- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, March 9, 1998
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, March 9, 1998
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
98-96 - Rock Creek Park (DC) - MVA with Fatalities
P.C. and D.O., both from Virginia, were killed in a
two-vehicle accident on the parkway on February 27th. P.C.'s vehicle
was heading north when he lost control and it crossed the center line and
struck a local news van head on. Two other passengers in P.C.'s vehicle
and two occupants of the news van were treated for non-life threatening
injuries. Park Police detectives are investigating. [Bill Lynch, RLES,
NCRO, 3/6]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
EXCHANGE
Motor Scooter - Jefferson NEM has a 1986, red and black, Honda Elite 150
motor scooter available to an interested park. It is in very good condition,
has very low mileage, and needs only a new battery. Photographs are
available by fax. The receiving park will have to pay shipping costs.
Contact J.L. Weddle at JEFF Criminal Investigator at NP-JEFF.
TRAINING AND WORKSHOP CALENDAR
Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains training courses and workshops, and a second, which contains
meetings, conferences and events. If you know of a conference, meeting,
workshop or training session with Servicewide interest and implications,
please send the information along. 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. Brevity is appreciated.
Various* Course: Master of "Leave No Trace" (LNT) FY 98 Training
Location: The following sessions will be offered this year:
Hiking Angeles NF, CA
Hiking Puerto Rico
Stock use Huson, MT
Hiking Bethel, ME
Hiking Shenandoah NP, VA
Stock use Bridger-Teton NF, WY
Rafting Vernal, UT
Hiking North Fork, CA
Hiking G.W.NF, VA
Hiking Glacier NP, MT
Details: This national program promotes responsible outdoor
recreation and stewardship on America's public lands.
Courses are conducted in backcountry settings where
participants discuss and practice all aspects of LNT
outdoor skills and ethics. Details are available in
an announcement which is available via the
wilderness, In Touch, and natural resources
bulletin boards. Limited tuition amounts are
available via the NPS. Nominations are due by MARCH
15th.
Contact: Roger Semler, NPS LNT coordinator
Phone/fax: 406-888-7837; 406-888-7808
E-mail: Roger Semler at NP-GLAC
Submitter: Roger Semler, GLAC
3/26 Course: Priming the Pump
Location: Lowell NHP, Lowell, MA
Details: Eight-hour course for all employees designed to
help refocus their energies.
Contact: Tess Shatzer
Phone/fax: 978-970-5025; 978-970-5030
E-mail: Tess Shatzer at NP-LOWE
Submitter: Amy Glowacki, NAR
3/30-4/3* Course: Firefighter Level I (Train the Trainer)
Location: Golden Gate NRA, CA
Details: ---
Contact: Hal Spencer
Phone/fax: 415-561-5133; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
3/30-4/3 Course: Compass II
Location: Hawaii Volcanoes NP, HI
Details: The course provides six universal essential
competencies at the entry level - resource
stewardship, fundamental values, leadership, NPS
operations, communications skills, and problem-
solving skills. Open to employees in PWR.
Contact: Learning Place BB or Joni-Mae Makuakane-Jarrell
Phone/fax: 808-882-7218; 808-882-7210
E-mail: Joni-Mae Makuakane-Jarrell at NP-KAHO
Submitter: Betty Browning, ATC
4/14-15 Course: The First Step to Behavior-Based Safety
Location: San Francisco, CA
Details: Principles of behavior-based safety.
Contact: Mary Robinson, Mather Training Center
Phone/fax: 304-535-6215; 304-535-6408
E-mail: Mary Robinson at NP-HFC
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
4/20-30 Course: Advanced Principles of Administration
Location: Albright TC, Grand Canyon, AZ
Details: The course will provide chiefs of administration with
instruction and methods in the management of
administrative programs as a member of the park's
management team.
Contact: Learning Place Bulletin Board, or Tom Ferrani
Phone/fax: 907-257-2550; ---
E-mail: As above
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
4/20-24* Course: Museum Basics: Preservation, Maintenance and
Programming
Location: Vancouver, WA
Details: Entry level course. Provides staff with collateral
or full-time museum responsibilities with basic
knowledge and skills necessary to being and maintain
a park museum collection.
