bethesda, MD 20814. oral histories. As part of the park’s 75th the graduate school at the University of Following the ceremony, invited guests anniversary in 1998, Peggy organized an Suzanne “Sue” Nulty, 59, May 31, Albuquerque. In addition, he served as a attended an awards luncheon for partners employee reunion and tried to contact suddenly, at Baptist Hospital in Jack- consultant with the University of Libya. who have worked with the park in plan- everyone who had worked at Carlsbad sonville, Fla. Irving retired from his second career ning and conducting centennial events Caverns. From this reunion, she created Sue was the facility support assistant for in 1973, and he and moved to throughout 2009. Following the lunch- a “memory book” containing photo- Reno, Nev., to be near their son, then eon, a cultural program on Southern graphs and employees’ personal stories the Maintenance Division at Castillo de San Marcos NM. Previous to her most moved to Baker City, Oreg., where they Paiute dance and songs was presented on and memories. the Zion Lodge lawn, and the Postal Ser- recent position, she served as an adminis- lived until Virginia’s death in 1985. He Peggy was preceded in death by her then relocated to Carlsbad, N.Mex., fol- vice provided special Zion centennial husband, Jack, and daughter, Lynne. trative assistant, a visitor use assistant and lowed by San Jose, Calif., where he mar- postmarks at the Zion Canyon and Kolob She is survived by her daughter, Kathy a volunteer at the park. Prior to that, she ried Irma Sanders in 1986. Upon Irma’s Canyons visitor centers. Throughout the Elmore, who is the administrative sup- was an Eastern National employee. death in 1990, he moved back to Carls- day, special interpretive and Junior port assistant for Carlsbad Caverns NP’s Donroy “Dino” John Shangreaux, bad, then in 2004, moved to La Mesa, Ranger programs were offered. An superintendent and resource manage- Jr. Robinson, 59, April 27, at home, Calif., and, finally, back to Baker City in evening chamber music concert on the ment offices; son, Rick; daughter-in- due to a heart attack. Zion Lodge lawn brought the day’s law, Sheila; and granddaughter, Shelley. 2008. Irving enjoyed travelling and did Dino was a maintenance worker who events to a close. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu- so extensively. worked at Timpanogos Cave NM for 30 Zion NP centennial events will contin- tions may be made to the American Irving’s survivors include his daughter, years. He traveled six years for the Historic ue through October, with the last Cancer Society or the Cat’s Meow in March Townsend Miller; son, Irving Preservation Training Center with historic planned event being an employee reunion Carlsbad, N.Mex. MacNair Townsend and his wife, Susan; from Oct. 16 to 18. Registration is avail- preservation crews and had been a mentor four grandchildren and their spouses; and able at www.zionpark.org. For more Bob La France, 76, March 17, in in the preservation and skills training pro- numerous great-grandchildren. reunion information, contact Karen Corpus Christi, Tex., of complications gram for two classes. Dino was renowned Mayne at [email protected]. I due to surgery. for his skills in masonry—his work can be E&AA Life Member (Sarah) Katherine Bob was a 38-year employee of the seen in some of the park’s rock walls. McClintock Wilcox, 101, April 11, in NPS. He began his NPS career at Sequoia Survivors include Dino’s wife, Sandra; Tucson, Ariz. NP, where he spent 18 years. He then three sons: Jason, Patrick and Trenton; Katherine was the widow of Millard transferred to Lincoln Home NHS as the mother, Gloria; brothers, Lynn, Barth Waldo Wilcox, who retired from the NPS President park’s first chief of maintenance. From and Reed; sister, Susan; and eight grand- as a civil engineer in 1975 from the Den- there, he went to Bandelier NM, Hot children. He was preceded in death by ver Service Center (DSC). The couple Nominates Springs NP, Valley Forge NHP, Big Bend his father, Donroy John Shangreaux, Sr.; married in 1935. Waldo’s most notable NP, the Midwest Regional Office as his stepfather, Fred L. Robinson, who accomplishment was being the engineer NPS Director maintenance management system coordi- had worked at Timpanogos Cave; and in charge of the sourcing, design and nator and Padre Island NS. Prior to join- his brother, Jimmy. Dino’s wife works at construction of the Grand Canyon NP ing the NPS, Bob served in the U.S. continued from front page Timpanogos Cave; his brother, Reed, is Trans-canyon Waterline (1963-1971). In Army and was a