NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, March 16, 2000

ALMANAC

On this day in 1751, James Madison, the fourth president of the United 
States, was born in Port Conway, Virginia.  During the War of 1812, 
the British invaded Washington and burned the White House, prematurely 
ending Madison's residence there.

INCIDENTS

00-014 - Canaveral NS (FL) - Follow-up: ARPA/NAGPRA Case

On November 18, 1996, local police arrested D.G. on drug 
charges and found human skull pieces with markings on them in his 
possession. It was soon determined that the fragments came from a 
Native American burial site in the park. Investigation led to charges 
being filed against D.G. for theft of government property and for 
ARPA and NAGPRA violations. On March 9th, D.G. pled guilty to the 
first two charges. He will be sentenced in federal district court in 
June. [Eric Lugo, LES, CANA, 3/15]

00-094 - Fort Smith NHS (AR) - Death of Employee

Maintenance worker Kenneth Smith, 67, collapsed while working on a 
concrete footing on the afternoon of March 14th. Responding rangers 
and maintenance workers found him in respiratory distress. His 
breathing became labored, then stopped. Rescue breathing was begun and 
worked briefly, but cardiac arrest ensued. Advanced life support 
personnel from the Fort Smith Fire Department arrived on scene within 
minutes, but efforts to revive him proved unavailing. Ken's son, Gary, 
is the facility manager at Fort Smith, and was at the scene; his 
brother, Joe, is a maintenance worker at Buffalo River. A CISD peer 
counseling team was requested and has been dispatched to the park. 
[Robert Still, PR, Pea Ridge NMP, 3/15]

00-095 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Special Event

On March 14th, two opposing groups exercised their First Amendment 
rights in the park. The Glen Canyon Action Network sponsored a 
demonstration advocating the removal of the Glen Canyon Dam and the 
return of the Colorado River to a free-flowing condition. About 150 
people participated. The second group, the Friends of Lake Powell, 
sponsored a demonstration, attended by about 650 people, advocating 
the status quo and emphasizing the importance of the dam to the 
economic health of the town of Page and of northern Arizona. The park, 
Coconino County Sheriff's Department and Arizona Department of Public 
Safety worked together to insure that the events were conducted safely 
and without mishap. There were no incidents. [David Sandbakken, LES, 
GLCA, 3/15]

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Golden Gate NRA (CA) - Seabird Protection

Boaters and kayakers are being asked to help protect nesting and 
roosting seabirds on Alcatraz Island. The island is home to the San 
Francisco area's largest nesting colonies of Brandt's and pelagic 
cormorants, pigeon guillemots, western gulls and black-crowned night 
herons. These birds prefer to nest and roost on islands where they are 
protected from predators and disturbance. On Alcatraz, they must cope 
with near and constant boat and air traffic. People and boats are 
being asked to remain 100 yards offshore, as venturing too close may 
cause the seabirds to abandon their nests. The restriction will apply 
from March to September on the east side of the island and all year 
round on the other three sides. [PIO, GOGA]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No submissions.

MEMORANDA

Submission pending.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

San Antonio Missions NHP (TX) - The park has an opening for a 
GS-401-9/11 biologist in its Division of Resource Management and 
Visitor Protection.  The vacancy announcement is on USA Jobs and 
closes on April 3rd.  San Antonio Missions preserves, protects and 
interprets the largest remaining concentration of Spanish Colonial 
resources in the United States.  Composed of several non-contiguous 
units, the park's 825 acres consist of four mission sites, a ranch 
site, two acequia systems and other minimally developed lands.  There 
are significant natural resource management issues, including 
vegetation management, invasive species, IPM, natural quiet, 
biological inventories and monitoring.  The incumbent will coordinate 
a variety of activities with other land management agencies in the 
area. For more information, contact chief ranger Dan Steed at 
210-534-8875 x 224.

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

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