RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Monday, April 16, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-50 - Zion (Utah) - Follow-up on Injury to Ranger

Ranger Paul Kirkland, who was injured in an explosion on April 1st, has lost
his left eye, but doctors are very optimistic about the chances for his
right eye to fully recover from the trauma incurred in the blast. Kirkland
is also recovering from second degree burns on his arms and face. He will
probably be hospitalized in .Salt Lake City for another week, then spend two
more weeks there as an out patient. (Telephone report from Larry Van Slyke,
CR, ZION, 2 p.m. EDT, 4/13/90).

90-61 - Shenandoah (Virginia) - Successful Search

Around 6 p.m. on the 12th, a 30-year-old woman became lost in the park's
Central District after lagging behind her party. Temperatures during the
following night dropped into the low teens. The park began a full-scale
search for her on the 13th, employing both dog teams and helicopters. She
was located at noon by the crew of one of the helicopters and was found to
be suffering from exposure and a sprained ankle. During the accompanying
investigation, rangers learned that there was an outstanding arrest warrant
for her from Ohio. She was placed under arrest, then taken to a hospital
for treatment of her injury. (Telephone report from Larry Hakel, CR, SHEN,
4/13/90).

Calendar

Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised entry.
Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:

+ April 17 - 19 - "Improving the Quality of Visitor Services through
Administration of the Concession Program", workshop, Holiday Embarcadero
Inn, San Diego, CA. (3ANCTT.LKD. [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 moreinformation. 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, VA.
Sponsored by SCA. $275. For further information, contact Missi Booth Goss,
P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, VA 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, NY. 40 hours.
Funded by FTJETC. [Jim Loach, FAD/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 2 - "Response '90: Pointe to the Future", 19th Annual NASAR
Conference and Exposition, The Pointe at South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ. Pre-
conference training courses will be offered on a number of topics, including
leadership for emergency response team leaders, ICS-SAR planning section
chief, wilderness medicine, and PLB's. For further information, contact
NASAR, P.O. Box 3709, Fairfax, VA 22038 (703-352-1349). [NASAR]

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

* October 13 - 19 - "Natural Areas and Yosemite: Prospects for the Future",
Yosemite (10/13-14) and Sheraton Conference Center, Concord, CA (10/15-19).
Sponsored by The Natural Areas Association, Yosemite NP, and The Yosemite
Fund. Inquiries should be directed to Coordinator, NA/Yosemite Centennial
Symposium, GGNRA, Fort Mason Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-556-
1009). [Jenness Coffey, RAD/WASO]

* November 12 - 17 - Sixth Conference on Research in the National Parks and
Equivalent Reserves, Westin Paso Del Norte Hotel, El Paso, TX. Sponsored by
George Wright Society. For further information, call the 1990 Conference
Committee at 415-556-1866. [George Wright Forum].

* November 13 - 16 - "Agency and Inter-agency Response to Natural and
Technological Disasters", Sixth Annual Environmental Round Table, Interlaken
Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva, WI. Sponsored by MWRO, DOI's Office of
Environmental Affairs (Chicago), USFS (Region 9) and EPA (Region 5). For
further information, contact John Townsend, FTS 864-3475. [John Townsend,
MWRO]

(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: Healy on AL (4/16-20), Kreis at
  Assateague for program review and MAR/NCR regional fee training (4/16-17),
  Coffey at wilderness meeting in Shenandoah (4/18-20), Halainen at MAR/NCR
  regional fee training (4/19).

- Branch of Fire: Botti in Hawaii to review and audit Hawaiian park fire
  programs (4/8-16); Norum conducting site evaluation at Chiricahau
  (4/15-20); Cook in training in Nevada City, CA; Gale, Broyles and
  Erskine at MAC Group course at Marana (4/16-20), Clark in Lincoln, NE,
  at NWCG meeting.