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ANPR members celebrate 25th Anniversary Rendezvous in Jackson, Wyoming
More than 350 people, including ANPR members and their families, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Association of National Park Rangers at the annual Ranger Rendezvous. It was held Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2001, at the Snow King Resort in Jackson, Wyoming. The event featured a special reception honoring those who started ANPR in 1977. Nearly all of the 33 original members attended.

The ANPR Board of Directors met Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. The full Rendezvous program began Monday morning, Oct. 29.

The agenda:

SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 2001
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting - Open to ANPR Members

SUNDAY, OCT. 28, 2001
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting - Open to ANPR Members

MONDAY, OCT. 29, 2001
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Conference Opening
  • Welcome from President: ANPR President Cindy Ott-Jones
  • Welcome from the Host NPS Areas
    - Intermountain Region: Regional Director Karen Wade
    - Grand Teton National Park: Acting Superintendent Steve Iobst
    - Yellowstone National Park: Acting Superintendent Frank Walker

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Plenary Session - Natural Resource Management Track: Rick Smith, Coordinator

  • Where We've Been: Bill Supernaugh, Superintendent, Badlands NP
  • Where We Are Now: Bob Krumenaker, Assistant Superintendent, Valley Forge NHP
  • Where Will We Be In The Future: Mike Finley, retired Superintendent, Yellowstone NP

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Raffle Drawing, Fines and Announcements


1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session - Natural Resources Management Track - Continued

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM Fun Run - Lisa Eckert, Coordinator

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Reception - Honoring the "Original 33" Attendees at Rendezvous #1 in 1977

7:30 PM Special Interest Group Meetings

TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 2001
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Raffle, Fines and Announcements

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session - Protection Track: Rick Gale, Coordinator

  • Where We've Been: Jim Carrico, Superintendent, Big Bend NP (retired)
  • Where We Are Now: Ginny Rousseau, Shenandoah National Park, and Mike Pflaum, Mount Rushmore
  • Where Will We Be In The Future: Paula Nasiatka, Chief Park Ranger, Saguaro

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session - Protection Track (Continued)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ANPR Business Meeting #1

State of the Association: President Cindy Ott-Jones
  • Overview of the week; Process for resolutions from the floor
  • Introduction of Current BOD and Business Manager
  • Financial Report, Budget and Discussion: Lee Werst, Treasurer, Jim VonFeldt, Business Manager
  • FY00/01 Budget: Lee Werst
  • Membership Report: Jim VonFeldt
  • Nominations from the Floor to the Board of Directors: President Ott-Jones

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM ANPR Business Meeting #1 - Continued

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Training: Interpretation Module 111 - Personal Safety and Security: John Scott, Superintendent, Pea Ridge NMP Myra Dec, Chief, Resources Education, Apostle Islands NL

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Reception with Exhibitors Includes Raffle Drawing

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Film Festival courtesy of Harpers Ferry Center

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, 2001
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast for "Newcomers" Open to first-time Rendezvous attendees and ANPR Board Members only; hosted by ANPR

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Raffle Drawing, Fines and Announcements

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session - Interpretation Track: Maureen Finnerty, Coordinator

  • Where We've Been: Bill Everhart, NPS Assistant Director for Interpretation (retired)
  • Where We Are Now: Deanne Adams, Pacific West Region
  • Where Will We Be In The Future: Matt Graves, Harpers Ferry

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session - Interpretation Track (Continued)

2:00 - 3:15 PM Workshops, Block #1

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Keynote Address: Director Fran Mainella, National Park Service

Plenary Session

  • Presentation of the Stephen Tyng Mather Award by Laura Loomis, National Parks Conservation Association; Winner: Steven P. Martin , Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve
  • Presentation of the Harry Yount Lifetime Achievement Award by Ms. Mainella, NPS Director; Winner: Butch Farabee , NPS 1961-99, Retired

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Training: Budget, Leadership and Management Skills for the 21st Century

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Reception with Exhibitors Includes Raffle Drawing

8:00 PM Halloween Party

THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 2001
8:45 AM Raffle Drawing, Fines and Announcements

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session - Cultural Resources Management Track, Rick Smith, Coordinator

  • Where We've Been: Leslie Hart, Superintendent, Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Where We Are Now: Glenn Fulfer, Superintendent, Salinas Pueblo Missions
  • Where Will We Be In The Future: Karen Wade, Barbara Pahl

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session - Cultural Resources Management Track - (Continued)

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Workshops Block #2

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM ANPR Business Session #3

5:30 PM Fun Run

8:00 PM Dance

FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 2001
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Raffle Drawing, Fines and Announcements

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session - ANPR Track: Rick Gale, Coordinator
  • Where We've Been: Rick Smith, Retired, Former ANPR President
  • Where We Are Now: Cindy Ott-Jones, ANPR President
  • Where Will We Be In The Future: ANPR Board of Directors

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session - ANPR Track - Continued

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Banquet Luncheon with Speaker : U.S. Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming (invited)

2:00 PM - 5:15 PM ANPR Business Session #4 - Putting It All Together and Closing

  Workshop Topics and presenters for Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 2:

  • Role of Protection Ranger in Resources Management - Jeri Hall, Yosemite
  • The Process of Interpretation (Module 101) - TBD
  • ORVs, PWCs and Naked People - Kym Hall, WASO Ranger Activities
  • How Do We Protect the Protectors? - ANPR International Committee
  • Protecting a 2,100-Mile Long by 300 Yards Wide Park - Pam Underhill, Appalachian Trail Office
  • Adding Reality to the Rhetoric: Models for Assessing the Fiscal and Resource Needs of National Parks - Laura Loomis, NPCA
  • Understanding the Ranger's Role in Cultural and Natural Resources - Jeri Hall, Yosemite
  • Visitor Needs and Characteristics (Module 110) - TBD
  • Retirement Workshop - Frank and Kathy Betts
  • The Buck Stops With You - Leslyn Ericson, Federal Protective Service
  • The Black Hole: Structural Fire - TBD
  • What Everyone Should Have Learned from Cerro Grande - Rick Gale and Bill Wade
  • The Incident Management Program - Dave Lattimore, Yosemite
  • Talking to Ourselves: Internal Communications in the NPS - Bill Halainen, Delaware Water Gap NRA
Training Courses
ANPR sponsored two training sessions of interest to NPS employees during the Rendezvous.
  • Module 111: Personal Safety, instructors Myra Dec and John Scott; Tuesday, Oct. 30.
  • Budget, Leadership and Management Skills for the 21st Century, Wednesday, Oct. 31. 

Look for more details about the 25th anniversary Rendezvous in the Winter 2001-02 edition of Ranger magazine.