“There was no cobra in Cleopatra’s death,” Schäfer told Discovery News.

The author of a best-selling book in Germany, “Cleopatra,” Schäfer searched historic writings for evidence to disprove the 2,000-year-old asp legend. His findings are to be featured on the German channel ZDF as part of a program on Cleopatra.

“The Roman historian Cassius Dio, writing about 200 years after Cleopatra’s demise, stated that she died a quiet and pain-free death, which is not compatible with a cobra bite. Indeed, the snake’s venom would have caused a painful and disfiguring death,” Schäfer said.

According to German toxicologist Dietrich Mebs, a poison specialist taking part in the study, the symptoms occurring after an asp bite are very unpleasant, and include vomiting, diarrhea and respiratory failure.

“Death may occur within 45 minutes, but it may also be longer with painful edema at the bite site. At the end, the dead body does not look very nice with vomit, diarrhea, a swollen bite site,” Mebs told Discovery News.

A short video on Cleopatra from National Geographic follows after the bump.
Continue reading “Herp Report: The asp was innocent”

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Last January, Dan Bell and Bell Wildlife Specialties hosted a goose hunt for a bunch of Kansas kids.  STEP OUTSIDE TV came along and caught all of the fun to share with you.  You can watch the show this week on Outdoor Channel at the following times:

07-21 at 8:00AM | 07-23 at 11:00AM | 07-24 at 5:30PM

All times are EDT.

Dan Bell is definitely one of the “Good Guys”.  Dan got involved with Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors the very first year we started hunting with kids, back in 2002.  Dan offered to host a youth turkey hunt in the spring of ’03 and has done so every year since.  Over 150 kids have experienced their first turkey hunt with Dan.  We’ve got some amazing videos of some of these hunts on the Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors website.

Dan has also hosted antlerless deer hunts and as shown in the video, goose hunts for the kids as well.

Check out the Bell Wildlife Specialties website here.

And if you have some time to watch some kids get their first turkeys, check out these links:

http://www.outdoormentors.org/video/TNT-13.wvx – 2008 Youth Turkey Hunt

http://vimeo.com/10865700 – 20101 Youth Turkey Hunt (you can skip to the 10 minute mark on this one to get right to the action!)

For other videos featuring kids hunting, check out this page on the Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors website:  http://bit.ly/dkiH3U.

You too can make a difference in a child’s life…take ‘em outdoors!  Become an Outdoor Mentor today!

Mike Christensen

Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors, Inc.

310 E 2nd

Wichita, KS  67202

316-290-8883

mchristensen@outdoormentors.org

http://www.outdoormentors.org

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DATE: July 15, 2010 16:57:29 CST

MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Area Command and Audubon Nature Institute Co-host “Turtle Talk” Roundtable Discussion for News and Online Media – First Event Bringing Together Major Agencies Involved in Sea Turtle Protection

Key contact numbers Deepwater Horizon

Report oiled shoreline or request Incident

volunteer information: (866) 448-5816 Joint Information

Submit alternative response technology, Center

services or products: (281) 366-5511

Submit your vessel for the Vessel of

Opportunity Program: (866) 279-7983 Phone: (713)

Submit a claim for damages: (800) 323-1670

440-0858 (713) 323-1671

Report oiled wildlife: (866) 557-1401

WHAT: “Turtle Talk” is the first event to bring together the lead agencies involved in turtle protection efforts in one forum to discuss the status of sea turtles affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Unified Area Command is co-hosting Turtle Talk with Audubon Nature Institute, bringing together sea turtle experts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service for a roundtable discussion. Additionally, wildlife expert, Jeff Corwin, will provide a video introduction to the event, sharing his concern for sea turtles.

Media will be able to join the discussion virtually, having the option to ask questions via conference line or participate via a live webcast enabled with a chat function.

WHO: NOAA Fisheries national sea turtle coordinator, Barbara Schroeder, National Park Service Chief of Science and Resource Management, Rick Clark, Fish and Wildlife Service sea turtle expert, Dr. Debby Crouse

Moderated by Karyn Kearney, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Audubon Nature Institute’s Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Video introduction provided by wildlife biologist and NBC and MSNBC’s science and environmental expert, Jeff Corwin

WHEN: Friday, July 16, 2010, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. CDT

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Parktips – July 2010

Parktips is a monthly compilation of newsworthy items and story ideas from the National Park Service. A new edition is posted on the first week of each month at http://www.nps.gov/news/index.htm. Just click on the Story Leads link to access Parktips. You can view past issues of Parktips. You can also receive a personal copy of Parktips, via e-mail or fax, by registering at our website.

147th Anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg

(Pennsylvania) — On July 1, 2, and 3, park rangers provide special programs on the fields at Gettysburg to commemorate the anniversary of the battle. “Real Time” programs will follow and explain the events of the battle in chronological order and at as close a time as possible to the real time they occurred. Please visit www.nps.gov/gett and look under Things to Do. For more information, please contact Katie Lawhon at Katie_Lawhon@nps.gov or 717-334-1124 ext. 3121.

Music in Nature Concerts

(Wyoming) — Grand Teton National Park and the Grand Teton Music Festival will offer a concert series called Music in Nature, in which a string quartet will perform 30-minute recitals inspired by nature. The free public concerts will run June 28 through July 23. The string quartet was established by the Grand Teton Music Festival to showcase promising young musicians with the festival orchestra that plays each summer at Walk Festival Hall. The quartet will delight listeners and continue a musical tradition inspired by the beauty of Grand Teton National Park and its majestic scenery. The times and park locations are:

Tuesdays and Thursdays

11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Colter Bay Visitor Center (back

deck)

Wednesdays and Fridays

2 p.m. and 3 p.m., Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center

(terrace)

5 p.m. and 6 p.m., Jackson Lake Lodge (lobby)

Public: For more information, please contact the Colter Bay Visitor Center at 307-739-3594 or the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center at 307-739-3399. Media: For more information, please contact Jackie Skaggs at 307-739-3393.

