RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:  Monday, March 23, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-86 - Big South Fork (Tennessee) - Probable Drowning

On the afternoon of March 19th, J.S., 32, and two companions were
attempting to raft through Joe's Shoals on the Big South Fork of the
Cumberland River when their 12-foot raft capsized.  J.S.'s companions were
able to make it to shore after both were carried almost three quarters of a
mile downstream in the 45 degree water.  J.S. was last seen below the
shoals having difficulty remaining above water, and is presumed to have
drowned.  None of the men were wearing life preserves, and J.S. was
dressed in heavy coveralls.  The river was much higher and faster than
normal due to recent heavy rains.  The accident occurred just before dark,
making search and rescue attempts difficult in the adverse river conditions. 
Rangers and members of the local rescue squad will continue search for
J.S.'s body.  [Telefax from John Cannon, CR, BISO, 3/20]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

CALENDAR

Calendar appears in the morning report EVERY OTHER Monday.  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.  Entries are listed no earlier than four months before the
event.  An asterisk (*) indicates a new entry; a plus (+) indicates a
revised entry - subsequent comments explain the revision.  Brackets at end
of entry indicate source of information:

Now - April 17 - Albright Employee Development Fund - The announcement and
employee information packet for this year have been distributed Servicewide. 
Each package contains filing guidelines and instructions as well as an
application.  For additional copies or assistance with the application,
please contact your local Employee Development office or training officer. 
Applications are due in the WASO Employee Development Division postmarked no
later than April 17th.  [Flip Hagood, EDD/WASO]

March 27 - 28 - "Protecting Integrity and Ethics: A Conference for
Government Employees of Environmental, Wildlife and Natural Resource
Agencies", Georgetown Conference Center, Washington, DC.  Sponsored by
AFSEE.  Registration $40.  For further information, contact Sarah Levitt at
202-789-2578.  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

March 30 - April 1 - "Crossroads of Conservation: 500 Years After Columbus",
57th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Radisson
Plaza Hotel, Charlotte, NC.  Sponsored by Wildlife Management Institute. 
Registration forms and program information can be obtained from the Wildlife
Management Institute, 1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005. 
[Jen Coffey, RAD/WASO]

March 30 - April 2 - "Resources Management - United for Excellence in
Strategy, Approach, Function and Understanding," Rocky Mountain Region
Science and Resource Management Workshop, Grand Junction, CO.  For further
information, contact Steve Chaney at FTS 327-2650 or 303-969-2650.  [Steve
Chaney, RMRO]

* March 30 - April 2 - Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference,
Morgan Hall, New Mexico State Land Office Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
For further information, call Robert Sivinski or Karen Lightfoot at 505-827-5830.  

March 30 - April 10 - "Outdoor Recreation Management in the 90's",
conference, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.  For further information,
contact David Lime, the NPS CPSU contact at the University of Minnesota, at
612-624-2250.

April 1 - 2 - Peer Counselor Training, Tucson, AZ.  A few slots remain open
for persons outside Western Region.  Benefitting accounts must pay for
training.  Coordinated by Herb Gercke, 415-744-3921.  [Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO]

April 6 - 10 - Pacific Northwest Chief Rangers' Conference, Fort Worden, WA. 
[Mark Forbes, RAD/PNRO]

* April 6 - 10 - National Capital Regionwide Law Enforcement Refresher,
Day's Inn, Frederick, MD.  Open to rangers from other regions.  Persons
interested in attending should contact Capt. Marvin Ellison at either FTS
269-7065 or 202-619-7065.  [Capt. Marvin Ellison, RAD/NCRO]

April 7 - 16 - Counter-Narcotics and Special Operations Exercises, Organ
Pipe Cactus, AZ.  Training session for personnel who are directly involved
in counter-narcotics operations in NPS areas.  One page nomination forms
should be sent to the park to the attention of Aniceto Olais.  [Aniceto
Olais, ORPI]

April 21 - 24 - First Joint NCR/NAR/MAR Recreation Fee Coordinators'
Workshop, Atlantic City, NJ.  For additional information, contact either
John Lynch in NAR (FTS or commercial 617-223-5064), Ken Kelley in NCR (FTS
269-7065 or 202-619-7065), or Ginny Paci (FTS 597-7135 or 215-597-7135). 
[Ginny Paci, RAD/MAR]

April 23 - 24 - "Mapping Tomorrow's Resources", symposium, Utah State
University, Logan, UT.  The symposium will focus on the uses of remote
sensing, GIS, and global positioning systems for resource management.  For
further information, call 801-750-2445.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

April 28 - 30 - "NEPA: Current Implementation Issues", regional conference,
Chicago, IL.  For brochure and registration form, contact Kathy Jope at FTS
399-5670.  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

April 28 - May 2 - "Rivers for Tomorrow: Strategies for Planning and
Management", Portland, OR.  A national symposium for river planning and
management on public lands.  Sponsored by the American River Management
Society and Oregon State University.  Contact the conference assistant at
the OSU College of Forestry at 503-737-2329 for further information.  [Jim
Braggs, CANY]

May 4 - 6 - "Threats to the National Wilderness Preservation System: The
Managerial Challenge", Hilton Hotel, Portland, OR.  Major, national-level
technical session on primarily natural resource aspects of wilderness
management and research targeted toward line officers, researchers and
program managers.  There will be room for approximately 325 participants. 
Co-sponsored by NPS, BLM, USFS and SAF Wilderness Working Group. 
Registration brochures may be obtained from Alan Schmierer, WRO, at FTS 484-3959
or 415-744-3959.  [Alan Schmierer, WRO]

* May 5 - 7 - Mid-America GIS Symposium, Overland Park, KS.  For further
information, contact Karl Kappelman at the University of Kansas, Continuing
Education Building, Lawrence, KS 66045-2607.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

* May 5 - 8 - National Conference, Association of Environmental
Professionals, Seattle, WA.  Contact Ron Deverman 206-828-2854.  [Kathy
Jope, RAD/PNRO]

* May 12 - 14 - Regional Chief Rangers' Conference, Alexandria, VA.  [Bill
Halainen, RAD/WASO]

May 17 - 20 - Fourth North American Symposium on Society and Resource
Management, Madison, WI.  For program information, contact Donald Field at
608-262-6968.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

* May 18 - 21 - "Ecology Management and Restoration of Intermountain Annual
Rangelands", symposium, Boise, ID.  No information number available. [Steve
Cinnamon, MWRO]

May 19 - 21 - "NEPA: Current Implementation Issues", regional conference,
Anchorage, AK.  For brochure and registration form, contact Kathy Jope at
FTS 399-5670.  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

* June 1 - 2 - Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, Boulder, CO.  Call
913-532-6026 for further information.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at Southeast Region chief rangers' conference,
Chattanooga, TN (3/23-3/27).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin at meeting on Alaska lands
issues, Denver, CO (3/23-3/26); Coffey at meeting in Charlottesville, NC
(3/23-3/27); Schamp on law enforcement aviation review, Western Region
(3/23-4/4); Halainen on review of uniform boot problems, Shenandoah (3/26).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Spruill on law enforcement aviation review,
Western Region (3/23-4/4); Erskine at Forest Service international response
conference, Denver, CO (3/23-3/25); Farrel at Congressional briefing
seminar, WASO (3/23-3/27); Berg and Botti at FIREPRO steering committee
meeting, Santa Fe and Bandelier, NM (3/23-3/27); Norum at information
meeting with steering committee for wilderness fire management, Missoula, MT
(3/25-3/27).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:  Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573

Telefax:    Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977

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