RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Tuesday, July 20, 1993

Broadcast: By 0900 EDT

                        *** NOTICE ***

The morning report release time has been moved up to 9 a.m. EDT for the
balance of the summer due to the influx of incident, fire and other reports.

INCIDENTS

93-472 - Midwest Parks - Follow-up on Flood Impacts

* Jefferson National Expansion - Floodwater was six to seven feet deep over
the sidewalk on the park's east side on Saturday, and is rising at the rate
of a foot to a foot and a half per day.  Visitation to the park has
increased dramatically because of the closure of other flooded areas to
sightseers.  On July 10th and 11th, all previous visitation records were
broken at the park's three-story garage, which has over 1200 parking spaces. 
At times during that period, there was a wait of up to an hour to get into
the garage.  Visitation counts were begun last week to determine how many
visitors were coming to the park to see the flood rather than visit the
museum or arch.  The number of visitors who came exclusively to see the
flood during the period from the 14th to the 18th was as follows: 7/14 -
4,424; 7/15 - 6,481; 7/16 - 8,041; 7/17 - 16,127; 7/18 (the day of the
predicted crest) - 24,558.  All of these figures were in addition to regular
visitation.  High temperatures and humidity caused numerous heat-related
incidents, but only one person required transportation by ambulance to a
hospital.  It's anticipated that there will be resource damage from flood
waters to about 175,000 square feet of park land, but that the extremely
heavy visitation will cause additional damage to about 70,000 square feet of
turf.  About 80 trees will have to be replaced along with 4,000 square feet
of ground cover.  Water intrusion has increased throughout the arch
facility, but pumps are currently able to keep up with the flow.  Emergency
standby units and hoses have been obtained in case of pump failure or a
dramatic increase in water flow in the sump areas of the arch.It's
anticipated that there will be high water (over flood stage) for at least
another three weeks.  Protective barriers and ranger patrols will be
required until the river drops from its 46.9 foot crest (about 17 feet over
flood stage) to approximately 32 to 34 feet.  Health warnings are being
issued by local and state health officials regarding hazards related to
floodwater and the dangers associated with the strong current and floating
debris.  One park employee has been forced to move from her residence by
high water; another three have been called up for duty with their military
reserve units for the duration of the emergency.  [Deryl Stone, CR, JEFF,
7/19]

93-477 - Yosemite (California) - Follow-up on Shooting of Ranger

On Sunday, July 18th, Nevada Highway Patrol officers arrested a man thought
to be a possible suspect in the shooting of ranger Kim Aufhauser.  J.S.R.,
who was wanted for a murder which took place in Douglas,
Nevada, prior to the Yosemite incident, was supposedly seen in the Tuolumne
area just before the shooting; although investigators have not yet found any
evidence to link him to the shooting, media reports erroneously indicated
that Aufhauser's assailant had been captured.  J.S.R. was driving a stolen
vehicle south of Fallon, Nevada, when apprehended.  He has reportedly
admitted to the homicide, but has vehemently denied shooting Aufhauser.

A team has been established at Yosemite to pursue the investigation of the
shooting.  It is headed by agent Paul Ducasse of Western Regional Office;
members are Jeff Sullivan, criminal investigator, Yosemite; Brian Smith,
criminal investigator, Grand Canyon; and Scott Hanson, criminal
investigator, Hawaii Volcanoes.  Greg Jablonski, also a criminal
investigator at Yosemite, will assist the team on a part-time basis.  They
will be following up on about 50 leads and checking out about 15 potential
suspects.  Two FBI agents from Fresno have been assigned to the case, but
will not be physically on scene.  [Mike O'Neal, RLES, RAD/WRO, 7/19]

93-481 - Rocky Mountain (Colorado) - Follow-up on Car Clouts

The total value of items taken from the five vehicles burglarized at Colter
Bay campground on July 14th has been placed at approximately $2,400.  Locked
vehicles were entered, but no signs of forced entry were found.  Windows
closest to sleeping visitors were partially rolled down on two of the
vehicles.  Items taken included CDs, cash and cameras; purses and billfolds
were gone through, then replaced in their original locations.  [Colin
Campbell, LES, GRTE, 7/19]

