Courier TheNational Service Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 6 Washington, D.C. June 1981

Director welcomes new and former NPS people

By Grant W. Midgley Office of Public Affairs, WASO In accordance with an order of Interior Secretary James Watt, the Service (NPS) absorbed most of the functions of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) on May 31. Secretary Watt's action returns to the Park Service several programs related to protection of historic and natural resources that lie outside the National Park System, and adds to the responsibilities of NPS recreation planning and coordination activities that the Park Service never before has had. "The principal responsibility of the has been—and will remain—administration of the National Park System," Director Russ Dickenson said in commenting on the agency merger. "Beyond that, we are assuming vitally important activities related to outdoor recreation planning, and preservation of valuable natural and historical sites. In this work, we encourage and assist State and local governments, and individuals," he said. "In 1978, NPS was assigned responsibility for planning of national trails and wild and scenic rivers, and this will remain an NPS function," the Director added. The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service was formed in January 1978 under an order signed bv Secretary Main Interior Building, Washington, D.C. Andrus. It removed from the Park Service the program of archeologv and historic- Surveys and State Cooperation.) The HCRS is bringing about a number of preservation external to the Park System OAHP and natural landmark programs other changes of interest. and the natural landmarks program. had developed in Park Service over the One important former function of Combined with the Bureau of Outdoor vears. A major portion of the OAHP work HCRS—planning and administration of Recreation (BOR), these made up HCRS. is providing Federal assistance to States the Federal acquisition portion of the The BOR was created in 1962 to and localities for the preservation of Land and Water Conservation coordinate Federal recreation planning historically important sites, objects, Fund—will not go to the Park Service. and to develop a program to provide structures and districts. Basic to it are the That has been assigned to the Assistant funding assistance to States in acquiring National Register of Historic Places and Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and . outdoor recreation lands, and to Federal State historic preservation plans. The But the Park Service is responsible for the agencies in acquiring land for national office also oversees the protection and State portion. reserves. (BOR absorbed from Park recovery of the Nation's archeological Returning to the Park Service is the Service functions of the assistant resources, and records noteworthy Park Practice Program, the issuance of directorate for Recreation Resource architectural and engineering structures. three periodicals that serve park and Planning and branches of Recreation The current consolidation of NPS and Continued next page. recreation professionals at all levels of Consolidation of regional offices poses resources available todav will be indeed a government, and are published in few difficult problems because all but two challenging task, and we need the help of cooperation with the National Recreation of the HCRS offices are located in the every talented, willing employee." and Park Association. same cities as those of the Park Service. In Secretary Watt's order terminated three the Southwest, Albuquerque and Santa Fe HCRS functions: Federal Interagency are close enough to make that Former HCRS employees wishing more Coordination; Water Resources; and combination relatively simple, and for the detailed information on the Park Service Policy, Planning and Evaluation for timebeing, the Ann Arbor HCRS office and Park System should start with two Cultural Programs. The order said these will serve as an NPS Great Lakes Area brochures—"Guide and Map," a map of are "unnecessary or duplicative, Office. the National Park System and a chart of repetitious or parallel of those being Director Dickenson expressed Park facilities and activities available in most of performed elsewhere within the Service greetings to the new staffers, the areas, and "Parks for America," a Department." saying: general folder on the parks. Park Service To execute the assigned HCRS "In assuming these major added employees wishing information on the programs, the Park Service is adding to responsibilities, the Park Service is HCRS program should obtain the booklet its organization two associate director­ fortunate to acquire also a group of highly "All About HCRS." These publications ships, bringing the number to five. professional planners and administrators may be obtained from the NPS Public New positions are for Recreation to conduct them. To those who Inquiries Office, Room 1013 in the Main Resources and Archeology and Historic previously worked for NPS, we say Interior Building, or by writing to: Office Preservation, and the holdovers are for 'welcome back,' and to those who have of Public Inquiries, National Park Service, and Operations; Science not, we sav 'welcome aboard.' U.S. Department of the Interior, and Technology; and Administration. Discharging our responsibilities with the Washington, D.C. 20240.

Offices and functions of the National Park Service

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EEO Officer Associate Director, Science and Associate Director, Archeology and Deputy Director Technology Historic Preservation Office of Management Policy Air Quality National Register Office of Public Affairs Energy Conservation and State Plans and Grants Office of Park Planning and Technology Transfer Interagency Archeological Environmental Quality Natural Science Services Environmental Compliance Natural Landmarks National Architectural and Denver Service Center Water Resources Engineering Record Harpers Ferry Center Special Science Projects Technical Preservation Services Office of Legislation Legislative Division Associate Director, Management and Associate Director, Recreation Resources Congressional Liaison Operations Recreation Resources Assistant Director, Park Development Associate Director, Administration Use and Operations Cooperative Activities Budget Special Programs and Populations State, Local and Urban Management Consulting Interpretation and Visitor Services Programs Personnel Management Ranger Activities and Protection Rivers and Trails Training Natural Resources Management Finance Contracting and General Services Assistant Director, Cultural Data Systems Resources Management History Historic Anthropology Curatorial Services

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PACIFIC AREA DIRECTOR GREAT LAKES AREA Watt addresses Advisory Board

By Priscilla R. Baker political heresy to suggest, at least for 3. Land and Water Conservation Fund Chief, Office of Public Affairs, WASO me to suggest, that there be the A group of members will study the deauthorization of a . . . park entity; Administration's recommendation that In remarks to members of the National and yet I wonder if good stewardship the Land and Water Conservation Act be Park System Advisory Board who met in wouldn't allow us to explore that amended in such a way as to permit the Washington, D.C., from April 6 through possibility. Or, are we going to be use of some money from the fund for 8, Secretary of the Interior James Watt blinded by emotionalism and not face park restoration and maintenance. The indicated that he has ". . . been willing to those honest questions? . . . committee will be chaired by Dr. Kathy allow the questions (about the National I hope I am never intimidated by Abrams of Miami Shores, Fla., assisted by Park System) to be asked that I think need emotional outbursts to the point that I'm Carl Burke, Dr. Edgar Wayburn and to be asked; we need to come up with not willing to ask a question and be able Frank Masland. some answers." to hear the response. I hear those "If there was ever a time when we monolithic views demanding the needed to evaluate the resource base of acquisition of more and more. I'm America and preserve that which needs desperately looking for help. And I 4. Public Benefit Cooperation to be preserved and utilize that which don't know where to turn. I'm Fred Smith of New York will chair a needs to be utilized for mankind—living surprised at the emotional charges that committee to determine whether to and yet unborn—it is now," Watt added. are directed at a Secretary of the recommend the establishment of a The Secretary said that we added areas Interior . . . quasi-public/quasi-private corporation to the National Park System at such a rate We cannot any longer afford to that would own and operate certain in recent years that "We are not taking overinclude those things that are not of visitor facilities in the national parks. care of what we have. . . . There's unique, national significance to the Income from the operations of those deterioration and degradation of our Park Park Service. facilities could be used for maintenance of System." The Secretary went on to Following his remarks to the Board, any and all facilities managed by the declare that ". . . we must stop the Secretary Watt asked the members to corporation on an as-needed basis. Dr. acquisition of additional land until we study the issues that are especially of Douglas Schwartz, former Senator Alan become truly good stewards of what we concern presently, and to provide him Bible and former Congressman E.Y. Berry have." with advice. Six task force committees will assist Smith. With respect to the role of the National have been formed, as follows: Park Service in urban areas, Secretary Watt said: / have dared to ask questions about the role of the Park Service in providing 1. Deauthorization 5. Cultural Resources urban recreation opportunities. And, if Secretary Watt stated that although he Dr. Ned Danson of Sedona, Ariz., will you limit your reading to the New had no plan for deauthorization of chair a committee to develop York Times, you'll think that that is national park areas or boundary changes, recommendations with respect to the the biggest mistake that could be made. he felt that the matter ought to be management of cultural resources within But, I'm willing to ask this group, and I studied. He suggested that this the national parks. His committee also hope we can get some answers. committee develop objective criteria will include Dr. Douglas Anderson and Dr. Asa C. Sims, Jr. My present posture, until I'm according to which Congress and the convinced to the contrary, would be that Executive Branch could make decisions we not add to the System additional about areas included in the National Park parks that provide only urban recreation System. 6. Historic Landmarks opportunities. In the Nixon years, ive The committee on deauthorization will This committee, to be chaired by put together the two "Gateways" and be chaired by Nathaniel Owings of Big Linden Pettys of Hilton Head Island, that was supposed to be it. I remember Sur, Calif. Members of the committee will S.C., will develop criteria for the the testimony before Senator Bible's include Nancy Rennel, Anne (Morton) inclusion of historic sites within the committee and Congressman Taylor's Kimberly and Marian Heiskell. National Park System. Dr. J.O. Brew, committee to the effect that these were to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and Lindsay be an experiment. Pettus will assist with this work. We don't have any agenda for 2. Animals in the Parks terminating a "Gateway" or any other Director Russell Dickenson and park, and yet, as I see . . . (National This committee to study non-native species of animals is to be chaired by Dr. members of the WASO senior staff Park Service) people picking up the brought the Advisory Board up-to-date trash, taking care of the kids on the Durward Allen of the Department of & Conservation of Purdue about the status of the work of the swing sets, on the teeter totters, Service. On the second day of the Board handling the urban drug and traffic University in Lafayette, Ind. Larry Erickson, Dr. Raymond Hall and Walter meeting, the group visited Harpers Ferry problems, I zuonder if we are doing right National Historic Park and the Harpers with our limited financial resources. Schirra will serve as members of the committee. Ferry Center. On the subject of deauthorization of The National Park System Advisory existing areas, the Secretary said: Board is chaired by William B. Wiener, a / would assume that it would be Louisiana architect.

4 New seasonal performance appraisal system unveiled

By Richard G. Cripe also based on a similar 5-point rating restrictions placed on HRR eligibility. We Personnel Staffing Specialist, WASO scale. do not expect HRR award percentages to increase. We do expect, however, that Beginning this summer, the National Each performance element will be HRR recipients will receive appraisal Park Service will be using an entirely new assigned a numeric "Factor Weighting ratings which more accurately reflect system for evaluating seasonals for Value (FWV)" from 1-5. Jackson explains their actual performance achievements." performance appraisal and rehire that "while all elements used to appraise Jackson cautions supervisors that the purposes. The system, developed by the performance are important, it stands to new eligibility requirement is being Branch of Employee Evaluation and reason that some elements should be implemented on a trial basis. "We are Staffing in WASO, is called a Behaviorally weighted more heavily than others when going to closely monitor the turnover Anchored Rating System (BARS), and is arriving at the summary performance rates and new hire figures which result designed to provide supervisors with an rating. An element with an FWV of 5 will from this revised eligibility requirement. objective, job-related method for receive five-times the consideration of an We will continue using the new eligibility appraising seasonal performance. element with an FWV of 1 when requirement so long as the workforce Marv Jackson, chief of BEES, explained determining the summary rating." turnover rate is favorable. If, however, that the BARS format closely the percentage of new hires drops below The summary rating is achieved by approximates the system of performance 30 percent Servicewide, the Service multiplying each element's FWV by the elements and performance standards should expect additional restrictions performance rating for that element. used to appraise permanent employees. being placed on HRR eligibility in FY-82." "The primary difference is that all These ensuing products are added elements and standards used in the BARS together with the sum divided by the total of all FWV's. The resulting quotient Jackson believes that the greatest asset system are standardized and printed of the new seasonal performance directly on the new Form 10-153." In all, is then converted to the 5-point summary rating. (See example II.) appraisal system is the fact that it was 40 performance elements and 120 developed entirely from Field input. All Another hallmark of the revised performance standards will appear on the totaled, "We received input on this project seasonal appraisal system is the new 8-page form. from well over 100 Field supervisors and eligibility requirement for receiving Jackson cautions supervisors not to be managers. The benchmarks used on the "Highly Recommended for Rehire" overwhelmed with the size of the revised form are written in the words of these status. Under the old eligibility Form 10-153. "Although 40 elements and supervisors; the elements used to requirement, an employee had to receive accompanying performance standards appraise performance came directly from an outstanding rating on every factor appear, only a handful of those 40 will the Field; the idea of the BARS rating used to appraise performance. actually be used to appraise the format came from a seasonal employee, performance of any one employee." . "This requirement placed a great deal and the revised HRR eligibility of pressure on supervisors to appraise Jackson explains that many of the 40 requirement was the direct result of Field employee performance higher than it elements are geared to specific seasonal initiative." Jackson feels that this is truly might actually have been." Under the positions such as interpretation, visitor the Field's appraisal system and is a revised eligibility requirement any and resources protection and classic example of the "fine achievements employee whose quotient point value maintenance. Supervisors will be that can result when WASO and the Field falls betwen 4.0 and 5.0 will receive HRR instructed to choose from the list those work together to solve Service status. elements which are applicable to problems." individual employees. While the eligibility requirement for HRR status has been lowered, Jackson Jackson feels that special recognition is Revised Form 10-153 will also utilize a does not expect a marked increase in the due Dr. William O. Dwver, seasonal new approach for determining summary total number of seasonals who receive ranger at Acadia National Park, Maine, performance rating. Each element that HRR status, nor any increase in the who first suggested the concept of a appears on the form will have number of seasonals who actually Behaviorally Anchored Rating Svstem, accompanying performance standards or exercise the HRR option. "There has the Association of National Park Rangers, "benchmarks" set at the outstanding historically been a natural turnover rate in who supported and advocated Dwver's (level 5) satisfactory (level 3) and the seasonal workforce ofapproximately concept, and to Al Veitl, Corkv Mayo, unsatisfactory (level 1) performance 30 percent. This has occurred regardless Heather Huyck and Pat Crosland, who levels. Jackson notes that performance of the number of HRR awards granted, collectively put in over 350 hours against any one element will be appraised the size of the seasonal workforce or the reviewing Field input, finalizing elements on a 5-point inclusive rating scale. (See and benchmarks and developing Form example I.) The summary rating itself is 10-153. Continued next page.

