RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, December 20, 1993

Broadcast: By 0900 EDT

INCIDENTS

93-856 - Olympic (Washington) - Winter Storm

Heavy rains which fell in the Quinault area late last week have caused
significant damage to park roads and trails.  The Graves Creek road is
closed at the Quinault River bridge until several large trees (80 to 100
feet long and five feet in diameter) can be removed.  The Bunch Creek bridge
on Quinault South Shore Road has been partially washed out.  Several large
trees upstream of the bridge washed under it and became pinned there,
causing a log jam and forcing water over the bridge and road to a depth of
three feet.  The road's width at the bridge has been reduced to about one
lane.  A large tree fell on and damaged the Rapids Loop trail bridge,
closing it to the public.  Slides and washouts have also damaged the trail
itself.  Park personnel are in the process of inspecting other facilities to
determine the extent of damage to them.  [Jack Galloway, OLYM, 12/17]

93-857 - Delaware Water Gap (New Jersey/Pennsylvania) - Car Clout Arrest

On the afternoon of December 16th, a surveillance/sting operation resulted
in the arrest of a suspect when he shattered the window of a bait vehicle
and withdrew property from it.  H.A., Jr., 47, was charged with
being a fugitive from justice, possession of a stolen vehicle, driving on a
suspended license, larceny from a motor vehicle, and possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute.  H.A. has a long criminal history of vehicle
thefts, forgery, narcotics trafficking, and prison escapes.  Additional
charges are pending which stem from numerous similar incidents in a two-
state, five-county region over the past two months.  The string of larcenies
began in early October, all with the same MO; over a score had been reported
by early December.  Investigators believe H.A. committed all these
clouts.  Members of the multi-agency operation, which was in its fourth day
of operations when the arrests occurred, included NPS rangers, the county
prosecutor's office, and New Jersey state police and state park rangers. 
[Doyle Nelson, CR, DEWA, 12/17]

93-858 - USS Arizona (Hawaii) - Assault with Deadly Weapon

On the evening of December 6th, a lone female drove her van across the
visitor center lawn and on to the main walkway past the reception area; the
vehicle finally came to a stop in front of the theaters in the main
courtyard.  The night security guard called Navy police, who responded to
the site.  The woman was uncooperative and the situation escalated into a
confrontation in which she drew a .22 caliber handgun and tried to shoot the
officer.  She was subdued, disarmed and arrested.  The FBI is investigating
the incident.  [Paul Fodor, CR, USAR, 12/17]

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

1/5-9 -- Annual Meeting of the Society for Historic and Underwater
Archaeology, Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Contact:
David Burley, Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser
University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.  [Cal Cummings,
Anthropology, DSC]

1/17-18 -- Soil Liners and Covers for Landfills, Colorado State University,
Ft. Collins, CO.  Contact: Janet Lee Montera, Department of
Civil Engineering, CSU, Ft. Collins, CO 80523 (303-491-7425).
[Steve Cinnamon, CRM, MWRO]

1/16-21 -- Campground Management School, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV. 
Cosponsored by Oglebay Department of Continuing Education and
the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.  This is a
recent addition to the offerings of the resource management
schools at Oglebay.  The course was designed by government and
private sector campground managers/trainers as an opportunity
for current managers and operators to meet and learn from a
sharing of mutual experiences and concerns.  For brochure and
application procedures, contact your regional employee
development officer.  [Al Werking, EDD/WASO]

1/24-28 -- "Managing the NEPA Process and Writing Effective Environmental
Documents", Denver, CO.  The second in a series of three courses
on environmental leadership to be offered over the next year. 
The course will provide hand-on experience and skills in the
environmental planning and analysis process.  One page
nominations must be submitted to Employee Development no later
than November 30th.  Contact: Frank Buono, Albright (602-638-
2691), or Jake Hoogland, WASO (202-208-3163).  [Jake Hoogland,
EQD/WASO]

2/2-3/4 -- Park Medic Program, Phoenix, AZ.  Prepares participants to
provide advanced prehospital care as NPS park medics.  Tuition
$765.  Contact: Barbara Aehlert, Samaritan Healthy System, EMS
Education, 1500 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014 (602-495-
4284).  [Jim Lee, RAD/WASO]

2/11-16 -- Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, Boston, MA.  Contact: AAAS Meetings Office, 1333 H
Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.  [Kathy Jope, CRM, PNRO]

2/15 -- A call for papers and posters has been issued for the First
Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, which will be held in
Albuquerque in September.  The deadline for submission is
February 15th.  Mail to Doug Slack, Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries Science, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843-2258.  

2/23-27 -- Western Regional Science Association, 33rd Annual Meeting,
Westward Look Resort, Tucson, AZ.  Contact: Dr. David A. Plane,
Executive Secretary, WRSA, University of Arizona, Department of
Geography and Regional Development, Harvill Building, Box 2,
Tucson, AZ 85721.  [Steve Cinnamon, CRM, MWRO]

2/28-3/3 -- "Archives, Personal Papers and Manuscripts" and "Understanding
the USMARC Format for Archival and Manuscripts Control",
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, ????  Contact: Jane Kenamore,
Society of American Archivists (312-922-0140; fax: 347-1452). 
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

3/3-4 -- "Ecosystem Management: Applications for Sustainable Forest and
Wildlife Resources", symposium, University of Wisconsin, Stevens
Point, WI.  Contact: Steve Cinnamon, MWRO.  [Steve Cinnamon,
CRM, MWRO]

3/5 -- "What Do We Keep? Selecting Historical Materials", Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ.  Contact: Jane Kenamore, Society of
American Archivists (312-922-0140; fax: 347-1452).  [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

3/13-18 -- Ninth Annual GRASS GIS User's Conference and Exhibition, Hyatt
Regency, Reston, VA.  Registration is $250 for the full
conference and $75 for each workshop.  Contact: Pamela Cashman
at The Open GIS Foundation (617-621-7025).  [Steve Cinnamon,
CRM, MWRO]

3/14-3/18* -- RX91 - Monitoring Prescribed Fires and Prescribed Natural Fires,
Carlsbad, NM.  Targeted for resource and fire management
personnel with prescribed fire monitoring duties.  Nominations
due by 1/14.  Send NWCG nomination form through normal channels
to course coordinator.  Contact: Tim Stubbs, FMO, Carlsbad
Caverns NP, 3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220
(505-785-2104).  [Tim Stubbs, FMO, CACA]

3/21-25* -- Environmental Crimes Investigation, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA. 
A joint NPS/FBI training course which addresses several Vail
Agenda recommendations regarding resources stewardship. 
Training announcement/nomination forms to be distributed in late
January.  Contact: Einar Olsen, NCRO (202-619-7065).  [Einar
Olsen, RCR, RAD/NCRO]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Sisto and Marriott on AL (12/20-
12/23).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Clark on AL (12/23-12/30); Cook on AL (12/22-
12/30).


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