NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, November 25, 1997

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

97-714 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Commercial Use Violations

Following the receipt of complaints from legitimate outfitters and hunters
about an illegal guiding service during the 1996 season, an interagency
operation was put into effect for the 1997 big horn hunting season to monitor
remote access areas in the Escalante region.  Rangers Mark Camisa (GLCA),
Jeff Lauersdorf (GLCA), and Bill Wolverton (CANY) participated in the
operation along with officers from BLM and the state of Utah; ranger Jim
Bowman (GLCA) served as IC.  Two suspected guides were subsequently contacted
by the team.  B.C. was cited for illegal guiding, pled guilty, and
was fined $1,000 in federal court; the second man remains under
investigation.  Several hunters contacted during the operation voiced
positive comments about the effort to curb illegal guide services.  [David
Sandbakken, LES, GLCA, 11/24]

97-715 - Ozark NSR (MO) - Drowning

On the morning of November 18th, V.P., 68, of Seymour, Missouri,
was riding in a boat on the Current River just inside the park's boundary
when it struck a submerged object and became hung up on a rock.  Both men
were thrown into the water.  According to a witness, V.P. drowned while
attempting to retrieve items from the boat.  Resuscitation was attempted by
witnesses and bystanders, but to no avail.  [Tim Blank, Manager, South Unit,
OZAR, 11/24]

97-716 - Natchez Trace Parkway (MI/AL/TN) - Suicide

The body of B.W., 35, of Port Gibson, Mississippi, was found in
her vehicle near the parkway's Port Gibson access on November 24th.  B.W.
evidently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  A letter with
instructions to her parents was found in the vehicle.  [Tim Francis, ACR,
NATR, 11/24]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Director's Order on Fire Management - The draft director's order on fire
management (DO-18) has been completed and is available for review and
comment.  If you are interested in receiving a copy, send a message to Doug
Erskine at NP-FIRE with the message "DO-18 Review" in the subject line
(without quotes).  Send no message.  All comments on the draft directive
should be sent via cc:Mail to FIRE Director at NP-FIRE.  [Linda Canzanelli,
Park Operations and Education, WASO]

MEMORANDA

No entries.

EXCHANGE

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