93-499 - Chiricahua (Arizona) - Serious Employee Illness

Seasonal ranger Chris Scott, 32, who is a snake enthusiast, was examining
and photographing snakes while off-duty on July 14th when he lost control of
a rattler he was holding and it bit him on a finger.  Friends who were with
him summoned help, and he was taken by ambulance to Tucson.  During the
trip, the ambulance broke down and it was necessary to wait for repairs
before resuming travel.  Scott was taken to intensive care and given anti-
venom serum, and had already received 20 bottles of serum at the time of the
report.  Although he remains in intensive care, he is not in danger and is
lucid and able to communicate.  Scott's doctors are waiting for his swelling
to diminish before they decide on how long he will have to be held.  At
present, it doesn't appear that he will lose any appendages.  This is
Scott's first season in the NPS.  Before being hired by the park last
spring, he was a trooper with the Arizona Highway Patrol.  [Steve Martin,
RAD/WRO, 7/16]

93-500 -Zion (Utah) - Search in Progress

A group of eight people on a two-day hike in the Kolob Creek area of the
park failed to return on schedule on Saturday, July 17th.  A search effort
was begun the following morning.  A body was soon spotted from the air at
the base of a waterfall in that area, but it was uncertain whether the
victim was a member of the group.  No signs of other members of the group
were found.  The search was expanded later in the day to include ground
teams, and a winch lowering system was brought in to lower a ranger to the
body.  At the time of the report late yesterday afternoon, the body had not
yet been recovered and no trace had yet been found of group members.  [Jim
Reilly, RAD, RMRO, 7/19]

93-501 - Isle Royale (Michigan) - Oil Spill

About 500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a swampy area behind the power
house at Rock Harbor around 3 p.m. on July 17th.  The spill was apparently
caused by a valve that failed to work properly.  Cleanup and containment
efforts were begun immediately, and it was almost entirely cleaned up by
9:30 that evening.  Crews were able to contain the spill within a small
ditch and pump the spilled fuel and water into drums.  The larger swamp area
was not affected.  The cleanup effort was to have concluded yesterday.  [Stu
Croll, CR, ISRO, 7/19]

93-502 - C&O Canal (Maryland/D.C.) - Marijuana Eradication

On July 14th, rangers were contacted by personnel from the Maryland state
police aviation unit and advised that two marijuana plots had been found
within the park boundaries in the vicinity of Noland's Ferry.  Rangers Bill
Orlando and Tom Nash met with state police officers in Frederick the
following day to gain additional information and were then able to locate
both plots.  The first contained a total of 48 plants between one and two
feet tall.  Although the plot was surrounded with wire fencing, the plants
did not appear to have been tended for some time, as they were drying out
from lack of water and record high temperatures.  The second contained 66
plants from six to seven feet tall and had evidence of recent cultivation. 
The tops of all of the plants had recently been cut.  All plants in both
plots were removed and burned at the Antietam Creek ranger station.  The
estimated value was placed at $228,000, which brings the total number of
plants eradicated over the past three weeks to 351 and the total valuation
to $250,000. [Kevin FitzGerald, ACR, CHOH, 7/19]

93-503 - Haleakala (Hawaii) - Rescue

T.P., 49, of Lahaina, Hawaii, suffered back and chest when she
jumped from a twenty foot cliff into O'heo stream in the Kipahulu District
on July 17th.  Rangers and maintenance workers responded and rappelled into
the stream gorge to administer first aid until additional support could
arrive.  A helicopter short-hauled T.P. out of the gorge and flew her to
Hana Airport, where she was subsequently picked up and flown to Maui
Memorial Hospital.  T.P. is reported to be in stable condition; although
she has fractures of the lower vertebra and sternum, she suffered no
neurological injuries.  All of this activity took place during Hillary
Clinton's visit to the Hana/Kipahulu area of Maui.  [Phil Dendel, HALE,
7/19]

