A message from our President; For the first time ever we held a Mini-Institute October 18–20, 2011 in Minnetrista, Minnesota. It was a huge success. Mini-Institute Agenda>> Our 34th Annual Park Ranger Institute will be January 2-6, 2012 at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg, NC
A message from our Education Chairman: Three Rivers Park Police partnered with Minneapolis Park Police to host a Mini Park Ranger Institute in Minnesota Minnesota on Oct 18-20, 2011. A variety of topics
were covered to include SkyWARN, building advocacy groups for your park, master
plan development and best practices responses for missing persons in a park
setting. One offering particularly interesting was DDACTS or Data Driven
Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety as applied to a park environment.
Evaluations showed this was a very good training session and
perhaps other agencies may want to bring a Mini-Institute to their area.
Hugo
McPhee Regional
Representative MCPA Chief
of Police
Three
Rivers Park District
2012 Conference: Our 33rd Annual PLEA Conference was scheduled for March 19-23, 2012 at The Summit Conference Center at Haw River State Park in Brown Summit, NC has been canceled.
Temple University Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program
Temple University conducts a 13 week SLETP course twice per year, August and May. The course covers topics such as criminal law, resource law, firearms training, defensive tactics, Taser certification, and emergency vehicle operation, just to name a few. Attendees earn three Temple University credits and are eligible for NPS Commission II certification. Anyone interested or who has questions can contact Chris Willard, Training Coordinator, 267-468-8600 or via e mail at cwillard@temple.edu
Temple University is gearing up for two SLETP academies this
coming summer.
Temple University SLETP
Session 1 May 21st
Session 2 will be mid to late August
For information contact Chris Willard at 267-468-8600 or cwillard@temple.edu
Invitation to 7th World Ranger Congress, Tanzania 2012
The Congress will be of considerable value to conservation in the East Africa region and will assist in raising the profile of rangers and especially the emerging community ranger sector of Tanzania. Not only does the growing ranger community of this region require much support, encouragement and capacity building to help ensure the effective management of the outstanding natural assets under their care in this remarkable part of the African continent, but it will also be of meaningful value to all rangers who attend from around the world. The Congress is to play an important part as a step forward in the longer term process of better supporting rangers and protected areas in the region and elsewhere. Read more>>
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