5 Example I

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1) Frequently initiates activities or proj­ Accepts and carries out all duties and Level of responsibility undertaken is ects generally considered to be beyond assignments given regardless of level of frequently less than normally normal scope of responsibilities. These boredom, pleasantness or mentally/ expected from position description. activities or projects are undertaken physically taxing nature. Prefers to let others perform the and completed in a thorough, expedi­ duties and assignments which are un­ tious manner without detracting from pleasant, boring or mentally/physi­ normal responsibilities. cally taxing.

(5) (4) 0) (2) (1)

Maintains constant and careful obser­ Usually observant of threats of incon­ Threats or inconsistent activities go vation over natural and cultural re­ sistent activities to resources. Threats unnoticed, are not properly and sources in order to identify present or inconsistent activities seldom go promptly reported, or the action threats and correct inconsistent activi­ unnoticed or unreported. Frequently taken is frequently incorrect, inap­ ties. Within scope of authority, con­ takes action to correct problems identi­ propriate or beyond scope of author- tinuously takes the appropriate and fied which are within scope of authority. ity. correct action to mitigate threats or Where immediate correction is not pos­ inconsistent activities, or where im­ sible or appropriate, generally informs mediate correction is not possible or appropriate officials. appropriate, informs appropriate officials of the problem in a prompt manner.

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1) Consistently deals effectively with Contacts with visitors and neighbors Contacts with visitors or neighbors park visitors and neighbors experienc­ are consistently respectful, courteous are frequently rude, argumentative, ing or expressing unusual, unique or and friendly, causing visitors to feel abusive or overreactionary, with nega­ special problems and attitudes. Con­ welcome, at ease, and at home in the tive results. Frequently, short tem­ sistently able to alleviate visitor prob­ park. Treats all visitors with equal re­ pered, or at best, inconsistent with lems or diffuse difficult attitudes. spect. Deals with conflict and contro­ certain visitor or neighbor types. Does versy in a cool, logical manner. not deal with controversy in a cool, logical manner.

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1) Provides accurate indepth information Continuously provides accurate infor­ Frequently gives out inaccurate, mis­ to visitors beyond that normally re­ mation to visitors. Fabrication of fact leading or out-of-date information. quired to address most visitor's ques­ never enters into discussions with visi­ Fails to distinguish between fact and tions. tors. A polite "1 don't know" is used in fiction in discussions with visitors. response to questions that cannot be answered.

Example II Examples: Say a seasonal is appraised on six performance elements with associated FVVV's and receives the following element ratings:

Element Number Element Rating FWV FWV x ER The formula used to determine a summary performance rating is: 7 4 5 20 12 4 2 8 17 5 4 20 23 3 3 9 31 4 4 16 2(FWV x ER) 34 3 1 3 SR = 2(FWV) 19 76 2(FWV x ER) Where: SR = 2(FWV) SR = Summary Rating 2 = The Summation of All 76 FWV = Factor Weighting Values SR = ER = Element Ratings 19

SR = 4.0

The employee in this example would receive a "Highly Recommended for Rehire."

6 On becoming and eligibility to compete for them can be certified to the appointing office for gained by any of the following: consideration, and is within reach for a permanent ranger (1) a qualified person currently serving selection. By Nancy C. Garrett in a career or career-conditional Seasonal employees who meet Associate Director, Administration appointment in the competitive civil eligibility requirements under (2) or (4) service who meets all requirements for above may be considered for park ranger A frequent question asked of the reassignment, transfer, or promotion to positions for which they are qualified. Branch of Employee Evaluation and the position being filled; Credit for top performance and depth of Staffing is why the top performers in the (2) a qualified person who previously experience related to the job seasonal "ranger" ranks are not held a career or career-conditional requirements of the specific vacancy considered for placement in permanent appointment in the competitive civil determine whether candidates are park ranger vacancies. The question was service and has current reinstatement referred to the selecting official. also the issue of a recent editorial in the eligibility; The selecting official has the right to "Backpacker." (3) a qualified employee who was decide which source(s) to use to best The answer is that seasonal park appointed under one of the special accomplish the Service's mission rangers and technicians are considered programs (such as the Veterans objectives and affirmative action goals. for permanent placement when they Readjustment, the Employment of the He or she may consider eligibles from any meet civil service requirements and Handicapped, or the Cooperative or all of the above groups before making a opportunities are available. Seasonal Program) and has met all selection. However, employment employees serve in limited appointments requirements for conversion to the restrictions and "freeze" situations can under Schedule A, which is in the excepted position, or (and frequently do) make it necessary to service. Employment in excepted service (4) a qualified person who has passed fill vacancies in permanent full-time does not provide eligibility for placement the appropriate civil service examination positions by the reassignment or in the competitive service. Permanent park (the Professional and Administrative promotion of current permanent full-time ranger positions in the Federal Career Examination (PACE) is employees. Regardless of what source is Government are in the competitive service appropriate for GS-5 and 7), has been used, selection must be based on merit. NPS video technology applications endless By Susan Lukowski enabling people to see their actions and work—its time has come for NPS," he Former Program Analyst, WASO statements immediately—was of great says. value. But the medium now can go Interpretation was one of the first Park Video tape systems, which combine anywhere to document action with live Service divisions to use video technology. sight and sound on a single tape for sound and voice-over narration. Most of the approximately 50 black and "instant replay," are proving to be Everglades National Park put out a white portable deck sets which are valuable tools to the staff in many areas series of training tapes on prescribed located in the parks were acquired for of the National Park System. burning and vegetation recovery made in field interpreters for feedback and Divisions of Resource Management, the backcountry to bring real life WASO training tapes. By 1980, only 5 Maintenance, Interpretation, and Law situations to new and seasonal years after the first black and white sets Enforcement are discovering new employees. By careful planning of were introduced, the technology had applications of the replay technology subjects and sequences, no editing or been revolutionized to the point where which is already in place in one out of outside services were needed to produce NPS Law Enforcement could employ three parks. the presentation. color units for training, crowd control Video tape is a relatively new Maintenance is finding numerous study, and evidence documentation. phenomenon in government and private video uses. These range from safety aids, Its energy-saving role is one of video's industry, replacing slide/tape such as North Atlantic Region's use of a most attractive features. "With video presentations, graphs and charts, and remote video camera instead of having an tapes we can replace a lot of travel—local, films in many instances. Already, the TV employee observe a hazardous problem, regional and national—and make training industry has turned largely from film to to National Capital Region's programs a lot more convenient for park tape, because of tape's higher quality and documenting its successful human waste staffs, and reach a lot more people with ease of use. composting system. WASO Division of training," says Jay Gogue, SERO chief The Park Service presently has Maintenance Chief George Gowans, has scientist. approximately 200 video units in the taken the reusable tape medium a step The advantages of video are many: field, nearly half of the units are portable, further: tape requires no developing; it's cheap and as such offer special opportunities "We're using video for training in road and reusable; it has two sound tracks that for use. Portable equipment, according to and bridge inventories and inspection can record simultaneously with the Grand Canyon's Resource Management programs," he says. "We're also visual or be dubbed over later; film, Chief, Jim Walters, "has been terrific for investigating video as a tool for the actual photos, slides and graphics can be put on situations like bringing the impact of conducting of inventories and for two- tape easily; and, at little cost, tape can be burro damage directly to public way responses to programs and ideas." transferred to film. Video does have its meetings." The 10-minute unedited black Don Jackson, assistant superintendent limitations, and it is electronic and and white tape Walters shot from a small at Olympic National Park, Wash., is temperamental, but its NPS applications patrol plane "did much to help the building up Olympic's video capability for are endless. viewers understand Grand Canyon's training and resource management after For information on video equipment problems." his successful experiences with tape in capabilities of particular parks, contact: Video at first was restricted to the North Atlantic Region. "There are so Science Publications Program, Division classrooms and was used largely for many ways to use this tool in everyday of Natural Resources, NPS-WASO, training, where its "feedback" feature— Washington, D.C. 20240.

