Agenda

See photo opposite of our Thursday Banquet Speaker:
Charles Salkin, Director – Delaware State Parks




Monday January 2

11am – 5:30pm: REGISTRATION

1pm – 5:30pm: Open Range (This is the only time students & non-participants in the “Top Gun” and “Combat Course” competitions will be allowed to shoot.

5:30pm – 6:30pm: Supper

6:40pm – 7pm: Welcome/Opening Remarks (John Byrd & Josh Phillips)

7pm – 9pm: “Gaining the Professional Edge” Panel of Professionals – Jones Auditorium

7pm – 9pm: “How to Develop a Champion Tree Program” Greg Zell, Natural Resource Specialist, Arlington, VA– LRC #12

7pm – 9pm: “Starting a Junior Ranger Program in your park” Ranger Marc Nichols, Hampton, VA – LRC #13

7pm – 9pm: “Vehicle left in the park – When does it become a search and Rescue Mission” Rob Farrell, Chief Ranger, Newport News, VA – LRC #14

9pm – 12am: Social in Student Lounge

 

Tuesday January 3

6:45am – 8am: Breakfast

8am – 5pm: “Top Gun Competition” MPO Robert Young, Durham P.D. – Range

8am – 3pm: “Project Learning Tree” Kelley Thompson & Janet, NC State Parks, LRC #12

8am – 12pm: “Park Patrol Techniques” Lt. Jim Smallwood, Lake County Metro Parks, Concord, OH – LRC # 13

8am – 12pm: “Defensive Tactics for Non-Sworn Personnel” Rangers Michael Callander & Adam Hoffman, Columbus-Franklin County Metro Parks, OH, Mat Room - Gym

8am – 10am: “Changing your confusion about inclusion” Joy James, Asst. Professor Appalachian State University– LRC # 14

10am – 12pm: “ Emergency Response Planning” Yancey King – Safety Officer, NC State Parks & Matt Hunt, Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, NC Department of Cultural Resources– LRC # 14

12pm – 1pm: Lunch

1pm – 5pm: “Top Gun Competition” continued

1pm – 5pm: “Basic Search & Rescue” Tommy Hunt, EMS Director, Moore County, NC  – LRC # 12

1pm – 5pm: “Winter Bird I.D. Field Trip” Scott Hartley – Superintendent Weymouth Woods State Natural Area, NC State Parks – (meet at 12:50 in front of Jones Auditorium)

1pm – 5pm: “Conducting Safe Vehicle Stops” Ranger Shaun Dulz, St, Louis, MO – Jones Auditorium

1pm – 5pm: ‘Verbal Judo” Roger D. Miller, Instructor/Coordinator, NC Justice Academy – LRC #13

1pm – 3pm: “Public Relations – Dealing with the Media” Pat Fuller, Chief Ranger, Austin TX– LRC # 14

3pm – 5pm: “Alternative Funding Methods” LuAnn Bryan, Recreation Resources Service, NCSU – Royal #8

3pm – 5:30pm: “Taking Back Your Parks” Lt. John R. Byrd Sr. (Retired), Durham, PD & Lt. Jim Smallwood, Lake County Metro Parks, Concord, OH – LRC #14

5pm – 6:30pm: Supper

7pm – 9pm: “Starting Blue Bird nest box trails in your park”– Jill Lee - LRC # 12

7pm – 9pm: “The Deadly Mix – Officer Deaths & Assaults” Capt. Steve Savidge - Delaware State Park Rangers – Jones Aud.

7pm – 9pm: “Working with Scouts (Supervising Eagle Scout Projects)” LuAnn Bryan, RRS & Byron Haigler, Cabarrus County Parks – LRC #13

7pm – 9pm: “Cooking Out in the Park; Recognizing Methamphetamine Activity in Your Parks” Ranger Shaun Dulz, St. Louis, MO – LRC #14

 

Wednesday January 4

6:45am – 8am: Breakfast

8am – 12pm: “Top Gun” continued

10am-12pm: “Partnering with your community & Building advocates for your park system” Ranger Chad Eller, Army Corps of Engineers & Lt. John R. Byrd Sr. (Retired), Durham, PD LRC #14

8am – 12pm: “Bike Patrol Techniques” Ranger Greg Warren & Ranger Donnie Inman, High Point, NC – Royal # 8

9am – 5pm: “Fire Ecology” Janet Pearson, NC State Parks – (meet at 8:30 in front of Jones Auditorium) Jones Lake State Park.

