- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, March 8, 1993
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1993
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
Ranger Activities Division Information Network
Day/Date: Monday, March 8, 1993
Broadcast: By 0800 EST
INCIDENTS
No new incident reports received.
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:
March 19 - 24 -- North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference,
Washington, DC. Contact: Lonnie Williamson, Wildlife Management Institute,
1101 14th Street NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005 (202-371-1808). [Kathy
Jope, PNRO]
March 21 - 24 -- National Conference on Watershed Management, Radisson Plaza
Hotel, Alexandria, VA. Contact: Jennifer Paugh, Terrene Institute, 1000
Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 802, Washington, DC 20036 (202-833-8317). [Daniel
Haas, PNRO]
March 22 - April 2 -- Managing the Protection Function, Albright EDC, Grand
Canyon, AZ. Open to new chief rangers, superintendents and unit managers
without protection backgrounds, and protection rangers whose next position
could be chief ranger. Funded by AEDC. One page nomination forms are to be
sent to AEDC in regional priority order no later than February 22nd. [Dale
Thompson, AEDC]
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 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 26 - 29 -- "Celebrating the Diversity of Life: Twenty Years of the
Endangered Species Act", Sheraton City Center, Washington, DC. Contact:
Conference registrar (202-547-9009), or write to the National Audubon
Society, 666 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003. [Kathy Jope,
PNRO]
March 27 -- White-Tailed Deer EIS Public Scoping Meeting, Gettysburg Junior
High School, Gettysburg, PA. Contact Bobbie Platt, PIO, Gettysburg NMP at
717-334-1124. [Mac Heebner, GETT]
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. 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. Contact: The Wilderness
Institute, School of Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
(406-243-5361). [Wes Henry, RAD/WRO]
* April 5 - 10 -- AMSAR Technical Rescue Seminar, Joshua Tree NM, CA. Call
619-365-3114 for information. [Bill Pierce, OLYM]
April 6 - 10 -- "New Horizons in Meeting Society's Needs", 89th Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Atlanta Marriott
Marquis, Atlanta, GA. For further information, membership and registration
forms, contact the Association of American Geographers, 1710 16th Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198. [John Beck, RAD/SERO]
* April 9 - 14 -- Wilderness EMT Upgrade, Salt Lake City, UT. For more
information, call 1-800-742-2931. [Bill Pierce, OLYM]
April 13 - 15 -- Materials Deterioration/Reading a Historic Building,
training course, Mather EDC, Harpers Ferry, WV. Funded by benefitting
account. For application procedures, contact your regional employee
development officer. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
* April 17 - 23 -- Wilderness EMT Upgrade, Blairsville, GA. For more
information, call 1-800-742-2931. [Bill Pierce, OLYM]
* April 17 - 25 -- Wilderness First Responder, training course, Devils Lake,
WI. For more information, call 1-800-742-2931. [Bill Pierce, OLYM]
April 19 - 23 -- Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program,
training course, Portland, OR. For more information, call Barbara Baco at
202-343-3780. For application procedures, contact your regional employee
development officer. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
April 19 - 30 -- Counter Narcotics and Special Operations Training, Organ
Pipe Cactus, AZ. Funded by WASO. The course is designed for the field law
enforcement ranger involved in counternarcotics and/or other special
operations. Nominations must be in by March 15th. One-page nomination
forms should be mailed or faxed to Aniceto Olais, Chief Ranger, Organ Pipe
Cactus NM, Route 1, Box 100, Ajo, AZ 85321 (fax: 602-387-7661 ext. 2). [Bob
Marriott, RAD/WASO]
April 19 - 30 -- Historic Preservation Maintenance Skills Workshop, Pear
Ridge and Buffalo River, AR. Funded by STMA. For more information, contact
Dorothy Printup at 301-223-7872. For application procedures, contact your
regional employee development officer. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
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. [Dwayne Collier, SOAR]
April 20 - 22 -- Peer Counselor Training, Marriott Residence Inn, Tucson, AZ.
Funded by central account. Nomination forms are due in to WRO Ranger
Services by March 1st. Contact: Herb Gercke, Emergency Services
Coordinator, WRO (415-744-3921). [Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO]
April 20 - 22 -- "Restoring Diversity: Is Reintroduction an Option for
Endangered Species?", symposium, Clarion Hotel, St. Louis, MO. Contact:
Marie Bruegmann, Reintroduction Symposium Registration, Center for Plant
Conservation, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166
(314-577-9450). [Janet Wise, RMRO]
* April 21 - 29 -- Wilderness First Responder, training course, Lake Placid,
NY. For more information, call 1-800-742-2931. [Bill Pierce, OLYM]
April 21 - 23 -- "Conflicts in Natural Resources Management: Integrating
Social and Ecological Concerns", symposium, Eccles Conference Center, Utah
State University, Logan, UT. Contacts: Dr. Joanna Endter-Wada (801-750-
2487) or Lisa Anderson (801-750-2302). [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]
April 26 - 29 -- Eleventh Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop,
Hyatt Regency, Kansas City, MO. Contact: F. Robert Henderson, Extension
Wildlife Specialist, Kansas State University (913-532-5654). [Steve
Cinnamon, MWRO]
April 26 - 30 -- Revegetation and Reclamation Training Workshop, Palm
Springs, CA. Contact: Cherryl Tope at Denver Service Center (303-969-2170).
