RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Monday, April 2, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-49 - Cape Cod (Massachusetts) - Car Clouting Arrests

On March 16th, car clouters broke into several cars in national seashore
parking lots in Eastham and Wellfleet and stole over $1,200. Later that
day, two men attempted to cash a $400 check taken from one of the vehicles
at a bank in Wellfleet and were photographed by the bank's cameras. The
next day, the victims of one of these larcenies stopped at a gas station as
they were leaving the cape and saw two men in a Chevy S-10 Blazer who they'd
noticed in the seashore parking lot prior to the break-in. They later
contacted the Wellfleet police and park rangers and identified the men as
those in the bank photographs. On March 29th, a pocket book containing
credit cards and $250 was stolen from a vehicle in the seashore parking lot
at Eastham. The victims said that the men in the bank photographs were near
their car prior to the break-in, and a ranger reported seeing a vehicle
matching the Blazer's description in the area on the same day. Descriptions
of the vehicle and occupants were broadcast to all Cape Cod police
departments. State troopers stopped the vehicle later in the day 30 miles
from the park. They arrested Michael Nearing, 31, of North Easton, and John
Terrio of Brockton and charged them with larceny from a motor vehicle,
possession of burglary tools, and three counts of breaking and entering.
Both men are currently being held in prison in lieu of bail. (Dennis
Burnett, DR, CACO, via CompuServe report to RADAiASO, 1:30 EST, 3/30/90).

CALENDAR

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

April 2 - 6 - ARPA Training, Marana, AZ. 40 hours. Funded by FliETC. [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 13 - 18 - DOI Annual Safety and Occupational Health Seminar, Delta Court
of Flags, Orlando, FL. Professional and collateral duty safety personnel
and managers are encouraged to attend. The registration deadline is April
13th. Inquiries should be made to Bill Andrle, USGS, FTS 959-7556 (703-648.
7556). [WASO Safety].

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 16 - 19 - Third Symposium on Social Science in Resource Management,
College Station, TX. Dr. Jim Gramann is the coordinator. For further
information or details on registration, write Third Symposium on Social
Science in Resource Management, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism
Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2261 (409-845.
4920). [Chris White, CPSU, Texas A&M]

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, NX. 40 hours.
Funded by FLBTC. [Jim Loach, RAD/WASO]

May 22 - 23 - Western Region Peer Counselor Training, Tucson, Arizona. Herb
Gercke (FTS/Commercial 415-556-1866) is the coordinator. [Herb Gercke, WRO]

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

- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Loach at MWR CR conference
in Coralville, Iowa (4/2-3) and Voyageurs (4/4-6), Healy at DARE session
in Rocky Mountain NP (4/3-5), Coffey in Athens, Georgia at SAF wilderness
conference (4/5-6), Farabee at ICS meeting in Philadelphia (4/2-3).

- Branch of Fire: Gale at ICS meeting in Philadelphia (4/2-3), Norum at
National Fire Weather Advisory Group meeting in D.C. (4/2-5).


Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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