7 reception at the push of a button or the factories, and other places where many And now for the latest twist of a dial, Estelle savs the reports are people are gathered. NWR broadcasts can weather report... revised every few hours, or more usually be heard as far as 40 miles from frequently if needed. the antenna site, sometimes more. The By Candace Garry When severe weather threatens, NWS effective range depends on many factors, Public Information Specialist, WASO forecasters can interrupt the routine Estelle savs. "It depends particularly on weather broadcasts and substitute special the height of the transmitting antenna, Weather radio can help Park Service warning messages for severe weather or terrain, quality of the receiver, and type officials save lives and property, other disasters, such as toxic gas spills. of receiving antenna." This is why, according to Earl Estelle of the National Forecasters can get the listeners' attention according to Frank Weed, many of the Weather Service in the U.S. Department by sending a 10-second alert tone that remote and/or mountainous Park Service of Commerce's National Oceanic and activates specially designed warning areas must rely on teletype. "They simply Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). receivers. These receivers silently cannot receive the radio signals," he says. Many Park Service areas rely on weather monitor the NWR broadcast and respond But for those Park areas that can, the radio already. Estelle says the National to the warning tone. Estelle savs these are NWS claims it has an invaluable, Weather Service (NWS) completed a of two types: one sounds an alarm life-saving service to offer. Earl Estelle 350-station radio network nationwide indicating that a warning is being issued, urges interested employees to contact recently, thus enabling more areas than and the other sounds the alarm and him for more information. His address: ever before to receive 'round the clock automatically turns up the volume on the Chief, Public Services Branch, W112, coverage of local weather conditions. radio. National Weather Service, National Since many stations are located near The NWS claims that warning-alarm Oceanic and Atmospheric NPS areas, this weather information receivers have proven especially valuable Administration, Silver Spring, MD. should serve both NPS management and for schools, hospitals, nursing homes, 20910. Tel. 427-7858 (FTS or Area 301). the public on a daily basis, he says. "More importantly, this source of weather and flood information is 17,000 reenact Revolutionary battle invaluable during potentially life-threatening situations such as hurricanes, tornadoes and floods." Most NPS areas currently using the service obtain NWS reports by using radio scanners (multi-frequency radio), according to Frank Weed, chief of Communication and Electrical Engineering Utilities at the Denver Service Center. These reports are available only on a high frequency band, generally known as the public service band. But most ordinary radios can receive high frequency with a special receiver attached. "The weather information is particularly useful along some of the coastal Park Service areas like Channel Troops ami audience file from the Third Line Field at Guilford Courthouse NMP after a "leu tie loie." Islands National Park, Calif.; Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y.; Everglades By Jim Ryan grounds of a country club near the park. National Park, and Padre Island National Public Information Specialist, SERO Reenactors represented 20 States, Seashore, Tex.," Weed says. The ability including all of the original 13, and one to be "one step ahead of a hurricane" or An estimated 17,000 history buffs, Canadian province. other disasterous weather conditions can spectacle seekers and just plain curious The enthusiastic crowd, which cheered save lives. turned out March 14 at Greensboro, American successes and booed those by Some of the larger Park System areas, N.C., for a colorful "reenactment" of the the red-coated British, was given a such as Yellowstone, have their own American Revolution's Battle of Guilford running narration of the action on the radio station and can broadcast regular Courthouse. field by George C. Neumann of Durham, weather reports for visitors and park The demonstration was but one of Conn., a well-known author and personnel. These stations, however, many events woven into a weekend of authority on the Revolution. usually obtain weather information from activity commemorating the 200th Many of the reenactors took part the a NWS teletype, analyze it, and develop a anniversary of the actual battle, the final next day in a "Feu de Joie," or "Fire of park radio report from that, according to major engagement between American Joy," at Guilford Courthouse, the first Weed. and British forces in the Carolinas. national area set aside by Congress to Bicentennial ceremonies were commemorate a battleground of the How NWR works concluded March 15 with a patriotic Revolution. During good weather, the latest address at Guilford Courthouse National During the Bicentennial ceremonies, observations and forecasts are Military Park by former U.S. Army Chief Southeast Regional Deputy Director C.W. tape-recorded by local NWS offices in of Staff Gen. William C. Westmoreland. "Jack" Ogle welcomed guests and messages that last from 3 to 5 minutes. Some 1,300 men under arms and participants on behalf of Secretary Watt These messages are replayed "camp followers" took part in the and Director Dickenson. Park continuously, providing 24-hour reenactment, which was held on the Superintendent W.W. "Dan" Danielson

8 was recognized for his efforts and those takes its title from words spoken by of his staff in preparing for the carrying British statesman Charles Fox on learning out the manv events. One of those efforts the outcome of the battle. was more than 70 appearances in period "Another such victory will ruin the dress before Greensboro area school, British army," Fox observed. church, civic and other groups bv Chief of Although Gen. Charles Cornwallis Interpretation Don Long and Historian technically "won" the Battle of Guilford Tom Tavlor. Courthouse over the forces of American Portraying Loyalist and Patriot Gen. Nathaniel Greene, British survivors points-of-view, Long and Tavlor not only were hungry, poorly clothed and totally told the story of the battle, but described exhausted. events leading to it, generally increasing In only 5 months, in battles at Kings interest and knowledge in a conflict little Mountain and Cowpens in South known outside the South. Carolina and at Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina, Cornwallis had lost 2,500 A book, "Another Such Victory" by men, including some of his best officers. Park Historian Tom Baker, made its debut Seven months later, he surrendered his during the Bicentennial celebration. weary army at Yorktown and the American Revolution, for all intents and Published by Eastern National Park & Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. William Monument Association, Baker's book purposes, was over. C. Westmoreland.

Gold Rush logbook returns to Seattle

Bv Glenn L. Hinsdale part of his land holdings to create Moran disintegrating in a closet. Urban and Environmental Activities, State Park. Rosario Resort, three owners When the negatives had been collected PNRO later, has become a popular convention and inventoried for transfer to the and vacation resort. Moran's personal laboratories of the Whatcom Museum of The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 was collections have been scattered, many History and Art in Bellingham, Wash., the last of the great American lost. Gilbert Geiser made a gift of the logbook adventures. It excited the whole world, In 1977, we were assigned to develop to the National Park Service. For a year it galvanized the entire Northwest, and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical has been undergoing a complete metamorphosed Seattle into a true Park—Seattle Unit, at 117 South Main rehabilitation and stabilization. Now it is world-class Queen City. Street, in the Pioneer Square Historic back in Seattle. Klondike Gold Rush In the spring of 1898, Seattle's largest District in Seattle. We learned from National Historical Park—Seattle Unit shipbuilder and former mavor, Robert friends at Rosario Resort that the attic still will be its permanent home, only a few Moran, decided to personally convov contained some of Moran's glass-plate hundred yards from where it began its 12 flat-bottom, stern-wheel river boats negatives. We agreed with their present voyage to St. Michael in 1898. to St. Michael, Alaska—at the mouth of owner, Gilbert H. Geiser, to provide for On Feb. 17, there was a brief, informal the Yukon River. They were for the river their restoration and preservation in public ceremony at the park to mark this traders of the Yukon gold rush. Moran return for access to them for the Klondike event. Two bound copies of the logbook, took along a new ledger for his logbook, gold rush story. In our search for the on long-lasting museum vellum paper, and a photographer to record the trip. scattered negatives, we found the Moran were presented to Geiser in fulfillment of Robert Moran had a keen sense of logbook, lost for many years, slowly the conditions of his gift. history- It was a rough 3000-mile passage. The Gilbert H. Moran, left, receives two copies of the Moran Logbook from Superintendent Elaine A. Honnsell weather was consistently adverse. It was of Klondike Gold Rush NHP's Seattle Unit. Center is Pacific Northwest Regional Chief of Urban and often necessary to find harbors or hide Environmental Activities Glenn L. Hinsdale. behind islands to wait out heavy blows. Some crewmen were discontented, and Moran fired two captains for being "afraid to get their feet wet." Unsuited to open water, the stern-wheelers were clumsy, often offering to founder, even in moderate seas. Two boats were lost. By the end of July the last of the fleet had straggled into St. Michael, mostly in good condition, and was delivered to the new owners at a handsome profit. Moran's 57 logbook entries were full of the rich and pungent details of the adventure. Later, the logbook went with Robert Moran to his retirement home, "Rosario," on Orcas Island, Wash., along with a lifetime collection of large glass-plate negatives. Before Moran died, he sold "Rosario" and donated a large

9 USS CASSIN YOUNG anchors at Boston NHP

By Phil Walsh Public Information Specialist Boston National Historical Park

At one end of Boston's historic Freedom Trail is the Charlestown Navy Yard, part of Boston National Historical Park. Here on June 27, the National Park Service will open to the public the USS CASSIN YOUNG (DD 793) a World War II destroyer. The CASSIN YOUNG will be the first floating U.S. Navy warship to be managed by NPS. Commissioned in 1943, the ship served its country well in the Pacific Theater where it earned four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation. The CASSIN YOUNG took part in numerous naval actions including Saipan, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa. At Okinawa the ship was struck twice by Japanese suicide planes and has the dubious distinction of being the last ship struck bv a kamikazee in WWII. The ship remained on active duty until 1960 when it was decommissioned USS CASSIN YOUNG anchored at Boston NHP. in Norfolk, Va., and sent to the mothball Once a center of bustling activity, the Reserve, and USN Reserves, plus a lot of fleet at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. On Charlestown Navy Yard provided assistance from the CASSIN YOUNG indefinite loan from the U.S. Navy, the services necessary for building, repairing, Association, comprised of former crew destroyer was brought to Boston for the and refitting ships. Facilities included members. At the same time the Park Service in 1978. After 3 years of work buildings designed for rope making and Interpretive Division is busy finalizing and the prospect of opening the CASSIN forging anchor chain. Now in dry dock, the guidelines for conducting tours of the YOUNG this summer, Superintendent the CASSIN YOUNG represents many ship, while the Protection Division is Hugh Gurney commented, "Charlestown ships that sought maintenance help from checking all the safety angles. Navy Yard is an unusual military site in the Yard. The CASSIN YOUNG will be formally the National Park System. As far as I Each division in the park has been very dedicated on June 27 as a historic ship know, it is the only site dealing directly busy preparing the ship for "Opening museum. The ship will be permanently with the maintenance effort which Day." The curatorial branch is berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard, supported our Nation's heroic ventures at refurbishing the ship to its mid-50's near the USS CONSTITUTION (Old sea. Other parks memorialize famous appearance, inside and out. Much of this Ironsides). In just a quick glance the battles and events. Here at Charlestown work has been done by volunteers from visitor will be able to see over 180 years of we give the visitor a behind the scenes various local groups such as the U.S. naval history in ships that used the Navy glimpse at naval operations." Naval Sea Cadets, USN SEABEES Yard.

Petrified celebrates 75th Anniversary Participants of the 75th Anniversary. President Teddv Roosevelt declared Petrified Forest a national monument Dec. 8,1906.

10 YACC works Diamond anniversary for Mesa Verde The Rock' By Susan Schrieber Park Technician Golden Gate NRA, Calif.

Recipe: Lime—25 lbs. Molasses—1 jar. Sail—Vi cup. Alum— 'A cup. Water—25 gals. Cement—15 lbs. Stir first five ingredients together and let sit for at least 22 hours. Right before use, add the cement, adding more water as needed. Mixture should be the consistency of paint. Mesa Verde National Park, Colo., the expected to be on hand and the two only one of the 48 national parks set aside Colorado Congressmen from that area of "What is this concoction?" you ask. It is to preserve the works of man, marks its the State. the original recipe for whitewash used by 75th anniversary this month. The park was given special recognition members of the Golden Gate Young The park was established by Act of and named a World Heritage Site by the Adult Conservation Corps who have Congress June 29,1906, during President World Heritage Committee, the working been working to build offices in old Fort Theodore Roosevelt's administration. body of the World Heritage Convention, Alcatraz casemates in a historical fashion It was established . . . "for the under the auspices of the United Nation's without damaging the structure. preservation from injury or spoliation of Educational Scientific and Cultural All work is being done under historical the ruins and other works and relics of Organization. There are 40 sites on the regulations so as not to change structures prehistoric or primitive man . . . and for World's Heritage List, including seven on the island. The additions, including the restoration of these ruins." NPS sites—Mesa Verde, Independence false floors, and paneling, are Mesa Verde is also the only park in the National Historical Park, Yellowstone removable and will not mar the structures System created largely through the efforts National Park, Redwood National Park, if dismantled. of a private group of women. In 1900, a Calif.; Grand Canyon and Everglades The crew of five will also create a committee known as the Colorado Cliff National Parks and Wrangell-St. Elias lounge on the dock for visitors who are Dwellings Association, led by Virginia National Monument, Alaska. unable to walk on the tours, along with McClurg and Lucy Peabody began active Other anniversary events on tap this an administration area for island efforts to preserve the ruins. The group year include a special recognition of the supervisors. was formed from members of the 12 millionth visitor to the park sometime In all, three casemates and the exhibit Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs. in July, and Old Timers' Picnic honoring room will be renovated within the old Highlighting the anniversary employees and alumni of the park, set for fort. YACC will also build a slide-viewing celebrations is the dedication of Mesa Aug. 22, and, in early October, the park area along with the coastal parks storage Verde National Park as a World Heritage and the Mesa Verde Museum Association area where the museum now exists. Site. This will include the unveiling of a will host an Anasazi Symposium. This In one room, panels will be built for bronze plaque and a speech by (at press event is to be a major scientific conference new exhibits, and a moisture-proof case time) an unknown high-level dignitary. on the Anasazi to compile all the years of installed to store literature and historical Director Dickenson and Rocky Mountain work that the scientific community has artifacts already showing damage from Regional Director Mintzmyer are donated to this civilization. the dampness on Alcatraz. Half of the materials being used for the renovation are recycled from various Campground reservations under way buildings, and piles of debris left on the Seven park areas in the System are now Ticketron outlets are also located in the island. The remaining supplies such as offering advanced campground WASO Public Inquiries Office and in tiling, carpeting, and panels, were reservations through Ticketron, Inc. Western, Southeast, Rocky Mountain bought with donations from movie Included in the computerized Regional Offices and participating park companies filming on Alcatraz. reservation system are Cape Hatteras areas. Rangers on the island look forward to National Seashore, N.C.; Grand Canyon Reservations will be accepted up to 8 their new surroundings after being National Park, Great Smoky Mountains weeks in advance of a planned visit. A cramped in one room at the dock, which National Park, Rocky Mountain National $1.75 fee is charged for the service, over had served as office, lounge, first-aid Park, Colo.; Sequoia and Kings Canyon and above the cost of the campsite. room, visitor seating and changing area National Parks, Calif.; Shenandoah Reservations may also be made by for 7 years. National Park, Va., and Yosemite mail. Mail reservation folders are The YACC members involved in the National Park. available at Ticketron and all NPS offices project feel that they've benefited The seven areas have a total of 16 and areas. No telephone reservations especially from the training thev received campgrounds with more than 2,800 may be taken. in carpentry, masonry, and electrical campsites. They also offer other Other park areas accepting mail work. Work leader-designer Don Marcos campgrounds available on the traditional reservations (but not on the Ticketron believes this was an "opportunity to first-come, first-serve basis. system) include Acadia National Park; show the YACC at our best." Ticketron outlets are found in most Dinosaur National Monument, Supervisory Park Ranger Bob Kirby major and medium sized cities. Colo.; Cumberland Island National feels that without the Golden Gate Commonly they are located in Seashore, Ga.; Ozark National Scenic YACC, none of these projects could be department stores, sporting goods stores Riverways, Mo., and Virgin Islands done. or automobile clubs. National Park.