Contact: Tony Knapp
Phone/fax: 304-535-6178; 304-535-6408
E-mail: Tony Knapp
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
4/20-5/1 Course: Historic Weapons Certification
Location: Camp Gruber Training Site, Braggs, OK
Details: The course meets the initial certification and
recertification needs of supervisors and interpreters
in NPS historic weapons firing programs.
Contact: Rick Martin, Fort Smith NHS
Phone/fax: 501-783-3961; ---
E-mail: FOSM Ranger Activities at NP-FOSM
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
4/27-5/1* Course: Pump Operator
Location: Glen Canyon NRA, UT
Details: ---
Contact: Hal Spencer
Phone/fax: 415-561-5133; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
4/27-5/1 Course: Wilderness Planning Workshop
Location: Parsons, WV
Details: The workshop will present a forum for learning about
and discussing methods for developing programmatic
wilderness management direction.
Contact: Greg Kroll, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness
Training Center
Phone/fax: 406-626-5208 x 14; 406-626-5395
E-mail: Greg Kroll at NP-YELL
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
4/27-28 Course: Tax Incentives for Developing Historic Properties
Location: Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Details: Use of historic preservation tax incentives to
develop historic properties. Experienced developers,
bankers, NPS project reviewers, and IRS tax
specialists will introduce effective strategies for
historic property development.
Contact: Brooks Prueher, HPS, WASO
Phone/fax: 202-343-1185; ---
E-mail: Brooks Prueher at NP-WASO-HPS, or Brooks_Prueher@nps.gov
Submitter: Brooks Prueher
5/4-8 Course: Interpretive Curriculum Coordinator/Certifier
Workshop
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Servicewide training for interpreters for the dual
role of coordinator and certifier in support of the
interpretive development program.
Contact: Dave Dahlen
Phone/fax: 304-535-6405; 304-535-6408
E-mail: Dave Dahlen
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
5/4-8 Course: Compass II
Location: Lowell NHP, Lowell, MA
Details: See Hawaii Volcanoes NP, 3/30.
Contact: Amy Glowacki
Phone/fax: 978-459-1132; 978-459-1078
E-mail: Amy Glowacki at NP-NAR
Submitter: Amy Glowacki, LOWE
5/11-15 Course: Fundamental Principles of Administration
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Designed to provide training in essential
competencies for all functions of NPS administration at the clerk/tech level.
Contact: Peggy Woodward
Phone/fax: 304-535-6403; 304-535-6408
E-mail: Peggy Woodward
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
5/17-20* Course: "Desegregating The American Mind for the 21st
Century" and "Race Relations in the Work Force" -
Symposium, Panel Discussion and Training Session
Location: Brown vs. Board of Education NHS, Topeka, KS
Details: The annual symposium will commemorate the Supreme
Court's decision of 1954 ending segregation in public
schools. It will be followed by a panel discussion
on diversity and race relations, and by a training
session on the same topic.
Contact: H. Tyrone Brandyburg
Phone/fax: 785-354-4273; 785-354-7213
E-mail: Tyrone Brandyburg at NP-MWR
Submitter: Sherie Maddox, MWRO
5/18-22 Course: The New Superintendent
Location: Atlanta, GA
Details: Course primarily for newly assigned first-time
superintendents at the GS-12 and GS-13 levels.
Assistant/deputy superintendents and SO
superintendents may also apply. Focus on NPS
organizational values, philosophy and concepts.
The closing date for nominations is March 15th.
Contact: Jim Bellamy
Phone/fax: 520-638-7983; ---
E-mail: James Bellamy at NP-HOAL
Submitter: Jim Bellamy
5/25-29* Course: Pump Operator
Location: Golden Gate NRA, CA
Details: ---
Contact: Pete Dalton
Phone/fax: 520-608-6301; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
5/27-29* Course: Basic Environmental Investigations Training
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Details: ---
Contact: Kathy Braase, Western States Project
Phone/fax: 602-542-8511; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCRO
6/2-4* Course: Budget Process for NPS Managers
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Managerial aspects of the NPS budget process.
Contact: Mimi Woodward of Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: 804-224-1743 (Woodward), 304-535-6215 (Gauthier)
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
6/8-12* Course: Firefighter Level I
Location: Yosemite NP, CA
Details: ---
Contact: Deron Mills
Phone/fax: 209-372-0327; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
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