- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, April 5, 1993
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
Ranger Activities Division Information Network
Day/Date: Monday, April 5, 1993
Broadcast: By 0830 ET
*** NOTICE ***
There will be no morning reports on Tuesday or Wednesday.
They will resume on Thursday, April 8th.
INCIDENTS
93-154 - Great Smokies (Tennessee/North Carolina) - Follow-up on Search
The body of 13-year-old B.L. was found at the base of a 100-foot
cliff by grid searchers early on the afternoon of Saturday, April 3rd. He
was found about a half mile uphill from the point last seen above "some
pretty significant geographical barriers", including rock bluffs and water
falls. The apparent cause of death was massive trauma stemming from a fall
from the top of the cliff. Demobilization of search operations is well
underway. Two rangers were assigned to the family at the outset of the
incident and spent the entire week with them, explaining all aspects of the
search, providing necessary support, and helping to prepare them for all
possible outcomes of the search. [John Garrison, Plans Chief, IMT, GRSM,
4/4]
93-165 - Yosemite (California) - Assault Conviction
On August 20, 1992, rangers arrested J.L. on assault charges after
the 6'9", 230-pound J.L. picked up his girlfriend and threw her to the
ground with such force that he caused her serious bodily injury. In
February, J.L. pleaded guilty to a charge of assault resulting in serious
bodily injury (18 USC 113f) and was sentenced to 24 months in California
state prison, three years of supervised release, and payment of $1,440 in
restitution to the victim. J.L. was also ordered to participate in a
correctional treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse, submit to mental
health counseling, and refrain from further contacts with the victim.
[LEO/YOSE, 3/31]
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:
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. 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 3 - 7 -- "Forest Stand Dynamics", University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
Contact: Center for Continuing Education, University of Montana, at 406-243-
4623. [Gary Sullivan, MWRO]
* May 4 - 7 -- "Environmental Compliance: Tools for Protecting Parks",
training course, Salt Lake City, UT. This course, the first of a series of
three courses on environmental law and policy which will be offered over the
next year, provides an intensive overview of environmental compliance and
its applications on NPS issues. Open to all unit and program managers, DSC
professionals, and others with direct or indirect environmental compliance
responsibility. For application procedures, contact your regional employee
development office. [Jake Hoogland, EQD/WASO]
* May 6 - 9 -- "Working Together for the Future of Wildlife," 1993 Conference
of Wildlife Law Enforcement Coordinators, Sheraton Inn and Conference
Center, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: National Anti-Poaching Foundation,
719-576-1564. [Bob Martin, SHEN]
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. 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 17 - 23 -- "Planning Beyond Park Boundaries", training course, Shenandoah
NP, VA. One page nomination forms must be sent to regions and be received
at AEDC by April 5th. [Warren Brown, Planning/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 7 - 11 -- "Forest Habitat Types and Successional Stages", University
of Montana, Missoula, MT. Contact: Center for Continuing Education,
University of Montana, at 406-243-4623. [Gary Sullivan, MWRO]
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]
une 20 - 23 -- Annual Conference and Workshop, Association of Natural
Resources Enforcement Trainers, Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Contact: John D. Edwards, Provincial Enforcement
Training Coordinator, Saskatchewan DNR, at 306-953-2992 (fax: 306-953-2999).
[Bob Martin, SHEN]
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]
* June 21 - 25 -- "Managing the NEPA Process and Writing Effective
Environmental Documents", training course, Denver, CO. The second in a
series of three courses on environmental law and policy being offered over
the coming year. Open to all park, regional and DSC personnel who are
responsible for directing, preparing or reviewing NEPA documents. For
application procedures, contact your regional employee development office.
[Jake Hoogland, EQD/WASO]
* July 27 - 31 -- First International Bison Conference, Lacrosse, WI. Topics
include genetics, disease, nutrition, ecology, phenotype, cultural issues,
management, and seminars on marketing and meat processing. There will also
be a trade show. Contact: Ronald Walker, 605-255-4515 (phone) and 605-25-
4515 (fax). [Bruce Bessken, BADL]
* July 31 - August 3 -- Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. The NPS CPSU at the University of
Wisconsin will be hosting a reception for NPS personnel and researchers
interested in working in NPS areas. Contact: Jim Bennett, 608-262-9937.
[Joe Meyer, GIS/MWR]
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Henry at LAC training conference
(4/3-4/9); Berkowitz at ARPA conference (4/4-4/10); Halainen and Marriott on
AL (4/5-4/7).
Branch of Fire and Aviation: Clark at meeting with Rocky Mountain NP staff
(4/7-4/9), Broyles at annual safety managers' meeting (4/4-4/6).
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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