11 Braille plaques Concession training installed at HFC held at Blue Ridge As part of Park Service/concessioner At Harpers Ferry National Historical cooperation, an NPS training course in Park, VV.Va., blind visitors can now Concession Evaluation and Pricing was appreciate exhibits in glass cases through held the week of March 23 at the Virginia the attachment of special interpretive Peaks of Otter Lodge, on the Blue Ridge braille plates designed by Volunteer in Parkway. the Park (VIP) Jeff Slater and Park Interpreter Chuck Dennis. These plates, The 26 participants included rangers, made of Mylar plastic with plexiglass concession specialists and administrative mounts, will allow the blind persons who personnel. visit the park to enjoy Harpers Ferry The trainees had the opportunity to evaluate a concessions operation from the history more fully and independently. Interpreter Dennis and VIP Slater using new Twenty-seven-year-old Dennis was braille plaques. point-of-view of both guest and interested because he is blind, and had concessions evaluator. The group studied experiment with Dennis' braille long been frustrated by shiny glass all aspects of the concessions operation typewriter on sheets of Mylar plastic and exhibit cases and the barrier they including lodging, food service and it worked. Mylar would resist the represented. merchandising. In doing this, they constant pressure of reading fingers, observed the hotel's kitchen in operation, Slater, who is 16, has been a VIP for the Slater said. It would hold up to weather evaluated the lodging facilities for past two summers. He had a twofold and could be easily mounted to a firm housekeeping, safety and front desk interest in this project. surface. services, and checked out the gift shop First, he said, he wanted to help blind Once mounted, the two experimented for quality, prices and labeling. visitors in park areas where there were with various reading heights and found a no live demonstrations; and that's why Many of the participants held informal medium height would be convenient for these plaques were installed in the Master talks with the concessioner, Bryce most blind visitors. Armorer's house, which is being used as Wagoner and his staff. Wagoner has Four plaques now adorn the main a temporary visitors center. operated the lodge for 18 years. exhibit in the Master Armorer's house, Secondly, Slater is a life member of Aage Nylon, vice president of telling some of the story of Harpers Ferry Government Services, Inc., was the Scout Troop 1162 and a brotherhood in its days of gun . member of Amangamek Wipit Lodge of keynote speaker at the week-long the Order of the Arrow, a Scout service session, providing tips on prices, quality organization of honor campers. He Independence control and future trends in the needed a worthy project to complete his hospitality industry. community service requirement to holds events for disabled Director Dickenson also spoke to the class. He emphasized upcoming changes become an Eagle Scout. As part of NPS's participation in the in Park Service concessions policy and the "When I was looking around for an "International Year of Disabled Persons," need to have a closer working Eagle project and there was really Independence National Historical Park relationship between consessioners and nothing I could do at home, my Dad held several events in April and May. NPS employees who deal with them. suggested that I do something here at the The park offered a 22-minute film to park," said Slater, whose father, Don, is visitors April 28-30 entitled "A Different The class was unusual since it was also a VIP at Harpers Ferry. Approach." The movie dealt with a conducted on the premises of a While searching for a project, Slater number of disabilities and the concessioner, rather than at the NPS learned that there was no interpretation stereotyped images that accompany Training Center, affording the for blind park visitors, thus sparking his them. opportunity for "real-life" as opposed to classroom training. interest. First he investigated the A panel discussion on job possibility of designing a "braille trail" opportunities for disabled persons was equipped for the blind but due to its held May 19. Speakers included Dr. unpopularity with blind people, he began Andrew S. Adams, chairman of the Sociologist records work on a prototype for the braille Access Committee, Office of the Secretary plaques now in place. of the Interior; Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, Gorge oral history The prototype was made of inch-long president of the National Federation of An NPS-paid sociologist has captured plexiglass pegs glued to a plexiglass plate the Blind in Baltimore, and Betty the memories of 30 long-time residents of in the standard braille patterns. Those Broecker, director of the Division of the the New River Gorge, W. Va., area in an materials were selected, Slater said, Deaf, New Jersey Department of Labor oral history project to record the coal because braille plaques made of paper and Industry. Participants included boom periods of the early part of this products have not withstood constant employees of Federal agencies and century. community organizations dealing with use. Railroad foremen, coal miners, loggers, disabled persons. Virtually indestructible, the prototype store owners, school teachers, was perhaps too sturdy and didn't lend For NPS employees, an art exhibit of bookkeepers, postmasters, telegraphers itself to easy reading, Dennis said. He paintings, drawings, crafts and sculpture and nurses have all told their stories to explained that the blind need to feel the by disabled artists was displayed by the Dr. Paul J. Nyden of Columbia flat "paper" surface around the braille Mid-Atlantic Regional Office at the University. "bumps" to orient their fingers and read Philadelphia Exchange. All of this information will be used in properly. Since the pegs were so long, formulating the General Management there was no surface to feel, he said. Plan for the national river according to Dennis and Slater then began to Gene Cox, chief of Interpretation there.

12 Lassen rangers personnel, served to avert a tragedy Fox's attempt to get preservers to Colbert when 19-year old Patrick Colbert and and Morris were unsuccessful. to the rescue 18-year-old Brian Morris ignored posted signs and obvious conditions, walked out Fox and Giddings decided to attempt to on thin ice, and broke through into deep, reach the floundering vouths with the 38°F water. canoe. Giddings entered the canoe and Dr. Morgan, who happened to be in broke his way through the intervening ice the area and observed the youth fall with the paddle and bow of the canoe. through thin ice, had stopped at the Colbert and Morris were barely able to ranger station earlier and knew it was assist in their own rescue. By this time, closed. At the same time, he had they had been in the freezing water for observed smoke rising from the chimney about 15 minutes. of the residence of North District Ranger Jim Fox. Morgan immediately ran to Fox's Giddings managed to reach them and residence and notified him of the to get them into the canoe without further (From left) Superintendent Stephenson presents accident. Fox hurried to the fire cache, mishap. When he got them back to shore, award to Ciddings and Fox. to pick up some rope and life preservers they were taken to the ranger station and and proceeded to the accident scene. treated for advanced hypothermia. By Bill Stephenson Fnroute , he notified Park Technician George Giddings by radio of the problem. Superintendent The quick response and life-saving Fox tried to slide life preservers over the Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif. actions of Fox and Giddings, together ice to Colbert and Morris, who were with their record of continuous attention attempting to cling to the broken edge of The first day of 1981 was almost the last to matters of employee and visitor safety, ice, which broke off under their weight. day ever for two young visitors to earned them jointly the park's Safety Giddings rushed to the Manzanita Lake Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic Achievement Award for the period of boat storage and picked up a canoe there. National Park, Calif. Quick action, by October 1980-January 1981. He arrived at the accident scene to find another visitor, Dr. Mark Morgan, and the immediate response of area Park Briefs GRAND CANYON NP—A 20-year-old GREAT SMOKY MTS. NP—A English tourist, John E. Haftrick, died in a Knoxville, Tenn., couple hiking to the top 450-foot fall at the park while trying for a of Mt. LeConte was assaulted, beaten with a stick, robbed, tied up and left better position to take a photograph. large areas of alpine meadows have been bleeding alongside the trail by a man who Deputy Sheriff Jim Buzard of Cocinino dug up into dust wallows and there have earlier had introduced himself and County said Haftrick had been camping been some hazardous encounters with accompanied them on the hike. Ron and for about a week. Witnesses said he hiked hikers. a distance along the Bright Angel Trail Kate Peterson were hiking when the before he climbed a 2'/2-foot rock incident occurred. They were airlifted retaining wall for a better footing to take a YELLOWSTONE NP—A grizzly bear from the mountain the next morning picture and lost his balance April 27. He that apparently feared for her cub pulled (April 11) to Knoxville's University fell from a point on the canyon's South a woman from a , mauled and bit her Hospital. The assailant took money, Rim behind the Bright Angel Lodge. and then scurried into the May 3. jewelry and some of the couple's clothing Martie Lunn of Bozeman, Mont., was before fleeing on a motorcycle. , D.C.—The treated for minor injuries, including a lights have been turned off in the early fractured finger, puncture wounds on the BIG BEND NP, TEX.—Sky-high fuel evening here to discourage millions of left hand and forearm and several bites. prices have resulted in a dramatic drop in Potomac River midges from swarming to Mrs. Lunn says she shows no animousity visitation at this remote park. Less than the Memorial's lighted colonnade and towards the bear as "She was protecting half the number of visitors that came in covering its marble walls with greasy her cub, just as I was protecting my 1976 were recorded in 1980. "Big Bend's eggs. Officials hope this will reduce the sons." drop is among the greatest in the huge colonies of spiders attracted by the System," according to Al Galipeau, a tiny, gnat-like insects. The spiders have HALEAKALA NP—Four years, four statistician with the Denver Service festooned the walls with little gray webs, contracts and $5.5 million later, the park Center. One benefit—fewer people cause giving the 59-year-old structure a slightly highway from the boundary to the less harm to the delicate flora and fauna moldy look. summit has been completely rebuilt and that flourish here, said Acting was reopened in late March. Park Superintendent Russ Berry. OLYMPIC NP, WASH.—Starting this Superintendent Hugo Huntzinger summer, a troublesome herd of praised Fong Construction Co., for a job YOSEMITE NP—Yosemite Park & mountain goats will be thinned out to well done. In addition, the contractor Curry Company has proposed expanding about 180 over the next 3 years. A couple paved several parking areas, had rock its concessioner activities here. The of smaller herds may be removed retaining walls built, and installed new proposal would allow the company to entirely. The goats, an introduced species pipe that crossed under the highway for assume operation of the campgrounds, in the Olympics, have been pawing and transportation to the new park consolidate the fire departments, gnawing away at a unique alpine headquarters. telephone exchanges and fuel storage environment since the 1920s. According locations, and to handle all reservation to Assistant Superintendent Don Jackson, systems in the park.

