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YELLOWSTONE ROAD
REPORT PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-
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SUPERINTENDENT FINLEY
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT by National Park Service
Finley, a 32-year veteran with the National Park Service, began his career as a seasonal firefighter in Yellowstone National Park. He also has served as Law Enforcement Specialist at Grand Teton National Park; Legislative Affairs Specialist, Washington, D.C.; Superintendent, Assateague Island National Seashore; Associate Regional Director, Management, Alaska Regional Office; Superintendent, Everglades National Park; Acting Associate Director for Operations in Washington, D.C.; and Superintendent of Yosemite National Park. Finley is well noted for his outstanding conservation efforts throughout his career. He was awarded the Florida Audubon Conservationist of the Year Award (1989); the National Park Service Honor Award for Superior Service (1989); the Sierra Club Public Service Award for Environmental Protection (1989); the Everglades Coalition Conservation Award (1990); and the American Rivers Distinguished Public Service Award (1996). He was a major influence in establishing the Yellowstone Park Foundation, whose purpose is to protect, preserve, and enhance Yellowstone National Park by raising money to fund important projects and programs that are beyond the financial capacity of the National Park Service. Since it began operations in 1996, the Foundation has dedicated more than three and half million dollars worth of funding to Yellowstone National Park. In his new position as President of the Turner Foundation, Finley will have many continuing opportunities to facilitate the sustainable use of our nation’s natural resources. Finley stated, "I leave Yellowstone with a feeling of accomplishment, but it is time to move on. I’ve had a stimulating and fulfilling 32 year career with the National Park Service, but in the remaining years of my productive work life I want to focus my energy on issues that I believe are critical to the quality of life and long term stability of our environment. Sustainable practices related to energy, population, water resources, wildlife, biodiversity, transportation and urban sprawl are extremely important to a healthy society. I share the values and views of the Turner Foundation board regarding the sustainable use of our natural resources." "During his tenure in the National Park Service, Mike Finley has made an outstanding contribution to this country," said Intermountain Regional Director Karen Wade. "Throughout his career, he has used his considerable skills to preserve and protect the special places Americans have set aside through the National Park Service. He has set a very high standard for future generations of park managers and will be sorely missed." Mr. Finley’s successor will be selected by the National Park Service, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Since the Yellowstone position is a designated member of the Federal career Senior Executive Service, a pool of previously qualified and competitive candidates is available to be named to the position. Photo Courtesy of NPS |
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS Russ Finley
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BELGRADE, Mont. (YNET) -- Bruce and I have had a lot of fun the past four summers with something we call "Ice Cream Wars." We are ready to kick off the 2001 version and would like for you to join in and make a positive comment about the great ice cream cones in Yellowstone. This is a fun thing we do and we both know that the ice cream at both shops tastes great so we only are going to discuss which shops have the bigger cones. We already have a few comments in the Discussion Forum so read those and add your own story. *** ICE CREAM WARS 2001 *** If you just looked at Bruce and talked to him about stuff like computers and nuclear physics and things like that you might think he is kinda smart. Well, maybe he is smart on those topics but I can prove he is not smart in all areas of knowledge by asking a simple question: "Who has the bigger scoops of ice cream,
the Amfac Shops (NO) or the Anyone that is smart would definitely know its the Hams with the biggest scoops!! What further surprises me is a lot of folks who visit Yellowstone actually agree with Bruce and I just want you folks to know you are WRONG. I need all of you who agree with me to put something in the Discussion Forum telling how I am correct. If you agree with Bruce then hold your comments till I can get back to you in 2006 with a place to post your comments. Finally, I have PROOF that Hamilton Stores has the biggest scoops. A friend of mine is a baseball umpire and we all know what perfect vision baseball umpires have. Now, this is a direct quote: he said, "Clint, that is the biggest scoop of chocolate ice cream I have ever seen". I pointed out to him that he was actually looking at a marmot but later that day we had a Hams cone and he did say it was bigger than the Amfac cones. Here's a helpful hint I picked up from reading the Discussion Forum. One way to get the ice cream server to give you a bigger scoop is to compliment them on the state they are from. The server will have on a name tag with their name and state. You don't need to do this if they are from Texas because us Texans already know we are from the best state! |
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| POACHING UPDATE by National Park Service
Unknown to him, he also hit a cow elk with one of his shots. The cow ran about 400 yards before it died. A second man in the group shot at another bull, but missed. The third man was not hunting, but just along for the experience. The men dragged two elk halves by horse to the trailhead. NPS agents traveled to Billings, Montana, interviewed the men, and seized the bull elk. Plea agreements were subsequently reached whereby CFR charges were filed against two of the men for possession of weapons and hunting in the park. The third man was not charged. Plea agreements specify that the guilty parties pay $3,500 in restitution to the park. The two men have also been placed on probation for two years, during which time they are prohibited from entering Yellowstone. |
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CARBON-DIOXIDE EATING MICROBES News Brief BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Montana State University microbiology professor Keith Cooksey is part of a three-member team searching among Yellowstone National Park's hot springs for ways to lower carbon-dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. The group is underwritten by $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. Ohio University has already been experimenting with using algae to cleanse coal plant emissions. Currently, CO2 scrubbers remove much, but not all, of the harmful pollutant. The organisms which live in Yellowstone's hot springs are considered prime candidates for carbon-dioxide cleansing because of their very high heat tolerance. |
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YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (NPS) -- Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Michael V. Finley
announced his retirement from the National Park Service, effective in mid-May 2001. Finley
has been Superintendent of the world’s first national park since November 1994.
Finley leaves his Yellowstone position for a new challenge as President of the Turner
Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia.
YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (NPS) -- A backcountry ranger discovered evidence of three men hunting
in the park near Reese Creek drainage along the north boundary last November 19th. The men
crossed into the park and at one point were a mile or more inside the boundary. One of the
men shot three to four times and killed a big bull elk.