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Arrowhead • Spring 2009 1 Arrowhead Spring 2009 • Vol Arrowhead • Spring 2009 1 Arrowhead Spring 2009 • Vol. 16 • No. 2 The Newsletter of the Employees & Alumni Association of the National Park Service Published By Eastern National FROM THE DIRECTOR Secretary Salazar Announces Dan Wenk, $750 Million Investment in Parks Acting Director he following is rom the Statue of Liberty and Inde- Tbased on re- Fpendence Hall to Yellowstone and marks offered by Death Valley, the NPS will undertake Acting Director Dan Wenk at more than 750 projects at parks across the Celebration of the country to create jobs, restore and the Life of Brian protect our nation’s parks and preserve O’Neill on May 29. our history and heritage for future gen- Brian, the long- erations, Secretary of the Interior Ken time superintendent of Golden Salazar announced on April 22. The Gate National Recreation Area, projects reflect an investment of $750 passed away on May 13, 2009. million in our National Park System Brian O’Neill was an agent of (including $15 million at historically change. He changed the National black colleges and universities) under Park Service. He changed all of us the American Recovery and Reinvest- who were his colleagues and friends. And he changed this place, this ment Act of 2009, part of more than $3 national park, that he loved. billion the Interior Department is investing in the nation’s economy It may shock many of you to hear under President Obama’s recovery plan. that the National Park Service—a Tami A. Heilemann, DOI “From the Civil War to the Great proud organization that has been TO MARK EARTH DAY, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announces that hundreds of Depression, America’s best ideas for around for nearly 100 years—is National Park System projects will be funded through the American Recovery and sometimes wary of change. Brian protecting our national parks and open Reinvestment Act of 2009 at a rooftop press conference at the Interior building on April 22. saw that wariness as just another spaces have often come when our challenge. He would push the enve- nation has faced its greatest challenges,” The National Park Service’s Recovery were announced on April 22 are long- lope—sometimes into the next zip said Secretary Salazar. “Today, by Act projects will benefit both large parks standing priorities of the NPS based on code—but almost always with spec- investing $750 million to restore and such as Yellowstone, where more than $9 its capital planning process. With an array tacular results ... results that set the protect America’s most special places, million will be spent to completely over- of projects identified by stakeholders as bar high, and then higher still. we are creating a new legacy of steward- haul an antiquated wastewater treatment critical, the Service worked through a From engaging the entire Bay Area ship for our National Park System while facility, and smaller parks such as Perry’s rigorous merit-based process to identify in the rebirth of Crissy Field to the helping our economy stand up again. Victory and International Peace Memor- investments that met the criteria put recent transformation of historic Fort These projects—at places like Ellis ial, where $7 million will be spent in the forth in the Recovery Act: namely, that a Baker, each of these projects—and many more—were possible and suc- Island in New York and Dinosaur first phase of renovating the 352-foot project addresses the Department’s high- ceeded because of Brian’s vision, National Monument in Utah—are monument that commemorates Oliver est priority mission needs, generates the leadership and resolve to always ready to go and will create jobs in com- Hazard Perry’s naval victory during the largest number of jobs in the shortest ask, “Why not?” rather than, “Why?” munities across the country.” War of 1812. All of the projects that continued on page 11 Brian also changed each of us. He changed how we think about our work and its connectivity with our communities. He changed how we Statue of Liberty’s Crown To Reopen define our roles, demonstrating that when we share power and authority, the universe of what is possible eginning on July 4, the American ommendations on reducing risk for visi- rangers throughout the statue both to aid expands exponentially. Bpublic can once again visit the tors. The crown is accessible only by a nar- visitors and to help them enjoy the expe- If you Google the word “partner- crown of the Statue of Liberty, which row 168-step double-helix spiral staircase. rience and learn more about the statue ship,” Brian’s name comes up. Or at was closed by the NPS after the 9/11 After 9/11, the NPS, which has responsi- and its