NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, May 2, 1994

Broadcast: By 0900 ET

INCIDENTS

94-198 - Canyon de Chelly (Arizona) - Armed Robbery

Just before 7 p.m. on April 29th, a young man put a shotgun to the face of a
47-year-old woman sitting in her car at the Spider Rock overlook and told
her that he'd kill her and her nine-year-old son, the sole passenger in the
vehicle, if she didn't "move over."  The woman grabbed her purse, told her
assailant that it contained everything she had, and shoved it at him; the
man then ran off with another man.  Navajo tribal police investigated and
have detained two juveniles.  The FBI may be brought into the investigation,
as it now appears that the incident may have been a potential carjacking. 
[Tony Bonanno, RCR, RAD/SWRO, 4/30]

94-199 - Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii) - Attempted Assault on Ranger

Ranger Joel Ellis stopped a pickup truck for doing 65 in a 45 mph zone on a
state highway within the park at 8:40 a.m. on the morning of April 29th. 
The driver, R.P.D. (P.K.), 46, got out of the truck and
immediately became confrontational.  R.P.D. refused to comply with any of
Ellis' requests, continued to escalate the situation, and eventually told
Ellis that he was "coming for him."  Ellis drew his weapon at this point,
and, without pointing it at R.P.D., ordered him back into his vehicle. 
R.P.D. complied.  Backup units arrived and R.P.D. was arrested without
further incident.  An unsheathed hunting knife and an unloaded rifle were
found in the vehicle's cab during a search of the truck incident to the
arrest.  R.P.D., who is a felon currently on probation, has a long criminal
history of assaults, drug use and weapons violations.  He is also an
activist in the Native Hawaiian sovereignty movement, and has had previous
confrontations with rangers and county officers.  [Jim Martin, CR, HAVO,
5/2]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

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:

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

5/12-14* -- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee meeting, Rapid City, SD.  [Sam Ball, 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]

5/17-21 -- International Conference on Tree Rings, Hotel Park Tucson,
Tucson, AZ.  Contact: The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research,
building 56, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, 602-621-
2191.  [Cal Cummings, AD/WASO]

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]

5/23-24* -- "Rural Datafication II: Meeting the Challenge of Providing
Ubiquitous Access to the Internet", Hyatt Regency Minneapolis,
Minneapolis, MN.  Contact, via Internet: ruraldata-info-
request@cic.net.  [Betsy Chittenden, ITD/WASO]

5/23-25 -- "Evolution and the Aquatic Ecosystem: Defining Unique Units in
Population Conservation", Monterey, CA.  Fee: $160 to $220. 
Contact: Christine Gan or Cindy Carpanzanao, University of
California, Berkeley, 510-642-7525.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

5/28-30 -- Planning Section Chief: Search and Rescue, Town and Country
Hotel, San Diego, CA.  Participants must have completed an MSF
or MSO and basic ICS courses.  For emergency responders with
backgrounds in ICS who manage the SAR planning function. 
Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

5/31 -- Planning Section Chief: Search and Rescue [Instructor], Town and
Country Hotel, San Diego, CA.  Must have NASAR basic PSC course,
individual membership with NASAR and letter of recommendation. 
Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

5/28-30 -- Incident Commander: Emergency Response, Town and Country Hotel,
San Diego, CA.  Must have basic understanding of ICS.  For
emergency managers and those who have day-to-day
responsibilities for managing emergency operations.  Contact:
NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

5/28-30 -- ISAR/FUNSAR Instructor Course, Town and Country Hotel, San
Diego, CA.  Must have basic NASAR FUNSAR course, individual
membership with NASAR, and letter of recommendation. Covers
NASAR educational operating procedures and policies, instructor
methodologies, and practical applications of the skills required
for both courses.  Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade,
SHEN]

5/30-6/4 -- International Rock Art Congress, Flagstaff, AZ.  Topics include
research, education, preservation, and conservation.  Contact:
The American Rock Art Research Association, PO Box 65, San
Miguel, CA 93451, 805-467-3704 (Fax: 805-467-2532).  [Cal
Cummings, AD/WASO]

5/30-31 -- Mantracking: The Step-by-Step Method, Town and Country Hotel,
San Diego, CA.  Instructed by Ab Taylor.  Contact: NASAR, 703-
352-1349.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

5/31 -- Incident Commander: Emergency Response [Instructor], Town and
Country Hotel, San Diego, CA.  Must have NASAR basic ICER
course, individual membership with NASAR and letter of
recommendation.  Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade,
SHEN]

5/31 -- SAR TECH III and II Exams, Town and Country Hotel, San Diego,
CA.  Any individual who successfully meets the requirements for
this scope of performance will be certified by NASAR as
possessing the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for
that performance.  Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade,
SHEN]

6/1 -- SAR TECH Coordinator/Evaluator Workshop, Town and Country Hotel,
San Diego, CA.  Must have SAR TECH II certification, individual
membership with NASAR, and letter of recommendation.  Covers
procedures used in coordinating and evaluating SAR TECH III and
II exams.  Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

6/1-4 -- Response '94, Annual NASAR Conference, Town and Country Hotel,
San Diego, CA.  Over 150 workshops, 100 topics, and 75
presenters in seven different subject-matter tracks - urban SAR,
remote area SAR, water SAR, medical, incident command and
coordination, preventive SAR and personal safety, and canines in
SAR.  Contact: NASAR, 703-352-1349.  [Response Magazine, NASAR]

6/7-10 -- Fifth International Symposium on Society and Resource
Management, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. 
Contact: Michael Manfredo, Human Dimensions in Natural Resources
Unit, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

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]

6/17* -- "Unexplored Aspects of the Black Military Experience from 1775
to the Spanish-American War", symposium, Lincoln Theatre,
Washington, DC.  Contact: NCR Public Affairs, 202-619-7226. 
[Earle Kittleman, PAO/NCR]

6/17-19* -- Second Annual Western Regional Conference, Forest Fire Lookout
Association, Rigdon Ranger Station, Willamette NF, OR.  $12 fee. 
Replies due by May 15th.  Contact: Ron Johnson, 503-782-2311 (or
R06F18D05A on USGS Data General).  [Mark Forbes, RAD/PNRO]

7/12-15* -- "Sustaining the Ecological Integrity of Large Floodplain Rivers:
Application of Ecological Knowledge to River Management,"
LaCrosse, WI.  Contact: Penny Tiedt, University of Wisconsin -
LaCrosse, 608-785-6503.  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

8/3-6* -- Little Bighorn Legacy Program, Billings, MT.  Some two dozen of
the most noted scholars on westward expansion and the Indian
Wars will make presentations from new social, historical and
cultural perspectives.  Presenters will include members of
various Indian tribes involved in the battle, historians Paul
Hutton and Alvin Josephy, authors Jerome Greene, John McDermott,
Joe Porter, Paul Hedren, Joe Marshall and Rick Williams. 
Contact: Doug McChristian, Little Bighorn, 406-638-2621.

8/9-14* -- "Saving All The Pieces", Society for Ecological Restoration
Conference, Lansing, MI.  Contact: Robert Welch, 517-483-9675. 
[Kathy Jope, PNRO]

8/18-21* -- 67th Pecos Conference, Mesa Verde, CO.  Contact: Park staff at
Mesa Verde at 303-529-4510. [Vickie Carson, RMRO]

8/28-9/3* -- Annual Interagency Wilderness Conference and 30th Anniversary of
the Wilderness Act, Albuquerque, NM.  Contact: Alan Schmierer,
WRO, 415-744-3932.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

8/29-31* -- Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems, La Grande, OR.  Contact: John
Tanaka, 503-963-7122.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

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