RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Tuesday, January 2, 1990

INCIDENTS

89-368 - Big Bend (Texas) - Drug Arrests

On December 16th, Border Patrol agents stopped a Texas man 30 miles south of
Marathon, seized 72 pounds of marijuana from his vehicle, and arrested him. 
According to investigators, The man met an unidentified Mexican male at Rio
Grande Village in Big Bend and gave him the keys to his vehicle. The Mexican
then drove it to either Boquillas or San Vicente, loaded the marijuana, then
returned the vehicle to the man an hour and a half later.  Two days later, the
Border Patrol seized 55 pounds of marijuana in another stop near Marathon and
arrested a second Texas man.  It is believed that the marijuana was delivered to
him in Santa Elena, also in the park.  The marijuana seizures were valued at
$57,800 and $43,680, respectively.  (CompuServe message from RAD/SWRO, 1 p.m.
EST, 12/29).

OFFICE NOTES

1) Late last year, we announced in the morning report that R&R Uniforms had a
new 800 number that could be used by NPS employees.  That number is to be
utilized for queries or problem resolution only, NOT for telephone orders.
Telephone orders are no longer authorized.  Please advise your park uniform
coordinator. A memo will be forthcoming.

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:

* February 13 - 15 - Workshop for Regional Resource Management Specialists,
Denver, CO.  Contact John Chapman (303-641-2337), Gary Johnston (FTS 343-8115)
or Kathy Jope (FTS 215-597-5372).

February 25 - 28 - National Conference on Urban Entomology, University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland.  Contact Dr. Pat Zungoli, Department of
Entomology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0365 (803-656-3111).

March 12 - 16 - Concessions Evaluation and Pricing, training course, Yosemite
NP, CA.  This 40-hour course is designed for NPS employees with concessions
responsibilities.  Participants will complete rate studies of various concession
services and conduct actual on-site concession evaluations in accordance with
policy and current administrative procedures. The filing deadline is January
31st.  Class size will be 20 people.  For further information, contact your
regional training officer or Ann Baugh at Albright TC (FTS 602-638-2691).

March 12 - April 3 - Park medic training program, Samaritan Health Services,
Phoenix, Arizona.  The 120-hour course is designed to prepare basic EMT's to
provide advanced pre-hospital care as a park medic. Those who complete the
course are eligible to take the national registry certificate examination for
I-EMT.  Contact Julie Wurch at 602-495-4285.

* March 16 - 21 - North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference,
Denver, CO.  For further information, contact L.L. Williamson, Wildlife
Management Institute, 1101 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

* March 19 - 23 - "Fire and the Environment: Ecological and Cultural
Perspectives", international symposium, Knoxville, TN.  Contact program chair,
Fire and Environment Symposium, P.O. Box 1701, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN 37901-1071.

March 26 - 30 - Regional uniform coordinators' meeting, Nashville, TN.

* May 28 - June 1 - International Symposium on the Biology of Deer, Mississippi
State, MS.  Contact Robert D. Brown, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, P.O.
Drawer LW, Mississippi State, MS 39762.

(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

Kreis and Dabney on AL.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:  FTS 343-4874/6039 or 202-343-4874/6039
Telefax:    FTS 343-5977 or 202-343-5977
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