RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, July 27, 1992

                       *** NOTICE ***

  There will be no morning reports during the remainder of the week.
           They will resume again on Monday, August 3rd.

INCIDENTS

92-372 - Glacier (Montana) - Climbing Fatality

Shortly before noon on July 19th, J.S., 20, of Kalispell, Montana,
fell to his death while climbing the west face of Mount Gould along the
park's Garden Wall area north of Logan Pass.  J.S. started the climb
from the Weeping Wall with two partners, but was apparently behind them at
the time of the fall.  After reaching the summit, the climbers waited for
Skibsrud to arrive, then descended to look for him.  They found that he'd
fallen into a scree field about 800 feet above the Highline Trail near the
saddle east of Haystack Butte.  Both climbers hiked back to the Logan Pass
visitor center, where they reported the accident.  Rangers were flown to the
scene and recovered J.S.'s body.  J.S. was an avid and experienced
climber who had climbed numerous peaks within the park.  [Amy Vanderbilt,
PIO, GLAC, 7/24]

92-373 - Rockefeller Parkway (Wyoming) - Motorcycle MVA with Fatality

D.H., 48, of West Jordan, Utah, was riding north on Rockefeller
Memorial Parkway between Grand Teton and Yellowstone with eight other
motorcyclists at about 8:00 p.m. on the evening of July 23rd when a deer
darted from the trees in front of him.  D.H. struck the deer, lost control
of his motorcycle, and tumbled about 70 feet down the highway.  He suffered
serious head and internal injuries.  Rangers administered advanced life
support measures, but D.H. died at the scene just as a helicopter was
touching down to take him to a hospital.  D.H. was the only member of the
group not wearing a helmet.  [Don Coelho, GRTE, 7/24]

92-374 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Assault on Ranger

Rangers Jim Hensley and Andy Reeves responded to a domestic disturbance in
the ARA Leisure Services dormitory late on the morning of July 23rd.  Upon
arrival, the rangers found T.C., 29, in a dispute with his 19-year-old
girlfriend in the dorm hallway.  While they were attempting to calm the
situation, T.C. became very upset, threw keys and change at Hensley, and
began walking away.  When Hensley attempted to stop T.C., who was
obviously intoxicated, T.C. punched him twice in the face.  T.C. was
subdued, taken to jail in Flagstaff and charged with domestic violence and
striking a federal officer.  Hensley was not seriously hurt.  [Larry Clark,
CR, GLCA, 7/24]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level II

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area             Fire              7/24    7/26    Status
 
 AK    State   Upper Yukon        A412              1,040   1,040    CN 7/26

 ID    USFS    Boise NF           Flicker Creek - T1  750     750    CND    
                                  Town Creek - T2     100      40    CND    

 UT    State   Coalville          Pioneer - T2      4,600   3,050    CND    
       USFS    Uinta NF         * GRA - T2              -     790    CN 7/26
  
NOTES:

- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this report). T1 and T2
  indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
- Status - The following abbreviations are employed:

  NR - No report received      MS - Modified suppression strategy
  CL - Controlled              MN - Being monitored
  CS - Confinement strategy    NEC - No estimate of containment
  CN (date) - Expected date    CND - Contained
     of containment            DM - Demob in progress

3) FIRE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - 

 * Uinta NF - The GRA Fire is burning in extremely steep terrain at the
   bottom of Mt. Timpanogos between American Fork and Pleasant Grove 
   and near Timpanogos Cave NM.  
  
4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 133 fires for 2,173 acres in 24 hours ending on Sunday
   morning.

5) ANALYSIS - Containment targets have been met on most large fires in the
   Great Basin, and major demobilization was under way.

6) PROGNOSIS - The potential exists for increasing fire activity due to
   warmer and drier conditions and dry thunderstorms.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 7/26]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Grizzly Bear Death

Grizzly Bear #1, the first grizzly ever trapped and marked in the
Yellowstone ecosystem by the interagency grizzly bear study team was
recently found dead of natural causes at the age of 28.  The male grizzly
was first trapped by researchers in 1975.  In subsequent years, he was
occasionally seen, but was never known to frequent areas of human
development.  The bear was recaptured and recollared several times.  He was
one of the oldest grizzlies ever documented in the Yellowstone ecosystem. 
[YELL, 7/24]

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.  Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
r(0*0*0*
* August 9 - 13 - Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America,
Honolulu, HI.  Held in conjunction with the American Institute of Biological
Sciences (AIBS) and affiliated societies.  Meetings include 34 symposia,
several workshops, and 50 field trips.  Additional information may be
requested from AIBS, 730 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4521
(800-992-2427).  [Chip Harvey, WASO]

August 9 - 14 - Fourth Annual Conference of the Society for Ecological
Restoration, Waterloo, Ontario.  Themes will include park and forest
management, regional landscape planning, environmental education and
community-based restorations.  Guided field trips are planned to restoration
sites.  For further information, contact Nik Lopoukhine, Natural Resources
Branch, Environment Canada, 10 Wellington Street, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3
(819-997-4900). [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

August 16 - 21 - Managerial Grid: Phase I, Tampa, FL.  Sponsored by
Southeast Regional Office and ANPR.  Sixty-hour seminar on problem-solving
techniques for resolving managerial dilemmas.  Open to managers, supervisors
and staff specialists at all levels and in all occupational series.  For
further information, contact either Bill Wade at Shenandoah NP (703-999-3400)
or Norma Patten, Employee Development, SERO (404-331-4881).  [Bill
Wade, SHEN]