13 NPS people in the news Suites to RMRO Lloyd E. (Buddy) Surles, a 5-year NPS that State's 35 park areas for 4 years. For employee, has been selected as the new his efforts, he was presented the National associate regional director of Park Award for Excellence in State Parks by Operations for the Rocky Mountain the National Recreation and Park Region. Surles, former chief of Association in 1974. Concessions Management in the With the Park Service since 1976, Surles Washington Office, succeeds Kenneth worked in the Rocky Mountain Regional Ashley, who retired earlier this year. Office as concessions management A native of Cisco, Tex., Surles brings 12 analyst and at Yellowstone National Park years of park and recreation experience to as chief concessions specialist prior to his his new position. Prior to joining the Park appointment in the Washington Office. Service, he served as director of Parks Surles was graduated from Texas A & and Recreation for the city of New M University in 1968 with a Bachelor's Braunfels, Tex., and owned and operated degree in parks and recreation. a guest ranch in western Colorado. Surles and his wife, Margaret, have Later, Surles was named director of three children: Lori, Elissa and Holly. State Parks for Arkansas. He managed

Linahan to Chickasaw John D. (Jack) Linahan has been named Wash., where he served until 1968. as the new superintendent of Chickasaw Other field assignments have been as National Recreation Area, Okla. Linahan, sub-district ranger at Lake Mead National former area manager of Carlsbad Caverns Recreation Area, Nev.-Ariz.; district National Park, N. Mex., replaces Paul V. ranger at Padre Island National Seashore, Wykert, who retired earlier this year. Tex., and assistant chief ranger at Great A native of Omaha, Linahan was Smoky Mountains National Park. graduated from Dana College with a In 1968, Linahan participated in the' Bachelor's degree in biology and fine arts. NPS Mid-Level Management Following a 16-month stint in the U.S. Development Program and in 1972, he Army, Linahan joined the Park Service as attended the FBI National Academy. a seasonal park ranger in 1959 at Rocky In 1979, he was awarded the Mountain National Park, Colo. He Department of the Interior's Unit Citation received his first permanent assignment for Excellence of Service. as park guide in 1963 at Carlsbad Linahan and his wife, Dolores, have Caverns. In 1965, he was promoted to a two children, John and Michael. ranger post at Olympic National Park.

Walter to LBJ NHP

Chrysandra L. (Sandy) Walter, has specialist at the Pacific Northwest been selected as the new superintendent Regional Office, before accepting a of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical permanent position there in 1971. Park, Tex. The former San Francisco unit In 1972, Walter was promoted to manager for Golden Gate National interpretive specialist for the Manhattan Recreation Area, Calif., Walter succeeds Sites, N.Y., which include several Alec Gould, who moved to the important historic areas in New York superintendency of Buffalo National City. From 1975-78, Walter was chief of River, Ark. Interpretation, Recreation and Resource A Californian, Walter is a 1969 graduate Management at George Washington of San Jose University with a Bachelor's Memorial Parkway, Va.-Md., prior to her degree in park administration and assignment to Golden Gate. recreation. During her senior year, she Before joining the Park Service and served an internship at Point Reyes while attending college, Walter worked National Seashore, Calif. for the Mountain View (Calif.) Parks and After graduation, Walter began her Recreation Department as a scuba diving NPS career as a seasonal park naturalist at instructor, life guard and synchronized Point Reyes. She later served as a water ballet coach. seasonal

14 transferred to a Hawaiian assignment Banta to Scotts Bluff Monteleone regional chief earlier this year. A native of Ackman, Colo., Lancaster Alford J. "Jerry" Banta has been attended Colorado State University appointed the new superintendent of followed by a 3-year stint in the U.S. Scotts Bluff and Agate Fossil Beds Army. National Monuments, Nebr. Banta, He began his NPS career as a summer former superintendent of Perry's Victory seasonal park ranger at Petrified Forest and International Peace Memorial. Ohio, National Park, Ariz. Other field since 1975, succeeds Robert Burns, who assignments have been Walnut Canyon recently retired. National Monument, Ariz., Padre Island A Denver native, Banta holds a National Seashore, Tex.; Assateague Bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona Island National Seashore, Md.; University. Washington, D.C. headquarters, and Banta began his NPS career as a park Curecanti National Recreation Area, ranger at Pinnacles National Monument, Colo. Calif. Other assignments have taken him Lancaster was also a member of a NPS to Glacier National Park, Mont.; team that assisted the government of Canyonianas and Arches National Parks, Eugene F. C. Monteleone has been Jordan in a park development project in Utah, and Colorado National Monument. appointed chief of the Programming and 1966-67. Banta and his wife, Marsha, have two Budget Division for the Mid-Atlantic Lancaster became superintendent of sons, David, 10 and Daniel, 12. Regional Office. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Monteleone joined the Park Service in N.Dak., in 1972. He became 1959 as a project clerk at Independence superintendent at Zion National Park, Five at Carlsbad National Historical Park. In 1962 he Utah, in 1979, where he has remained moved to the Mid-Atlantic Regional until his present assignment. get NPS kudos Office as a program analyst, assuming positions of increasing responsibility until Four employees at Carlsbad Caverns his present appointment. Maeder to Colonial National Park, N. Mex., received Special A native of Phildelphia, Monteleone Achievement Awards recently. A fifth was graduated from Banks Business Richard H. Maeder has been appointed employee, who just transferred from College. the new superintendent of Colonial Yellowstone National Park, received a He and wife Marie have one child, National Historic Park, Va. Maeder, Quality Increase. Michael. former superintendent of Hot Springs The four who received SSA's include National Park, Ark., succeeds James R. Mark Struble and David Madden, park Sullivan, who retired last December. technicians; Tom Bemis, electronics Lancaster to Glen Canyon A native of St. Joseph, Mo., Maeder worker, and Pat Kilgore, secretary. was graduated from Northwest Missouri Struble was recognized for his role in State College in 1955 with a Bachelor's the park's environmental education degree in history. He earned a Master's program. Since the program started 3 degree in history in 1956 from Central years ago, he has reached 2,871 students Missouri State University. in the local area. After a 3-year stint in the Army, Madden was cited for outstanding Maeder worked 2 summers as a performance in three separate park seasonal ranger at Mount Rushmore Divisions—Interpretation, Maintenance National Memorial, S. Dak., before and Protection. joining the Park Service in 1959. Bemis' award was for work in Later NPS assignments included upgrading and improving the electronic working as a park planner in the Western interpretive system at the Caverns after it Regional Office and Washington Office, was purchased from a private contractor. and as Federal-State coordinator for the The system was inoperative when Northeast Region in regional planning. purchased and Bemis got it working for In 1973, Maeder was named park visitors. superintendent of Fort Laramie National Kilgore was cited for exemplary Historic Site, Wyo., following a tour of performance of secretarial duties, duty as management assistant to the including editing park publications, assistant director for Field Operations in serving as receptionist and handling Phoenix, Ariz. telephone calls, correspondence and In 1977, Maeder transferred to the other work. superintendency of Hot Springs where he Franklin C. Walker, fresh on the scene John O. Lancaster, a second-generation remained until his present assignment. at Carlsbad, received his Quality Increase Park Service employee, has been named Maeder and his wife, Joyce, have two for his work at Yellowstone of the past 2Vi the new superintendent of Glen Canyon children, Julie and John. years. Walker "consistently exceeded his National Recreation Area, Utah-Ariz. The job requirements in managing the South elder Lancaster was an archeologist at District Interpretive program, including Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. supervising 22 seasonal park employees Lancaster, a 22-year veteran of the and three major visitor centers, along Service, succeeds Bryan Harry, who with developing a new winter program."

15 The 'colonel' quelle prison riot were in t-shirts so we started dropping Mexico Alumni Association and is food, hot coffee and blankets to them by president of the Alumni Chapter in helicopter," Fields said. He had to Sante Fe. summon more troops and a ring was set Under Fields' direction, the National up around the prison so that the Guard takes the lead in the community in increasing number of non-participating the March of Dimes Campaign. He also inmates could not escape. helps the Boy and Girl Scouts, sometimes Once it was certain that all the hostages furnishing equipment for youngsters were safely outside the gates and only who might not be able to afford outdoor one guard remained hidden in a vault experiences. Fields' weekday and inside the prison, it was time for Fields, weekend roles alike contribute to the his guardsmen and SWAT teams to go in. general well-being of the citizens of the He decided to lead the men into the State and increase their quality of life. prison since he was the only one with combat experience. "Not a shot was fired, Muir's resident poetees although we did have to subdue some of the inmates," he said. "I told my men that I would fire the first shot if needed and they were not to shoot until then." The results of the prison takeover were 33 inmates dead, "killed in all sorts of vile ways" by fellow inmates. Hundreds were injured. But no guards were seriously Bv Barbara Ratican hurt and no one escaped, a tribute to the Public Information Specialist, SWRO work of Fields and his troops. "I was relieved of command after 9 Weekdays he's the chief of the Division days of active duty, once the inmates of Special Programs in the Southwest were either back inside or taken to other Region. But on weekends he becomes prisons," Fields said. The Volunteer-in-the-Park program at "Colonel" William E. Fields, commander Fields, an American Indian, is a member John Muir National Historic Site, Calif., is of Command and Control Headquarters of the National Conference of American designed to be mutually beneficial to the of the New Mexico National Guard. Indians. He gives lectures on Indian site, the visiting public and the volunteer. Fields' Federal job includes studying religion, myths and culture to raise This has indeed been the case in the and reviewing plans for proposed money for Indian student scholarships. happy relationship of the California poet national trails and wild and scenic rivers, He is coordinator for the region on the and Victoriana buff, Diane Lando and the and recreational planning for lake American Indian Religious Freedom Act. John Muir Site. projects. A former job title was chief of Fields also gets involved in yearly fund The visiting public enjoys seeing Lando Federal, State and Indian assistance, a job raising schemes for mission hospitals in Victorian costume at the Muir home. which enabled him to help others put along the reservations. Except for the difference in height, she together meaningful recreational A year ago he served as Park Service bears a certain resemblance to John programs, especially for Indian tribes in chairman of the United Community Muir's younger daughter, Helen. the Southwest. He has greatly helped to Fund's Combined Federal Campaign. It Park visitors are surprised to see the enhance the goodwill between the appeared NPS would fall short of its goal Muir family "look alike," dressed in the Indians, State and Federal governments. but Fields dug into his own pocket to costume of the time and busily writing at When the second bloodiest prison riot make an unusually large contribution as a a student desk on the second floor of the in U.S. history took place at the New standard and contributed a ceremonial Muir house. Her pen and paper are not a Mexico State penitentiary in Santa Fe, basket from his collection of Indian prop to help set a period scene. Lando is Col. Fields went on active duty to direct artifacts as a raffle prize. NPS went over writing poetry with earnest efforts to maintain order. its goal by 5 percent. concentration. Fields arrived with the first 50 national Fields says he also contributes a Most of the poetry inspired at the Muir guardsmen to find the prison already significant amount to United Way and site, is about John Muir and will comprise burning extensively and 15 prison other charities "because I don't belong to the bulk of Lando's third book of poetry, officials being held hostage. "I set up a a church." He practices a Native (her first book A Cloud Full of Sky, came command post and called in two medical American religion. out in March 1978, the second volume is units, one an evacuation unit equipped Fields is the father of nine children, the in the hands of a publisher). One of her with helicopters to lift injured to the oldest 35, and the youngest 13. He has poems "Bricks" won a best category hospital," Fields said. "Almost nine grandchildren. He was manager of a award in the annual Poetry Society of simultaneously, the injured started being Little League team in Santa Fe for 12 years America contest. brought out; some walked, some were and president of the league for 2. He was The Muir site "loaned" Lando to carried on stretchers." Hospital officials a football and basketball official for 22 so she could told Fields afterwards that 15 to 20 of the years. He was an active participant in conduct a poetry workshop as a VIP in 62 injured airlifted by the national guard PTA, always helping to raise funds. Yosemite Valley. The park would not have lived if choppers had not He has also participated in more enthusiastically asked her back for brought them in as soon as they had. weighty matters such as serving on a another workshop this year. Inmates who didn't want to take part in community task force to study Santa Fe's Lando is also a very gallant young lady. the riot gathered in the walled recreation water system during years of water She has Multiple Sclerosis. Although fields outside the prison. "It was a very shortage. He is also on the President's she tires easily and finds the Muir house cold morning and most of these men Advisory Board of the University of New steps difficult, she is undaunted.

