RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Monday, January 29, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-18 - Gateway - Sandy Hook Unit (New Jersey) - Wildlife Incident

On the morning of January 22nd, park rangers found a 9-month-old, female
ringed seal in the dune area of Sandy Hook about 50 yards from the water
line. The seal was captured and taken to the Marine Mammal Training Center
in Brigantine, New Jersey, where it was learned that ringed seals live in
the Arctic and that none had ever been found this far south before. The
seal, which was determined to be healthy and in good condition, will be
taken to Cape Cod and released. (Telephone report from Dale Dickerhoff,
RAD/NARO, 1/26/90).

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries. Brackets at end of entry
indicate source of information:

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. POSTPONED until April or May. [Kathy Jope, MARO]

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 5 - 9 -- ARPA Training, Redding, CA. 40 hours. Funded by FLETC.
[Jim Loach, RAD/WASO]

March 11 - 14 -- Columbus Quintcentennial 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 - 15 -- "River Recreation and Hydropower Planning", Bryson City, NC.
Check with your regional training officer for details.

*March 12 - 15 - Cave Management Seminar and Workshop, Albuquerque, MM.
Sponsored by the NPS. Benefitting account. The course coordinators are
David Foster of the American Cave Conservation Association (PO Box 409,
Horse Cave, KY 42749; 502-786-1466) and Ron Kerbo of Carlsbad Cavern MP
(3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, MM 88220; 505-785-2232). Check with
your regional training officer for details. [Dave Mihalic, MACA]

*March 12 - 16 -- "Structural Fire Fighting: Level III", Albuquerque, MM.
Designed to meet the mandatory requirements in NPS-58 for employees assigned
to serve as on-scene commanders in the event of structural fires.
Benefitting account. Galen Warren, SWRO, is the course coordinator. Check
with your regional training officer for details. [Galen Warren, SWRO]

March 12 - 16 -- Second National Park Service Women's Conference, St. Louis,
MO. CANCELLED.

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 - 27 -- "Situational Leadership", Holiday Inn 1776, Williamsburg,
VA. Eight hours. Official NPS training) sponsored by ANPR. $30 for ANPR
members; $45 for non-members. Tuition must be received by March 9th by
Patti Dienna, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Training
proceeds ANPR Rendezvous, March 27 - 29, on "The Employee in the 1990's:
Strategies for Success."

March 26 - 30 -- Regional Uniform Coordinators' Meeting, Nashville, TN.

*April 2 - 6 -- ARPA Training, Marana, AZ. 40 hours. Funded by FLETC. [Jim
Loach, RAD/WAASO]

April 2 - 6 -- "Integrated Pest Management", National Emergency Training
Center, Emmitsburg, MD. Call Frank Buono at Albright (602-638-2691) for
further information. Applications must go through regional training
officers.

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

April 9 - 13 -- "Planning Beyond Park Boundaries", Tucson, AZ. Open to
superintendents or assistant superintendents or parks with significant
external issues, or planning professionals working with such parks. Call
Ann Baugh at Albright (602-638-2691) for further information. Applications
must go through regional training officers.

April 16 - 20 -- "Wilderness Management for Managers", Albright EDC, AZ.
Open to regional wilderness coordinators and park superintendents, assistant
superintendents, chief rangers and chiefs of resource management. Call Dave
Karraker at Albright (602-638-2691) or Larry Belli at Chaco (505-988-6716)
for further information. Applications must go through regional training
officers.

April 23 - April 26 -- "Firearms Immobilization Certification Training for
Animal Management", Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. Costs will be
charged to benefitting accounts. Call Frank Buono at Albright (602-638-
2691) for more information. Applications must go through regional training
officers.

April 23 - May 4 -- "Prescribed Fire for Burn Bosses", Wilcox, AZ. Check
with your regional training officer for details.

*May 21 - 25 -- ARPA Training, Saratoga NHB, Stillwater, NY. 40 hours.
Funded by FLETC. [Jim Loach, RAD/WASO]

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

Healy and Loach at meeting with regional law enforcement specialists at
FLETC, Farabee at SAR meeting in Seattle, Dabney on AL, Halainen on SL.


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