NORTHEAST REGION Boston National Historical Park 157th Meeting Citizen advisors chartered by Congress to help the National Park Service care for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. November 4-5, 2015 • Boston National Historical Park • Boston, Massachusetts Meeting of November 4-5, 2015 FEDERAL REGISTER MEETING NOTICE AGENDA MINUTES Meeting of May 6-7, 2015 REPORT OF THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE URBAN AGENDA REPORT ON THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC VALUATION STUDY OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACTIONS ON ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS • Planning for a Future National Park System • Strengthening NPS Science and Resource Stewardship • Recommending National Natural Landmarks • Recommending National Historic Landmarks • Asian American Pacific Islander, Latino and LGBT Heritage Initiatives • Expanding Collaboration in Education • Encouraging New Philanthropic Partnerships • Developing Leadership and Nurturing Innovation • Supporting the National Park Service Centennial Campaign REPORT OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMITTEE PLANNING A BOARD SUMMARY REPORT MEETING SITE—Boston National Historical Park, Commandant’s House, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA 02139 617-242-5611 LODGING SITE—Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 62139 617-492-1234 / Fax 617-491-6906 Travel to Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Hotel Check in 4:00 pm Check out 12:00 noon Hotel Restaurant: Zephyr on the Charles / Breakfast 6:30-11:00 am / Lunch 11:00 am - 5:00 pm / Dinner 5-11:00 pm Room Service: Breakfast 6:00 am - 11:00 am / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Wednesday NOVEMBER 4 NOTE—Meeting attire is business. The tour will involve some walking and climbing stairs. Remember to bring comfortable shoes suitable for boating and walking, sunglasses, sun screen, hat, raincoat, umbrella, and reusable water bottle.) 6:00–7:00 am Breakfast on your own 7:15 am Gather in hotel lobby; board van to meeting site 8:15 am CONVENE MEETING Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy Yard, Commandant’s House CALL TO ORDER / CHECK-IN / APPROVAL OF MINUTES / AGENDA REVIEW Chairman Knowles and Loran Fraser 9:00 am WELCOME TO THE NORTHEAST REGION AND THE NATIONAL PARKS OF BOSTON Regional Director Michael Caldwell (by telephone) General Superintendent Michael Creasey 9:15 am REMARKS BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Honorable Jonathan Jarvis Discussion 10:00 am BREAK 10:15 am REPORT OF THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE Committee Chair Rita Colwell (by telephone); Dr. Gary Machlis, Senior Science Advisor to the Director, NPS; Dr. Stephanie Toothman (by telephone), Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science 11:00 am NATIONAL PARK SERVICE URBAN AGENDA • Achieving Relevancy in the Urban Space, Jonathan Jarvis, Director • Overview of Urban Agenda, Rebecca Stanfield McCown, NPS Stewardship Institute • Northeast Region’s Approach to Activating the Urban Agenda, Mike Caldwell (by telephone), NER Regional Director • Boston Urban Agenda, Michael Creasey, General Superintendent, National Parks of Boston; and Ruth Raphael, Boston Urban Fellow Discussion 157th MEETING OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD—November 4-5, 2015 2 Wednesday NOVEMBER 4 - cont’d 12:00 pm Adjourn for the Day TOUR NATIONAL PARKS OF BOSTON 12:15 pm Walk to Pier One / Board Ferry for tour of Boston Harbor Islands 2:00 pm Arrive Long Wharf Pier / Walk to Feneuil Hall / Shuttle along Greenway to Boston Common 3:00 pm Walking tour of Black Heritage Trail—Shaw Memorial to African American History Museum, NPS Ranger Ryan McNabb 4:00 pm RECEPTION AT THE AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE 6:30 pm Dinner and evening on your own Thursday NOVEMBER 5 6:00–7:30 am Breakfast on your own 7:45 am Gather in hotel lobby / board van to meeting site 8:45 am RECONVENE MEETING Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy Yard, Commandant’s House CALL TO ORDER / AGENDA REVIEW Chairman Knowles 8:50 am REPORT ON THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VALUATION STUDY Professor Linda Bilmes; Dr. John Loomis (by telephone), Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University; Dr. Bruce Peacock (by telephone), Chief, Environmental Quality Division, NPS; and Dr. Lynn Koontz (by telephone), Economist, NPS 9:20 am OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACTIONS ON ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS • Jonathan Jarvis, Director • Vic Knox (by telephone), Associate Director Park Planning, Facilities and Lands • Gary Machlis (by telephone), Senior Science Advisor to the Director • Ray Sauvajot (by telephone), Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science 10:45 am BREAK 11:00 am OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACTIONS ON ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS—Continued • Stephanie Toothman (by telephone), Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science • Dueon “Duey” Kohl, Management Analyst, Division of Interpretation, Education and Volunteers • Reginald Chapple (by telephone), Division Chief, Office of Partnerships and Philanthropic Stewardship • Michael Creasey, General Superintendent, National Parks of Boston • Alexa Viets (by telephone), Centennial Coordinator 12:30 pm LUNCH 2:00 pm REPORT OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMITTEE Committee Chair Stephen Pitti; Dr. Stephanie Toothman, Associate Director for Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science, NPS BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK—Commandant’s House, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts 02129 157th MEETING OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD—November 4-5, 2015 3 Thursday NOVEMBER 5 - Cont’d 2:30 pm PLANNING A BOARD SUMMARY REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR, 2016 Board Members, Director Jarvis, Loran Fraser 3:00 pm OTHER BUSINESS 3:15 pm BREAK 3:30 pm Opportunity for Public Comment 3:45 pm Scheduling Future Meetings 4:00 pm ADJOURN 4:15 pm 1—Taxi to Logan International Airport / Amtrak Train Station (*) for departures on Thursday, November 5 (*2 South Station / Summer Street & Atlantic Avenue / Boston, MA 02110) 2—NPS van drop off at Hyatt Regency Cambridge to overnight for departures on Friday, November 6 BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK—Commandant’s House, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts 02129 PROPOSED MINUTES 156th Meeting National Park System Advisory Board May 6-7, 2015 Pensacola Beach, Florida ____________________________________________________________________________________ The 156th meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board was called to order by Chairman Tony Knowles at 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, in the Crystal Sands Room of the Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, 2 Vie De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach, Florida 32561. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Hon. Tony Knowles, Chairman Mr. Paul Bardacke Prof. Linda Bilmes* Hon. Judy Burke Dr. Milton Chen Dr. Rita Colwell Ms. Belinda Faustinos Dr. Carolyn Finney Ms. Gretchen Long Dr. Stephen Pitti Dr. Margaret Wheatley BOARD MEMBER ABSENT Ms. Leonore Blitz OTHERS PRESENT (at least part of the time) Hon. Jonathan Jarvis, Director, National Park Service Mr. Stanley Austin, Regional Director, Southeast Region, NPS Mr. Daniel Brown, Superintendent, Gulf Islands National Seashore Mr. Brian Drapeaux, Deputy Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park Mr. Loran Fraser, Senior Advisor to the Director, NPS Dr. Stephanie Toothman, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science, NPS Dr. James Jacobs, Acting Chief, National Historic Landmarks Program, NPS* Dr. Raymond Sauvajot, Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, NPS Ms. Heather Eggleston, Regional National Natural Landmarks Coordinator, Intermountain Region, NPS Mr. Reginald Chapple, Division Chief, Office of Partnerships and Philanthropic Stewardship, NPS Dr. Bruce Peacock, Chief, Environmental Quality Division, NPS Dr. John Loomis, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University Dr. Joe Watkins, Chief, Tribal Relation and American Cultures Program, Supervisory Cultural Anthropologist, and Chief, American Indian Liaison Office, NPS Ms. Lindsey Phillips, Gulf Islands National Seashore Ms. Beckie Mims, Gulf Islands National Seashore Ms. Tiffany Smith, VWF, Pensacola Beach, FL PROPOSED MINUTES─156th Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board―p 2 Ms. Sandra Tennyson, Gulf Islands National Seashore Mr. Jordan Gilliard, Turtle T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL** Ms. Kaylee Christopher, Turtle T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL ** Ms. Juliana Sims, Turtle T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL** Mr. Reid Harwell, Turtle, T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL** Ms. Shelby Butts, Turtle, T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL** Ms. Madison Meyer, Turtle T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL** Ms. Savannah Koontz, Turtle T.H.i.S., Gulf Breeze, FL** Ms. Susan Teel, Gulf Island National Seashore Ms. Caroline Rohe, Gulf Island National Seashore Ms. Ruth Cox, Private Citizen, San Francisco, CA Ms. Lisa Enfield, Private Citizen, Santa Fe, NM Ms. Liz Smith-Incer, Rivers, Trails Conservation Assistance Program, NPS, Ocean Springs, MS Ms. Alma Ripps, Chief, Office of Policy, NPS Mr. James Gasser, Chief of Protocol and Events, Office of the Director, NPS Ms. Shirley Sears, Office of Policy, NPS (*Participated by telephone at least part of the time) (**Students participating in Turtle T.H.i.S.─Teens Helping in the Seashore; a curriculum-based citizen science program which provides opportunities for students to be involved with sea turtles.) * * * * ORDER OF BUSINESS ■ Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Opening the Meeting .......................................................................................................................