16 Calhoun: 'In ft for the duration' undergraduate program in forestry. (She exploration, discovery and learning," already had a B.S. degree in biology.) Her Holmes said. wish to work full-time for NPS came true "Working here, I've learned how rich when she was offered a temporary in marine life our waters are. As an park technician position on the George example, despite pollution we even have Washington Memorial Parkway, Md.-Va. a native seahorse. School kids are really Calhoun is modest about her success excited by what is here. with NPS. She attended Horace M. "I've also seen how well the place Albright Training Center and was first works for city kids who are having their assigned as a ranger at the C & O Canal first experience camping, and how much National Historical Park, our community gardening programs can Md.-D.C.-W.Va., and then at Greenbelt mean to people of all ages. I continue to Park, Md., where her duties included be excited about Gateway as a place interpretation, law enforcement and where people can try out new sports, coordination of the campground learn arts and craft skills and where operation. young performers can find audiences. "I've not even yet begun to talk about One of the most satisfying experiences some of our prime resources . . . .Our of her early NPS career took place at Law Wildlife Refuge and Holly Forest, and the Enforcement School in Glynco, Ga., historic stories Gateway has to tell about By Ronnie Spiewak where she was enrolled with several the military defense of our port and the Public Affairs Office, WASO women in a class of mostly men. It took development of aviation," says Holmes time and physical stamina to convince her who is Gateway's chief of Interpretation Glen Echo Park Manager Audrey male colleagues that women could really and Recreation. Calhoun is on the phone at her desk this meet the challenge in a physical sense but Holmes was actually a part of Gateway Friday morning in January. From the they finally were accepted, and Calhoun a year before it opened in 1974. He had conversation it appears that a crisis is and her NPS sisters felt gratified. been assigned to the Park Service's emerging: a new personnel freeze is In 1976 Audrey was assigned to Prince Washington Office of Environmental preventing a recently hired employee William Forest Park, Va., where she Interpretation and later to Federal Hall from remaining on the payroll. At Glen served for 4 years as a park naturalist. It National Memorial in New York City as Echo Park, Md., as in most parks, every was here that she became aware of her an environmental education specialist. position is important, and the loss of this great love of the out-of-. And When Gateway was established by the employee is a particular disappointment outdoor duty is where Calhoun prefers to Congress, he was assigned to help plan to Calhoun. But she remains cool and specialize in what she hopes will be a for its opening. calm in the throes of what could be a lengthy career with NPS. This was a natural for the 56-year-old difficult situation. She is new to the job of Connecticut native who holds a park manager. Sam Holmes: At home at Gateway journalism degree from the University of North Carolina and who had worked for Even though funding is limited for various newspapers and for UPI in Glen Echo, as in all parks in the System, Talahassee, Fla., before coming back Calhoun has hopes and dreams. She is north to Magnum Photos, a cooperative optimistic about the things that can be with offices in New York and Paris. accomplished. She is particularly hopeful Holmes left Magnum in 1962 to become about upgrading maintenance of facilities a freelance photo and editorial researcher and is eager to expand the arts programs for book publishers, magazines and to include minority performers and exhibitors. Among his projects was audiences. On a personal level she is collaboration on the John F. Kennedy eager to expand her own knowledge of book, A Nation of Immigrants. He also was the arts and arts management. retained by the Ganadian government to A native of Winnfield, La., Calhoun help develop two exhibits for Expo 67 in loves the Park Service. "I'm in it for the Montreal, Camera As Witness and Man, His duration," she says emphatically. She Planet and Space. He also planned or says she owes her employment to a researched exhibits for the Smithsonian chance meeting with several NPS and for the World's Fair in Osaka in 1970. employees during a Federal Government In addition to doing research projects Career Day at her college. By Manny Strumpf for the Park Service in 1967, he worked Calhoun's first stint with NPS took her Public Information Officer for McGraw-Hill publishing company on to Yellowstone National Park the summer Gateway NRA, N.Y.-N.J. a two-volume American history in which after graduation in 1971. The seasonal "we tried to capture the spirit of the times position was made possible through a Sam Holmes has traveled much of the by using art created during each specific minority recruitment program. The globe and his professional associations period." unexpected opportunity took her out of have included internationally recognized During that time he commuted her home State for the first time. The photographers, authors and publishers. regularly between New York and beauty of Yellowstone and a serious Yet, he claims to be very much at home Washington to assist in several projects interest in NPS convinced Audrey to in New York. for the National Endowment for the Arts. pursue her studies, and so she entered "Gateway (NRA) is a great place to He wrote articles and conducted a Louisiana Technical University in the Fall unwind, swim and have fun . . . But I'm summer course in Aspen, Colo., on uses of 1971 and embarked on a 2-year particularly interested in it as a place for Continued next page.

17 of photography. Among his assignments MORRIS, Douglas K., Supv. Park Ranger, FARABEE, Charles R., Jr., Supv. Park Ranger, was research for the Time cover story on Cape Cod NS, to Park Ranger, WASO. Yosemite NP, to Same, Grand Canyon NP. the Attica Prison riots. OLAIS, Aniceto L., Park Ranger, Carlsbad FINLEY. Michael V., Legis. Affairs Spec, Despite Sam Holmes' previously hectic Caverns NP, to Same, Pinnacles NM. WASO, to Park Mgr, Assateague Island NS. REYNOLDS, James T., Supv. Park Ranger, and exciting pace, and his recognition as FOGLEMAN, Malcolm C, Concessions Mgmt Everglades NP, to Same, WASO. Spec, Lake Mead NRA, to Same, Grand an expert in his field, he is comfortable at VEQUIST, Gary W., Supv. Park Ranger, Death Teton NP. Gateway where it's not unusual for him Valley NM, to Park Ranger, Glacier NP. FREEMAN, Floretta T., Staffing Clerk, NCR, to work long after others have gone WARD, Charles D., Park Tech., Pea Ridge Natl to Secretary, NCR. home. Military Pk, to Same, Lake Mead NRA. GAUSE, Ethel H., Contract Spec, Mount He and his staff are continually WATSON, Michael D., Park Ranger, Ranier NP, to Procurement Ofcr, Lake Mead planning and implementing programs in Everglades NP, to Same, WASO. NRA. history, environmental education and WILSON, Laura P., Clerk, WASO, to GRENNAN, Richard A., Maint. Mech., Home recreation. For example, his office is Secretary, WASO. of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS, to Maint. responsible for the annual harvest fair, BLAKE, George W., Park Ranger, Delaware Worker Foreman, Home of Franklin D. Water Gap NRA, to Supv. Park Ranger, Roosevelt NHS. which brings together such diverse Shenandoah NP. HAVILAND, William K., Park Tech., groups as New York City agencies, BROWN, Karren C, Clerk-Typist, MWRO, to Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS, to Park Ranger, Cornell University and Gateway as well Secretary, Big Bend NP. Bighorn Canyon NRA. as thousands of neighborhood gardeners CHILDS, Richard G., District Ranger, Fire JOHNSON, Michael K., Supv. Park Ranger, from the five boroughs. Island NS, to Supv. Park Ranger, Biscayne Hopewell Village NHS, to Same, His staff is responsible for NP. Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Btfld Village, 2-day camp programs for COLARUSSO, Charles P., Maint. Worker, Mem. NMP. children who learn how to live with the Lake Meredith NRA, to Maint. Mech. KOKUBUN, Robert U, Park Tech., Haleakala environment, see how vegetables are Foreman, Home of FDR NHS. NP, to Maint. Worker, Haleakala NP. DAPPRICH, Lisa T., Staff Asst., Golden Gate LOPEZ, Scott W., Park Tech., Cuyahoga grown and see marine life of Jamaica Bay. NRA, to Same, Yosemite NP. Valley NRA, to Same, Canyonlands NP. Although he recalls the excitement of ELLIS, Margaret E., Secretary, PNWRO to LOVAAS, Allan L., Regl Chief Scientist, working with famous photographers and Public Information Spec, PNWRO. MWRO, to Supv. Biological Scientist, ARO. artists and seeing his work in books, FRYE, Janice M., Secretary, GW Birthplace LUSK, Gilbert H., Park Mgr, Valley Forge magazines, world's fairs and museums, NM, to Park Ranger, Fredericksburg & NHS, to Same, Big Bend NP. Holmes gets equally excited about the Spotsylvania County Btfld MPITI. NMP. LYNN, Elwood, Auto Worker, Rocky Mtn NP, potential of Gateway for the people of HART, Leslie S., Histonan, DSC, to Supv. to Auto Mech., Glacier NP. New York. Historian, ARO. MC CORMACK, David A., Park Tech., Carl HOWE, Gary K., Park Ranger, Canyonlands "I think it is our job to make Gateway a Sandburg Home NHS, to Same, Fort NP, to Park Mgr, Fort Laramie NHS. Caroline NM. catalyst for a better quality of life," he LA FRANCE, Charles R., Facility Mgr, Hot says. Springs NP, to Same, Valley Forge NHP. MACKENZIE, Mona F., Park Tech., Buffalo Retirees Natl River, to Same, Yellowstone NP. People on the move MONTANO, Betty V., Clerk-Typist, SW Else E. Doherty Willard A. Troyer Cultural Res. Center, to Secretary, SWRO. Klondike Gold Rush NHP ARO ARNOLD, John B., Supv. Park Ranger, MONTGOMERY, Jon B., Mgmt Asst., Gettysburg Natl Military Pk, to Park Mgr, Delaware Water Gap NRA, to Park Mgr, Daniel E. Hensley Raymond E. Norman Fort Larned NHS. Appomattox Crt Hse NHP. Shenandoah NP BARAT, Charles B., Park Tech., Big Thicket PERRY, Christopher F., Park Tech., Lyndon B. Homestead NM Natl Preserve, to Same, Cape Hatteras NS. Johnson NHP, to Employee Devmt Clerk, Robert W. Beahm Jessie E. Plowman BINNEWIES, William G., Park Mgr, SWRO. Shenandoah NP Morristown NHP, to Same, Bighorn Canyon PFANZ, Donald C, Clerk-Typist, NCR, to Ozark Natl Scenic Rwy NRA. Park Ranger, Fredericksburg & Spotsyvania McKenzie Jackson BREEDEN, Helen L., Admin. Tech., Lake County Btfld Mem. NMP. George Washington Birthplace NM Mead NRA, to Personnel Asst., Lake Mead PETERS, James T., Park Ranger, Organ Pipe NRA. Cactus NM, to Same, Bighorn Canyon NRA. Philip K. Long Marion Terry PIERUCCIONI, Gary F., Supv. Park Ranger, BUNDY, George W., Motor Vehicle Opr., Shenandoah NP Ozark Natl Scenic Rwy Grand Teton NP, to Same, Canyonlands NP. NCR, to Same, C & O Canal NHP. DUNN, Carla M., Park Tech., Prince William PIPPIN, Robert L., Maint. Mech. Foreman, James R. Sullivan Robert L. Burns Padre Island NS, to Same Cape Hatteras NS. Forest Pk, to Purchasing Agent, Colonial NHP Scotts Bluff NM Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Btfld ROSS, Malcolm, Jr., Supv. Park Ranger, Assateague Island NS, to Mgmt Asst, Upper Mem. NMP. John W. Judd Arthur F. Hewitt, Jr. GREEN, Mary A., Park Ranger, Gateway Delaware Natl Scenic River. Shenandoah NP MARO NRA, to Park Tech., Gateway NRA. VELLA, John M., Park Ranger, Edgar Allan HAYES, Richard W., Concessions Mgmt Poe NHS, to Park Tech., Valley Forge NHP. Miriam B. Reeve Alfred W. Schneider Spec, Zion NP, to Same, Glacier NP. WAGERS, William L., Park Tech., Lehman Shenandoah NP Pictured Rocks NL HINRICHEN, Leigh, Park Tech., Grand Caves NM, to Same, Petrified Forest NP. Canyon NP, to Admin. Clerk, Grand ATES, David L., Architect, DSC, to Same, Gordon T. Mason Canyon NP. Martin Luther King, Jr., NHS. Appomattox Crt Hse NHP JOHNSON, John A., Maint. Mech. Foreman, BALDOCK, Gene C, B & U Maint. & Oper. Robert R. Spike John F. Kennedy Center, to Facility Mgr, Foreman, Grand Teton NP, to Facility Mgr, John McColvin Coulee Dam NRA John F. Kennedy Center. Capitol Reef NP. Independence NHP JONES UNDERWOOD, Regina P., Park Tech., CROSLAND, Patrick D., Supv. Park Ranger, Milo E. Anderson GW Mem. Pkwy, to Lead Park Tech., NCR. Cape Hatteras NS, to Park Ranger, WASO. Evelyn B. Carlson Nez Perce NHP KIMMITT, Mary P., Supv. Park Ranger, DECKMAN, Ryoichi O., Personnel Mgmt Homestead NM Indiana Dunes NL, to Park Ranger, WASO. Spec, Grand Canyon NP, to Same, ARO. MITCHELL, Patricia A., Budget & Fiscal Clerk, FAGERGREN, Fred J., Park Mgr, Perry's William J. H. Holman Simon Simonian Wupatki NM, to Admin. Tech., Homestead Victory & Internatl Peace Mem., to Same, Isle Royale NP Olympic NP NM of America. Big Cypress Natl Preserve. E&AA News and Notes