symbolism. least it should. He was the Johnny attacks for safety and security reasons. bility to keep visitors safe and make it pos- The Statue of Liberty will be open for Appleseed of partnerships. Those Access to the crown will be limited to sible for them to evacuate in the event of the next two years. Then it will be closed he nurtured here at Golden Gate 10 people at a time guided by an NPS an emergency, deemed the risk too high again for work on a long-term solution have spawned offspring across the ranger, and the crown will be open for to reopen the crown to the public. that will improve safety and security per- nation and around the globe. approximately 30 people per hour. “We cannot eliminate all the risk of manently. “Once the work is complete, But Brian’s most tangible legacy Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar climbing to the crown, but we are taking the statue will be safer and so will its visi- of change is this national park. Phil based his decision on a comprehensive steps to make it safer,” Secretary Salazar tors,” Secretary Salazar said. Visit Burton convinced Congress to cre- analysis of the entire structure completed said. This includes raising the handrails ate Golden Gate National Recreation www.nps.gov/stil for information on how Area as America’s major national in April by the NPS, including expert rec- on the spiral staircase and stationing to reserve tickets to visit the crown. I park in an urban setting. Brian O’Neill figured out what that meant. Today, more than 20 million people every year experience what Brian created. And it is good. New Parks, Wilderness and Trails a Highlight of And as much as the stunning park he created, those of us Brian men- Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 tored, whose lives and way of think- ing about life were forever altered by waterfall that helped power the President Barack Obama has ensured pleted, the area will become Paterson him, we are his legacy. The bold AIndustrial Revolution, a battle that that treasured landscapes and places of Great Falls National Historical Park. ideas we have to better preserve and share our parks ... they are his lega- became a turning point of the War of historical and cultural importance will River Raisin National Battlefield Park cy. The relationships we forge and 1812 and a presidential birthplace in a be protected and honored as part of our will interpret one of the worst defeats strengthen with like-minded citizens place called “Hope” will soon be added to National Park System.” Americans experienced in the War of and communities ... they too are his the National Park System. The new parks America’s first Treasury secretary, 1812. Battlefield areas near Monroe, legacy. And the kids of every color are just part of a wealth of public lands Alexander Hamilton, saw the 78-foot- Mich., will be donated for the park. The and ethnic heritage that we seek out, protections made law on March 30 in the high Great Falls of the Passaic River for its Battle of River Raisin unfolded on that we invite to learn about parks, to Omnibus Public Lands Management Act natural beauty and as a way to secure eco- Jan. 22, 1813. It was a bloodbath. Five be part of what we do, to own these hundred British troops and 800 Indian places that are theirs ... they are cer- of 2009. nomic independence from British manu- tainly his legacy. “We are in a time of deep uncertainty facturers. In 1791, Hamilton helped allies overwhelmed the 650 Americans and economic pain, but for Americans, found the Society for the Establishment who, two days earlier, drove a small Brian’s work isn’t done—he was Canadian force out of Frenchtown, a vil- never done—and now he’s counting moments of crisis are opportunities to of Useful Manufactures. Paterson, which on each of us to carry it forward. rebuild, renew and restore the places we was founded by the society, became the lage on the River Raisin. That’s his greatest legacy. cherish,” said Secretary of the Interior cradle of the Industrial Revolution in The battle became a furious rally cry for Ken Salazar. “With a stroke of his pen, America. When land exchanges are com- continued on page 3 2 A rrowhead • Spring 2009 Focus on the Parks • The National Park Foundation and so they could begin collecting their own the National Trust for Historic Preser- Lincolns for Lincoln. To contribute, get vation joined HistoryTM (previously coin boxes and learn more, visit Inauguration Photo Wins known as the History Channel) at www.history.com/lincoln. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP on Nov. 18, 2008 to unveil GIVE A • January festivities paid tribute to Dr. International Contest Martin Luther King, Jr.
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