RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Tuesday, January 19, 1993

Release:   0800 EDT

INCIDENTS

93-22 - Montezuma Castle (Arizona) - Storm Impacts

Early on the morning of January 8th, much of the park was flooded when the
Verde River and its tributaries overflowed their banks.  Beaver Creek, which
flows through Montezuma Castle and the outlying Montezuma Well, crested at
about 9 a.m.  Water flowed eight feet deep through the park's picnic area
and over sections of the Montezuma Castle trail, and about three feet deep
over the Montezuma Well outlet trail.  The flooded sections of the trails
were closed for several hours until waters receded.  At the time of the
report, the picnic area was still closed because of mud and standing water. 
The threat of more flooding continues due to the saturation of the watershed
and the imminence of more storms.  To date, damage consists of erosion along
the edges of surfaced trails and the loss of approximately 100 feet of split
rail fencing.  [Dwayne Collier, SOAR, 1/15]

93-23 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Possible Water Supply Contamination

The park received a report on the afternoon of January 15th that three
concession employees had suffered stomach pains after drinking water from
the municipal water supply at Bullfrog.  The tank was subsequently taken
off-line and the water was drained into the desert.  Preliminary
bacteriological tests have been conducted with negative results.  The
district ranger and park concessions specialists have met with the employees
and recommended that they see a physician to determine the exact cause of
their illness.  There were only three or four guests at the Bullfrog Lodge
at the time of the incident and none are reported to have been affected. 
The interior of the tank was painted with an epoxy-based paint in December. 
The curing time for the paint is 25 days, and the tank was refilled on the
26th day.  During the curing process, however, the outdoor temperature
should be above 35 degrees, and it appears that the temperature fell below
that mark during the period.  An investigation continues; further details
will be forwarded when available.  [Larry Clark, CR, GLCA, 1/15]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) WASO/NCR Closure - Because of the inauguration, all federal facilities in
the District of Columbia will be closed on Wednesday, January 20th.

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 - December -- Global Positioning System (GPS) training, Trimble
Navigation, Sunnyvale, CA.  Introductory and advanced GPS courses will each
be offered twice a month.  All courses last three days and are specific to
Trimble products.  Training costs $250-$350 per day , with discounts
available.  Contact Trimble at 1-800-827-8000 for more information.  [Joe
Meyer, GIS/MWR]

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 16 - 18 -- Fifth Annual Arizona Conservation Law Enforcement
Conference, Prescott, AZ.  Interagency (local, state and federal) conference
on conservation law enforcement, focusing on natural and cultural resources
management.  For further information and registration forms, contact Dwayne
Collier at 602-640-5256.  [Dwayne Collier, SOAR]

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 -- Call for Papers for the Fifth World Wilderness Conference.  For
more information, contact Wes Henry, RAD/WASO (202-208-5211) or Paul
Haertell, ARD/Resources, ARO (907-257-2684).  [Wes Henry, RAD/WASO]

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 1 - 5 -- Southwest Region Chief Rangers' Workshop, Radisson Suite
Hotel, New Orleans, LA.  For further information, contact Bonnie Winslow,
RAD/SWRO (505-988-6027). [Bonnie Winslow, RAD/SWRO]

* March 2 - 9 -- Wilderness EMT, Albright EDC, Grand Canyon, AZ.  No tuition
required, as the course is being funded by an EMS grant.  The class is
limited to 30 students - 15 of them from the NPS.  Housing is available, but
per diem, travel and lodging must be funded by benefitting accounts.  One
page nominations are due in the park no later than January 31st.  For
further information, contact Sherrie Collins at 602-638-7840.  [Sherrie
Collins, GRCA]

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 23 - 25 -- Second Annual Northern California Conservation Law
Enforcement Conference, Sacramento, CA.  Interagency (local, state and
federal) conference on conservation law enforcement, focusing on natural and
cultural resources management.  For further information and registration
forms, contact Steve Martin in Ranger Services, WRO, at 415-744-3921. 
[Dwayne Collier, SOAR]

* March 24 - 25 -- Second Annual Maine Conservation Law Enforcement
Conference, Portland, ME.  Interagency (local, state and federal) conference
on conservation law enforcement, focusing on natural and cultural resources
management.  For further information and registration forms, contact Larry
Farnsworth at Unity College at 207-948-3131. [Dwayne Collier, SOAR]

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 24 - 28 -- Seventh Annual Wilderness Medicine Training Session, Lake
Tahoe, CA.  For further information, call 800-888-5632 or 503-488-3843. 
[Wes Henry, RAD/WASO]

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
(406-243-4623 or 2900).  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

* April 3 - 9 -- Conference on the Limits of Acceptable Change in the
National Wilderness Preservation System, Missoula, MT.  For further
information, contact the Wilderness Institute, School of Forestry,
University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812 (406-243-5361).  [Wes Henry,
RAD/WRO]

* April 20 - 22 -- First Annual Intermountain West Conservation Law
Enforcement Conference, Provo, UT.  Interagency (local, state and federal)
conference on conservation law enforcement, focusing on natural and cultural
resources management.  This conference is made up primarily of
representatives from conservation law enforcement agencies in Utah, western
Colorado, western Wyoming, southern Idaho and northeastern Nevada.  Further
information to follow.  [Dwayne Collier, SOAR]

* May 17 - 21 -- Fifth Annual Interagency Wilderness Conference, Tucson, AZ. 
For further information, contact Alan Shmeirer, NPS Wilderness Coordinator,
WRO (415-744-3959), or Kathy Hiett, CPSU-UA-NPS, Western Area Archaeological
and Conservation Center, P.O. Box 41508, Tucson, AZ 85717 (Fax: 602-670-
6503).  [Wes Henry, RAD/WASO]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady on AL (1/19).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Most staff on AL (1/19).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Norum conducting research review (1/18-1/22);
Gale instructing at training centers (1/17-1/19); Botti on site visit (1/19-
1/22).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone: Branch of R&VP - 202-208-4874
           Branch of F&A (WASO) - 202-208-5572
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