NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, March 14, 1994

Broadcast: By 0900 ET

INCIDENTS

94-115 - Mammoth Cave (Kentucky) - Follow-up on Storm Impacts

Power to most of the park was restored on Friday and Saturday, and the
occupants of eight park residences were scheduled to return to their homes
on Sunday.  Generators had been used through much of the week to provide
power to the main sewage treatment plant, the park's radio repeater, and
other facilities.  The headquarters campground and picnic area reopened on
Friday; cave tour operations were to return to a normal schedule on
Saturday.  All roads are now open, but the ferries remain closed because of
high water.  As of Friday, the water was about 38 feet above normal and six
feet over the parking lot at the Green River ferry.  The river was expected
to crest at 40 feet above normal on Saturday.  The process of clearing
downed trees from cemeteries, roadsides and trails will begin this week. 
[Karren Brown, Acting Superintendent, MACA, 3/11]  

94-116 - White Sands (New Mexico) - Search

On March 12th, M.H. of Fort Worth, Texas, became disoriented
during a sand storm while hiking in the park and became lost.  M.H. had
planned his visit to the park to coincide with the passage of a major
frontal system in order to photograph the dunes and clouds.  He left his
vehicle at 2 p.m. and hiked several miles into the dunes.  When the front
passed, blowing sand obscured the surrounding mountains, and M.H. became
disoriented.  A search was begun when rangers closing the park found
M.H.'s vehicle but were unable to find him.  Due to rapidly falling
temperatures, high winds, and winter storm warnings, limited efforts were
continued throughout the night.  M.H. eventually walked out to a highway
west of the park visitor center, where he was found by a passing county
deputy at 3:30 a.m.  M.H. was in very good condition considering what
he'd been through.  It's estimated that he'd walked over 20 miles in blowing
sand with north winds between 25 and 35 mph and temperatures near freezing. 
[Bob Appling, CR, WHSA, 3/13]

94-117 - Blue Ridge (North Carolina/Virginia) - Attempted Suicide

While checking a vehicle parked in an overlook on the evening of March 7th,
rangers discovered that L.E., 26, of Asheville, North Carolina, had
ingested approximately 50 anti-depressant pills.  A suicide note was also
found on the front seat of her vehicle.  L.E. was immediately taken to a
local hospital, where the medical staff concluded that the rangers' quick
response had provided them with a critical window of time enabling them to
successfully treat her condition.  [CRO, BLRI, 3/10]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Dispatch and Cash Clerk PD's - Jim Brady of this office has a priority
need for dispatch and cash clerk position descriptions in any other series
than GS-025.  If you have such a position or positions in your park, would
you please send him a copy of the position description(s) - including series
and grade - via either cc:Mail or express mail?  If by the former, you can
send it to him at WASO RAD Chief Ranger; if by the latter, please send it to
Jim Brady, Ranger Activities Division (650), Stop 3310, National Park
Service, Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

MEETINGS/TRAINING 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 forward the listing to WASO 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:

3/21-25 -- Interpretive Skills II, Gettysburg, PA.  Non-personal
interpretive skills training.  Contact: MARO Training, 215-597-
9153.

3/20-22 -- Legal Problems of Museum Administration, St. Paul Hotel, St.
Paul, MN.  $495.  Contact: American Law Institute - American Bar
Association Registrar, 4025 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA,
19104-3099 (1-800-253-6397, fax: 215-243-1664).  [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

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 announcements are now available in regional training
offices.  Contact: Einar Olsen, NCRO (202-619-7065).  [Einar
Olsen, RCR, RAD/NCRO]

3/23-26* -- Meeting, Council of American Maritime Museums, Washington, DC. 
Focus on resources in Washington available to museums,
collections management issues, and practical and legal aspects
of marketing museum collections.  Contact: Susan Silverstein,
Navy Museum, 202-433-4882.  [Betty Browning, CSD/WASO]

3/25-27 -- Seventh Annual Water Rescue Training Conference, Harrisburg
River Rescue Headquarters, PA.  Contact: Steven M. Ketterer,
Chief, Harrisburg River Rescue Headquarters, PO Box 2908,
Harrisburg, PA 17105 (717-236-5947).  [Response Magazine, NASAR]

3/25-27 -- "Nature Has No Borders: A Conference on the Protection and
Management of the Northern Cascades Ecosystem", University of
Washington, Seattle, WA.  Sponsored by NPCA; co-sponsored by the
NPS.  Contact: Richard Winters, 206-220-4024.  [Mark Forbes,
RAD/PNRO]

3/27-4/1 -- AMSAR Technical Rescue Seminar, Joshua Tree NM, CA.  Contact:
American Search and Rescue Institute, PO Box 2399, Yucca Valley,
CA 92286-2399 (619-365-3114).  [Response Magazine, NASAR]

3/28-4/1 -- Special Resources and Legislative Support, Easton, MD.  [Warren
Brown, PPPD/WASO]  **** CANCELED ****

4/1-2 -- Preservation Microfilming, Mid-Atlantic Preservations Service,
Bethlehem, PA.  Fee of $80.  Registration deadline is March
11th.  Contact: School of Communication, Rutgers University,
908-932-7169.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

