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 Nov 06, 2009 Nov 05, 2009 Nov 04, 2009 Nov 03, 2009 Nov 02, 2009 Nov 01, 2009 Oct 31, 2009   Updated Saturday, November 7, 2009 | 12:00 AM ET Golden Gate NRA aquatic ecologist Darren Fong prepares to release tidewater gobies. NPS photo by Cassandra Brooks. POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE - CA Parks Work To Protect Endangered Goby More than 170 endangered tidewater gobies from the Gicaomini Wetlands were transplanted by biologists from Point Reyes and Golden Gate to adjacent Tomales Bay State Park last month in an effort to expand the population of this highly vulnerable species. NPS NEWS  more... GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - AZ Climate Friendly Parks Workshop Held At Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park held a Climate Friendly Parks (CFP) workshop in mid-October. The CFP program assists national parks with management tools and resources to address climate change, both within park boundaries and the surrounding community. Over 100 participants attended the workshop. Photo. SOUTHEAST REGION Region Holds Training On FMSS For Interpretive Media During the week of October 13th through October 16th, 53 interpretive rangers from throughout Southeast Region attended a training session on interpretive media and the Facility Management Software System (FMSS). Photo. PEOPLE NEWS  more... ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - ME Deb Wade Retires Deb Wade, the park’s chief of interpretation, will retire on November 6th after 35 years of federal service, 32 of which were with the National Park Service. Photo. JOBS  more... CONCESSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GS-1101-5/7/9 Concessions Management Specialist The Commercial Services Management Division at Katmai National Park is seeking a GS-5/7/9 concessions management specialist. TRAINING  more... SERVICEWIDE Upcoming Training Calendar A listing of upcoming training courses offered by the NPS and its partners across the nation. Added to this week’s listing are the following – two offerings of command and general staff training for incident management teams (Shepherdstown and Albuquerque), two more offerings of Fundamentals II at the Grand Canyon this spring, an EMT-B refresher at Pinnacles next month, a webinar on Monday on the R statistical package, firearms instructor training at FLETC, and a number of new and upcoming TEL station training courses, ranging from law enforcement refreshers to retirement training. EVENTS CALENDAR  more... SERVICEWIDE Upcoming Events Calendar A calendar of upcoming NPS-related events from around the National Park System, including a celebration of black women's history, this year's Ranger Rendezvous, and the annual bioblitz and all taxa biological inventory conference. National Park Service | Department of the Interior | FirstGov