RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Tuesday, January 16, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-9 - Sequoia - Kings Canyon (California) - Search for Missing Aircraft

At about 6 p.m. on the 13th, a Cessna 172 disappeared from radar and lost radio
contact with the FAA while flying over Sequoia.  The plane was last reported to
have been south and west of Mt. Whitney and flying in very poor weather. 
Continued low visibility and snow storms have hampered search efforts by the NPS
and the Civil Air Patrol.  The search is now being conducted by numerous fixed
wing aircraft and helicopters from the Army National Guard, Lemoore Naval Air
Station and contractors.  At the time of the report, the storm had deposited up
to four feet of snow on the search area.  It is believed that only the pilot is
on board the Cessna. (CompuServe message from Paul Fodor, DR, SEKI, noon EST,
1/15/90).

90-10 - Jefferson National Expansion (Missouri) - Arrest of Felon

On November 9th, a park ranger arrested a 27-year-old St. Louis man on a
misdemeanor warrant that had been issued by the St. Louis Police Department. 
The man also matched the description of a subject wanted for a bank robbery that
had occurred just two blocks from the park; although that information was passed
on to the local police department, they failed to conduct any follow-up and the
man was released.  On January 9th, another ranger observed a man acting in a
suspicious manner in the park.  When other rangers arrived at the scene, they
were able to identify him as the man in question.  A subsequent check revealed
that there was an outstanding warrant on him which had been issued by the FBI
for the November bank robbery.  He was taken into custody without incident and
turned over to the FBI. (Deryl Stone, CR, JNEM, via CompuServe message from
Capt. J.J. McLaughlin, RAD/MWRO).

OFFICE NOTES

1) Correction:  On the Friday morning report, Bill Frazier was inadvertently
listed as the LES for PNRO.  Frazier is no longer a captain with USPP or a
regional LES; he is a ranger at Olympic and is serving as that park's LES.

2) Ranger Activities has been contacted by an individual who is interested in
donating four registered Morgan geldings (5-7 years old, 15 to 16 hands) to an
NPS area.  According to the owner, the horses have had all their shots, Coggin's
Tests, etc.  A video of the horses is available.  For additional information,
contact Jim Loach at FTS 343-4206.

3) Thanks to Homestead, Upper Delaware, Great Falls, Mound City, Ozark, and
Yellowstone for responding to our request for park slides.  We now have an
outstanding collection to select from.  Our sincere appreciation to all those
who sent slides in to us.

4) Jon Anglin of C&O Canal will be in RAD for the next month.  He will be
working on a variety of projects in support of the division.

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:  

* February 12 - 16 - Alaska Regionwide LE Refresher, Hilton Hotel, Anchorage,
AK.  All commissioned rangers in Alaska should attend.

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 11 - 14 - Columbus Quincentennial Conference, Santa Fe, NM.  The principal
goal of the conference is to bring together in one place and at one time
representatives of as many organizations as possible that are or will be
planning special programs for or about 1992.

* March 12 - 16 - Second National Park Service Women's Conference, St. Louis,
MO.  The conference will focus on the challenges NPS women are facing as they
prepared to enter the 21st century.  Contact Ana Villagra (FTS 343-3098 or
202-343-3098), Magali Green (FTS 925-6380 or 304-535-6371) or Barbara Goodman
(FTS 343-7063 or 202-343-7063).

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 18 - 23 - Managing Volcanic Areas, workshop, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA.
Open to park managers, planners, regional and WASO staffers.  The course will
focus on management of parks with both geothermal and volcanic features.  Costs
are to be paid by benefitting accounts.  Contact Frank Buono, 602-638-2691.

March 19 - 23 - Fire Management for Managers, Boise, ID.  Training course on all
aspects of wildland fire from superintendents' perspective.  36 hours. Contact
Paul Broyles at the Branch of Fire Management (FTS 554-1080 or 208-334-1080) or
Ann Baugh at Albright (602-638-2691) for further information.

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.

* April 2 - 6 - Midwest Regional Chief Rangers' Conference, Coralville, IA.
Contact J.J. McLaughlin, FTS 864-3475 or 402-221-3475.

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.

* May 29 - June 1 - National Grazinglands Weed Management Conference, Holiday
Inn Central, Omaha, NE.  Contact Jenness Coffey, FTS 343-6380.

(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.

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