NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, February 27, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

No incident reports received.

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:

3/1  -- Call for Papers, Midwest Oak Savanna Woodland Ecosystem Conference,
Springfield, MO.  The meeting will be held from September 27 - 29,
but the deadline for papers is March 1st.  For further information
on paper contents, contact Sybill K. Amelon, Mark Twain NF, 108 S.
Sam Houston Blvd., Houston, MO 65483; 417-967-4195\4.  [Steve
Cinnamon, MWRO]

3/7-9 -- Symposium on Monitoring, Assessment, and Science Policy, Chapel
Hill, NC.  Contact: Tom Waddell, EMAP Center (MD-75), U.S. EPA,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 919-541-2957.  E-mail:
waddell.thomas@epamail.epa.gov.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

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]

3/14  -- "Evolving Concepts in Forest Management", Society of American
Foresters.  The society will conduct a two-part videoconference on
these two days which will be broadcast nationally.  The
videoconference will examine the evolving concepts of biological
diversity, conservation biology, ecosystem dynamics, ecological
restoration, and ecosystem management.  The objective of the
session is to further define these concepts.   Presentations will
include lectures, panel discussions and participant interaction by
telephone.  A brochure with registration information and the
location of over 100 down-links may be obtained by calling
301-897-8720, extension 109, or by fax at 301-897-3690.  Discount 
rates are available for groups or five or more, otherwise, the
individual fee is $115 for nonmembers and $95 for members.  [Peter
Keller, WASO]

3/15-16 -- "Ecosystem Management:  Translating Concepts to Practice",
conference, Penn State, University Park, Pa.  Sponsored by Penn
State School of Forest Resources.  Fee: $65 before March 1st, $80
thereafter.  Contact: Forest Resources Issues        Conference,
Penn State University, 306 Agricultural Administration Building,
University Park, PA 16802-2601; 814-865-2601.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

3/15-17 -- "Environmental Regulation and Prescribed Fire: Legal and Social
Challenges", Tampa, FL. The conference will enable practitioners
and regulators to discuss their respective roles in maintaining
ecosystem health, reducing hazardous fuels, and protecting air and
water quality.  Contact: Diane Otts, Environmental Regulation and
Prescribed Fire Conference, Center for Professional Development and
Public Service, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
32306-2027; 904-644-7543.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

3/16-18 -- "Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act:   
Implications and Practical Application", sponsored by University of
Nevada (Reno), Natchitoches, LA.  The cost is $350.  Contact: To
register call 702-784-4062; for information call 702-784-4046; or
fax 702-784-4801 or write Cultural Resource Management, Division of
Continuing Education/048, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
89557-0024.  [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]

3/20-23* -- Modern Analytical Photogrammetry, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR.  Fee: $495.  Contact: Conference Assistant, College
of Forestry, Oregon State University, Peavy Hall 202, Corvallis, OR
97331-5707; tel: 503-737-2329; fax: 503-737-1606.  [Gary Sullivan,
MWRO]

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]

3/30-4/1 -- "Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act:   
Implications and Practical Application", sponsored by University of
Nevada (Reno), Juneau, AK.  The cost is $450.  Contact: To register
call 702-784-4062; for information call 702-784-4046; or fax
702-784-4801 or write Cultural Resource Management, Division of
Continuing Education/048, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
89557-0024.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

3/30-4/1 -- "Preserving the Recent Past", conference, Chicago, IL.  Sponsored
by the NPS and several other organizations.  The cost of the
conference is $265 and eight educational tours will follow at an
additional cost of $10-$30.  Early registration is encouraged to
ensure that space is available on the tours.  Contact: Carol Gould,
202-343-9585.  [Carol Gould, PAD/WASO]

4/3-4 -- "Protecting Educational and Cultural Assets", workshop, Holiday
Crowne Plaza, Union Station, Indianapolis, IN.  Contact: American
Society for Industrial Security, 1655 North Fort Myer Dr., Suite
1200, Arlington, VA. 22209; 703-243-4954 (fax), 703-312-6346
(phone).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

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]

4/17-21 -- "Sustainable Society and Protected Areas", Eighth Conference on
Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands,
George Wright Society Meeting, Portland Marriott, Portland, OR. 
The registration deadline is March 17th.  Contact: George Wright
Society, 906--487-9722.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

4/17-22 -- "An Introduction to Archival Research", American Indian        
Museum Studies Program, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC. 
Offered to American Indians charged with gathering information for
use by American Indian cultural centers, tribal museums, tribal
histories, archives, or public programs.  Successful  applicants
receive a tuition waiver and a travel/lodging stipend.  Apply in
writing by FEBRUARY 13th to the American Indian Museum
Studies Program, Office of Museum Programs, Arts and Industries
Building, RM 2235, MRC 427,    Smithsonian Institution, Washington
DC 20560; 202-357-3101; fax: 202-357-3346.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

4/22-26  -- Tenth Annual U.S. Landscape Ecology Symposium, University of
Minnesota, MN.  The symposium will critically examine landscape
ecology as a means of addressing ecological consequences of human
activity. Registration fees are $125.  A $40 late fee will be
assessed for registrations received after February 1st.  Contact:
Call 612-625-3850 or write the university at 1136 Registrar,
Professional Development, 235 Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Drive,
S.E., University of Minnesota, MN  55455-0139.  [Steve Cinnamon,
MWRO]

4/24-28 -- "Introduction to Managing Museum Collections", Smithsonian
Museum, Washington, DC.  Contact: 202-357-3346 (fax).  [Diane
Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

4/25-28 -- 1995 Department of Interior Conference on the Environment and
Safety, Colorado Springs, CO.  Contact: Tracy Brown, Engineering
and Safety Services Division, WASO, 202-343-7036. Tracy Brown,
ESSD/WASO]                                       

4/30-5/5* -- Training course on museum conservation, focusing on preventive
conservation for collections on display, in storage and in transit. 
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.  Cost: $375.  Enrollment by
April 18th.  Contact: Jane Clay, Division of Continuing
Studies, 204 Owen Hall, Indiana University,       Bloomington, IN
47405; tel: 812-855-6329; fax: 812-855-8997. [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

5/21-25 -- Annual meeting, American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA. 
Scholarships are available (complementary registration and a
stipend of up to $500); applications for same are due by FEBRUARY
10th.  Contact: Dean Phelus at 202-289-9113, or write to him at
AAM, 1225 Eye St., NW, Washington, DC 20005; fax: 202-289-6578. 
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/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.  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]

5/22-26 -- Environmental Systems Research Institute Users' Conference, Palm
Springs, CA.  A combination general purpose GIS conference and
Arc/Info users conference.  Contact: ESRI, 909-793-2853, or your
regional NPS GIS Coordinator. [Joe Meyer, MWR GIS Coordinator]

6/12-23* -- "An Introduction to Archival Administration," Georgia Archives
Institute, Atlanta, GA.  Cost: $450. Apply by April 1st.  Contact:
Donald E. Oehlerts, School of Library and Information Studies,
Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA. 30314; Tel: 404-248-1322;
fax: 404-880-8702.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

=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]

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