[Kathy Jope, PNRO]
* April 28 - May 2 -- Second World Congress on Stress, Trauma and Coping in
the Emergency Professions, Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD.
Registration due by April 1st. The cost is approximately $325. Contact:
Lisa Berg, International Critical Stress Foundation, at 410-730-4311 (fax:
410-730-4313), or Nancy Kelchner Campanella in NCRO at 202-619-7065. [Nancy
Kelchner Campanella, RAD/NCRO]
May 3 - 7 -- Servicewide Workshop for Historians and Interpreters, Valley
Forge, PA. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures,
contact your regional employee development officer. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
May 3 - 7 -- Critical Issues: Workshop in Curatorial Management, Albuquerque,
NM. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures, contact
your regional employee development officer. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
May 3 - 7 -- Interpreting America's Long Distance Trails, training course,
Mather EDC, Harpers Ferry, WV. Funded by benefitting account. For
application procedures, contact your regional employee development officer.
[Gloria Baker, STMA]
+ May 12 - 14 -- 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. Dates have been changed from May 13 - 15.
Contact: Steve Martin, Ranger Services, WRO, at 415-744-3921. [Dwayne
Collier, SOAR]
May 17 - 26 -- Interpretive Planning, Estes Park, CO. Funded by benefitting
account. For application procedures, contact your regional employee
development officer. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
May 17 - 21 -- Fifth Annual Interagency Wilderness Conference, Tucson, AZ.
Contacts: 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]
May 23 - 27 -- International Conference on Aquatic Ecosystem Health and
Environmental Bioassay Techniques, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Contact:
Dr. M. Manuwar at Canada Centre for Inland Waters (416-336-4867). [Kathy
Jope, PNRO]
May 24 - 26 -- "Current and Future Priorities for Environmental Management",
Annual Conference of the National Association of Environmental
Professionals, North Raleigh Hilton and Convention Center, Raleigh, NC.
Contact: NAEP, 202-966-1500. [Kathy Jope, PNRO]
* May 31 - June 9 -- Wilderness First Responder, training course, West
Milford, NJ. For more information, call 1-800-742-2931. [Bill Pierce,
OLYM]
* June 2 - 5 -- RESPONSE '93, conference, Tampa, FL. For more information,
call NASAR at 703-352-1349. [Bill Pierce, OLYM]
* June 7 - 10 -- Fifth International Symposium on Society and Resource
Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. For more
information, call 303-491-6591. [Bill Walker, EDD/WASO]
June 9 - 13 -- Annual Meeting, Society for Conservation Biology, Tempe, AZ.
Contact: W.L. Minckley, Department of Zoology, Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ 85287-1501. [Kathy Jope, PNRO]
June 21 - 25 -- Conference on Inventorying and Monitoring Techniques to
Respond to Catastrophic Events, Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA 16802. Contact: Steve Fairweather, 814-865-1602. [Kathy Jope,
PNRO]
June 22 - 25 -- "Conservation in Working Landscapes", 20th Annual Natural
Areas Conference, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Contact: Hank Tyler,
Maine State Planning Office, Station 38, Augusta, ME 04333 (207-624-6041).
[Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]
* September 8 - 11 -- Fifth Biennial Linear Parks Conference, Boone, NC. The
call for papers for the conference has been issued. Co-sponsored by Blue
Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Consortium, the conference provides a
forum for examining the history of parkways, their design and engineering,
their contributions to recreation, transportation, and regional development,
and the roles they may play in our future. Persons interested in presenting
papers, exhibits or displays, or participating in panel discussions, should
submit a proposal by May 1st to Appalachian Consortium, University Hall,
Boone, NC 28608. Proposals should include a single page abstract of the
paper or description of the presentation. For more information, call 704-
262-2064. [Blanche Purcell, BLRI]
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Dickerhoof at Park Police command
conference (3/8-3/12); Halainen at all-risk management training (3/8-3/11)
and uniform boot work group meeting (3/12).
Branch of Fire and Aviation: Berg at WIMS training course (3/8-3/10); Cook
at hotshot crew workshop (3/8-3/12); Gale instructing at all-risk management
training course (3/8-3/12); Broyles at uniform boot work group meeting
(3/11-3/12).
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
Telephone: Branch of R&VP - 202-208-4874
Branch of F&A (WASO) - 202-208-5572
Telefax: Branch of R&VP - 202-208-6756
Branch of F&A (WASO) - 202-208-5977
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