veteran. chief of maintenance at Olympic NP; and addition to the DSC and Grand Canyon, Survivors include Bob’s wife, Sherry, In the 1990s, Jon Jarvis served as his son, Trenton, is on the historic he also worked at Zion NP, Bryce who retired from White Sands NM in superintendent of Craters of the Moon preservation crew at Bandelier NM. Canyon NP and the San Francisco Ser- 2007 as administrative officer; daugh- NM and Wrangell-St. Elias NP & PRES. Condolences may be posted online at vice Center. A trained biologist, he also served as chief ter, Michelle Deuley; and two grand- Katherine completed her associate of sons: Justin and Jordan. www.wingmortuary.com. of natural and cultural resources at North arts degree at William Woods College in Cascades NP, where he was the chief biol- Bobby Matthews, 71, May 25. E&AA Life Member Irving Dinsmore 1928, then received her bachelor of sci- ogist of the 684,000-acre complex. He is Bobby served in the NPS for over 30 Townsend, 102, April 27, peacefully, in ence degree at Kansas State College in the co-leader of the Children in Nature years. He took over the position of chief Baker City, Oreg. 1931. In 1968, she obtained her mas- taskforce with the National Association of of maintenance at Natchez Trace Park- Irving graduated from University of ter’s degree from Northern Arizona State Park Directors. He is proud of his way in 1979 and retired from there in Southern California in 1931 and married State. She was an English teacher at work with the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor 1995. Survivors include Bobby’s mother, Mary Elizabeth “Virginia” MacNair that Grand Canyon National Park High in an effort to provide a quality visitor one daughter, three sons, six grandchil- same year. He held seasonal ranger posi- School for 10 years and also taught at experience to the USS Arizona Memorial dren and the mother of his children, tions at Yosemite NP (1929-1936) and several other locations in Kansas. and associated sites. A native of Virginia, Maxine Matthews. was a temporary ranger at (then) Carls- Because of her husband’s engineering Jarvis has a B.S. in biology from the Col- bad Caverns NP in 1930. His first per- positions with the U.S. Army, U.S. lege of William and Mary and completed Ralph Davis Maxwell, 86, March manent NPS position was as a park ranger Bureau of Reclamation and, finally, the the Harvard Kennedy School Executive 25, in Williamsburg, Va. at Hot Springs NP in 1936, followed by NPS, Katherine had the opportunity to Program in 2001. Ralph was a former chief ranger at Boulder Dam Recreation Area (now Lake live in and visit many unique places. She Director designate Jon Jarvis testified Colonial NHP who had a 32-year career Mead NRA) in 1937. He returned to loved to travel and ultimately circumnav- at his confirmation hearing before the with the NPS. During WWII, he served in Hot Springs in 1939 as chief ranger. In igated the globe. The pinnacle of her Senate Committee on Energy and Europe with the 1st Army’s 184th Anti- 1944, Irving and his family relocated to journeys was visiting Britain and Ireland Natural Resources on July 28. I 10 Arrowhead • Summer 2009

Alumni News

E&AA Life Member Richard E. “Dick” Employee of the Year” 2007-2008, Wonson and his wife, Polly, recently cel- while Dick earned third place as “Senior White House Trust Honors ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Volunteer of the Year” for the school Dick wrote to the Arrowhead newsletter district the same year. to report the following: The couple are members of the Order George B. Hartzog, Jr. Richard E. and Polly F. Wonson cele- of the Eastern Star, Milton Chapter #189. brated 50 years of marriage on Nov. 27, Dick is a member of Santa Rosa Lodge 2008, with a family dinner at the home of #16 and Pensacola Scottish Rite - Ancient their son, David, in Fort Myers, Fla. The and Accepted Scottish Rite. Also, they are family gathered from all over the country. members of the Milton Amateur Radio Dick and Polly have three children and Club and are Extra Class radio opera- one grandson. tors—AE4AU for Polly and AC4KA for Dick, who also recently celebrated his Dick. Both are members of The Old Old 80th birthday, is retired from the NPS Timers Club, American Radio Relay with 36 years of federal service. He League, Volunteer Examiners and Ama- served in the U.S. Army for over 12 years teur Radio Emergency Services. and spent a little over a year in Germany. They are longtime (50-year) members He is a life member of the VFW. He was of the Civil Air Patrol. They are members employed by the