RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, November 9, 1992

Release:   0830 EDT

INCIDENTS

92-590 - Wrangell-St. Elias (Alaska) - Ranger Station Burned

At about 1:30 a.m. on November 6th, the park received a report of a fire in
the Nabesna Ranger Station, which is located in the northern part of the
park near the junction of the Tock Cutoff Glenn Highway and the Nabesna
Road.  The ranger station was totally destroyed, but a nearby bunkhouse was
left undamaged.  The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and is under
investigation by rangers and Alaska DPS officers.  Rangers are also
remaining in the area to prevent disturbance of the scene.  [Jay Wells, CR,
WRST, 11/6]

92-591 - Obed (Tennessee) - Search and Rescue

Rangers and members of the country rescue squad responded to a report of
overdue hikers on the Nemo Trail just after midnight on the morning of
October 26th.  While rangers and an ATV unit drove back roads and searched
the top of the mountain near the end of the trail, a canine team from Brushy
Mountain Prison began tracking the hikers along the trail itself.  At 2:30
a.m., the ATV unit found the hikers and radioed the ranger unit for
transportation to the base of the mountain.  The hikers - three adults and
two young children - had underestimated their hiking time and became
stranded when darkness fell.  They had no flashlights, food or water, and
were only lightly dressed.  [OBED, 10/30]

92-592 - Fort Point (California) - Warrant Arrests

On October 20th, a Park Police officer spotted several people fishing from
the sea wall at Fort Point.  When he asked one of the fisherman for a
license and identification, the man was unable to produce either, and a
check of the name which he gave led to the discovery of $9,999 in
outstanding warrants from Oakland PD for a variety of traffic violations. 
When the officer attempted to handcuff him, the man fled.  The officer told
the two remaining people to stay there and not move their vehicle, then
began pursuit.  He eventually lost contact with the man, but then saw the
other two people driving away across Golden Gate Bridge at a high rate of
speed and chased them until they stopped at Vista Point.  The woman driver
struggled with the officer when he attempted to place her under arrest; she
also told her juvenile companion to drive away, which he did.  Rangers
eventually stopped the vehicle on Conzelman Road, placed the juvenile in
custody, and transported an 11-month-old child from the vehicle to Fort
Mason.  The child was subsequently turned over to Youth Services in San
Francisco.  The woman was found to have $2,700 in outstanding warrants and
was taken to city jail for the warrants and six other charges.  The juvenile
was cited and released.  [Lt. Curtis Shane, SFFO/USPP, 10/27]

92-593 - Olympic (Washington) - Search and Rescue

On Saturday, November 7th, J.H., 40, and her daughter, S.W.,
14, of La Push, Washington, became lost in dense woods in the park
near the Quileute Indian Reservation.  The pair had entered the woods near
Third Beach trailhead that morning and had been searching for mushrooms. 
After several hours, they became disoriented and were unable to find their
way out before nightfall.  Up to 145 searchers from several agencies and
communities combed the area throughout that evening and night.  Efforts were
impeded by persistent rain showers and by rugged terrain comprised of
swamps, thorny ravines and impenetrable thickets.  J.H. and S.W. were
found by park and county searchers around 9 a.m. on Sunday near the
headwaters of Lonesome Creek, about a mile from the nearest road.  They were
wet, cold and tired, but uninjured.  They had spent the night huddled near
the base of a tree, then had begun walking again in the morning.  [Cat
Hoffman, OLYM, 11/8]  

92-594 - Big Bend (Texas) - Trespass Livestock Round-Up

A joint National Park Service - Department of Agriculture round-up conducted
between October 29th and 31st led to the capture of trespass livestock from
Mexico.  Rangers and a USDA agent loaded their saddles and gear into rafts
and floated six miles down the Rio Grande to Santa Elena Canyon.  They built
a trap at a spring, waited for the livestock to come to the water, then
captured eight horses and burros.  They saddled three of the animals and
herded the rest eight miles across Mesa De Anguila to Lajitas.  The Mexican
owners had been informed of the park round-ups, but apparently thought that
their livestock was safe in this portion of the park, since it is only
accessible from the river.  [Roger Moder, BIBE, 11/4]