Summer Seminars at Historic AMK Ranch

(Wyoming) — Each summer, the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Center offers educational presentations from graduate students and research professors at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. The public seminars are free, and each session is preceded by a barbecue dinner at 5:30 p.m. (cost of $5). The schedule for July includes:

July 1: Jake Griffin will discuss the ecological consequence of bark

beetle disturbance in the Greater Yellowstone Area.

July 8: Ken Cannon will speak about humans, bison, and elk under the

umbrella-topic of the archeology of Jackson Hole.

July 15: Hank Harlow will talk about the adaptations to winter hibernation and summer “walking hibernation” found in black bears and polar bears.

July 22: Ken Barrick will give a presentation entitled “Towards a New National Policy for Protecting Old Faithful Geyser and Yellowstone’s Hydrothermal Features.”

July 29: Michael Dillon will give a presentation called “Flying Mt.

Everest: How Alpine Bumblebees Fly Where Helicopters Fail.”

Public: For more information, please contact the park at 307-739-3300.

Media: For more information, please contact Jackie Skaggs at 307-739-3393.

American Indian Artists Share Their Heritage

(Wyoming) — For the past 35 years, artists from diverse tribes have demonstrated their traditional and contemporary art forms to allow visitors to Grand Teton National Park to gain a greater appreciation for, and understanding of, American Indian art and culture. Participating artists represent tribes from across the United States. Among the art forms demonstrated are painting, weaving, pottery, beadwork, and music. Guest artists exhibit daily, Monday through Sunday, from approximately 9 a.m. to

7 p.m. in the lower level of the Colter Bay Indian Arts Museum. Artists also offer items for purchase. The dates and guest artists scheduled for the 2010 season are:

June 28-July 4 Charlotte Tendoy (Shoshone) beadwork

July 5-11 Ted Moran (S’Klallan) Northwest coastal carving

July 12-18 Eddie Two Bulls (Ogalala Sioux) painting

July 19-25 Maynard White Owl beadwork & jewelry

(Nez Perce-Cayuse)

July 26-Aug. 1 Dolly & Bonnie Woodie (Navajo) weaving, clothing, &

beadwork

Public: For more information, please contact the Colter Bay Visitor Center at 307-739-3594. Media: For more information, please contact Jackie Skaggs at 307-739-3393.

Celebrating the Fourth at Cowpens National Battlefield (South Carolina) — Cowpens National Battlefield will offer “Fireworks and Family Fun” on July 3. In addition to battlefield walks, firing demonstrations of 18th-century weapons, and fireworks, there will be patriotic music played by the 246th Army National Guard band. For more information, please contact Donna Davis at 864-461-2828.

Three Marys of Manzanar: Exploring Women’s Lives in a Layered Past

(California) — Join Owens Valley author and historian Jane Wehrey at Manzanar National Historic Site on July 3 and 4 at 2 p.m. and July 5 at 11 a.m. as she introduces, through historic photographs and first-person accounts, three young women who once called Manzanar home. In this program presented by the Manzanar History Association, the lives of a Paiute daughter in 1904, a girl of the orchard community in 1924, and a young Japanese American internee of the World War II relocation center are windows into the past of this layered landscape where communities of diverse peoples have come, lived, and departed over more than 150 years.

Wehrey will be available at Manzanar after the program to answer questions and sign books. This program is part of “Celebration of Women of Eastern Sierra California,” a multi-venue project of exhibits, lectures, and programs that began in March 2010 and will conclude in September. For more information, please contact Maggie Wittenburg at 760-878-2411.

Celebrating the Glorious Fourth, 1860-Style (West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia) — Join us from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 4 in the Lower Town at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Experience how 19th-century Americans celebrated the nation’s birthday with picnics, band concerts, and patriotic speeches honoring the Founding Fathers and the glorious republic. The celebration features the Wildcat Regiment Band and the Regimental Band of the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. For more information, please contact Marsha Wassel at 304-535-6748.

50 Years of 50 Stars

(Maryland) — Fort McHenry is world-famous as the birthplace of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” written by Francis Scott Key about the fort’s 15-star, 15-stripe flag. Even today’s 50-star flag, however, had its moment of fame at Fort McHenry. Fifty years ago, on July 4, 1960, the very first 50-star flag was raised “o’er the ramparts” of Fort McHenry before it flew anywhere else in the country. On July 4, 2010, come celebrate a Hawaiian Fourth of July at Fort McHenry. At noon, a ceremony begins with the hoisting of a huge 20-by-38-foot, 50-star flag in a reenactment of the 1960 moment. The Aloha Boys will perform traditional Hawaiian music, while the flags of all 50 states line the fort’s ramparts. At 2 p.m., a music program entitled “From Patapsco to Pacific” will highlight both the fifes and drums of 1814 and traditional Hawaiian music. The Hawaiian Fourth of July comes to a close at 4 p.m. Visitors are welcome to help rangers lower the giant flag. For more information, please contact Vince Vaise or Jim Bailey at 410-962-4290.