4/5-8 -- Global Positioning Systems Training: Introduction to GPS,
Madison, WI.  Fee of $825 [revised from figure incorrectly
listed in last calendar]; $700 for two or more.  Contact:
Engineering Registration, The Wisconsin Center, 1-800-462-0876
(Fax: 608-263-3160). [Karl Brown, GIS, WASO]

4/7-9* -- Second International Conference on Pedo-Archaeology, Ramada
Townhouse Hotel, Columbia, SC.  Topics include soils
stratigraphy, bioturbation, soils and agriculture, and
anthrosoils.  Contact: AC Goodyear, South Carolina Institute of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 803-777-8172 (Fax: 803-264-1338). 
[Cal Cummings, AD/WASO]

4/8-9* -- Museum Archives Courses, Fuller Conference Center, Old
Sturbridge Village, MA.  Two courses are being offered - one on
management of photographic records, the other on museum
archives.  $95.  Contact: Research Library, Old Sturbridge
Village, 508-347-3362.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

4/10-15 -- Fire Management for Agency Administrators, NARTC, Marana, AZ. 
Targeted for park superintendents and those who act for them as
well as regional and WASO staff.  Send NWCG nomination form
through regional FMO to Branch of Fire and Aviation Management,
NIFC.  Contact: Paul Broyles, 208-334-1080.  [Paul Broyles,
NIFC]

4/11-15 -- Annual Safety Seminar, Colorado Springs, CO.  Contact: Jim
McCarthy, Safety, WASO.  [Claudia Schechter, DOI]

4/11-15 -- Advanced Wildlife Law Enforcement, Bighorn Canyon, Lovell, WY. 
**** CANCELED ****

4/18-22 -- Midwest Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Kansas City, MO.  [Tom
Thompson, RAD/MWRO]

4/19-22 -- American Rivers Management Society Meeting, Grand Junction, CO. 
River management issues.  Contact: Tracy Miller (202-343-3663). 
[Kathy Jope, CRM, PNRO]

4/22-23 -- Photographic Collections Management, held in conjunction with
the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums,
Seattle, WA.  Contact: Jane Kenamore, Society of American
Archivists (312-922-0140; fax: 347-1452).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

4/25-29 -- Rocky Mountain Region SCUBA Workshop, Glen Canyon, UT.  Meets
40-hour refresher requirements in NPS-4.  Contact: Chris
Johnson, RMR dive officer (406-666-2412).  [Chris Johnson, BICA]

5/3-4 -- Ecosystem Management for Forest Fungi: Inventory, Monitoring and
Biodiversity Assessment, LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR.  Fee: $125.  Contact: Conference
assistant (502-737-2329).  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

5/3-5 -- Peer Counselor Training, Tucson, AZ.  Open to rangers with an
interest in emergency services.  All costs will be funded. 
Applications should be obtained from normal sources and sent to
Herb Gercke in WRO by March 1st.  Contact: Herb Gercke, 415-744-
3921.

5/12 -- Digital Imaging Technology, Chicago, IL.  Contact: Jane
Kenamore, Society of American Archivists (312-922-0140; fax:
347-1452).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

5/14-15 -- "Celebration of Heroes: Aviation's Role in Law Enforcement and
Search and Rescue", Santa Monica Museum of Flying, Santa Monica,
CA.  Contact: Museum of Flying, 310-392-8822.  [Response
Magazine, NASAR]

5/17-18 -- Ecosystem Management Strategies for the Lake Superior Region,
Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, Duluth, MI. 
Development of ecosystem management strategies for the Lake
Superior region.  The conference fee will be about $100; the
combination conference and workshop fee will be about $130.  For
more information, call 218-726-6819 or contact Teri Pokorny at
402-221-3306.  [Teri Pokorny, MWRO]

5/16-20 -- "Ecosystem Monitoring and Protected Areas", Second International
Conference on Science and the Management of Protected Areas,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  The
conference will consider the science and management of whole-
system monitoring in both terrestrial and marine environments. 
Contact: Neil Munro, Parks Canada, Historic Properties, Upper
Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 1S9 (fax: 902-
426-7012).  [Neil Munro, Parks Canada]

5/18-21 -- "Citizens Protecting America's Parks: Joining Forces for the
Future", San Francisco, CA.  Sponsored by the National Parks and
Conservation Association as part of its 75th anniversary
celebration.  Contact: Athan Manuel, NPCA (202-223-6722, ext.
221).  [Lucia Bragan, EDD/WASO]

5/19-20 & 7/15 -- Preservation Management: Planning for Preservation, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ.  Fee $195.  Contact: School of
Communication, Rutgers University, 908-932-7169 (fax: 6916). 
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

6/1-4* -- Response '94, Annual NASAR Conference, Town and Country Hotel,
San Diego, CA.  Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Response
Magazine, NASAR]

6/9-12* -- International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference,
Fairview Park Marriott, Falls Church, VA.  Contact:
International Association of Fire Chiefs, 703-273-0911, ext.
340.  [Response Magazine, NASAR]

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