Daily Headlines Home NPS News In the Press Katrina Incidents Fire News People News Jobs Training Events Calendar InfoZone About the NPS Addresses Information Resources DOI Information Quality Guidelines Opportunities Park Information Permits Programs/Initiatives Reports Morning Report ParkTips NLC Journal NPS Partnerships Joint Ventures: Partners in Stewardship Conference Previous Editions May 23, 2012 May 22, 2012 May 21, 2012 May 20, 2012 May 19, 2012 May 18, 2012 May 17, 2012   Updated Thursday, May 24, 2012 | 08:09 AM ET FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE - NY Junior Rangers Use iPads To Identify Birds Fire Island National Seashore’s interpretive division put iPads to the test at this year’s Junior Ranger Day event. Park staff helped children learn how to use book and app field guides to identifying Fire Island birds. NPS NEWS  more... OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Today’s Almanac – Thursday, May 24, 2012 Today’s weather notes and remembrances from National Park Service history. Rain and thunderstorms, some strong, are forecast for the northern Great Plains. Red flag conditions are again posted for much of the Southwest into California and Nevada. OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Acting Editor To Oversee InsideNPS For Two Weeks Kathryn Kirby from the Office of Communications in Washington will be serving as acting editor for InsideNPS and the Morning Report for two weeks beginning next Tuesday. PACIFIC WEST REGION Western Cultural Resources ERT Holds Training Session The Western Cultural Resources Emergency Response Team held its annual training at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park during the second week of May. FORT SMITH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE - AR,OK Park Hosts Homeschool Student Art Exhibition On Friday May 4th, the park opened “Artistic Impressions of Fort Smith NHS,” a homeschool student art exhibition. INCIDENTS  more... GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - AZ Man Killed In 600 Foot Fall From South Rim A man fell 600 feet to his death from the South Rim near Pipe Creek Vista on Tuesday afternoon. An investigation into the death is underway. SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK - AZ German Visitor Dies While Hiking In Park On Monday afternoon, a 35-year-old visitor from Germany was hiking on the Hugh Norris Trail with a partner, also from Germany, when she collapsed and later died. The high for Tucson that day was 105 degrees. ZION NATIONAL PARK - UT Classic Car Consumed In Fire In Tunnel A 1964 Cobra sports car valued at $800,000 was completely consumed in a fire in the Zion Mount Carmel tunnel on Monday afternoon. FIRE MANAGEMENT  more... NIFC/NPS FIRE AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT National Fire/Incident Situation Highlights NIFC is at PL 2.  Initial attack was light on Wednesday; four new large fires were reported. Critical fire conditions are expected in much of the Southwest. PEOPLE NEWS  more... SOUTHEAST REGION Nina Kelson Named Regional Manager Of The Year Nina Kelson, deputy superintendent at Gulf Islands National Seashore, was recently named Southeast Region’s manager of the year for her sustained quality of management. Kelson will retire on June 1st. DENVER SERVICE CENTER Lori Irish Selected As DSC Chief Of Contracting Services Denver Service Center has selected Lori Irish as its new chief of contracting services. She begins her new position on June 3rd. JOBS  more... APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE - WI GS-0025-12 Chief Ranger Apostle Islands has issued an announcement for a chief ranger. Closes: June 8th. National Park Service | Department of the Interior | FirstGov