The special 65th commemorative booklet will contain articles about the first New Zealand trip news NPS Director Stephen T. Mather, his Several of our loyal E&AA travelers assistant Horace M. Albright, who Rector now ex officio have cancelled out for the 1981 New succeeded him as the second Director in We now have a full slate of officers and Zealand tour, so if you have been 1929; and other articles about various representatives for the E&AA Board of considering this tour, or know of others facets of the work in carrying on the Directors, except for a new Vice who would be interested, please phone mission of the Organic Act, over the past Chairperson, an Employee Tom Ela, (505/983-6830) or write to him at 65 years. It will include a sound sheet of Representative from the Alaska Region, 1208 Placita Loma, Santa Fe, NM, 87501. Albright's recollections on the problems and a replacement from the Mid-Atlantic and ultimate success in getting the NPS Region. When three names have been bill through Congress the summer of submitted from the nominating Founders Day 1916, and finally approved by President committees, a Board-vote will be Woodrow Wilson on August 25. The requested. plans advance publication will be bound in a special There was a unanimous vote by the cover designed to enhance its value as a Board for Pat Smith as Educational Trust By Jim Kieley keepsake. Officer. The vote for the Western E&AA Alumni Editor The planning committee has in Region's Alumni Representative was preparation an interesting program for Thomas Tucker and for the Southwest Wide employee and alumni this year's 1916 Society Dinner Meeting to Region's Employee Representative, Jo participation in a Founders' observance be held at the National Geographic Ann Kryal. marking the 65th anniversary of the NPS Society's Membership Building at Act is the major objective of the 1916 Two changes in Board policy, which Gaithersburg, Md., (near Washington, Society of the National Park Service in were proposed last fall when the Board D.C.) on August 25. These arrangements planning an event for August 25. met at Rocky Mountain, were passed by are expected to be completed in time to be vote. These are: (1) The Vice Chairperson The Society was organized last year by announced in the July issue of the will automatically succeed the Service alumni of the Washington, D.C., COURIER. Chairperson; and (2) Alternately an area as an affiliate of the Employees and Attendence at the Washington dinner employee member and an alumni Alumni Association. It hopes that has been developed over the past 10 years member will be elected as Vice employees and alumni in California, by maintaining an updated list of NPS Chairperson and Chairperson. A Bylaw Arizona, Seattle, Denver and other parts alumni in the area. More recently, efforts change also was passed by vote: The of the country will organize similar have been made to encourage employees outgoing Chairperson will remain an ex groups within the E&AA framework to in the area to attend also. Invitations will officio member of the Board for one year sponsor the Founders' Day observance be sent to all who would like to be placed following a 2-year term as Chairperson. for employees and alumni in their on the expanded employee-alumni list, respective areas. Letters prompting them and employees in particular are urged to The marked-up copy of the Bylaws was to do so have been sent out over the unanimously approved by the Board, and participate. (See form included. Please signatures of new E&AA Board Chairman cut out and mail today!) many comments were made about the Dick Hart, the 1916 Society Chairman T. fine work members of the task force did Sutton Jett, former Regional Director of Mrs. Rita A. Mastin in reviewing and updating the Bylaws. the National Capital Region, and former Our special thanks to Bill Locke, Mary 9314 Cherrv Hill Road - Apt. 413 Director Conrad L. Wirth, E&AA Board College Park, MD 20740 Benson, Tom Ela and Ray Rundell for this Member at Large. work. The planning committee of the Please put my name on the invitation list for With the Board's new policy, Dick Hart the Founders' Day dinner on Aug. 25 will automatically succeed me as Washington-based 1916 Society is investigating the feasibility of setting up a sponsored bv the 1916 Society of the National Chairperson; so this will be my last Park Service. correspondence to you as a Chairperson. telephone network with other I am sure you will give Dick the same participating groups over which all could My status is: outstanding support you have given me join in a program featuring prominent during my 2-year term of office. personalities. This was suggested by a NPS employee successful transcontinental telephone It was a pleasure serving as your hookup at last year's Washington group Chairperson, and a special thanks for the NPS retiree or former employee dinner, when the audience heard support each of you gave. Your active conversations with Horace M. Albright in Please type or print: support certainly helped make things California during which the former happen for E&AA during this 2-year Director was informed that he had been Name period. awarded the Presidential Medal of Roger K. Rector Freedom. Address. Chairman of the Board, Ex Officio As another feature of the 65th Founders' Day observance, the 1916 (Street and number) (Dick Hart, Chairman, E&AA Board, 1417 Society is preparing a special publication Davenport, Sturgis, SD 57785.) to be distributed to all NPS employees now on board, as well as all members of (City or town) the Employees and Alumni Association. (State and zip code)

19 Alma mater honors Gregg E&AA Educational Fund loans H. Raymond (Ray) Gregg, who retired result in money for the trust fund. It from the superintendency of the Jefferson seems that any gathering of NPS National Expansion Memorial, Mo., in By Theresa G. employees and alumni is a good 1965, received the Distinguished Alumnus Executive Secretary opportunity to collect donations for the Award from Hendrix College at Conway, Employees and Alumni Association trust fund. Ark., at a convocation on May 2. Ray's superindency of JNEM coincided It has been my pleasure to serve as In these times of economic crises we with an important phase in the building Educational Trust Fund Officer for the realize it is sometimes a hardship on the of the Saarinen Arch. Most of his career, Employees and Alumni Association of parents and the graduate to repay a loan however was in the field of the National Park Service since February in full on the due date, which is one full interpretation, at Rocky Mountain 1980. However, I have turned the reins of year after graduation day, or in a timely National Park, Colo., and in the National Trust Fund Officer over to Pat Kerns fashion. However, we must be repaid. Capital parks. At Rocky Mountain, before Smith of the Washington Office who was We have had a few serious problems World War II, he initiated a series of recently elected as WASO representative with delinquent cases. In one instance we widely-praised radio programs which and Educational Trust Fund Officer. I will had to resort to the hiring of a collection originated in the field during nature continue in my role as Executive agent to secure repayment and in a few walks with children. Much of the varied Secretary for the Board and plan to other cases our letters of plea for program of interpretation in the National remain active on the Trust Fund Board. repayment of outstanding loans went unheeded until we got "tough." Manv, Capital Region was originated by him. In the past year-and-a-half I have many hours of volunteer time on the part Other assignments in Ray's career were learned that one of the most rewarding of the Board as a whole and the Trust as assistant chief naturalist in WASO, projects the E&AA is involved in is the Fund Officer in particular must be spent Regional chief of Interpretation, Midwest granting of interest-free educational loans in the pursuit of payment for the Regional Office, and superintendent of for the worthy youngsters who are outstanding loans. We are persistent in Hot Springs National Park, Ark., in seeking a Bachelor's degree, or any kind seeking repayment, but in cases where it which area his career began as a ranger in of undergraduate work, and who are is just impossible for a family April 1933. dependent children of NPS employees or to repay the loan in full on the due date members of the E&AA. Since his retirement Ray and his wife we are willing to go along with regularly Jeanette have been living in Fort Smith, However, although it has been scheduled monthly payments. Ark. —Herb Evison. rewarding it has also been one of the toughest jobs we have to do. Along with The women's organizations and others Yellowstone brats reunion the pleasure of granting these loans work very, very hard for the Trust Fund comes the sometimes unpleasant task of and rely on the Educational Trust Fund Were you born in Yellowstone National securing repayment. The trust fund is a Board to administer it properly. We must Park? Did you grow up there? Did you revolving one and unless loans are repaid be diligent in our efforts to secure spend part of the halcyon days of your in full on the due date or in a timely repayment for the continuing life of the youth in the Yellowstone area? Well, fashion at some time in the future, our Trust Fund. Along with the pleasure of then, you're invited to attend the supply of funds would become granting the loans goes the grave first-ever Yellowstone NPS Brats Reunion exhausted. responsibility of securing repayment. on June 20. The greatest support we receive is from When applying for a loan, please keep Honcho for the event is George the various women's organizations. Over in mind that the due date will come Mattson, 47 Hitching Post Road, the years these ladies have donated around and the Trust Fund Board will Bozeman, MT 59715. Tel. (406) 587-3931 $90,211.20 to the fund. As you can persevere until full payment is received. or 1240. imagine this amount represents thousands of hours of unselfish and Your E&AA Representatives uncompensated time for bake sales, rummage sales, raffles, quilting parties Richard Hart Chairman of the Board William H. Ledford Treasurer of E&AA and any other project the ladies dream up Vacant Vice-Chairman Earl M. Semingsen Special Membership to earn money for the trust fund. Theresa G. Wood Executive Secretary Officer Pat Smith Educational Trust Officer At large Conrad L. VVirth We also receive many memorial donations given in the memory of a loved James F. Kielev one, a friend or former co-worker in lieu E & AA Editor of flowers or cards. These donations have Mid-Atlantic Western HFC grown to a great extent over the past few Emplovee-Vacant Employee-Roger K. Rector Employee-Richard Russell years and are living memorials to a Alumni-Nate Golub Alumni-Thomas Tucker person's memory because of the NCP revolving nature of the Educational Trust Employee-Sandra Alley Fund. 510,787.30 has been donated over Southeast WASO Alumni-Ted Smith the years from memorials. Emplovee-Vem Ingrain Employee-Pat Smith Alumni-George Fry Rocky Mountain The golfers who participate in the Employee-Frances Reynolds Frank F. Kowski Memorial Tournaments Midwest North Atlantic Alumni-Richard Hart throughout the National Park System are Employee-James L. Rvan Employee-John C. Raftery also great supporters of the trust fund. Alumni-Raymond Rundell Alumni-Nash Castro Pacific Nortlmvst This source netted us over $900 last year. Employee-Don Jackson We never cease to be amazed at the Alumni-Victor Dahlberg many innovative ideas that our Southwest Alaska employees and alumni come up with that Emplovee-JoAnn Krval Employee-Vacant Denver Service Center Alumni-Tom Ela Employee-Norman Reigle

20 Ann Schramm honored by E&AA Ann Schramm, Employee & Alumni Association membership manager, has been presented a Life Membership by the E&AA Board of Directors. Associate Director for Management and Operations Stanley T. Albright made the presentation to her at an April 29 reception. Schramm retired from the Government May 15. The Board cited Schramm for "her unstinting determination to bring all records of the E&AA in the central office into an orderly system." When she started this job last year, membership records were in a state of disorder and she worked diligently to bring the records up to date and to (From left) Smith, Albright, Schramm, Wood and Led ford. establish an effective billing process. have improved the image of the E&AA Ann and her husband, Fred, will The Board also said that "Ann's with its members, the National Park continue to reside at 12010 Coldstream friendly manner and cooperation Service and the public." Dr., Potomac, MD 20854.

