NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, October 24, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-697 - Delaware Water Gap (New Jersey/Pennsylvania) - Rescue

On the afternoon of October 22nd, fifty golfers and several employees of
Shawnee Resort became stranded on Shawnee Island (an inholding within the park)
when the bridge connecting the golf course to the mainland was destroyed by
floating debris on the Delaware River, which had risen rapidly to ten feet
above normal levels due to very heavy rains over the previous 24 hours.  Local
rescue personnel and rangers responded and evacuated all parties on the island
to the shore.  No injuries were reported.  Due to the high rate of flow and
high volume of debris in the Delaware, access to the river has been restricted
and will remain so until water levels drop.  [Barry Sullivan, Acting CR, DEWA]

95-698 - Lassen Volcanic (California) - MVA with Fatality

Rangers at the entrance station to the park were notified on Sunday afternoon
of a truck over the edge of the road at Windy Point, an area with steep drop-
offs and a sharp curve in the road.  Responding rangers found a Jeep pickup
about 500 feet below the road.  The driver and sole occupant, B.B., 21,
of Lawndale, California, had been killed in the accident.  An investigation is
underway.  Preliminary indications are that the accident occurred between 18
and 24 hours before it was discovered and reported.  [CRO, LAVO]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Theodore Roosevelt (North Dakota) - Bison Roundup

Between October 16th and 18th, the park conducted its 20th bison roundup - the
first since 1992 - to remove surplus animals from the South Unit.  Roundups are
held whenever the bison population approaches the areas carrying capacity of
about 500 animals.  Park staff captured 299 bison and processed them through a
wildlife handling facility.  A total of 148 bison were shipped to the Three
Affiliated Tribes on the Fort Berthold Reservation; they will in turn
redistribute 74 of the animals to other Native American tribes.  Another five
animals were sent to the Buffalo Foundation in Jamestown, North Dakota.  Two
died during handling.  The South Unit herd was reduced to about 250 bison. 
Blood samples were drawn for brucellosis testing, genetic blood typing, and DNA
work.  Blood serum was sent to the University of Wyoming serum bank for future
disease testing.  The roundup involved staff from all divisions and from Knife
River Indian Villages and Fort Union Trading Post; also involved were tribal
members, local volunteers, former employees and a private veterinarian. 
Yellowstone park managers observed and assisted in the roundup.  Over the 33
years since the first roundup in 1962, the park has provided 1,783 bison to
other national parks, Native American tribes, states, zoos, and non-profit
groups.  [Roger Andrascik, RMS, THRO]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks
on matters pertaining to the National Park Service.  If you would like further
information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Stacey Rickard in
WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

October 26

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 2067, to facilitate improved management of NPS lands; H.R.
2025, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as regards the
NPS; H.R. 2465, to establish five year terms for and require the advice and
consent of the Senate in the appointment of the Director of the NPS.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): POSTPONED - Hearing on S. 231, to
modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon NM; S. 342, to establish the Cache La
Poudre River National Water Heritage Area; S. 364, to authorize the Secretary
to participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities associated with,
but outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain NP; S. 509, to authorize the
Secretary to enter into agreement with the town of Grand Lake, Colorado, to
authorize the town to maintain a cemetery within Rocky Mountain NP; S. 608, to
establish New Bedford Whaling NHP in New Bedford, MA; H.R. 562, to modify the
boundaries of Walnut Canyon NM.

October 28

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Oversight field hearing in St. Paul, Minnesota, regarding Boundary Waters Canoe
Area and Voyageurs National Park.

October 31

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 1342, to provide for conveyance of certain lands within the
Cook Inlet region in Alaska, for reconveyance to village corporations under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

November 2

Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Hearing on S. 873, to establish the
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor; S. 944, to provide for the
establishment of the Ohio River Corridor Study Commission; S. 945, to amend the
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the
boundaries of the corridor; S. 1020, to establish the Augusta Canal National
Heritage Area in Georgia; S. 1110, to establish guidelines for the designation
of National Heritage Areas; S. 1190, to establish the Ohio and Erie Canal
National Heritage Corridor in Ohio.

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


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