RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           CC: RAD Information Net

Day/date:  Monday, April 17, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-59 - Kenai Fjords/Katmai - Follow-up on Oil Spill

On Friday evening, the incident command team reported that oil had reached
the coast of Katmai at Big River, which is south of Cape Douglas. A 40-
square-mile slick of mostly sheen was sighted two miles off the cape that
same afternoon. Oil has also been found on the beaches of the Chugach and
Barren Islands. A Park Service crew at Kenai Fjords has confirmed oil on
the shoreline of Aialik Peninsula. Oil has also moved into Nuka Bay - up to
James Lagoon in the East Arm and into Yalik Bay on the West Arm. A heavy
oil mousse was reported in Granite Passage between the Harris Peninsula in
Kenai Fjords and Granite Island in the adjacent wildlife refuge. Boom
deployment for the protection of the Katmai coast is being handled out of
Kodiak, and twelve vessels were sent to that location on Friday. Six of
them have net equipment to break up the spill, and the remainder are
carrying booms to be deployed according to NPS priorities for the protection
of the Katmai coast. Demobilization of the incident command team continues
in Homer and Seward as the operation is turned over to Exxon, Veco and the
Coast Guard. Katmai intelligence gathering operations in Homer have been
transferred to the incident command team at Kodiak, but will continue to be
managed from Homer. (Boyd Evison, RD, ARO; Dave Ames, ARD, ARO; and John
Quinley, PA/ARO).

89-69 - Delaware Water Gap - Drowning

On the afternoon of the 13th, local residents spotted an upside-down boat
floating in the river north of Milford Beach on the Delaware River and
called the Milford police department. The park and other authorities were
advised, and a dozen divers - all from neighboring volunteer fire
departments - began searching the river later that day. At the same time,
the park's contract fire helicopter searched from the air and twelve ground
searchers worked along the shore. No sign of the boat's occupant, 65-year-old
P.R., was found by the time the search was suspended at dusk, but
it was determined that the boat was anchored in the river and not adrift.
Divers began searching again on the 14th, and found the body early in the
afternoon near the point where the boat had been anchored. P.R. had
apparently been fishing and had fallen in the river. The water temperature
was about 42 degrees. No other contributing factors are known at this time.
(Kathy Jope, RAD/MARO).

89-70 - Big Cypress - Body Discovery

The body of 58-year-old D.R. of Gainesport, New York, was found in
Burns Lake in Big Cypress on the afternoon of the 13th. The cause of death
is unknown. The Collier County sheriff's office is investigating. (Bill
Springer, RAD/SERO).

FIRE ACTIVITY

No reported fire activity.

OFFICE NOTES

1) People who fought fires last summer and reached the maximum pay cap
should have received any difference owed to them on checks received the
first week of April. The costs will show up as overtime on and under
distributed labor. ACD has closed the FY 88 books, so these costs will be
charged to an FY 89 fire account. Effective 6/18/89, PAY/PERS will have
installed a new program to override the bi-weekly pay cap limitation for
firefighters. Further instructions are to be issued before that date.
(Information from 3/28 WASO memo forwarded by Mark Forbes, RAD/PNRO).

2) Contributions are being collected to the Horace Albright Employee
Development Fund to be donated to the National Park Foundation in Director
Mott's name as a parting "gift". The word went out on April 10th and the
response was tremendous, but we believe there were a lot of people who
didn't hear about it in time to make a contribution or pledge by the 13th.
The collection time has therefore been extended to the 21st. The Albright
Fund was Director Mott's idea and he has personally raised almost $1 million
for it. This is a very special way to express our appreciation for his
interest in and support of the employees of the NPS. At the farewell
dinner, Director Mott was told that $5,000 had already been contributed and
that more contributions were still coming in. He was visibly moved and
touched by this "gift". We are putting together a book for the Director,
listing each contributor by region and park. If you would like to
contribute, please contact Carol Aten's office (FTS 343-7456/202-343-7456).
Contributions are all fully tax-deductible and checks should be made out to
the National Park Foundation with "Mott farewell/HAEDF" noted on the "For"
line. Please call to tell Carol you are sending a contribution and then
mail it - preferably in a blue envelope - to Carol Aten (022), WASO,
National Park Service, PO Box 37127, MS 1226, Washington, DC 20013-7127.
Individual contributions have ranged from $1 to $100. The employees of the
North Atlantic Regional Office and parks have already pledge $1100 and the
Washington office staff has contributed $1500 thus far. A goal of $1 per
employee or a minimum of $1,000 per region might be reasonable goals. This
is a lasting gift we will all benefit from. It is an opportunity to make a
contribution to a worthwhile program and to say thanks to Director Mott.
Please be generous. (Carol Aten, Policy Office, WASO).

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:

April 24 - 28 - Regional Chief Rangers' Training Session, El Paso, Texas.
Training session focusing on law enforcement (particularly drug interdiction
and enforcement) and resource protection issues. Contact Tom Thompson,
MWRO, or Reed Jarvis, PNRO.

April 29 - "After Columbus: Encounters in North America", forum, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C. Focus on the 1992 quincentennial of Columbus'
landing in the Americas. Contact Lisa Falk at 202-357-1639.

May 2 - 4 - Mid-Atlantic Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Oglebay, West
Virginia. Contact Chris Andress, FTS 597-5348.

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 5 - 15 - Western Region Chief Rangers' Training Workshop, Clarion Hotel,
San Diego, California.

May 8 - 12 - Resource Threats Workshop, Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado. The
workshop will focus on the National Environmental Policy Act, but will
include other legislation that can be used to influence federal, federally-
licensed or private undertakings that potentially impact NPS resources.
Contact Frank Buono, Albright (602-638-2691) or Jake Hoogland, Environmental
Compliance, WASO (FTS 343-2163).

May 8 - 12 - North Atlantic Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Cape Cod NS,
Massachusetts.

May 8 - 12 - "Practical Approaches to Riparian Resource Management",
educational workshop, Billings Plaza Holiday Inn, Billings, Montana.
Jointly sponsored by several Federal and state land management agencies.
For further information, contact Andrea Darling at 406-652-5197.

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).

May 23 - 26 - "Fire Policy and Strategies in Wilderness and Parks, Past and
Future", symposium, Bozeman, Montana. Sponsored by the NPS and USFS.
Contact Paul Weingart (403-586-8625) or Jim Saveland (912-744-0252).

May 31 - June 5 - WASO/Regional Chiefs of Interpretation Workshop,
Yellowstone, Wyoming. Topics will include Servicewide interpretation and
education and Yellowstone fire interpretation for the summer of 1989.
Contact Mike Watson, Interpretation, WASO, for further information.

June 19 - 22 - "Our National Grasslands", forum, Kirkwood Motor Inn,
Bismarck, North Dakota. Topics include review of historical and economic
importance of national grasslands. Keynote speaker will be Dale Robertson,
Chief, US Forest Service. Conference celebrates the 50th anniversary of
national grasslands. Contact Joe Sainas, Forest Service, 1824 N. 11th
Street, Bismark, NC 58501.

(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 hands on board. Halainen will be on AL from Tuesday through the
remainder of the week.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
FTS 343-4874/4875 or 202-343-4874/4875