7th Kowski golf tournment slated

The seventh annual Frank F. Kowski The ground rules are essentially the Cottonwood, Sequoia-Kings, 1978; Jim Memorial Golf Tournament will be same as in prior years. Local tournaments Ryan, Southeast Region, 1979; and played at courses across America will be organized between Aug. 15 and Drotos a vear ago. between Aug. 15 and Oct. 1. Oct 1. Scorecards and entry fees of S3 must Hassebrock noted that the Callaway Tourney Director Earl Hassebrock be sent to Hassebrock who will then System does a good job of evening up the hopes there will 200 entries for the first compute the winners under the Callaway score between good golfers and duffers. time ever. Handicap System. Although the good golfer maintains an A record of 199 turned out for the Awards will be given on a Servicewide advantage, it is not unusual for a high meet, won bv Edward Drotos of the basis for the top three low net scores and shooter to score well, as happened in National Capital Region, a vear ago. for the low gross score. There will also be 1979, when one golfer shot an even 100, The purpose of the tournament is to awards for the person closest to the pin but scored a 71 under the Callaway give golfers a chance to compete on a off a designated par 3 hole and for the System for a top three finish. Servicewide basis and to raise moneWor person who sinks the longest putt. Hassebrock said the tournament is the E&AA Educational Trust Fund in the Previous tournev champions (low net) open to all NPS employees and retirees. name of Kowski, former Southwest were Herky Allcock, Western Region, Friends of the NPS and the late Frank Regional Director and the first supervisor 1975; Henry C. Craine, Mammoth Cave Kowski may participate but are not of the Albright Training Center. National Park, Ky., 1976; Jim Mardis, eligible for national prizes. Thev can In the first 6 years, $2,353.92 have been Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks, compete for local prizes, however, if the raised for the fund. Calif., 1977; Charles "Spike" local committees approve.

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21 SAR cites Director Director Dickenson has received the Meritorious Service Medal from the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The Director was cited for "outstanding contributions . . .for the preservation of monuments, battlefields, cemeteries and historic sites of the American Revolution." The Society also cited the Director and the National Park Service for "dedication and commitment to the task of making the history of the American Revolution live in the memory of every citizen." The Meritorious Service Medal bears the likeness of Thomas Jefferson and was presented to the Director April 13 at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, by Warren G. Hayes, Jr., secretary general of the Society.

harbinger of final American victory in the There is the rare pre-Civil War photo of War for Independence. the U.S. Arsenal, a building totally Books "Another Such Victory" is issued destroyed in April 1861; a photo taken under the Eastern Acorn Press and is July 5,1863, of the railroad bridge available through the Superintendent of planking burning—a Union precaution Guilford Courthouse National Military against marauding Confederates during Another Such Victory Park, N.C., P.O. Box 9806, Greensboro, the Gettysburg campaign; two close-ups NC 27408. of the post-Civil War Bollman bridge just "Another such victory would ruin the before collapsing in the 1936 flood, and a British Army!" fine street scene of High Street around These were the words of Charles James Harpers Ferry- 1885. Conway also includes many of his Fox when news arrived at the House of own aerial photographs. Commons in London of the costly victory Times Remembered Harpers Ferry—Times Remembered at Guilford Courthouse, N.C., March 15, "Harpers Ferry, with its rich legacy and by Martin Conway. (Reston, Va.: 1781. in its stunning setting affords a wealthy Carabelle Books. 1981. $14.95.) Thomas E. Baker, a historian for the opportunity for a study in contrast." So National Park Service, gives a lively and writes Martin Conway, author and detailed account of that Pyrrhic victory former superintendent of the historical which devastatingly weakened the park, in his forward to "Harpers Ferry, British, started Cornwallis on the road to Times Remembered." Yorktown and ultimate surrender to Gen. The high quality, hard-covered book is George Washington. profusely illustrated with views of Letters He also tells the story of the 2-months Harpers Ferry—old prints and prior to the battle in which Lord engravings, historical photographs and To the Editor: Cornwallis' and Gen. Nathaniel Green's recent photos. To achieve a contrast, The article by Nancy Garrett in the May armies foxtrotted across the rebellious Conway has carefully researched and issue of the COURIER concerning the colonies of the South before they finally collected historic views of Harpers Ferry Merit Promotion Program was very met in bloody combat. and then juxtiposed them with his own informative and timely. It points out the After the sun had set on the recent black and white photos. This importance of developing good responses battleground that evening, Cornwallis technique gives a splendid idea of the to the Ranking Factors (KSA's). In the counted his losses. More than 500 of the historic town's growth, prosperity, interest of standardization of the KSA's, finest British troops in North America demise in war and floods, stagnation and however, I hope we do not lose sight of were killed or wounded in the fields and its late rebirth. the fact that almost every position has thickets surrounding Guilford Conway supplements his pictures with some requirement or responsibility that Courthouse. captions and begins each chapter with a requires a special Ranking Factor. The Crippled by the loss of one-quarter of terse, fact-packed introduction. In the value of the merit promotion process is his army, Cornwallis marched his chapter on "Jefferson's Visit," he informs the matching of the applicant's devastated troops into hiding in us that the pillars (of Seneca red knowledge, skills and abilities against the Virginia, where 7 months later they were sandstone) currently supporting Jefferson requirements of the position. When the trapped by superior American and Rock were placed there between 1855 and KSA's are done with this in mind it is French forces. 1860 by order of the armory much easier for the panel to properly Because of the losses suffered at superintendent because the free standing rank the applications. Guilford Courthouse, the so-called British rock was "endangering the lives and More important than standardization "triumph" there, was, in reality, a properties of the villagers below." of the KSA's is a need to review the 1969

22 Qualification Standards. These standards position is considered qualifying must be Walter A. Williams set forth the job-related criteria including based on the duties, responsibilities and, the general qualification requirements. above all, the experience being gained Walter A. Williams, realty specialist for Narrow and inflexible interpretation of rather than such factors as series and job the C & O Canal National Historical Park, the standards can preclude an application title. Then a WASO assignment would be Md.-D.C, in the Land Acquisition Office from being submitted to the panel for a desirable consideration in a person's at Hagerstown, Md., died suddenly Mav ranking. Regardless of how interested an career development rather than a barrier. 11. applicant is in applying for a vacancy or There are several people in WASO that Mr. Williams joined the Park Service in how well qualified people may feel they would be pleased to assist the Branch of 1964 at Chamizal National Memorial, are in their present position they may not Employee Evaluation and Staffing in a Tex., and later worked on the land meet the test of the general qualification review of the Qualification Standards. acquisition programs at Fire Island requirements by the Branch of Employee They have a personal interest in the National Seashore, N.Y.; Indiana Dunes Evaluation and Staffing (BEES). As a process. National Lakeshore, St. Croix National general rule, positions announced Scenic Riverway, Wise; Sequoia and through the Regions will be given a much Eldon Reyer Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif.; more flexible general qualification Legislative Affairs Specialist Lake Mead National Recreation Area, interpretation than will an identical type Office of Legislation, WASO Nev.-Ariz.; Olympic National Park, position by the WASO BEES. Wash., and C&OCanal. From a personal point of view I am A native of El Paso, Tex., he is survived concerned about the perception of what bv his wife, Marv Helen of the home at experience is considered qualifying for a Deaths 100 Wilcox Dr., Williamsport, Md. 21795; management position. My tenure in three daughters, Judy Maddox, Paula WASO has been beyond expectation and Gaume, and Margaret Southern; two of value far exceeding description. I have Hubert W. Atchison sons, Walter and Michael, and nine grandchildren. invested 7 years in WASO, as a Hubert W. Atchison, a 30-year Park Burial was at Fort Bliss National continuation of the Mid-Level Service veteran died in Sacramento, Calif, Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. Management Training Program, on the of a heart attack March 20. Mr. Atchison advice and counsel of advisers like Frank was 84. Memorial donations may be made to The Christ Child Society, 5907 Cabrillo, El Kowski, Lynn Voles, Lynn Thompson Mr. Atchison began his career at Mesa Paso, TX 79912, % Mrs. Burrell Goddy. and Glen Bean. Now my position is not Verde National Park, Colo., in 1934 as a considered qualifying for promotion in general foreman for construction and the park manager series. maintenence. He served at Colorado Bobbie Woodside With the cost-of-living trend people are National Monument from 1936 to 1953 Alumna Bobbie Woodside, who giving serious consideration to the and supervised the construction and served with the Park Service for more desirability and/or feasibility of an maintenence of the monument's than 25 years as a "front office secretary" assignment such as WASO. A WASO well-known Rim Drive. He was later at the National Capital Region and assignment should be as attractive as maintenence supervisor at Lake Mead Washington headquarters, died April 28. possible to attract highly qualified and National Recreation Area, Nev.-Ariz., Last February she was made an Honorary motivated field people. Without this and served there until he retired in National Park Ranger by Director attraction, policy will be made for the Field December 1963. He returned to Lake Dickenson for her long dedication to the not by the Field . Part of the attractiveness Mead as a reemployed annuitant in 1965 Park Service ethic. She was known of a WASO assignment must be the and worked until his 70th birthday. Mr. throughout the Park System for her potential for rotation back to the Field. Atchison received the Department of remarkable sensitivity and efficiency, as One need only walk through the halls of Interior's Meritorious Service Award in well as her perpetual sense of humor. Interior and greet other members of the 1965. Following a private ceremony of family "Tenure Club" to know that rotation to He is survived by his wife Lenore, who members only, she was buried in the Field has not been that successful. resides at 1450 Topaz Way, Sacramento; Arlington National Cemetery. She is In recent months there has been four children, 15 grandchildren, and four survived bv her husband, Woodie, a son considerable interest by the Director and great-grandchildren. His son, Alan, is Walt—a ranger at Biscayne National Park, field managers in the challenge we face in chief ranger at Grand Teton National Fla., two daughters and six assuring that some WASO positions are Park. grandchildren. staffed through a rotating process. The present and past leadership of the Association of National Park Rangers, Mike Finley and Rick Smith respectively, U.S. Department of the Interior have expressed much the same Secretary lames Watt concerns—due in no small way to their own recent assignments in WASO. The National Park Service Director Russell E. Dickenson value of the WASO experience is evident Deputy Director Ira J. Hutchison to them in their new assignments as Chief, Office of Public Affairs, Priscilla R. Baker assistant superintendents. Chief, Publications and Public Inquiries, Grant W. Midgley The Merit Promotion Program is only as good as the results it produces. I hope Editor Naomi L. Hunt Assistant Editor Daniel S. Hughes that in exploring the possibility of Editorial Assistant Diane L. Sedore standardizing the KSA's the Branch of Artist Glenn O. Snyder Employee Evaluation and Staffing will revise the outdated Qualification Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. 20240 Standards as well. The test of whether a Room 8220, 1100 L St., NW Tel (202) 523-4835

23 A closeup an open air museum set aside to preserve the culture of the first white settlers to the of Great Smokies: area. They entered the Cove legally after an Indian treaty transferred it to the State Cades Cove of in 1819. By 1850 the Cove Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains was a thriving mountain community, offers visitors a charming closeup of some supporting 685 members of 132 families. of the park's most interesting Today a gentle 11-mile loop road leads wildflowers, , wildlife and history. past authentic pioneer homesteads and Gorgeous meadows nestled between the an old mill and blacksmith shop. The majestic mountains, the Cove is an road traverses lush open fields and leads excellent place to view everything from also to old frame churches and quaint white-tailed deer and cotton tail rabbits to cemeteries, where many of the early wild turkeys. Fragrant apple blossoms settlers have been laid to their rest. abound each spring in the Cove, and Life in this area seems today much like autumn brings a burst of colorful it may have been then. It is quiet, goldenrod, ironweed and asters. peaceful and natural. It is slow, its The area speaks vividly of early pioneer pleasures are simple. Cades Cove is a life in the mountains of Tennessee. It is "micro" view of a "macro" park.

Wild daisies grow along the road as do hundreds of other wildflowers.

Hiking trails off Cades Cove loop road lead to authentic old dwellings such as Elijah Oliver Place, The Pine Oak nature trail in Cades Cove pictured here. offers a serene walk through beautiful pine and oak forests, a chance to take a closer look at the life that abounds in the Smokies. —Photos and text by Candace Gerry.

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