RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, December 21, 1992

Release:   0800 EDT

INCIDENTS

92-154 - Denali (Alaska) - Follow-up on Bear Poaching Incident

On December 11th, D.T., 50, of Wasilla, was sentenced in U.S.
District Court for convictions stemming from the illegal killing of a bear
in the park last April.  D.T. was ordered to pay a $3,600 fine, placed
on probation for three years, forfeited his sport hunting privileges for
three years, and forfeited the bear's hide and skull to the park.  The money
will go to the Denali Resource Protection and Education Fund, which is used
to assist in wildlife enforcement and education projects.  D.T. admitted
that he killed the grizzly bear, but asserted that he had committed no crime
because the 1973 USGS map he used did not show the park boundary, which was
established in 1980.  The case was important because it reinforced the
principle that it is a hunter's responsibility to know where he is hunting. 
[John Quinley, PIO, ARO, 12/17]

92-632 - Knife River (North Dakota) - Follow-up on Employee Injury

Ranger Ken Woody was released from St. Alexis Hospital on December 9th.  He
is currently recuperating at home and is expected to return to work in about
a month.  Ken and his family extend their appreciation for all the cards and
support they received from around the Service.  [Brian Reilly, RLES,
RAD/RMRO, 12/18]

92-654 - Kenai Fjords (Alaska) - Bear Poaching

L.B., 24, of Anchorage, has forfeited the hide of a black bear that
was illegally killed in Harris Bay on June 10th.  L.B. and his father
encountered the bear while fishing in the park.  The bear was attracted to a
fish one of them had unwisely left on the beach.  Following a short
investigation and the seizure of the hide from an Anchorage taxidermy shop,
L.B. confessed to killing the bear.  L.B. agreed to settle the matter by
forfeiting the tanned hide and skull in lieu of a civil penalty under the
Lacey Act.  The hide and skull will be used for environmental education
programs in the park.  [John Quinley, PIO, ARO, 12/17]

92-655 - Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina/Virginia) - Assault on Officer

Just after 3 a.m. on October 16th, K.S., an Ashe County deputy
sheriff, was travelling north on the parkway when he noticed a beam of light
sweeping across a pasture at Alder Gap, then saw a pickup pull out from the
left side grassy shoulder and head northbound at a high rate of speed. 
K.S. activated his blue lights and began pursuit.  As K.S. neared
the truck, he saw the passenger lean out of the window with a rifle and aim
it at his patrol vehicle.  Although K.S. didn't hear the weapon's
report, he saw a flash and immediately stopped his car.  After notifying his
dispatcher, K.S. resumed pursuit, caught up with the pickup shortly
thereafter, and followed from a safer distance.  The passenger was still
hanging out of the window and fired three quick shots at K.S.'s car,
hitting it in the front bumper and the driver's side mirror.  K.S.
immediately stopped.  He continued after a few minutes, but was unable to
find the truck again.  Meanwhile, ten patrol units from five agencies
responded to provide backup and help find the truck.  The parkway, state
roads and rural unpaved roads were checked carefully, but no sign of the
vehicle was found.  A joint investigation was begun into the incident. 
[Case incident report, BLRI]

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.  Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:

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 16 - March 27 - Horsemounted Training, US Park Police, Washington,
DC.  The Park Police will be hosting a 400-hour basic horsemounted training
class in Washington beginning of February 16th.  Training includes grooming,
first aid, equitation, law enforcement and crowd control from horseback, and
trailering.  Candidates should be in good physical condition.  The
benefiting park will be required to pay travel, per diem and lodging.  For
additional information, contact the commander of the mounted unit, Lt.
Dennis G. Hayo (202-426-6853).  [Deputy Chief Jack Schamp, USPP]

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]

* January 27 - 29 - Third International Conference on the Effects of Oil on
Wildlife, New Orleans, LA.  For information, contact Eileen Muller or Joyce
Ponsell, Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, 110 Possum Hollow Road, Newark,
DE 19711 (302-737-7241).  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

February 1 - April 8 - 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]

February 2 - 5 - Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symposium, Egan Convention Center,
Anchorage, AK.  For further information, contact Brenda Baxter at the
University of Alaska (907-474-7086).  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

* February 15 - 18 - GIS '93 Conference, Vancouver, B.C.  The conference
will focus on use of GIS in forestry, the environment and natural resource
management.  For further information, contact GIS '93 Symposium Office, 1040
Hamilton St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 2R9 (604-688-0188).  [Kathy Jope,
PNRO]

February 23 - April 29 - 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]

* March 1 - 5 - "The Cispus Workshop: Training in Resource Management
Communication Skills", Cispus Learning Center, Randle, WA.  Registration
deadline: February 1.  Cost: $230.  For registration form, contact Cispus
Learning Center, 2332 Cispus Road, Randle, WA.  [Eileen Salenik, PNR, BuRec]

* March 9 - May 13 - 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]

* March 14 - April 1 - "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]

* March 17 - May 21 - 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]

* March 19 - 24 - North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference,
Washington, DC.  For information, contact Lonnie Williamson, Wildlife
Management Institute, 1101 14th Street NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005
(202-371-1808).  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

* March 29 - June 3 - 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]

* March 30 - April 1 - Fire in Wilderness and Park Management, University of
Montana, Missoula, MT.  For information, contact Conferences and Institutes,
Center for Continuing Education, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812. 
[Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady on AL (12/21-1/3).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin (12/21-1/3), Kreis (12/17-1/7),
Marriott (12/23-1/3), and Henry (12/24) on annual leave.

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Erskine (12/21-1/3) and Broyles (12/21-1/3) on
annual leave.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:  Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
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