RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, February 27, 1989
INCIDENTS
89-26 - Big Bend - Drug Arrest
On the morning of February 24th, park ranger Earnest Scott and agent John
Davies of the Border Patrol were traveling together in Scott's patrol
vehicle when they spotted an older model pickup which aroused their
suspicions. River vegetation was noticed on the undercarriage and the
direction of travel indicated that the truck might have recently crossed
into the park from Mexico. The vehicle was stopped at Panther Junction and
taken to park headquarters for further investigation. Measurements of the
bed area revealed what appeared to be a hidden compartment between the
truck's cab and rear bed area. The park's narcotics dog, "Judge Roy Bean",
was brought in, and he alerted on the area suspected to contain the hidden
compartment. The compartment was forcibly opened, and 115 pounds of
marijuana, valued at $92,000, were found within. The driver was arrested
and the case has been turned over to DEA. (Phil Koepp, CR, BIBE).
OFFICE NOTES
1) The organizers of the September conference commemorating the 25th
anniversary of the Wilderness Act (see calendar section below) have issued a
call for posters and photographs to illustrate wilderness themes. Prizes
will be awarded for the latter. If you'd like to contribute, contact Tim
Knopp (612-624-2721) regarding the poster and Mike Link or Kate Crowley
(612-245-2648) regarding the photo contest. (Larry Belli, RAD, WASO).
CALENDAR
Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:
March 8 - 11 - 7th Annual EMS Today Conference and Exposition, Town and
Country Hotel, San Diego, California. Sponsored by JEMS. See the magazine
for further information, or contact The Conference Corporation, 619-481.5267.
March 14 - 16 - 2nd Annual Department of Interior Aircraft Accident
Prevention Seminar, San Diego, California. Open to regional and park
aviation coordinators and safety officers. Contact Butch Farabee, RAD (FTS
343-4188) or Bob Lewis, QAS (FTS 554-9682).
March 14 - 16* - Operations Evaluation Workshop/Training, Denver, Colorado.
March 14 - 17 - "Issues in Cultural Landscape Management", workshop,
Richmond, Virginia. Sponsored by MAR but open to all. Contact Kathy Jope,
FTS 597-5372, or Reed Engle, FTS 597-5028.
March 17 - 22 - North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference,
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
March 19 - "National Park Research and Management Policy into the Next
Century: The Successor to the Leopold Report", symposium, Omni Shoreham
Hotel, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the National Parks and Conservation
Association (NPCA). Contact Dave Simon, NPCA, 202-944-8530.
*** CANCELLATION *** The Regional Fire Coordinators Meeting, which was to
be held March 20 - March 24 in Denver, Colorado, has been cancelled. It
will not be rescheduled.
April 3 - 7 - Southwest Region Resource Management Workshop, San Antonio,
Texas. Sponsored by SWRO , but open to all. Contact Deborah Pfenninger,
SWR-ONR, FTS 476-6412 or 505-988-6412.
April 3 - 7* - Midwest Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Pipestone NM,
Minnesota. Contact John Townsend, MWRO, for further information.
April 4 - 6 - "Interpretation in Urban Areas", workshop, Lowell Hilton,
Lowell, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the NPS and local organizations. The
objectives are "to examine the nature and expectations of urban audiences,
techniques necessary to reach these audiences and the particular concerns of
employees in urban areas." For further information, call 617-565-8860. The
registration deadline is February 17th.
April 24 - 28 - Regional Chief Rangers' Conference, El Paso, Texas.
Regional chief rangers' annual meeting, with attention on law enforcement
and resource management issues. Contact Tom Thompson, MWRO, or Reed Jarvis,
PNRO.
May 7 - 9 - Northeastern Fish and Wildlife Conference, Ellenville, New York.
Contact Frank Panck, Department of Environmental Conservation, State
University of New York, Building 40, Stony Brook, New York 11790.
May 8 - 12 - North Atlantic Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Cape Cod NS,
Massachusetts.
May 18 - 20 - "High-Intensity Fire in Wildlands: Management Challenges and
Options", conference, Ramada Inn North, Tallahassee, Florida. For further
information, contact Tall Timbers Research Stations, Route 1, Box 678,
Tallahassee, FL 32312 (904-893-4153).
July 16 - 20 - "Futureview: The 1990's and Beyond", conference, Sheraton
Washington, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the World Future Society. Among
other topics, conferees will be discussing future biosphere trends and
issues. For further information, write the World Future Society, 4916 St.
Elmo Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301-656-8274).
September 11 - 14* - "Managing America's Enduring Wilderness Resource",
conference, Radisson University Hotel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act
and examination of current and future management within wilderness areas and
adjacent lands. Write to National Wilderness Management Conference,
University of Minnesota, College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest
Resources, 110 Green Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108.
(Calendar appears in each Monday's morning report. If you know of a
conference, meeting or training session with Servicewide interest and
implications, please provide the specifics to Bill Halainen in Ranger
Activities).
STAFF STATUS
All on board.
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
FTS 343-4874/4875 or 202-343-4874/4875