NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, September 15, 1994

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

94-552 - Delaware Water Gap (New Jersey/Pennsylvania) - Resource Conviction

Last week, contractors completed work within a forested area of the park
which stemmed from restitution being made from a resource violation which
occurred last year.  In August, 1993, a local summer resident was charged
and subsequently pled guilty to cutting and damaging trees within a pristine
hemlock grove.  The 26-year-old defendant felled eight trees, and made
several circumferential saw cuts to three very large hemlocks which were
well over 100 years old and measured approximately 40 to 45 inches in
diameter.  Contract arborists examined the hemlocks, determined that two of
the trees would succumb to their injuries, and treated the remaining trees
with bark trace in an attempt to save them.  Rangers were interested in
seeking restitution to restore the area and remove the standing hemlocks,
which were considered to be potential hazards to visitors and a nearby
residential area.  The park's maintenance division assisted by writing a
contract to mutual specifications for bid, which was awarded to a local tree
company.  The defendant was ordered by the court to pay $2,000 to the
contractor in restitution.  The park administrative division held the check
in abeyance until the work was completed to standards specified in the
contract.  The large hemlocks will be used by a local historical society for
restoration of an old grist mill within the park.  This was the park's first
significant resource violation involving restitution, which was only
possible through the combined efforts of the several involved divisions. 
[Linda Alick, Acting DR, Pennsylvania District, DEWA, 9/13]

94-553 - Lake Mead (Nevada) - Assist; Armed Robbery

Around 4:30 p.m. on September 3rd, the Gold Strike Casino, which is in the
park near the visitor center on U.S. 93, reported an armed robbery in their
park area.  Park rangers and local officers responded.  The victim reported
that a man with a semi-automatic type weapon attempted to steal his 1994
BMW.  The victim gave up his keys and fled to contact casino security.  Due
to a built in security code, the suspect was unable to start the car and
fled with a companion in a black Integra.  A search by rangers, officers and
the park aircraft proved fruitless.  [Bud Inman, LAME, 9/7]

94-554 - Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska) - Special Event

The "1994 Klondike Trail of '98 International Road Relay" took place in the
park on September 9th and 10th.  The event is a 110-mile foot race from
Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon Territory.  Teams of ten
runners left Skagway beginning on Friday evening, ran throughout the night
and into the next day.  Eighty-two teams from Canada and the United States
participated in this year's event.  The park's visitor center served as a
registration point, staging area and starting point for the race.  Park
staff assisted race volunteers with the event at the Skagway center.  [Bruce
W. Reed, CR, KLGO, 9/14]

FIRE ACTIVITY

The fire report is not available this morning.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation
and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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