Independence Day Commemoration

(Pennsylvania) — On Sunday, July 4 from 11a.m. to 4 p.m., join rangers at Valley Forge National Historical Park for a living history demonstration at the Muhlenberg Brigade huts. Enjoy children’s crafts and a traditional Fourth of July barbeque at the visitor center. The July Fourth programming is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Phil Sheridan at 215-597-0865.

Celebrate Independence Day with National Parks of New York Harbor (New York) — Several of the national parks in New York City are celebrating this pivotal American holiday. Castle Clinton National Monument will be the site of the Veterans Corps of Artillery-State of New York Fourth of July flag-raising ceremony at noon on the Fourth. The flag-raising includes a cannon-firing demonstration at Battery Park.

Families can enjoy a traditional Independence Day celebration at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site on July 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day’s events include music, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, the tolling of the church’s 250-year-old bell 13 times, speeches, and light refreshments. And while the Founding Fathers might have declared independence on July 4 in Philadelphia, it took five days for the news to reach New York. Federal Hall National Memorial will celebrate the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in New York City in 1776 with lectures and interactive programs on July 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 212-668-2208 or e-mail mindi_rambo@nps.gov.

Sagamore Hill Celebrates Independence Day 2010 (New York) — Sagamore Hill will hold free festivities on July 4 and 5 in honor of Independence Day. This holiday was important to Theodore Roosevelt, who often spoke at festivities in Oyster Bay and then gathered his extended family and friends at Sagamore Hill for a day of celebration.

The National Park Service and the Friends of Sagamore Hill invite you to dress in your best patriotic attire and bring your family and friends to the two days of festivities at Sagamore Hill, all of which are free and open to the public. For more information and a full schedule of events, please visit www.nps.gov/sahi or contact Shaun Roche at Shaun_Roche@nps.gov.

Family Sunday

(Massachusetts) — Every Sunday this summer is a Family Sunday at the Longfellow National Historic Site. From 1 to 3:30 p.m., come and enjoy free activities for children and families. Play 19th-century games, paint and draw, make crafts, and read and write poetry. Other special activities that are part of this series include:

July 4: Hands-on History with the Massachusetts 7th Regiment. Learn about the Revolutionary War through period artifacts and uniforms.

July 11: Cinderella presented at 2 p.m. by the Tanglewood Marionettes.

July 18: Norwegian wheat-weaving.

July 25: Watercolor and drawing workshop with artist Diana Tatz.

For more information, please contact Nancy Jones at nancy_jones@nps.gov or 617-876-4491.

Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society at Longfellow NHS

(Massachusetts) — Enjoy a rollicking performance of songs and tunes from the American colonial era, including Celtic jigs and reels and sea chanteys, on Sunday, July 4 at 4 p.m. This free event offers fun for all ages. For more information, please contact Nancy Jones at nancy_jones@nps.gov or 617-876-4491.

A Flag for the Fourth

(Massachusetts) — On Sunday, July 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visit the visitor center of Boston National Historical Park and learn about the flags of the Revolution that have a Boston connection. Also, make a flag of your own. This program is free, and the visitor center is located on the second floor at 15 State Street. For more information, please contact Sean Hennessey at 617-242-5616 or sean_hennessey@nps.gov.

“Wendy the Welder!”

(Massachusetts) — Learn about the contributions of women in the nation’s shipyard before, during, and after World War II. This free program will take place on Sunday, July 4 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center at Boston National Historical Park. For more information, please contact Sean Hennessey at 617-242-5616 or sean_hennessey@nps.gov.

Lunch and Learn Series

(Pennsylvania) — The Friends of Valley Forge Park will offer the following installments of the group’s Lunch and Learn Series in July. Talks take place on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the education center. Bring a brown-bag lunch; lemonade will be provided.

July 7: “The Park Has Gone to the Birds!!” Carrie Ashley, Education and Program Coordinator for the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, presents.

July 14: “The Navies of World Powers During the Revolution.” Park ranger George Matlack will lead a discussion.

July 21: In the final lecture of the summer series, Carris Kocher, a Friends Board member, and park volunteers will present on the topic of Patrick Henry and discuss the activities of this Founding Father during the park’s encampment.

For more information, please contact Phil Sheridan at 215-597-0865.

Jamaica Bay by Boat

(New York) — Take a ranger-guided ecology boat tour of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, part of Gateway National Recreation Area, from 7:15 to

8:45 p.m. on July 8. As you coast along, you’ll see verdant marshes. Expect waterfowl and other shorebirds, and don’t miss the sunset over the bay. The cost is $6. For more information, please call 718-318-4340.

30th Annual Kilauea Cultural Festival

(Hawaii) — On July 10, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park celebrates the culture of Hawaii’s first people. Participate in hands-on Hawaiian arts and crafts. Enjoy the beauty and rhythm of the hula. Savor the sweet sound of Hawaiian music, taste Hawaiian food, and play Hawaiian games and the ukulele. One purpose of this national park is to perpetuate Hawaiian culture and promote the appreciation of traditional values. Since 1980, this festival has epitomized the true spirit of ‘ohana (family). The festival provides the ideal occasion for the kupuna (elder), the keiki (child), the kama‘aina (native-born), and the malihini (newcomer) to come together for a day of fun and sharing. For more information, please contact Mardie Lane at 808-985-6018.

“1901 San Francisco Waterfront Strike!”—A Living History Reenactment

(California) — Gather at Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park on Saturday, July 10. The reenactment occurs at noon and repeats at 3 p.m. The park’s costumed living history interpreters reenact the momentous 1901 waterfront strike. Join the march of striking sailors, hear impassioned speeches by strikers and ship-owners, and voice your own opinions for or against the strike. Information is available at 415-447-5000. Members of the media, please contact John Cunnane at 415-561-4049.

