NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, December 12, 1994

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

94-665 - Channel Islands (California) - SCUBA Diving Fatality

J.R., 40, a commercial sea urchin diver from the Santa Barbara area,
was diving at Talcott Shoals off of San Miguel Island on December 9th when he
was attacked by a shark, probably a great white.  His tender got him back on
board their boat, then contacted the Coast Guard.  A helicopter was dispatched
to the scene and transported J.R. to a hospital in Goleta.  Although
J.R. was still conscious when he was picked up, he died before arriving at
the hospital.  [Mack Shaver, Superintendent, CHIS, 12/9]

94-666 - Zion (Utah) - Climbing Fatality

L.P., 35, of Crested Butte, Colorado, fell about a hundred feet to his
death while descending from a climb in the Court of the Patriarchs area of the
park around 8 p.m. on November 22nd.  The accident was reported by his climbing
partner.  The cause of the accident has not been determined, but darkness is
thought to have been a contributing factor.  This was the first climbing-
related accident to occur in the park in many years. [Denny Davies, ZION,
11/23]

94-667 - Bryce Canyon (Utah) - Falling Fatality

J.T., 66, of Sequim, Washington was killed in a fall just south of
Sunrise Point overlook on Thursday, December 8th.  J.T. had been traveling with
an Elderhostel group from Dixie College in St. George, Utah.  Thursday was a
free day for the group, and J.T. had gone hiking on his own that afternoon. 
When he failed to return to his lodging outside the park by evening, members of
his group notified the Utah Highway Patrol.  A search was begun for J.T.'s
vehicle, and it was subsequently found around 9 p.m. at the Sunrise Point
parking area.  Rangers searched for J.T. throughout the night, but failed to
find him.  Night time temperatures dipped to ten degrees below zero.  J.T.'s
body was found below the overlook the following morning.  It's not clear
whether he died from injuries incurred in the fall or from exposure.  [CRO,
BRCA, 12/9]

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, EXCEPT in instances in
which registration dates close much earlier.  Asterisks indicate new entries;
brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:

1/18-20* -- "Understanding and Using the Internet: Managing Internet Usage in
Business and Government Organizations," Marriott Hotel, Washington
D.C.  Contact: US Professional Development Institute at 1738 Elton
Rd., Suite 304, Silver Spring, MD 20903; 301-445-4400, 301-445-5722
(fax), or e-mail to "uspdl@aol.com".  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

2/2-4* -- "Preservation of Outdoor Sculpture and Monuments: The Workshop
Series", San Diego, CA.  The course will be held at other locations
nationwide; announcements will appear in future calendars. 
Contact: 1-800-422-4612.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

2/13-16 -- "Energy and the Environment: Application of Geosciences to Decision
Making", McKelvey Forum, U.S. Geological Service, Washington, DC. 
There will be oral and poster presentations addressing energy
resources of the future, the environmental effects of energy
resource development, and the environmental impact of naturally
occurring oil, gas, and coal.  There will also be a panel
discussion on the environmental, technological, economical, and
political aspects of energy resources of the future, with panel
members ranging from the Sierra Club to the National Coal
Association.  WASO Mining and Mineral Branch staff will have a
poster presentation titled "Reclaiming the scars of Energy's Past,
Examples from the National Park Service."  Contact: Bruce Heise,
WASO-MMB, through cc:Mail or at (303) 969-2017. [Bruce Heise,
MMB/WASO]

2/26-28 -- "Restoration 95, Affordable Preservation", Boston, MA. Emphasis is
on architectural preservation.  Contact: 617-933-9055.  [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

3/8-10 -- Introduction to Environmental Conflict Resolution, Banff Centre for
Management, Barrie, Ontario, Canada.  Contact: Carole Stark or
Debbie Stephan, Banff Centre for Management, Box 1020, Station 45,
Banff, AB, Canada T0L 0C0  (Phone:  403/762-6327 or -6133).  [Kathy
Jope, PNRO]

3/13-14* -- "Moving Archives", National Archives Annual Preservation
Conference, College Park, MD.  Contact: Conference Coordinator,
Preservation Policy and Services Division, NARA at College Park,
College Park, MD 20740-6001; 301-713-6705.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

3/19-21 -- Annual conference, Virginia Association of Museums, Richmond, VA. 
The conference will focus on technology, administration, exhibit
design, partnerships, conservation, legislative advocacy,
collections management, visitor services, education, and
evaluation.  Contact: 804-367-1079 for further information. [Diane
Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

3/24-29* -- North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference,
Minneapolis, MN.  Contact: Lonnie L. Williamson, Wildlife
Management Institute, 1101 14th St. NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC
20005; 202/371-1808.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

4/3-7* -- National Interagency Workshop on Wetlands, New Orleans, LA. 
Contact:  U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Wetland
Research and Technology Center, Attn: CEWES-EP-W, 3900 Halls Ferry
Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199; 601/634-2569.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

4/25-28* -- 1995 Department of Interior Conference on the Environment and
Safety, Colorado Springs, CO.  The conference will be a forum for
DOI staff to meet and exchange information on technology for the
clean-up or prevention of pollution, technology for safety and
health, and natural resource damage assessment and restoration.  In
order to promote communication and cooperation in these areas, the
Department's Hazardous Materials and Management Conference and the
Health and Safety Conference have been combined and a separate
track on Natural Resource Trust has been added.  Contact: Tracy
Brown, Engineering and Safety Services Division, WASO,
202-343-7036.  [Tracy Brown, ESSD/WASO]                             
         
5/21-27* -- First World Congress, International Ranger Federation, Kasprowy
Hotel, Zakopane, Poland.  The agenda for the meeting includes guest
speakers; full day sessions on resource management, human
management and balancing conflicts between the two; a raft trip in
Pieniny National Park; and a banquet and dance.  IRF is a
federation of national and state ranger associations, including the
Association of Nation Park Rangers (a founder) and the California
State Park Rangers Association in the U.S.  Other members include
national ranger associations from England, Scotland, Ireland,
Northern Ireland, Italy, Paraguay, Denmark, Honduras, Kenya, Costa
Rica, South Africa, the Dominican Republic, and Romania.  The
meeting has to date been endorsed and supported by IUCN's
Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, the European
Federation of National Parks, Scottish National Heritage and the
National Park Service.  Registration should be made by JANUARY
31st.  Contact (for registration forms and informational
brochures): Bill Halainen, ANPR, 4032 Conashaugh Lakes, Milford, PA
18337, or by name on cc:Mail.  [Bill Halainen, DEWA]

6/18-29* -- Meeting, The Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents,
Madison, WI.  The application deadline is MARCH 15th.  Contact (for
forms): NHPRC, Room 607, National Archives, Arch I, Washington, DC
20408; 202-501-5610. [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

6/25-7/14* -- "Leadership in Revolutionary America," seminar, co-sponsored by
Monticello, Stratford Hall Plantation, and the University of
Virginia.  Meetings will be at Monticello, Stratford Hall, and a
number of other sites.  Applications are due by MARCH 13th. 
Contact:  Summer Seminar Staff, Stratford Hall Plantation,
Stratford Virginia, 22558; 804-493-8572. [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

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

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