RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Monday, March 12, 1990

INCIDENTS

No new incidents reported.

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries.

Brackets at end of entry indicate source of
information:

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 21 - 23 - National Capital Region Chief
Rangers'/Resource Management Specialists'
Conference, Harpers Ferry, WV. [Tony Sisto, NCRO]

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
precedes 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/WASO]

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 6 - 8 - Site Revegetation Workshop, McCloud
Ranger District, Shasta NF, CA. Sponsored by SCA.
$275. For further information, contact Missi
Booth Goss, P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, WA 98103
(206-547-7380).

April 9 - 13 - Site Revegetation Workshop (see
above).

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 9 - 12 - "Bioeconomics and Trust
Responsibilities", Annual Conference, Native
American Fish and Wildlife Society, Howard
Johnson's, Rapid City, SD. For further
information, contact Ken Parr (605-226-7621, or FTS
782-7621). [Bruce Bessken, BADL]

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 17 - 19 - "Improving the Quality of Visitor
Services through Administration of the Concession
Program", workshop, Holiday Embarcadero
Inn, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by WRO Division of
Concession Program Management. Along with the
stated theme, participants will discuss the
Secretary's concession initiative. All WR
concession specialists, analysts and principal
collateral duty staffers dealing with concessions
should attend. Region will fund the training;
travel and per diem must be paid by benefitting
accounts. Contact Stephen Crabtree at FTS 556-5510
(415-556-5510). [Herb Gercke, WRO]

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 - 27 - Timber Bridges Workshop, Prince
William Forest Park, VA. Sponsored by SCA. $400.
For further information, contact Missi Booth Goss,
P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, WA 98103 (206-547-7380).

April 27 - 29 - Site Revegetation Workshop, North
Cascades NP, WA. Sponsored by SCA. $275. For
further information, contact Missi Booth Goss,
P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, WA 98103 (206-547-7380).

April 30 - May 11 - "RX-90: Prescribed Fire for
Burn Bosses", Chiricahua NM, Willcox, AZ. Priority
will be given to new fire management officers and
prescribed fire specialists who have not yet met
new NPS prescribed fire qualifications. The dates
are one week later than previously listed.
Nominations should be sent to Chuck Scott, Saguaro
NM (FTS 762-6680, commercial 602-670-6680), by
February 23rd. [Paul Broyles, Branch of Fire
Management].

May 7 - 11 - North Atlantic Regional Chief Rangers'
Conference, Eastham, MA. Contact Capt. Dale
Dickerhoof (FTS 223-5077, 617-223-5077) for further
information. [Dennis Burnett, CACO].

May 8 - 10 - Water Rights Workshop, Fort Collins,
CO. The workshop will deal with NPS water rights
issues for field managers and central office
personnel who are engaged in water rights filings
and adjudications. Frank Buono at Albright is the
coordinator. Contact your regional training
officer for further information. [Ann Baugh,
Albright].

May 14 - 18 - Design for Parks, Cape Cod NS, MA.
Ann Baugh at Albright is the coordinator. Contact
your regional training officer for further
information. [Ann Baugh, Albright].

May 21 - 25 - NPS Minerals Management, Denver, CO.
Frank Buono at Albright is the coordinator.
Contact your regional training office for further
information. [Ann Baugh, Albright].

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

Halainen on AL.


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