Wildlife Ecologist Discusses Latest Book, Urban Carnivores

(California) — On July 10 at 2 p.m., join Dr. Seth Riley, National Park Service wildlife ecologist and co-editor of Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict and Conservation, at the National Park Service Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area headquarters in Thousand Oaks. Dr. Riley will share the latest findings on the mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes in the Santa Monica Mountains, as well as his research on the future prospects of these local carnivores. After the presentation, he will sign copies of his new book. For more information, please contact Lauren Newman at 805-370-2343 or lauren_newman@nps.gov.

Meriwether Lewis Returns to Harpers Ferry (West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia) — On July 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lower Town at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, discover the role of Harpers Ferry in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Richard Cheatham appears as Captain Meriwether Lewis. For more information, please contact Marsha Wassel at 304-535-6748.

A Golden Rose for a Poet

(Massachusetts) — At the Longfellow National Historic Site on Sunday, July

11 at 4 p.m., the New England Poetry Club presents this year’s Golden Rose Award to Mark Strand for his collection Blizzard of One. Strand, former Poet Laureate of the United States (1990) and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1999, will read from his work. This free event includes book sales and a signing. For more information, please contact Nancy Jones at nancy_jones@nps.gov or 617-876-4491.

To Kill a Mockingbird at LBJ National Historical Park

(Texas) — Come and enjoy “Movies Under the Stars at the LBJ Ranch.” There will be a free showing of To Kill a Mockingbird at 7 p.m. on July 12. The movie will play outdoors beginning at sunset. Gates to the LBJ Ranch open at 7 p.m. Bring a picnic supper and lawn chairs. There will be free popcorn, sodas, and water. For more information, please contact Liz Lindig at 830-868-7128 ext. 231.

The Life & Legacy of Alexander Hamilton

(New York) — Alexander Hamilton was one of the most influential Founding Fathers, and a strong presence in both the American Revolution and the creation of the early republic.

The National Park Service will celebrate Hamilton’s life and legacy at Federal Hall National Memorial from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on July 12 with a series of talks and a special wreath-laying ceremony. For more information, please call 212-668-2208 or e-mail mindi_rambo@nps.gov.

Weird Sandy Hook

(New Jersey) — Explore the weird and wacky facts and myths surrounding the history and mysteries of Sandy Hook, part of Gateway National Recreation Area, at 8 p.m. on July 13. The program features parts of the Army proving ground, a maritime graveyard, and other sites. For more information, please call 732-872-5970.

The Power of Teton Weather

(Wyoming) — Grand Teton National Park will host a program about the powerful and dramatic Teton weather at 9 p.m. on July 16 in the Colter Bay Amphitheater. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chris Jones will talk about snowstorms and cold fronts, lightning storms, temperature extremes, and the intricacies of weather in the Teton Range and Jackson Hole. Did you know that the record low temperature for the state of Wyoming—a bone-chilling minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit—occurred in 1933 in what is now Grand Teton National Park? Meteorologist Jones will provide similar fascinating tidbits and share impressive weather photos during his PowerPoint presentation. Public: For more information, please contact the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park at 307-739-3594.

Media: For more information, please contact Jackie Skaggs at 307-739-3393.

Oregon Trail Contradance

(Washington) — Join park staff and volunteers for the 20th annual Oregon Trail Contradance at Whitman Mission National Historic Site on July 17 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Experienced callers teach and call the dances, which include couples dances, line dances, and square dances. Enjoy the evening under the stars by dancing to the jigs and reels played by the Wednesday Night Contraband. For more information, please contact Roger Trick at 509-522-6360 or visit http://www.nps.gov/whmi/whats-new.htm.

Celebrating the Music of Violinist Ole Bull

(Massachusetts) — Karl Orvik and friends pay homage to this world-renowned 19th-century Norwegian violinist at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 18 at the Longfellow National Historic Site. Bull served as the inspiration for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Musician in Tales of a Wayside Inn. This performance, 200 years after Bull’s birth, will highlight his music and that of Edvard Grieg and other Norwegian composers. The concert is free.

For more information, please contact Nancy Jones at nancy_jones@nps.gov or 617-876-4491.

“Slavery, the Abolitionist Movement and Reflections of Jefferson”

(West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia) — Listen to this insightful, dramatic presentation on the issue of slavery. There are performances in the Lower Town at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on July 24. Bill Barker plays Thomas Jefferson. For more information, please contact Marsha Wassel at 304-535-6748.

Medical Weekend: Giving Aid and Comfort in 1864 (West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia) — From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 24 and 25, spend a “medical weekend” in the Lower Town at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Hear the story of the national and local efforts by civilians and the military to sustain the Union army as General Philip Sheridan prepared his troops for the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. For more information, please contact Marsha Wassel at 304-535-6748.

A Great Day in Harlem at Grant’s Tomb

(New York) — Each year, Harlem Week offers an all-day public event on the plaza of General Grant National Memorial to celebrate family unity. This year, A Great Day in Harlem will take place on July 25 from noon to approximately 8 p.m. and will feature international exhibitors and vendors, cultural and gospel performances, an outdoor fashion show, a concert, and more. For more information, please call 212-668-2208 or e-mail mindi_rambo@nps.gov.

