NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Wednesday, January 18, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-06 - Golden Gate (California) - Follow-up on Winter Storm Impacts

Heavy rains and high winds have caused considerable damage to areas and
buildings in the park.  Sections of the metal roof on building 64 on Alcatraz
blew off, causing the closure of the island to the public until emergency
repairs could be made.  A mudslide and debris flow from Sutro Heights onto the
Great Highway in front of the Cliff House caused the closure of the road for a
24-hour period; the road closure and a power failure forced the closing of the
Cliff House and Louise restaurants.  High waves along Ocean Beach removed over
50,000 cubic yards of sand and undermined the Second Overlook parking lot; the
walkway and beach access were washed away.  The area remains closed.  A leach
field at Stinson Beach was exposed and damaged by heavy waves and high tides. 
The Fort Point parking area and access road were closed during several periods
of high waves.  Numerous trees have fallen, causing damage to structures and
one vehicle.  There have been several cases of buildings damaged by roof leaks
and flooded basements, including the museum and several housing units in the
Presidio.  [CRO, GOGA, 1/17]

95-12 - Blue Ridge (North Carolina/Virginia) - Poaching

On the morning of January 11th, district ranger Bruce Bytnar responded to a
report of a motor vehicle accident and found a Ford Escort on its roof over an
embankment.  The operator, A.A. of Waynesboro, Virginia, said that he'd
been run off the road by another vehicle.  C.M., the passenger in the
vehicle, had left the scene.  Although A.A. had only minor injuries and said
C.M. was uninjured, large amounts of blood were found in the Escort.  A
closer examination of the blood led to the discovery of what appeared to be
deer hair and feces.  The area was searched the following morning, and the
carcasses of three deer were fond down the embankment below the Escort.  Fresh
blood trails led from the trunk of the vehicle to each of the deer.  One deer
appeared to have been shot with a large caliber weapon, the other two with
smaller caliber weapons.  Various types of live ammunition and shell casings
were found in the vehicle.  Following questioning and presentation of evidence
from the scene, A.A. and C.M. confessed to illegally taking and
transporting the deer.  The investigation is continuing; other charges are
probable.  [CRO, BLRI, 1/13]

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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