93-504 - Glen Canyon (Arizona/Utah) - Boating Fatality; Homicide Arrest

Just before 11 p.m. on the evening of July 17th, a 23-foot Eliminator
operated by J.B., 38, of Ogden, Utah, struck a 23-foot Glastron
fishing boat between the Wahweap Marina and Castle Rock, killing B.S.,
47, of Flagstaff, Arizona, one of the boat's three occupants,
and injuring three others.  B.S. and companions G.B., 24,
and D.C., 32, were drift fishing when the Eliminator struck their
Glastron from the port stern side, crossed over it, and exited on the
starboard bow side.  Lower unit skeg and propeller marks were made across
the vessel.  B.S. was knocked from the boat and heard to scream for
help; his friends tried to come to his assistance, but were unable to locate
him.  D.C. suffered a three inch laceration in his head, and two
passengers on the J.B. boat received minor injuries.  All three were
treated and released.  B.S.'s body has not yet been recovered.  The
accident occurred in 150 to 270 feet of water; because of the depth and the
site of the search area, a review is being conducted to determine whether
the search should be continued.  G.B., the operator of the Glastron,
told investigators that the navigation and anchor lights were on prior to
the accident, but witnesses at the marina stated that the anchor light was
not visible prior to the collision.  The Eliminator was seen leaving the
marina at a high rate of speed prior to the accident.  J.B. was arrested
for second degree homicide, and a search warrant was obtained for a
drug/alcohol blood screen.  J.B. was released after posting a $40,000
secured bond.  A joint investigation is being conducted by the park and
Coconino County sheriff's office.  [Phil Hibbs, ACR, GLCA, 7/19]

93-505 - Statue of Liberty (New York) - Rescue

Several visitors reported that another visitor was feeling ill in the crown
of the statue just before 4 p.m. on the afternoon of July 14th.  Rangers
Dirk Murphy and Steve Connor ascended to the crown and found a 54-year-old
woman who was having difficulty breathing, experiencing tightness in the
chest, and vomiting.  Murphy and Connor began basic life support and
provided care throughout the incident with EMS equipment they'd carried with
them.  Access to the crown was suspended for the day and rescue efforts were
initiated.  Staff from both Liberty Island and Ellis Island responded and
were managed under the ICS system.  Assistance was requested from the New
York City police department's emergency services unit; two aviation units
and two harbor units responded.  It was necessary to employ high-angle rope
and confined space rescue techniques and a SKED extricating device to lower
the patient approximately 150 feet from the crown to the elevator in the
pedestal of the monument.  The rescue and treatment of the patient were
hampered throughout by the fact that the woman, who was Asian, did not speak
any English.  Rangers enlisted the aid of her daughter-in-law as a
translator.  The patient was flown off of Liberty Island at 6:15 p.m. and
taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.  [Jim McKay, Acting CR, STLI,
7/15]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level II

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire              7/19      7/20   Status

 NV    BLM     Ely               White Rock-T2     3,020     3,020   CND

 AZ    BLM     Phoenix           Harquahala        4,000     4,000   CND    

 CO    BLM     Grand Junction  * Mesa                  -       120   CND

NOTES:

- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this report). T1 and T2
  indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
- Status - The following abbreviations are employed:

  NR - No report received      MS - Modified suppression strategy
  CL - Controlled              MN - Being monitored
  CS - Confinement strategy    NEC - No estimate of containment
  CND - Contained              CN (date) - Expected date of containment

3) PARK FIRE REPORTS - No significant reports.

4) ANALYSIS - Alaska and the South reported significant increases in fire
activity yesterday, but there was minimal fire activity for this time of
year in the rest of the country.