Marge Piercy and Garden Poetry

(Massachusetts) — Have some cultural and horticultural fun at the Longfellow National Historic Site on Sunday, July 25 at 4 p.m. Poet and novelist Marge Piercy, joined by poets Teresa Cader and Victor Howes, celebrates nature through poetry. This free event includes book sales and a signing. For more information, please contact Nancy Jones at nancy_jones@nps.gov or 617-876-4491.

Reading, Writing, & Thinking the Hudson Valley (New York) — Read, write, and think the Hudson Valley from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, July 27 to 29. Though aimed at educators, the program, held by Teaching the Hudson Valley at the Wallace Center at the Home and Library of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, is appropriate for anyone interested in the Hudson Valley. Take a three-day learning vacation and discover the region’s culture, environment, and history. For more information, please contact Elise Cleva at 202-208-6843.

“John Brown’s Boston”

(Massachusetts) — Every Wednesday in July at 11 a.m., join a ranger from Boston African American National Historic Site for this walking tour focused on John Brown’s connections to Boston. The free, 90-minute tour will take you to places where Brown met with the Secret Six and other supporters, as well as to prominent sites relevant to Boston’s struggle to end slavery. Tours will start at the Samuel Adams statue in front of Faneuil Hall and conclude at the Museum of African American History’s African Meeting House on Beacon Hill. For more information, please contact Sean Hennessey at 617-242-5616 or sean_hennessey@nps.gov.

“Star-Spangled” Ceremony at Fort McHenry

(Maryland) — Come to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine on July 31 at 6 p.m. for a special twilight tattoo ceremony featuring patriotic music, military pageantry, and living history. The program begins with a performance by the U.S. Navy Band, Drill Team, and Color Guard. The U.S. Navy Drill Team will perform modern rifle exercises. The team’s split-second timing and precision marching have dazzled audiences around the world. For a flavor of history, the Fort McHenry Guard, representing the 1814 defenders of Baltimore, will demonstrate battle tactics of the War of 1812. The Guard offers a unique historical experience at every free twilight tattoo ceremony at Fort McHenry. At the July 31 ceremony, the Guard, dressed in the uniforms of the 1814 defenders of Baltimore, will perform a cannon drill, a musket exercise, and a bayonet demonstration. The program concludes with the audience folding the 30-by-42-foot Star-Spangled Banner Flag. The ceremony is free, and parking is provided on site. For more information, please contact Vincent Vaise at 410-962-4290 ext. 201.

I Will Follow Them to the Death: Sheridan’s Soldiers, 1864 (West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia) — Come to the Lower Town at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 31 through August 1. The 11th New Jersey will demonstrate Union army garrison duties such as guard mount parade; searching citizens; searching and arresting spies, deserters, and traitors; processing prisoners of war; and maintaining military security in an occupied enemy town. For more information, please contact Marsha Wassel at 304-535-6748.

Sail Aboard the Scow Schooner Alma

(California) — Sail San Francisco Bay aboard the restored scow schooner Alma, built in 1891. Haul on lines to raise sails and discover maritime history through onboard talks by rangers during the three-hour trip. Alma sails on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays in July. Meet at the dock at Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park at 12:30 p.m. The trip lasts from 1 to 4 p.m. Adults: $40; discounted fees for youth and seniors. Advance reservations required. For information and reservations, please call 415-447-5000. Members of the media, please contact John Cunnane at 415-561-7049.

Living on the Edge

(Florida) — Discover the significance of the underwater world of Gulf Islands National Seashore. You can “live on the edge” at the Naval Live Oaks Picnic Area on Sundays, June 20 to August 8, at 1 p.m., and on Mondays, June 21 to August 9, at 2 p.m. For more information, please contact Gail Bishop at 850-934-2618 or Steamer Lawhead at 850-934-2629.

Civil War in Pensacola

(Florida) — This auditorium program runs at Gulf Islands National Seashore’s Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at 10 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from June 7 to August 13. For more information, please contact Gail Bishop at 850-934-2618 or Steamer Lawhead at 850-934-2629.

Habitat Protectors of Yosemite in Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove

(California) — Yosemite National Park is seeking volunteers for the Habitat Protectors of Yosemite (HaPY) stewardship program. Volunteers work beside Resources Management and Science Division staff on restoration projects in the Yosemite Valley on Wednesday mornings between Memorial Day and Labor Day. On special dates in July and August, volunteers help protect the giant sequoias in the Mariposa Grove in Wawona. HaPY provides a great opportunity for families to volunteer together and create memories while helping to manage the park’s resources. Please visit http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hapy.htm. For more information, please contact Scott Gediman at 209-372-0200 and Niki Nicholas at 209-372-0472.

Sunset at the Seashore

(Florida) — Gulf Islands National Seashore offers two ways to enjoy this spectacular time of day. Discover amazing facts and folklore about our closest star and how it affects life on Earth through the program “Sunset at the Seashore.” Location: Battery Payne. Date and time: Mondays, June 7 to August 9, 7 p.m. to sunset. Also, take a sunset walk on the beach. On Saturdays, from June 12 to August 14, at 7:30 p.m., join a park ranger for a 1.5-mile, hour-long walk around the west end of Santa Rosa Island to Pensacola Pass. Meet at Battery Payne for the walk. For more information, please contact Gail Bishop at 850-934-2618 or Steamer Lawhead at 850-934-2629.

New Scout Ranger Program Attracts Attention at Jewel Cave (South Dakota) — In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, Jewel Cave National Monument has crafted and implemented a new Scout ranger program. The program offers hands-on learning experiences and volunteerism for troops and packs spending time in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. Participants must perform at least three hours of volunteer service at Jewel Cave and take part in a ranger-guided activity.