92-595 - Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colorado) - Rescue

On the morning of October 25th, the dispatcher at the Delta County sheriff's
office received a report that a woman with a broken ankle or leg needed
assistance in the river's inner canyon near SOB Draw.  The responding ranger
met the woman's husband at the North Rim ranger station and learned that she
had slipped and broken her ankle at the bottom of the draw the previous day. 
Due to the rugged nature of the route and extreme gradient, a helicopter was
summoned to assist in the rescue.  Rangers and EMT's were airlifted into the
canyon.  They evaluated the victim and prepared her for evacuation.  She was
flown to the rim, then taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.  [Dave
Roberts, BLCA, 10/30]

92-596 - National Capital Parks East (D.C.) - Forced Aircraft Landing

A small plane made a forced landing in Kenilworth Park on the afternoon of
November 7th.  Eagle Two, a USPP helicopter, and ground units responded. 
There were no injuries.  No further information provided.  [Dispatch, USPP,
11/7]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

St. Croix (Minnesota) - Endangered Freshwater Mussels

Of the 300 or so recorded species of mussels in the United States, six
percent are extinct, 15 percent are threatened and another 23 percent are
candidates for federal protection - mostly through overharvesting,
alteration of drainages through dredging and filling, construction of locks
and dams, and pollution of lakes, streams and rivers.  Many of the losses
are directly attributable to the introduction of exotic species.  Of
particular importance in this respect is the recent arrival of the exotic
zebra mussel, which will put a minimum of 20 native species at risk of
extinction.  A number of approaches are being studied for preventing the
extinction of native mussels and were discussed at a recent conference on
the subject which was held in St. louis.  These include captive rearing,
creation of mussel sanctuaries, and cryogenic preservation of DNA material
of native mussels.  Means for controlling the zebra mussel are also being
sought.  It is possible that there might be a chemical, a predator, or even
a disease organism that could be used for this purpose.  The objective is to
implement solutions before a massive spasm of extinction sweeps through
native North American mussels.  [Rich Klukas, Ecologist, MWRO]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) SAR Meeting - Following the technical rescue symposium at Estes Park YMCA
Center on November 15th, there will be a workshop on SAR issues for all NPS
attendees.  The workshop will focus on whether or not the Service needs a
search and rescue guideline and on other important issues.  Ranger
Activities supports this workshop, and encourages all NPS SAR leaders to
provide ideas to help determine where we are going with search and rescue in
the NPS.  [Jim Brady, RAD/WASO]

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:

November 15 - 20 - National Workshop, National Association for
Interpretation, Westin Hotel, Santa Clara, CA.  For further information,
contact Mike Nicholson (510-373-5770) or Paul Ferreira (510-862-2244).

November 16 - 20 - "Partners in Stewardship", Seventh Conference on Research
and Resource Management in Parks and Public Lands, George Wright Society,
The Marina Hotel at St. Johns Place, Jacksonville, FL.  Contact: George
Wright Society, 906-487-9722.

November 16 - 19 - Conference, Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Washington,
DC.  For information, contact Debra K. Mack (202-324-3750) or Barbara
Browning (202-324-4145).

* November 22 - December 8 - "Capturing, Handling and Marking North American
Eagles", training course, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.  For
further information, contact Office of Extended Studies, 303 Montana Hall,
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 (406-994-6683).  [Steve
Cinnamon, MWRO]

* January 6 - March 16 - Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management Agencies,
Glynco, GA.  Funded by LEEDC/FLETC.  For application procedures, contact
your regional training officer.  [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]

* January 25 - March 26 - Land Management Investigator, Glynco, GA.  Funded
by LEEDC/FLETC.  For application procedures, contact your regional training
officer.  [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at Western Region chief rangers' conference (11/911/13).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Berkowitz at Western Region chief
rangers' conference (11/10-11/13).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Norum and Broyles at NWCG working team meeting
(11/10-11/13); Farrel at structural fire review at Joshua Tree (11/9-11/10)
and at Western Region chief rangers' conference (11/11-11/12).

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