NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, April 10, 2000

ALMANAC

On this date in 1939, the Lincoln Memorial was used for filming the 
movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," starring James Stewart.

INCIDENTS

00-130 - Virgin Islands NP (VI) - Illegal Immigrants

Twenty-five illegal immigrants landed on a beach at Cinnamon Bay 
campground on St. John on the morning of March 27th. Their open, 
26-foot wooden boat, powered by twin outboard motors, was swamped and 
up on the beach. Rangers removed the vessel; 11 members of the party, 
all from Haiti and Asia, were turned over to INS by local police. 
Rangers and police also searched the east end of the island for 
another 15 illegal immigrants who had also arrived on a park beach. 
Three were apprehended and turned over to INS. The park has 
experienced an influx of illegal immigrants from Asia and the 
Caribbean islands, all attempting to enter the United States. 
[Laurelly Richards, VIIS, 4/6]

00-131 - Canyonlands NP (UT) - Boating Accident

On April 6th, W.M. and M.M. of Wenatchee, Washington, headed 
down the Green River in an aluminum canoe on an extended boating trip. 
They passed through the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, 
but failed to recognize this significant geographical feature. Several 
miles further down the river, the M.s saw a large sign warning of 
the dangerous rapids in Cataract Canyon "2 ½ miles" ahead. They 
employed their river map to determine their location and concluded 
that they were at Bonita Bend, 31 miles above the confluence. They 
assumed that the sign had originally said that the rapids were "32 ½" 
miles ahead and that the "3" had been removed from the sign by 
vandals. They proceeded down the river and soon heard the sound of 
"Brown Betty," a Class III rapid. They were unable to get their canoe 
to shore, so quickly donned their lifejackets - a life-saving 
decision, as they soon ended up in the 54-degree water and floated 
through "Brown Betty" and two additional rapids before being able to 
swim to shore on opposite sides of the river. Their canoe, food, water 
and equipment floated away. The M.s hiked three-and-a-half miles 
upstream until the encountered a motorboat being operated by Tex's 
Riverways, a park concessionaire. The M.s were reunited and 
evacuated from the canyon. Neither was injured. [Steve Swanke, DR, 
CANY, 4/7]

00-132 - Badlands NP (SD) - Search and Rescue

On April 4th, ranger Scott Hall learned that a park visitor had become 
lost and stranded on the cliffs east of the Notch Trail. She had 
employed her cell phone to contact the county sheriff's office, adding 
that she was by herself and was terrified of the heights. As rangers 
and other park staff were responding, residents in the park housing 
area a quarter mile from the cliffs reported hearing the woman's 
screams for help. Searchers finally located her standing on a ledge 
part of the way down a steep cliff face about 100 yards east of the 
Notch Trail overlook. She was rescued without incident. She reported 
that she'd hiked up the trail to see the sunset, but had lost her way. 
[Mark Gorman, BADL, 4/7]

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Death Valley NP (CA) - Ferral Burro Roundup

The park completed the second year of a multi-year feral burro roundup 
in February. The goal of the project is to reduce the park burro 
population to zero by 2003.  A total of 185 animals were removed this 
year (180 burros plus two horses and three mules), bringing the 
overall total to 389 animals removed from the park over the past two 
years. Roughly 300 burros remain within parklands. The park's natural 
resource management specialist worked with a contracted helicopter 
crew and wranglers to remove the animals from throughout the park. One 
hundred of the 185 animals captured this year went to the wild burro 
and preservation project in Oregon, where they will spend their lives 
on a private ranch.  The remaining animals were sent to the Bureau of 
Land Management's wild horse and burro corrals in Ridgecrest, 
California, where they will be put up for adoption.  This facility is 
supported by funding from several NPS areas.  Removal of the feral 
burros from park lands will reduce or eliminate competition for 
limited and sensitive riparian habitat that supports native flora and 
fauna, such as desert bighorn sheep.  The project is funded by the 
park's recreational fee demonstration program.  [Tim Stone, DEVA]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

D0-9 - Ranger Activities has learned that a pirated electronic version 
of DO-9 is making the rounds within the NPS. This is very 
disappointing because DO-9 does not become effective until it is 
officially released; moreover, the pirated version is NOT the DO-9 
that the director signed. Readers will find that there are mistakes in 
numbering and the text and at least two incomplete sentences. This 
will only lead to problems in the future because there will inevitably 
be confusion over the different versions. If you've received a copy of 
this bootleg DO-9 or know of anyone who's received it, please destroy 
it. The official DO-9 and RM-9 are still at the printers and will be 
disseminated as quickly as possible once off the presses. [Dennis 
Burnett, RAD/WASO]

Advanced Resource Protection Training - There's still space left in 
the training course, which will be held in San Luis Obispo, 
California, from April 30th to May 6th. Food, lodging and all 
instructional fees are covered; parks only have to pay for travel and 
per diem. If interested, contact Todd Swain on cc:Mail at NP-JOTR or 
at 760-367-5542 no later than Thursday. [Todd Swain, JOTR]

Structural Fire Course - Badlands NP has spaces left in the 40-hour 
level 1 structural fire course, which is being offered between April 
24th and 28th.  Dorm space available.  No tuition costs.  Interested 
parks should contact Mark Gorman or Scott Lopez at 605-433-5232.  
[Mark Gorman, BADL].

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Gettysburg NMP (PA) - Correction: The announcement for the chief of 
the cultural and natural resource management division is NOT open to 
all sources, as was originally stated in the April 6th Morning Report. 
 The announcement is open as an interdisciplinary position, both for 
historian (GS-0170-12/13) and supervisory park ranger (GS-025-12/13). 
It's open to current federal employees serving under a career or 
career-conditional appointment, former federal employees with 
reinstatement eligibility, or persons eligible for non-competitive 
appointment under special authorities.  For more information, see USA 
Jobs or contact Carmen Doyle at 717-334-3370.

El Morro NM (NM) - The park is currently advertising on USA Jobs for a 
GS-025-11 chief ranger. The position (ELMO-00-02) is open 
department-wide and closes on April 28th. It is covered by 6c; 
occupancy in park housing is required. For further information, 
contact the park personnel office at 505-285-4641 x 16.

Badlands NP (SD) - The park is currently advertising a GS-025-5/7/9 
permanent, subject-to-furlough park ranger position in its resource 
protection division.  The job is on USA Jobs under announcement number 
CTHH-0-0327 and has a closing date of April 20th.  The incumbent 
serves as the Cedar Pass area ranger; duties include park EMS 
coordination, front and back country patrol with special emphasis on 
paleontological resource protection.  Required occupancy. For 
additional information, contact Mark Gorman at 605-433-5232.

FOOTNOTE

Woody Harrell at Shiloh NMP writes with a postscript to Friday's 
"Almanac" entry on the anniversary of that battle: "If Hardin County 
gets an accurate count this year, this will be the first census to 
record the county's population as greater than the Battle of Shiloh's 
23,746 casualties. . ."

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