An activity booklet allows the Scouts to learn how the National Park Service manages the surface and sub-surface resources of the monument. Upon completion of the program requirements, Scouts receive an embroidered patch. The National Park Service and Boy Scouts of America are teaming together to offer this program year-round. For more information, please contact Bradley Block at 605-673-8330 or bradley_block@nps.gov.

Common Ground

(Nationwide) — The latest issue of the magazine Common Ground: Preserving Our Nation’s Heritage will soon be online. Please see http://commonground.cr.nps.gov/Index.cfm. For more information, please contact Elise Cleva at 202-208-6843.

What’s That in the Sky? Is it a Bird? A Plane? It’s an Archeologist!

(California) — A Yosemite National Park fire archeologist is learning to be a smokejumper through a detail to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Smokejumper Program in Missoula, Montana. While training, Jun Kinoshita has begun to blog his experience. He aims to use the knowledge he gains to further the National Park Service’s protection of cultural, natural, and wilderness resources in fire situations. Read his blog at http://npsfam.blogspot.com/ to learn more about how fire is managed on public lands. For more information, please contact Scott Gediman at 209-372-0200 and Niki Nicholas at 209-372-0472.

Frazil Ice Podcast Entertains Yosemite Followers

(California) — View the latest episode, “Frazil Ice,” of the Yosemite Nature Notes video podcast series. Frazil ice flows are dramatic natural events that occur in the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley during March and April. Please visit http://www.nps.gov/yose/photosmultimedia/ynn9-frazilice.htm. For more information, please contact Scott Gediman at 209-372-0200 and Niki Nicholas at 209-372-0472.

Yosemite Scientists to Use Lichen to Study Air Quality

(California) — Scientists at Yosemite National Park will use lichen diversity to measure impacts on air quality. Scientists will research how lichen serves as an indicator of nitrogen deposition, which varies over areas of the park. Most pollution that causes high ozone concentrations contains or ends up containing nitrogen after it reacts with sunlight in the atmosphere. Measurements suggest that the deposition of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the Sierra Nevada, especially in the fragile high elevations, is up to five times higher than it was in the 19th century.

Please see http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/airquality.htm. For more information, please contact Scott Gediman at 209-372-0200 and Niki Nicholas at 209-372-0472.

Archeology News

(Nationwide) — The most recent (winter 2010) issue of CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship publicizes the finding of evidence that the expedition of Vázquez de Coronado passed through what is now El Morro National Monument in New Mexico. An article by Clay Mathers, Charles Haecker, James W. Kendrick, and Steve Baumann discusses the evidence. For more information, please contact Elise Cleva at 202-208-6843.

Seashore Works to Preserve Headstones

(North Carolina) — At Cape Lookout National Seashore, there is an ongoing project to document, repair, straighten, and clean headstones within the cemeteries of Portsmouth Village and Shackelford Banks. For a week during March 2010, Dr. Frances Gale of the University of Texas at Austin, Historic Preservation Program, and several graduate students completed a condition assessment of these cemeteries. For three weeks in May and June, graduate students Jessica Ugarte and Kelley Russell returned to Cape Lookout to begin cleaning the headstones and making repairs. Dr. Gale and the graduate students will return this fall to complete additional restoration activities. For more information, please contact Wouter Ketel at 252-728-2250 ext. 3005.

National Fossil Day, October 13, 2010

(Nationwide) — The National Park Service and the American Geological Institute will hold the first annual National Fossil Day this year during Earth Science Week (www.earthsciweek.org). National Fossil Day is a celebration organized to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational values. More than 228 national parks contain fossils. The National Park Service is partnering with museums, professional organizations, and other groups to plan outreach activities across the country on October 13. For more information, please contact Vince Santucci at 703-289-2531.

Last Dam Summer

(Washington) — The largest dam removal in U.S. history will begin next year in the Elwha Valley of Olympic National Park. The project will free the Elwha River after 100 years. Salmon populations will swell as all five species of Pacific salmon return to more than 70 miles of river and streamand to a still-wild ecosystem. The return of fish will draw back bears, eagles, and other animals, while removing the dams will reestablish the natural flow of sediment from the mountains to the coast. The movement of sediment will rebuild wetlands, beaches, and the estuary at the mouth of the Elwha River. The returning salmon and restored river will renew the culture of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, whose members have lived along the Elwha River since time immemorial. Tribal members will have access to sacred sites that are now inundated, and cultural traditions can be reborn.

The National Park Service and the tribe are primary partners on the dam removal. For more information, please contact Barb Maynes at 360-565-3005.

Saguaro National Park to Host BioBlitz 2011

(Arizona) — Saguaro National Park, bordering Tucson, will host the 2011 National Park Service/National Geographic BioBlitz, scheduled for October

21 and 22, 2011. Part scientific endeavor, part festival, and part outdoor classroom, a BioBlitz is a two-day celebration of biodiversity centered on a 24-hour race to count species. During a BioBlitz, teams of scientists, schoolchildren, and the general public work together to find and identify as many species as possible in a given location. For more information, please contact Andy Fisher at 520-733-5139.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 13, 2010

Contact: Gerry Gaumer (202) 208-6843

Kara Miyagishima (303) 969-2885

$3 million for WWII Japanese American Confinement Sites

National Park Service Grants Fund Preservation Efforts

Washington — The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded 23 grants totaling

$2.9 million to help preserve and interpret historic locations, where

Japanese Americans were detained during World War II.

