RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Friday, March 27, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-93 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Reptile Poaching

An 18-hour surveillance operation in the Ajo Mountain backcountry concluded
on March 25th with the arrest of two amateur herpetologists for reptile
poaching in the park.  Rangers Robert Stinson and Michael Minnerath charged
J.O., 22, and P.B., 23, with unlawful taking and possession
of wildlife.  The pair had captured collared lizards and night snakes with
snake sticks and filament line for personal research and college studies. 
Several other leads concerning poaching activity in other locations are
being investigated by rangers.  [CompuServe message from Carl Christensen,
RAD/WRO, 3/26]

92-94 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Illegal Aliens

On March 26th, visitors advised rangers that they'd seen people with small
back packs getting into a full-size van along Highway 85 in the park.  At
the same time, rangers and Border Patrol agents were checking an area of
recent foot traffic south of park headquarters.  Upon receiving the report,
rangers Mark Daniel and Susan Hughes located and stopped the suspect
vehicle, which was found to be carrying 22 illegal aliens.  All were turned
over to the Border Patrol.  Illegal immigration along the southern Arizona
border is up by 65 percent and has significantly increased the workload for
law enforcement agencies in the area, including Organ Pipe Cactus, where
more than 35 illegal aliens have been arrested so far this year.  [Telefax
from Carl Christensen, RAD/WRO, 3/26]

STAFF STATUS

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

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Coffey at meeting in
Charlottesville, NC (3/23-3/27); Schamp on law enforcement aviation review,
Western Region (3/23-4/4).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Spruill on law enforcement aviation review,
Western Region (3/23-4/4); 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

CompuServe: Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO

SEAdog:     Branch of R&VP - 1/650
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655