U.S. Navy, then trans- and past presidents of the Pensacola Brenda Fike ferred to the NPS in 1966 and served at Volksmarch Club. Dick has held a Florida MRS. HELEN HARTZOG accepted a plaque inscribed with the resolution establishing Sanford National Recreation Area (now Volkswalk Association (state) office. They the “George B. Hartzog, Jr. White House Acquisition Trust” at a ceremony on Jan. 28. Lake Meredith NRA), Alibates Flint have volkswalked several times in every Attendees at the ceremony were (pictured left to right): Rev. George B. Hartzog III; Quarries NM, Tumacacori NM (now state, every state capital and old Mexico Mr. Edward Hartzog and son, Dietrich; Mrs. Helen Hartzog; Mr. Henry Dudley, Jr., NHP), the Denver Service Center, the and clear across Canada, from British White House Historical Association (WHHA) board chairman; Rev. Nancy Hartzog; Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Grand Columbia to Nova Scotia, including and Mr. Neil Horstman, WHHA president. Teton NP and Devils Tower NM. He Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. By James I. McDaniel, former NPS White of George H. W. Bush and William J. retired in December 1989 from (then) They have been active in square danc- House Liaison (retired) Clinton, Mr. Hartzog worked tirelessly Edison NHS. ing, dancing at the advanced and chal- and astutely with the White House, t a ceremony on Jan. 28, the family Polly is a retired schoolteacher who lenge levels, and were members of the Congress and private philanthropists to has gone back into the schoolroom at Canoe Squares Club in Milton. Recent- Aof the late George B. Hartzog, Jr., achieve the $25 million goal. Hobbs Middle School in Milton, Fla., ly, they enjoyed a cruise to the Bahamas former NPS director, joined with the The successful venture was celebrated as a teacher’s assistant in the Exception- and to Alaska and a second trip to board of directors of the White House at a White House State Dinner in 1998, al Student Education Department. Dick Hawaii. When not busy working or vis- Historical Association (WHHA) to hon- with five presidents in attendance. From also volunteers at the school. Both have iting family members, they enjoy coin or the memory of NPS Director Hartzog this date, the care and enhancement of been cited as valuable employees of the collecting, reading and working around with the establishment of the “George B. the White House Museum Collection school system—Polly as the “School the yard. I Hartzog, Jr. White House Acquisition was no longer dependent on appropri- Trust.” Funded with the proceeds of an ated funds. Mr. Hartzog was thus earlier trust established through the instrumental in realizing the earlier efforts of Mr. Hartzog, the renamed dream of Jacqueline Kennedy. George B. Hartzog, Jr. White House Mr. Hartzog crafted the legal struc- Oregon Caves NM Centennial Acquisition Trust will provide a depend- ture and operating guidelines for the able source of non-public funding to endowment, which he divided into two continued from front page while hunting in the rugged mountains acquire art and antiques for the White trusts—one for conservation and main- House Museum Collection in perpetuity. tenance and the other for acquisition of and a host of ranger programs, which of southwestern Oregon in 1874. Thir- In conjunction with the establishment art and museum objects. He carefully included storytelling and a music pres- ty-five years later, concerned citizens of the WHHA in 1961, Mrs. John F. watched over expenditures and invest- entation. Community partners and throughout southwestern Oregon and Kennedy expressed her hope that some- ments. The George B. Hartzog, Jr. organizations, including the Illinois Val- Northern California lobbied President day acquisitions and conservation of the White House Acquisition Trust has been ley Fire Department, Siskiyou Field Taft to draft and sign the proclamation White House Museum Collection would used in recent years to acquire china Institute, Illinois Valley Arts Council, to protect the caves from vandalism and be free from dependence upon appropri- service for state dinners, period furni- USDA Forest Service and U.S. Bureau promote tourism in the region. ated funds. Fundraising for a White ture, ceramics, portraits of First Ladies of Land Management, had individual Thanks to their efforts 100 years ago, House museum endowment began dur- and American art. I educational and informational tables to this special place of “unusual scientific ing President Jimmy Carter’s term. provide additional activities for visitors. interest” can celebrate its centennial. When Mr. Hartzog brought the WHHA Note: Jim McDaniel, an E&AA life To mark the event, descendents of the Through “proper protection” over the into the effort, the endowment fund member, currently serves as an officer of first-known person to find and enter the next 100 years, we can provide a future grew rapidly. During the administrations the WHHA. cave, Elijah Davidson, also attended the generation the opportunity to celebrate reading. Davidson found the caves the bicentennial. I

