NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Tuesday, February 16, 1999

INCIDENTS

99-42 - Independence NHP (PA) - Vehicle Fire; Damage to Structure

City Tavern, a reproduction of an 18th century tavern, was damaged by fire on
the afternoon of February 11th.  The driver of a passing car dropped a
cigarette, which started a fire in the interior of his vehicle.  He
immediately pulled over in front of the tavern to call for help.  The fire
rapidly engulfed his vehicle, then spread to a fabric awning over the
sidewalk in front of the tavern, then to the roof of the building.  Rangers
cleared and secured the building while city firefighters extinguished the
blaze.  Damage estimates are being prepared.  [Andrew Artz, Acting Shift
Supervisor, INDE, 2/12]

99-43 - Gateway NRA (NY/NJ) - Homicide

A park visitor reported seeing a man down in a weeded area adjacent to the
Plum Beach section of the park on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 10th. 
The responding Park Police officer found the body of a middle-aged man.  The
crime scene was processed by both Park Police and city units.  Preliminary
investigation indicates that the man had been dead for three to five days,
and that he'd been shot in the head four times.  The lack of physical
evidence at the scene has led investigators to conclude that the man's body
was dumped at the location, which is near a major highway.  The victim has
been identified by papers and documents found in his wallet.  Since it also
contained currency, robbery apparently was not a motive in his killing. 
[John Lauro, GATE, 2/13]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

No entries.

PARK DISPATCHES

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

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MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

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MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS CALENDAR

Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains meetings, seminars, conferences and events, and a second, which
contains workshops and training courses.  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.

Dates:      February 24 - 28 
Conference: "Envision the Future," Eighth Annual International Conference of
            Fire Service Women
Location:   Omni Los Angeles Hotel and Center, Los Angeles, CA
Details:    Attendees include wildland and structural firefighters, EMTs and
            paramedics, fire educators, volunteers and seasonals.  Pre-
            conference seminars include swift-water first responder,
            structural fire investigation, initial command of structural
            fires, ICS in the wildland setting, creative confrontation, and
            leadership roles in conflict resolution.  Tuition: $275 for
            members, $300 for non-members, $400 for either after February
            19th.  Pre-conference sessions are $150.  Roommate matching
            service and child care available.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Women in the Fire Service
Phone/fax:  608-233-4768; ---
E-mail:     lacon@wfsi.org
Submitter:  Krysia Baron, BAND

Dates:      February 27 - 28 
Event:      233rd Anniversary, Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
Location:   Moores Creek NB, NC
Details:    There will be special events on both days.  This year also marks
            the centennial of the Moores Creek Battleground Association,
            believed to be the oldest active friends group affiliated with an
            NPS unit.
Contact:    MOCR
Phone/fax:  910-283-5591; ---
E-mail:     Ann Childress at NP--SER
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      March 1 (due date for papers)*
Conference: Fifth Biennial Science Conference on the Greater Yellowstone
            Ecosystem 
Location:   Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone NP, WY
Details:    Although the conference will not be held until October, abstracts
            of proposes papers/panel sessions are due by March 1st.  The
            theme is "Exotic Organisms in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem:
            Native Biodiversity Under Siege."
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Joy Perius
Phone/fax:  307-344-2209; ---
E-mail:     Joy Perius at NP-YELL
Submitter:  Sue Consolo Murphy, YELL

Dates:      March 7 - 11 
Conference: National Conference on Cultural Property Protection 
Location:   Los Angles, CA
Details:    The conference will include sessions on construction and
            security, defining threats, fire protection, alarms, guard
            forces/services, etc. The registration fee $425 and opens in
            January.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Smithsonian Institution
Phone/fax:  202-633-9446; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Hollis G. Provins, INDE

Dates:      March 21 - 24 
Conference: Thirteenth National Town Meeting on Main Street
Location:   San Diego, CA
Details:    Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main
            Street Center.  Nearly 100 educational and field sessions led by
            local community development specialists.  The Main Street
            approach to economic development and historic preservation has
            been adopted by 1400 agencies across the country and is being
            used by federal agencies to rethink under-utilized historic
            properties.  
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Main Street Center
Phone/fax:  202-588-6219; ---
E-mail:     http://www.mainst.org/
Submitter:  Brooks Prueher, NTHP

Dates:      March 22 - 26 
Conference: On the Frontiers of Conservation: Discovery, Reappraisal &
            Innovation
Location:   Great Smokies Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Asheville, NC
Details:    George Wright Society interdisciplinary conference on research
            and resource management in parks and other protected areas.
Closes:     Early registration discounts to February 21st. 
Contact:    Dave Harmon, George Wright Society
Phone/fax:  1-906-487-9722; 1-906-487-9405
E-mail:     gws@mail.portup.com; http://www.portup.com/~gws/gws99.html 
Submitter:  Dave Harmon, GWS

Dates:      April 6 - 8 *
Conference: Joint Conference for Interpreters and Natural and Cultural
            Resource Managers
Location:   Sheraton Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY
Details:    The objective of the conference is to develop an approach to both
            interpreting and preserving resources.  Hotel reservations (1-
            518-584-4000) must be made by March 5th.
Closes:     March 5th
Contact:    DeNise Cooke (DEWA), Phyllis Ellin (PSO), Larry Gall (BSO), Judy
            Hellmich (LOWE), David Orr (VAFO), Janet Wise (SARA)
Phone/fax:  --- ; ---
E-mail:     All available via cc:Mail at respective parks/offices.
Submitter:  DeNise Cooke, DEWA

Dates:      April 6 - 8 *
Conference: "Toward a Sustainable Environment - Learning from Our Successes,"
            1999 DOI Conference on the Environment
Location:   Adams Mark Hotel, Denver, CO
Details:    Sessions will focus on working toward a sustainable environment
            and learning from our successes in cleaning up contaminated
            sites, preventing pollution, and working with NEPA, CERCLA and
            the natural resource damage and assessment and restoration
            program.  Registration fee of $180 prior to March 15th; $225
            thereafter.  Hotel reservations (1-800-444-2326) must be made by
            March 12th.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Fred Sturniolo, NPS representative, or the conference web site,
            http://www.doi.gov/oepc
Phone/fax:  202-565-1528; ---
E-mail:     Fred Sturniolo at NP-WASO-FMD
Submitter:  Maureen Foster, WASO

Dates:      April 19 - 21 
Conference: Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference III: "Redefining Our
            Message: The Relevance of Presidential Properties in the 21st
            Century" 
Location:   LBJ Library and Museum, Austin, TX (also LBJ National and State
            Historical Parks, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, George
            Bush Library)
Details:    National gathering of senior managers, site administrators,
            education specialists and presidential scholars to explore
            methods necessary to attract, inform and educate a new and
            diverse constituency to presidential sites.  Honorary co-chairs:
            Mrs. Johnson, President and Mrs. Bush, Director Stanton.
Closes:     February 28th
Contact:    Leslie Starr Hart, Superintendent, LYJO
Phone/fax:  830-868-7128 x 222; 830-868-7863
E-mail:     presidential_sites_conference@nps.gov or Presidential Sites
            Conference at NP-LYJO; www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/sitesconf
Submitter:  Leslie Starr Hart

Dates:      April 25 - 29 
Conference: "Reinventing the Museum: Relevance and Renewal," Annual Meeting,
            American Association of Museums
Location:   Cleveland, OH
Details:    See the web site at www.aam-us.org
Closes:     ---
Contact:    American Association of Museums
Phone/fax:  202-289-9114; 202-289-6578
E-mail:     seminars@aam-us.org
Submitter:  Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO

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