5) PROGNOSIS - A red flag watch has been posted for strong southerly winds
and low relative humidities for Nevada and Utah.  Isolated, mainly dry
thunderstorms are forecast along the Continental Divide in Colorado. 
Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for central and eastern New Mexico,
with sunny and hot weather elsewhere in the Southwest.  It will be sunny and
hot throughout the South; there will be isolated thunderstorms along the
coast from North Carolina south to Florida.  It is likely that fire
suppression activity will increase in Alaska and the South.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530, 7/20]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Pipestone (Minnesota) - Threatened Orchid Located in Park

On July 13th, two plants of the federally threatened Western prairie fringed
orchid (Platanthera praeclara) were identified in one of the park's units
during a reconnaissance of the area.  Additional searches of the unit the
following day resulted in the identification of 11 more orchid locations,
bringing the total number of plants for the unit to 13.  The Western prairie
fringed orchid has been listed as threatened since 1989 and is currently
listed as endangered within the state of Minnesota.  Only two sightings,
each consisting of a single plant, have been documented in the past within
the park.  Thought to have potentially been extirpated from the park, this
is the first sighting of the orchid since 1984 and the first documentation
of the plants' presence in that unit of the park.  Surveys of all park units
are now underway.  [Pam Benjamin, RMS, PIPE]

UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming
weeks on matters pertaining to the National Park Service.  If you would like
further information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Dottie
in WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

7/27

House Natural Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands [Vento]: Hearing on H.R. 693, Crater Lake NP studies;
H.R. 2496, to establish the Abraham Lincoln Research Center; H.R.
2297, remove land acquisition restrictions at Cumberland Gap NHP; H.R.
1348, to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers National
Heritage Corridor.  Witness: Jim Stewart, Assistant Director,
Planning, accompanied by Marie Rust, Regional Director, NAR.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Public Lands,
National Parks and Forests [Bumpers]: POSTPONED, NOT YET RESCHEDULED. 
Hearing on S. 471, New Parks Study Act; S. 472, to improve the
administration and management of public lands, national forests, units
of the National Park System and related areas by improving the
availability of adequate, appropriate, affordable and cost-effective
housing for employees needed to effectively manage the public lands.

7/29

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands,
National Parks and Forests [Bumpers]: Hearing on S. 150, to provide
assistance in the preservation of Taliesin, a Frank Lloyd Wright home
in Wisconsin; S. 278, to establish Wounded Knee as a national
memorial; S. 492/H.R. 240, to provide protection for Bodie Bowl, a
National Historic Landmark; S. 845, Truman Farm addition. Witness:
Jerry Rogers, Associate Director, Cultural Resources.

7/31

House Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
[Miller] and Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
[Vento]: Joint field hearing on the ecosystems of the Everglades.

8/3

Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Public Lands,
National Parks and Forests [Bumpers]: Hearing on S. 297, Air Force
Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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.  Asterisks indicate new entries; brackets at end of entry indicate
source of information:

7/25-30 -- Managerial Grid - Phase I/Managerial Grid Instructor Preparation
Seminar, Richmond, VA.  The two courses will run concurrently. 
Sponsored by ANPR.  Applications or 10-182's must be submitted
by June 11th and should be sent to Debbie Gorman, ANPR, PO Box
307, Gansevoort, NY 12831.  [Bill Wade, SHEN] 

7/27-29* -- Curatorial Services strategy meeting, San Francisco, CA.  The
purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss current
Servicewide curatorial concerns, follow-up on actions identified
in the '92 strategy meeting, and establish new or revised
priority actions.  The division has requested that all regional
curators attend.  Other regional, park or center employees
interested in attending the meeting should contact the regional
curator.  Interested WASO employees should contact Ann Hitchcock
at 202-343-8138.  [Tony Knapp, CSD/WASO] 

7/27-31 -- 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 605-255-4515 (fax).  [Bruce
Bessken, BADL] 

7/31-8/3 -- 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] 

8/1-5 44th -- Annual Meeting, American Institute of Biological Sciences,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA.  Contact: AIBS, 730 11th St.
NW, Washington, DC 20001-4521.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO] 

8/1-14 -- Summer School in Applied Deep Ecology, Shenoa Retreat Center,
Philo, CA.  Contact: Institute for Deep Ecology, 303-939-8398. 

8/3-5 -- Engineering for Wetlands Restoration, Adams Mark Hotel, St.
Louis, MO.  Contact: Cheryl Lloyd, 601-634-3711. 