emergency medical services. He left a NPS Family lasting legacy. The parkway still occasion- Off the Press ally gets inquiries about Ranger Breland, who retired from the park in May 1986. Logston U. “Mac” Breland celebrated Shannon Reilly, telecommunications Granite, Water, and Light: his 90th birthday on April 5 with a large equipment operator, Shenandoah NP, gathering of family and friends at his The Waterfalls of Yosemite Valley and her husband, Paul DiPalma, wel- By Mike Osborne home in Mathiston, Miss. “Mac,” as he comed an addition to their family on is known to his Park Service friends, Yosemite Association and Jan. 6. Aodhan Reilly DiPalma was Heyday Books, 2009 started his NPS career in 1957 as a fire born weighing in at six lbs., 11 oz. and ISBN 978-1-59714-099-7 control tech in the Natchez Trace Park- was 19 inches long. I 87 pp; $12.95 way’s Dancy District. This book by Mike Osborne, former In 1972, Mac became a law enforce- Send us your stuff! We welcome news Yosemite NP park ranger and special ment ranger. While serving in this posi- and photos about yourself and our NPS agent, is a photographic and interpretive tion, he became skilled in resource family members. See page 12 for mailing anthem to Yosemite’s majestic waterfalls. management, fire management and and telephone information. Along with more than 70 color photo- graphs illustrating the iconic as well as the seldom noticed and “ephemeral” falls, the text explains their geologic structures ration and delight viewing the falls. This E&AA Members: Order Your and discusses how watersheds and weath- is a book that will open minds to knowl- Arrowhead Trading Cards Today! er affect their appearance. The falls are edge and eyes to wonder. eloquently portrayed using descriptions Granite, Water, and Light is available www.ArrowheadCards.com from John Muir and others. from the Yosemite Association at (209) Millions of visitors each year find inspi- 379-2648 or www.yosemite.org. I Arrowhead • Summer 2009 11

New Places & Faces

Stephen E. “Steve” Adams, from super- Timothy S. “Tim” Good, from manage- Tim Mabes, from visitor use assistant, intendent, Lewis and Clark NHT, to ment assistant, Midwest Regional Office, Shenandoah NP, to park guide (inter- associate regional director for cultural to superintendent, Ulysses S. Grant NHS. pretation), Natchez Trace Parkway. resources, Midwest Regional Office. Kevin Hendricks, from chief ranger, Norah Martinez, from chief ranger, Barbara Alberti, from chief of natural Olympic NP, to chief ranger, Sequoia Outer Banks Group (Cape Hatteras NS, resources and fire management, and Kings Canyon National Parks. Wright Brothers N MEM and Fort Whiskeytown NRA, to superintendent, Nancy Hendricks , from environmental Raleigh NHS), to chief ranger, War in the Pacific NHP and American protection specialist, Olympic NP, to envi- Wrangell-St. Elias NP & PRES. Memorial Park. ronmental protection specialist, Sequoia Monika Mayr , from superintendent, Michelle Bogart, to visitor use assistant and Kings Canyon National Parks. Vicksburg NMP, to deputy superin- (fees), Shenandoah NP. James R. Hill, III, from coordinator tendent, Blue Ridge Parkway. for the national Underground Railroad Bill Bolger, from National Historic Linda Melnick, to administrative sup- Network to Freedom program, Mid- Landmarks program manager, Northeast port assistant, Western Team, Design west Region, to superintendent, Agate Region, to project manager, Paterson and Construction Division of the Den- NPS Fossil Beds NM. Great Falls NHP. ver Service Center. CAMERON SHOLLY Scott Hill , from park ranger (interpre- Protection Program, WASO, to super- tation), to supervisory park ranger, John Morlock , from fire management intendent, Natchez Trace Parkway. Thomas Stone NHS. officer, Big Bend NP, to superintend- ent, Fort Davis NHS. Darla Sidles , from deputy superintend- Greg Jackson , from manager of the ent, Independence NHP, to superin- Advanced Law Enforcement Training Jon Pierce, from major, United States tendent, Saguaro NP. Program (with additional duties of man- Park Police (U.S.P.P.), to regional law aging the Physical Fitness Program and enforcement specialist, Southeast Region- Timothy Sims, from park ranger, to chief the Honor Guard), Federal Law Enforce- al Office. Jon retired from the U.S.P.P. on of interpretation and resource manage- ment Training Center, to deputy chief, May 24 after 22 years of service. His final ment, Booker T. Washington NM. Division of Law Enforcement, Security assignment was as the commander of the and Emergency Services, WASO. Special Forces Branch and the Icon Pro- Christine Smith, from deputy chief of tection Branch. interpretation, George Washington Linda Jeschke, from park ranger (inter- Birthplace NM and Thomas Stone pretation), to chief of interpretation, Samantha Richardson, to public affairs NHS, to management assistant, Sequoia Western Arctic National Parklands specialist, Information Management and Kings Canyon National Parks. (Bering Land Bridge N PRES, Cape Division of the Denver Service Center. NPS Krusenstern NM, Kobuk Valley NP and Steve Stinnett , from assistant chief ranger, to chief ranger, Blue Ridge Parkway. FRED BOYLES Noatak N PRES). Toby Rodriguez, to project manager, Eastern Branch, Design and Construc- Rich Kagiyama, to project manager, Brian Sweatland, from recreation plan- Fred Boyles, from superintendent, tion Division of the Denver Service Western Team, Design and Construction ner, to chief of planning, compliance Andersonville NHS, to superintendent, Center. Division of the Denver Service Center. and external affairs, Glen Canyon NRA. Cumberland Island NS. Peter Samuel , from community plan- Pam Koenig , from cultural resources Steve Thede, from chief of interpreta- Mike Clayton ner, Northeast Region (NER), to , to Human Resources training manager, to NPS Fundamen- tion and cultural resources, Whiskey- National Heritage Areas program coor- Operations Center manager, WASO - tals training manager, Horace M. town NRA, to deputy superintendent, dinator, NER. Lakewood, Colo. Albright Training Center. Badlands NP. Charlotte Draemer, to wastewater treat- Jason Lott , from superintendent, Casa Patrick Walsh, from compliance section ment plant operator, Shenandoah NP. Grande Ruins NM, to superintendent, supervisor, Transportation Division of Bandelier NM. the Denver Service Center, to chief, Tom Dyer , from chief, Northeast Environmental Planning and Compli- Region (NER) Office of Park Partner- ance Branch of the Environmental Qual- ships, to division chief, Park Cultural ity Division, WASO - Lakewood, Colo. Resource Management Programs, NER. Christine Whitacre, from cultural Dr. Steven Fancy, from National Moni- resource specialist, Rocky Mountains toring Program leader, to chief, Office of Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Inventory, Monitoring and Evaluation, to program manager, Heritage Partner- NPS Natural Resource Program Center. ship Program, Intermountain Region - Denver. Pete Fonken, from law enforcement ranger, Grand Canyon NP, to law Carla Whitfield, from park ranger (inter- enforcement ranger (emergency medical pretation), Selma to Montgomery NHT, Tuskegee Institute NHS and Tuskegee services/search and rescue coordinator), David Schuh Pinnacles NM. Airmen NHS, to superintendent, Booker VIVIEN SCHUH T. Washington NM. Jason Freeze, to wastewater treatment Vivien Schuh , from buildings and util- plant operator, Shenandoah NP. Tammy Whittington , from deputy chief, NPS ities supervisor, Cape Cod NS, to facili- to chief, Environmental Quality Division, Giasone “Jason” Gigliotti, to law DAVE LUCHSINGER ty manager, El Malpais NM and El WASO - Lakewood, Colo. enforcement ranger, Pinnacles NM. Morro NM. David “Dave” Luchsinger, from Jason Wu , from captain, Pacific Tommy Gochenour, from mainte- superintendent, Jean Lafitte NHP & Cameron H. “Cam” Sholly, from West Region - San Francisco, United nance worker, to tractor operator, PRES and New Orleans Jazz NHP, to deputy associate director and chief of States Park Police (U.S.P.P.), to major, Shenandoah NP. superintendent, Statue of Liberty NM. staff for the NPS Visitor and Resource San Francisco Field Office, U.S.P.P. I

