The next day all tours to Fort Sumter were canceled because of continuing high winds and the fort remained closed for the day. The NPS is one of the site sponsors. A number of parks offer programs for the public to help make them partners in protecting their homes from wildland fire. For the third year in a row, the park is offering a one-day seminar on the subject. This year, the seminar includes a visit to the site of the largest fire in the park's history and a chance to observe the challenges firefighters face when fires threaten homes in woodland settings.
Participants also learn ways to reduce threats to their own homes.
Some of the information used is from an earlier collaborative effort among the park, the Forest Service, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and a neighboring county. No fires reported. The wolf population continued a pattern of marked annual fluctuations, dropping from 29 individuals one year ago to just 19 this winter. The island population has again organized into three main packs, with an additional pair and two loners also present. Wolves made frequent moose calf kills this winter, likely due to the increased calf production and the deeper snow, which significantly diminishes their ability to escape wolf predation.