In the program’s second year, the Japanese American Confinement Sites

Grants will help fund projects in a dozen states, including the restoration

of a historic railroad depot in Arkansas that will house an exhibit about

that state’s two confinement sites, and an educational outreach program to

engage youth in preserving confinement sites through art, conversation, and

community service.

“The Japanese American internment experience is an important chapter in

American history,” said NPS Director Jon Jarvis. “The National Park

Service is honored to be part of this shared effort to preserve these

sites, which are a tragic reminder of a shameful episode in our past, and a

compelling lesson on the fragility of our constitutional rights.”

The NPS grants range from $17,295 to re-establish the historic Honor Roll

at the Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome County, ID (which

commemorates Japanese American servicemen from that camp) to $832,879 to

build the interior of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center in

Park County, WY. Also receiving grants are a project to develop plans to

rebuild a guard tower at the Granada Relocation Center (Amache) in

southeastern Colorado, the relocation and rehabilitation of a historic

barrack from the Colorado River Relocation Center (Poston) in Arizona, and

several oral history projects. Although the matching funds support

preservation and interpretation work in 12 states, some of the projects are

national in scope. These include a plan to create a reference and resource

website that will hold research materials and curricula on the history of

the camps.

Congress established the Japanese American Confinement Sites grant program

in 2006 to preserve and interpret

the places where Japanese Americans were sequestered after Japan attacked

Pearl Harbor. The law authorizes up

to $38 million in grants for the life of the program to identify, research,

evaluate, interpret, protect, restore, repair, and acquire historic

confinement sites. The program aims to teach and inspire present and future

generations about the injustice of the World War II confinement and

demonstrate the nation’s commitment since then to equal justice under the

law.

Congress appropriated $3 million for grants in the current fiscal year.

They were awarded in a competitive process, matching $2 in federal money

for every $1 in non-federal funds and “in-kind” contributions raised by

groups working to preserve the sites and their histories. Congress

appropriated $1 million for fiscal year 2009, the first year of the grants.

Locations eligible for the grants include the 10 War Relocation Authority

camps that were set up in 1942 in seven states: Gila River and Poston, AZ;

Amache, CO; Heart Mountain, WY; Jerome and Rohwer, AR; Manzanar and Tule

Lake, CA; Minidoka, ID, and Topaz, UT. Also eligible are more than 40 other

locations in 16 states, including civilian and military-run assembly,

relocation and isolation centers.

Following are brief descriptions of the funded projects. Those marked with

an asterisk (*) indicate that the applicant is from one state and the

project relates to a confinement site in another.

Arizona

*Under California, see Japanese American Citizens League, Pacific Southwest District project, Passing the Legacy Down: Youth Interpretations of Confinement Sites in the Western United States.

*Also under California, see Poston Community Alliance project, Poston Preservation Project—Barrack Relocation and Rehabilitation.

Arkansas

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Rohwer Relocation Camp Interpretive Project Rohwer Relocation Center, Desha County, AR

$100,502

McGehee Industrial Foundation

McGehee, AR

Jerome-Rohwer Visitor & Interpretation Facility Rohwer Relocation Center, Desha County, AR Jerome Relocation Center, Chicot and Drew Counties, AR

$419,967

*Under Hawaii, see the University of Hawaii, Center for Oral History project, Unspoken Memories: Oral Histories of Hawaii Internees at Jerome, Arkansas.

California

Friends of Manzanar

Independence, CA

Oral History and Research for Enhanced Interpretation and Education at Manzanar Demonstration Block 14 Manzanar Relocation Center, Inyo County, CA

$58,833

Japanese American Citizens League, Pacific Southwest District Los Angeles, CA Passing the Legacy Down: Youth Interpretations of Confinement Sites in the Western United States Manzanar Relocation Center, Inyo County, CA Tule Lake Relocation Center (Tule Lake Segregation Center), Modoc County, CA Colorado River Relocation Center (Poston), La Paz County, AZ Minidoka Relocation Center, Jerome County, ID $151,790

Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles, CA

Nisei Oral History Project

Multiple sites, counties and states

$42,573

Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles, CA

Toward Justice for All: Exhibit Planning Multiple sites, counties and states

$75,713

Poston Community Alliance

Lafayette, CA

Poston Preservation Project—Barrack Relocation and Rehabilitation Colorado River Relocation Center (Poston), La Paz, County, AZ $31,000

*Under Oregon, see Klamath County Friends of the Library project, Breaking the Silence: The Power of Remembering, Oral Histories of Tule Lake Internees

Colorado

Colorado Preservation, Inc.

Denver, CO

Building Stock Research and Inventory Related to the Granada Relocation Center (Amache) Granada Relocation Center (Amache), Prowers County, CO

$20,093

Colorado Preservation, Inc.