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Image submissions of national parks Years with NPS:_____ Year retired (if applicable):______include a summary of the event at which with special events or anniversary celebrations during I would like to become a(n): (check your choice) the photo was taken, news release or oth- 2010 are encouraged, and a brief statement about the er important information. We will use as event should be enclosed with the photograph. Annual NPS Member: many submissions as possible on a space- National parks previously featured on Passport Single $30 _____ with Spouse $50 _____ available basis. Time-sensitive materials stamps are not eligible for the contest. Life NPS Member: and those received first will receive priority. EN will pay the photographer $500 for the win- Single $350 _____ with Spouse $500 _____ We may hold submissions for use in a ning photograph in each category. If the winning later issue. image is an NPS slide or transparency, or was taken Volunteer Member: Annual $35 _____ Visit www.eandaa.org for submission on government time, EN will donate $500 to the (an individual who has served at least 500 hours with the NPS) deadlines. Please contact Jennifer Allen with any questions about submissions at photographer’s park to support that park’s inter- Associate Individual Member: (215) 283-6900, ext. 136. pretive program. All submissions must be repro- Annual $40 _____ Life $400 _____ duction-quality color originals, as a 35mm slide, (individuals interested in advancing the mission of E&AA) color print, 4” x 5” transparency or 300 dpi tiff file. Associate Corporate Member: Annual $500 _____ Thank you to the following newsletter Inkjet prints and low-resolution files are not accept- (not-for-profit and for-profit organizations) contributors: Joan Anzelmo, Iliana Arbogast, able. All submissions must be clearly labeled, stat- Donna Asbury, Lane Baker, David Barna, Paula ing: the park name and image location; the Bauer, Charles Beall, Karen Beck-Herzog, photographer’s name; photographer’s status as an Belinda Biderman, William Botts, Kale Bowling, Contribution to the E&AA Trust Fund NPS employee or VIP; current park assignment; Gregg Bruff, Holly Bundock, Joe Carriero, category (which Passport region); and photograph- The E&AA Trust Fund is supported only by your generous Kayci Cook Collins, Coella Drenske, Allen S. er’s mailing address, telephone number and email contributions. Use this form to make a tax-deductible Etheridge, Magaly Green, Kass Hardy, Betsy address. EN will not be responsible for any lost or contribution to the E&AA Trust Fund. Donations may also be Haynes, Kevin Hendricks, Brett Hergert, Ann damaged photos, slides or transparencies. made to E&AA, a 501(c)(4) organization. These gifts are not Honious, Doug Houck, Matthew Klozik, Submissions must be received by Eastern National tax deductible. Send completed form to Bonnie Stetson, Harold LaFleur, Jr., Katie Lawhon, Rick Lewis, by October 30, 2009. Send submissions to: Eastern E&AA Membership, 470 Maryland Drive, Suite 1, Fort Shannan Marcak, Jan Maslen, Kim Mayo, Tina National Passport Photography Contest, 470 Mary- Washington, PA 19034. Miller, Pat Mitchell, Duncan Morrow, Judy Olson, Jeanette Organ, Marty Owens, Deborah land Drive, Suite One, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Name:______Photography will be accepted for all 10 of the Pass- Patton, Kathy Paulin, Samantha Richardson, port regions. (Note: Passport regions are based on Enclosed is a check for: $______. I would like the dona- Ansley Rothell, Devon Rothell, Jack Ryan, tourist/geographic regions, not NPS administrative tion to support: (circle one or indicate an amount for each). David Schlosser, Phil Sheridan, Kinsey Shilling, Christine Smith, Donna Smith, Norma Sosa, regions). Contest winners will be announced in E&AA Trust Fund (tax deductible)______Lynette Sprague-Falk, Brenda St. Martin, Marty February 2010. For further information, contact E&AA______Sterkel, Ron Terry, Dave Thompson, Gary Eastern National at (215) 283-6900, ext. 158. I Togstad, Irving M. Townsend, Richard Ullmann, Martin W. Wilcox and Gordon Wilson. g A AID P 3877 Phila. P Permit No. U.S. Postage Non-Profit Or NPS s e as the nation’ e 10 times as many people e ar e many people who were pivotal in the ashington, PA 19034 e wer eparing to celebrate the history and plan for the futur of the National Park Service owhead e) pr rr Printed on Recycled Paper of Glacier NP. See informationon on page upcoming seven. events for this centennial establishment and early tourist developmentand of naturalist the George park, Bird Grinnell, suchGlacier shown as with here author rope standing in on hand. Grinnell Today, ther (if not mor 10th national park, and theanniversary park in is 2010. preparing Ther to celebrate its 100th GLACIER NP WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 11, 1910 E&AA Members: Please notify the E&AA of address changes. The Newsletter of theAssociation Employees & Alumni 470 Maryland Drive, Suite 1, Fort W A