8/12-15 -- 66th Pecos Conference: Southwest Archeology, Casa Malpais NHL,
Springerville, AZ.  Themes will include PaleoIndian, Archaic,
Anasazi, Mogollon, Hohokam, MesoAmerican, Entrada, Historic, or
Method and Theory.  Contact: Dr. John Hohmann, Louis Berger and
Associates, 5343 N. 16th St., Suite 260, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (602-
234-1124; fax 241-1561) or Brian Kenny, Arizona State Land
Department (602-506-4608; fax 506-4882). [Cal Cummings,
Anthropology/WASO]  

8/24-26 -- Sponsored by Olympic Natural Resources Center, College of Forest
Resources, University of Washington.  Contact: 800-942-4978 or
509-335-3530. 

8/30-9/1 -- Historic Landscape Maintenance Conference, Atlanta, GA. 
Registration for the conference will be $55, and the course will
be limited to approximately 140 participants.  More detailed
information and registration forms will be sent to all parks and
regions in early June.  Contact: Lucy Lawliss, historical
landscape architect, at 404-730-2275.  [Lucy Lawliss] 

9/1-9/3* -- Fifth Annual Crimes Against Children Seminar, Dallas, TX. 
Presented by the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Children's
Advocacy Center.  The seminar will provide practical information
that can be used by those investigating and prosecuting crimes
against children.  Registration is $100 ($75 before 8/15). 
Contact: Dale Dickerhoof, LES, RAD/WASO, at 202-208-4209.  [Dale
Dickerhoof, RAD/WASO] 

9/12-16 -- Resource Technology '94, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Symposium
for scientists, practitioners and educators that will give the
inside track on information technologies for the future.  For
further information, contact Bill White at 303-498-1777 or Sindy
Coley at 303-490-1688.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO] 

9/19-21 -- "The Ecological Implications of Fire in Greater Yellowstone",
Second Biennial Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Mammoth, WY.  Contact: Conference
Registration, Yellowstone Association, PO Box 117, Yellowstone
NP, WY 82190.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO] 

9/19-25 -- First International Wildlife Management Conference, Hotel
Cariaia, San Jose, Costa Rica.  Contact IWMC Secretariat
Director, The Wilderness Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda,
MD 20814 (301-897-9770).  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO] 

9/20-24 -- Teaching with Historic Places, training course, Mather EDC,
Harpers Ferry, WV.  Participants will use and established model
to develop lesson plans using historic places in their parks. 
Lesson plans can be used in classrooms both on-site and
nationwide.  The application deadline is August 3rd.  Contact:
Beth Boland at 202-343-9545.  [Marilyn Harper, WASO] 

9/30-10/2 -- First Rocky Mountain Anthropology Conference, The Virginian
Saloon and Conference Center, Jackson, WY.  Theme: Human use of
high elevation environments.  Topics: Mountain linguistics,
Fremont fringe and late prehistoric intensification;
Ute/Shoshone ethnology and prehistory; geoarchaeology and
paleoecology of the uplands; the greater Yellowstone ecosystem;
rock art in the "Great In-between"; management issues in the
mountains; high-altitude occupations. Contact: Michael Metcalf,
P.O. Box 899, Eagle, CO 81361 (303-328-6244).  For local
arrangements, contact: Jamie Schoen, Bridger/Teton NF, PO Box
1888, Jackson, WY 83001 (307-739-5523).  [Cal Cummings,
Anthropology/WASO]  

10/14-10/16* -- Eight Annual Wilderness Emergencies Conference, Flagstaff, AZ. 
Sponsored by Flagstaff Medical Center.  Contact: Sharon Harbeck,
RN, PreHospital Care Coordinator, Flagstaff Medical Center, PO
Box 1268, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 (602-779-2055).  [Sharon Harbeck,
FHMC] 

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Halainen at uniform contract
meeting (7/20-7/21); Dickerhoof on AL (7/19-7/22).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Farrel at NPS-58 revision meeting (7/19-7/23);
Botti and Berg on FIREPRO audit of SWR (7/19-7/23); Gale on AL (7/22-7/23).

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