Common Learning Portal

Interdisciplinary Resource Protection and Law is a blended online and in-person class that provides NPS employees with the competencies to recognize resource injuries and protect National Park System resources.

The links below supplement the topics in the class including primary legal sources, job aides, policy documents, and in-depth articles on specific subjects. Click a topic to open the list.

Unit D: Actions to Protect Resources when Injury Occurs

Recognizing Resource Injuries

• Incident Command System (ICS) Resource Center (FEMA)
• National Response Center
• Serious Incident Reporting Criteria for NPS

Responding to Resource Injuries

Response and Assessment Assistance

• ARPA Damage Assessment and Investigation resources
• Director’s Order 14 – Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
• DO 14 (Damage Assessment and Restoration) Handbook
• NPS Resource Protection Branch
• Oil and Chemical Spill Response Resources

Sources of Baseline Data

• Denver Service Center Technical Information Center
• NPS Cultural Resources Inventory System (CRIS)
• NPS Facility Management Software System (FMSS) – network connection or VPN required
• NRSS Inventory & Monitoring Division

Incident Communication

• Department of the Interior Digital Media Policy (470 DM 2)
  • NPS Digital Media information (nps.gov)
  • NPS Social Media policy and guidance – access to the NPS SharePoint system required
  • Using Alerts on NPS.gov websites – access to the NPS SharePoint system required
• Director’s Order 5: Paper and Electronic Communications
• Director’s Order 75A: Civic Engagement and Public Involvement
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552)
  • Confidentiality of archaeological resource information (43 CFR 7.18)
  • Department of the Interior FOIA Regulations (43 CFR Part 2)
  • Department Of Justice Guide To FOIA
  • NPS FOIA page

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