9am – 5pm: “Learning in the park” Ranger Sean Higgins, NC State Parks & “No Child Left Inside” Joy James, ASU – (meet at 8:30 in front of Jones Auditorium) Cliffs of the Neuse State Park.

12pm – 1pm: Lunch

1pm – 5pm: “Combat Course” MPO Robert Young & Greg Zell, Arlington, VA - Range

1pm – 5pm: “Professional Ethics” Pat Fuller, Chief Ranger, Austin, TX – Jones Auditorium

1pm – 3pm: “Starting an Archery Program in your park” Clint Richardson, Greensboro, NC _ LRC #12

3pm – 5pm: “Archery Competition” Clint Richardson, Greensboro, NC – Range

5pm – 6:30pm: Supper

7pm – 12am: Tournaments in Student Lounge: Poker, Pool & Ping Pong.

 

Thursday January 5

6:45am – 8am: Breakfast

8:30am – 5:30pm “Rapid Deployment” (Sworn Personnel Only) MPO Robert Young, Durham, PD & Deputy Mark Massey, Person County SD, NC – LRC #12

8am – 12pm: “CPR/ADT Certification” Yancy King, Safety Officer, NC State Parks – LRC #13

8am – 10pm: “Radio Use & Protocol” Rangers Greg Warren & Donnie Inman, High Point, NC – Royal #8

8am – 10am: “Orienteering” Clint Richardson, Greensboro, NC & Rebecca Montaldo-Teal, Fayetteville Park Rangers, NC – LRC # 14

10am -12pm: “Liability Issues – Starting a Sworn Ranger Program” Rob Farrell, Chief Ranger, Newport News, VA – Royal #8

10am – 12pm: “Resume Writing” LuAnn Bryan, RRS – LRC #14

12pm – 1pm: Lunch

1pm – 5pm: “Weymouth Woods Birding Canoe Trip on Rhodes Pond” Rebecca Montaldo-Teal, Fayetteville Park Rangers, NC (meet in front of Jones Auditorium at 12:45)

1pm – 5pm: “Lake Ecology” Ranger Sean Higgins, NC State Parks (meet at Jones Auditorium at 12:45)

1pm – 3pm: “How to Write a Special Operations Plan” Lt. John R. Byrd Sr. (Retired), Durham P.D., NC – LRC #13

2pm – 5pm: “Wildlife in the Parks” Mike Campbell, NC Wildlife Resources Commission – Jones Auditorium

3pm – 5pm: “Grant Writing” LuAnn Bryan, RRS – LRC #13

1pm – 5pm: “Geocaching in Your Parks” Byron Haigler & Gary Horton, Cabarrus County Parks, NC – LRC #14

7pm – 9pm: Awards Banquet: John R. Byrd Sr. – MC, Banquet Speaker: Charles Salkin, Director – Delaware State Parks  (Cafeteria Banquet Room)

Awards Presentations

Door Prizes

Group Picture: Jones Auditorium

 

Friday January 8

6:45am – 8am: Breakfast

8am – 8:45: Dorm Check-out

9am – 12pm: “CATCH” Mike Campbell, NC Wildlife Resources Commission – LRC #13

9am -12pm: “Gangs in the Parks” Greg Barr, Security Director, Army Corps of Engineers – Wilmington District, NC -  Jones Auditorium

  9am – 12pm: “Program Development & Analysis” Brian Bockhahn, Interpretation & Education Specialist – North District Office, NC State Parks  – LRC #14

12pm – 2012 Institute Adjourned 

 
Jones Auditorium is # 11 on Campus Map

Classrooms 5, 6 & 8 are in the Royal Classroom Building # 5 on Campus Map

Classrooms 12, 13 & 14 are in the Learning Resource Center # 12 on Campus Map

All trips and several of the classes will have signup sheets at registration. Trips require carpooling; please bring an agency van if at all possible.

All firearms participants should bring at least 150 to 200 rounds of ammunition.

All shooters shoot at the discretion of the Range Master only!!!!!!!!!!!