Denver, CO

Water Tower Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan at Granada Relocation Center (Amache) Granada Relocation Center (Amache), Prowers County, CO

$37,327

National Trust for Historic Preservation Denver, CO Granada Relocation Center (Amache) Guard Tower Reconstruction Plan Granada Relocation Center (Amache), Prowers County, CO $34,980

District of Colombia

National Japanese American Memorial Foundation Washington, DC Recruitment and Training of Volunteer Docents for National Japanese American Memorial Foundation Multiple sites, counties and states

$38,909

Hawaii

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Honolulu, HI

Hawai’i Confinement Sites Educational Documentary Honouliuli Internment Camp, Honolulu County, HI Sand Island Detention Camp, Honolulu County, HI Kilauea Military Camp, Hawai’i County, HI Kalaheo Stockade, Kauai County, HI Haiku Camp, Maui County, HI

$117,626

University of Hawaii, Center for Oral History Honolulu, HI Unspoken Memories: Oral Histories of Hawaii Internees at Jerome, Arkansas Jerome Relocation Center, Chicot and Drew Counties, AR $29,080

University of Hawaii, West O’ahu

Honolulu, HI

Multidisciplinary Research and Education at Honouliuli Internment Camp, Phase 2 Honouliuli Internment Camp, Honolulu County, HI $ 98,544

Idaho

Friends of Minidoka

Twin Falls, ID

Minidoka Honor Roll

Minidoka Relocation Center, Jerome County, ID

$17,295

*Under California, see Japanese American Citizens League, Pacific Southwest District project, Passing the Legacy Down: Youth Interpretations of Confinement Sites in the Western United States.

*Under Washington, see Wing Luke Memorial Foundation / Wing Luke Asian Museum project, First Person Stories Revealed: Historic Materials from Minidoka Preserved through the Higo Ten Cent Store.

Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston, MA

From Confinement to College: Video Oral Histories of Japanese American Students in World War II Multiple sites, counties and states

$68,852

Oregon

Klamath County Friends of the Library

Klamath Falls, OR

Breaking the Silence: The Power of Remembering, Oral Histories of Tule Lake Internees Tule Lake Relocation Center (Tule Lake Segregation Center), Modoc County, CA $55,000

Texas

Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, Inc.

Austin, TX

Japanese Confinement Sites in Texas: An Untold Cultural Legacy of World War II Kenedy Internment Camp, Karnes County, TX Seagoville Internment Camp, Dallas County, TX Fort Sam Houston Internment Camp, Bexar County, TX Fort Bliss Internment Camp, El Paso County, TX

$20,167

Washington

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Bainbridge Island/Eagledale Ferry Dock, Kitsap County, WA

$182,725

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project Seattle, WA Japanese American Confinement: Reference and Resource Website Multiple sites, counties and states

$166,145

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project Seattle, WA Stories Less Told Part II: Video Oral Histories of the Japanese American Incarceration Multiple sites, counties and states $210,000

Wing Luke Memorial Foundation / Wing Luke Asian Museum Seattle, WA First Person Stories Revealed: Historic Materials from Minidoka Preserved through the Higo Ten Cent Store Minidoka Relocation Center, Jerome County, ID $100,000

Wyoming

Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation

Powell, WY

Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center (Interior Build-Out) Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Park County, WY

$832,879

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For Immediate Release

Kathy Kupper, National Park Service, Kathy_Kupper@nps.gov, 202-208-4990

National Park Ranger Named Outstanding American by Choice

Honor Conveyed at Naturalization Ceremony during National Park Week

WASHINGTON – A dramatic quest to pursue an education in the land of

opportunity and to escape civil war in Somalia brought Kawther Elmi to the

United States. Now a National Park Ranger, Elmi shares America’s stories

and her fervent belief in President Lincoln’s vision with visitors to the

Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

This week the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognized Ranger

Elmi by naming her an Outstanding American by Choice. The tribute

celebrates the accomplishments of naturalized U.S. citizens. Through civic

participation, professional achievement, and responsible citizenship,

recipients have demonstrated their commitment to this country and to the

common civic values that unite us as Americans.

In bestowing the honor, Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services Director, said of Elmi, “Her courage to overcome

adversity, her dedication to her studies and to her work, and her belief in

the democratic ideals of this country serve as an inspiration to us all.”

National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis expressed pride in Ranger Elmi.

“Not only does Ranger Elmi set an example by her passion her work, her life

embodies a poignant struggle and determination that exemplifies one of the

very reasons the National Park Service exists – to preserve our nation’s

important places and tell our people’s stories.”

Elmi was born in Ethiopia and raised in Somalia. She was granted political

asylum to live in the United States in 1989. She earned a bachelor of arts

in studio arts at the University of Mary Washington, a bachelor of fine

arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a master of fine arts from

the State University of New York, Albany. In 2000, she joined the National

Park Service at Richmond National Battlefield Park and Maggie L. Walker

National Historic Site. Now, as a park ranger at the Lincoln Memorial, she

talks to visitors about Lincoln’s contributions and credits him for the

freedoms and opportunities she has been afforded and that are offered to

all those who are new to the country.

Ranger Elmi accepted the honor during a naturalization ceremony and offered

a challenge to her fellow naturalized citizens, saying to them:

It is our turn to roll up our sleeves and do good work so that future

generations will find an America even more vibrant than today….I

have no doubt we will meet the challenge before us. I am optimistic

about my future and yours, and I relish seeing what life brings

tomorrow. I am fortunate to have found work as a civil servant and

more fortunate still that my agency’s [the National Park Service’s]

core values are very much in line with my own. I wish for all of you

to find meaningful work that not only affords you life’s comforts but

also feeds your mind and spirit.

See a video of Kawther Elmi at

http://www.nps.gov/americasbestidea/video/elmi_kawther.html

The ceremony at the Department of the Interior building (moved from the

Lincoln Memorial because of rain) welcomed 40 new Americans from 23

countries, and continued a great tradition of holding naturalization

ceremonies at national parks – new citizens mean new owners of America’s

most treasured places.

Before the ceremony, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the

National Park Service renewed their partnership to enhance the meaning and

stature of citizenship ceremonies by holding them at national parks

throughout the country.

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