September 13 - 17 - Fourth International Wetlands Conference, Columbus, OH. 
The conference will emphasize the global extent and role of wetlands and new
and traditional approaches to wetland restoration and monitoring.  For more
information, contact W.J. Mitsch, School of Natural Resources, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH 43210 (Fax:614-292-7162).  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

September 14 - 18 - "Teaching with Historic Places", training course,
Montpelier, VA.  Participants will use existing lesson plans as models to
create lesson plans based on historic resources in their parks.  Montpelier
is a National Trust property.  The application deadline is July 1st.  For
additional information, contact Beth Boland of the National Register staff
at 202-343-9545.  [Marilyn Harper, WASO]

* September 21 - 24 - Interagency Conference on Tourism, Park City, UT. 
Cosponsored by the NPS, USFS, BLM and USFWS.  Directors for each agency will
participate.  Each agency is limited to 65 participants.  For further
information, contact your regional training office or Priscilla Baker, WASO
Tourism Director, at 202-208-4917. [Priscilla Baker]

September 21 - 25 - "Teaching with Historic Places", training course,
Waterford, VA.  Participants will use existing lesson plans as models to
create lesson plans based on historic resources in their parks.  Waterford
is a NHL district.  The application deadline is July 1st.  For additional
information, contact Beth Boland of the National Register staff at 202-343-9545.
[Marilyn Harper, WASO]

September 21 - 25 - National Training Workshop on Status and Management of
Neotropical Migratory Birds, Estes Park, CO.  The workshop will present a
current scientific assessment of the status of terrestrial neotropical
migratory birds and their habitats and the influence of land use practices
on the prognosis for long-term survival of these birds.  The workshop will
close with an optional one-day field trip to Rocky Mountain NP. 
Registration fee $75.  For reservation information, contact NTMB Workshop,
c/o Gordon Hazard, Office of Conference Services, Rockwell Hall, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 (303-491-6222); for further
information, call John Dennis, WASO Wildlife and Vegetation (202-343-8128). 
[Flip Hagood, EDD/WASO]

September 14 - 17 - Third Conference on Fossil Resources in the NPS, Fossil
Butte NM, WY.  The park is hosting a four-day paleontological resources
conference which is directed toward managers, resource specialists, law
enforcement specialists, curators and interpreters.  Several researchers
will also be involved.  For further information, contact Rachel Benton at
307-877-4455.  [David McGinnis, SUPT, FOBU]

September 15 - 17 - Introduction to Satellite Navigation in Resource
Management, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Satellite Navigation Field
Evaluation Facility, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.  For further
information, contact the Center for Continuing Education, University of
Montana, at 406-243-4623.  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

September 17 - 20 - "Inequality and the Commons", conference, Stauffer
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.  The conference, which is sponsored by the
International Association for the Study of Common Property, will provide an
excellent opportunity to share ideas with others and to learn about common
property issues in a range of ecological and cultural settings.  The
registration fee is $120.  For more information, call the International
Center for Development Policy at 202-547-3800.  [Dave Reynolds, CRM/MARO]

* September 21 - 25 - Archeological Curation and Collections management,
George Washington University, Washington, DC.  The session will focus on
principles and methods of curation and collections management to provide
adequate protection to archeological collections. Sponsored by GWU and the
NPS.  For further information and a brochure, write the Center for Career
Education and Workshops, GWU, 2020 K Street, NW, Suite B-100, Washington, DC
20052 or call 202-994-5230.  [Dick Waldbauer, Archeological Assistance,
WASO] 

October 5 - 9 - "Ecology and Management of Larix Forests: A Look Ahead",
Grouse Mountain Lodge, MT.  Registration will be limited.  This
international symposium is sponsored in part by the NPS and by the USFS. 
Contact the Center for Continuing Education, University of Montana,
Missoula, MT 59812-1900 at 406-243-4623.

* October 6 - 9 - "Issues in the Public Interpretation of Archeological
Materials and Sites", Colorado Museum of History and Denver Museum of
Natural History, Denver, CO.  The workshop will focus on the need for
greater communication between archeologists and interpreters.  For further
information, contact John James in SERO at 404-331-2630.  [Dick Waldbauer,
Archeological Assistance, WASO] 

* October 26 - 30 - Archeological Curation and Collections management,
Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The session will
focus on principles and methods of curation and collections management to
provide adequate protection to archeological collections. Sponsored by GWU
and the NPS.  For further information and a brochure, write the Center for
Career Education and Workshops, GWU, 2020 K Street, NW, Suite B-100,
Washington, DC 20052 or call 202-994-5230.  [Dick Waldbauer, Archeological
Assistance, WASO] 

* October 28 - 29 - Conference on Accessible Technology, USGS, Reston, VA. 
First conference on accessible technology for DOI employees.  Discussions
will focus on the development and use of technology by people with
disabilities in the work place.  For more information, contact Amy Berger at
703-648-7124 or Bob Dwier at TTY 703-648-6017.  

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin at meeting on management
training course, AEDC, Grand Canyon, AZ (7/27-7/31); Sisto on annual leave
(7/27-7/29); Halainen on annual leave (7/27-7/31).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Clark at prevention planning meeting, Anchorage
and Fairbanks, AK (7/27-7/31); Gale on annual leave (7/29-8/5).

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