NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, April 17, 2000

ALMANAC

On this date in 1896, the Wright brothers' magazine, "Snap-Shots," 
announced the impending sale of Wright-manufactured bicycles at their 
shop in Dayton, Ohio, now part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National 
Historical Park.

INCIDENTS

99-731 - Kaloko-Honokohau (HI) - Follow-up: Murder of Park Ranger 

On Thursday, April 13th, seventeen citizens of Hawaii County received 
various amounts of reward money for information leading to the 
apprehension and arrest of E.F.B. for the murder of 
ranger Steve Makuakane-Jarrell. The reward money was paid and 
presented by local FBI agents and NPS representatives Neil Akana, 
Talmadge Magno, and Paul Ducasse, all from Hawaii Volcanoes, and by 
ranger Cindy Galieto from Kaloko-Honokohau. (Scott Hinson, SA, YOSE; 
Neil Akana, PR, HAVO; 4/13]

00-144 - National Capital Parks (DC) - Park Police Officer Shot,       
         Wounded

A Park Police officer was shot in the face early on Thursday and was 
in critical condition at the Washington Hospital Center at the time of 
the report on Friday morning. The officer made a routine traffic stop 
and saw drug paraphernalia in the car. When the driver refused to get 
out of the car, the officer leaned in to grab the car keys and the car 
took off. The driver stopped after dragging the officer for about 75 
feet and the officer fell away from the car uninjured. The officer 
then joined his partner in their cruiser and they pursued the car to 
the intersection of Rock Creek Ford Road and Military Road, at which 
point the driver and passenger stopped and fled on foot. The officer 
who had been dragged apprehended the driver, who then pulled out a 
handgun and shot him. When other officers were unable to get the gun 
away from the man, a police dog was used to subdue him. The gunman was 
taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries. The passenger escaped. 
[Sgt. Robert MacLean, USPP, cited in the Washington Post, 4/14]

00-145 - National Capital Parks/WASO (DC) - Demonstrations

NPS operations have been substantially affected by the demonstrations 
against IMF and the World Bank in Washington. The Park Police have 
made a major force commitment to the demonstrations; reports will 
follow later this week. A Southeast Region SET team was brought in on 
Friday to protect facilities at the Department of Interior, located 
just a few blocks from the World Bank and IMF buildings. Interior 
employees have been granted liberal leave for Monday, but employees 
responsible for essential activities will be expected to report to 
work.  [Various sources, 4/15]

00-146 - Shenandoah NP (VA) - Airplane Crash with Fatality

A park neighbor reported hearing an aircraft in distress and a 
subsequent "thud" near the park boundary at Madison Run just after 
noon on Friday, April 14th. An initial search was conducted along 
Skyline Drive and U.S. 340 and was soon augmented by CAP airplanes and 
Forest Service and Virginia State Police helicopters. Ground searchers 
began working up the Trayfoot Mountain trail, near the point where the 
aircraft had disappeared from radar. The downed plane was spotted from 
the Forest Service helicopter around 3:30; it was about 100 feet 
northwest of the trail at the mountain's 3,040-foot elevation. Ranger 
John Patmore reached the wreckage a short time later and confirmed 
that the pilot - the plane's lone occupant - had been killed. Due to 
poor weather and lack of daylight, the body was not recovered until 
Saturday. An on-site investigation has been conducted by FAA, NTSB and 
Virginia State Police. The 1967 Cessna 172H had departed from 
Williamsburg, Virginia, around 11 a.m. on the date of the crash. The 
pilot's destination was Shenandoah Valley Airport, about eight miles 
west of the crash site. Site restoration will be coordinated with the 
aircraft owner's insurance company. [Rick Childs, IC, SHEN, 4/16]

00-147 - Blue Ridge Parkway (NC/VA) - Poaching Arrest

On April 11th, rangers from Oteen Station concluded several days of 
intermittent surveillance with the arrest of three people - M.S., 
23, J.S., 28, and a juvenile female - and the 
seizure of over 47,000 galax plant stems. All three are from Mexico 
and are illegal aliens; they are being held without bond under Lacey 
Act violations. Rangers John Anthony and Larry Johnson made the 
apprehensions after pursuing a tip from another park employee. Galax 
has commercial value in the floral industry in both domestic and 
European markets. The street value of the galax seized is over $2,000. 
Anthony is the case ranger. [John Garrison, Protection Specialist, 
BLRI, 4/12]

00-148 - San Antonio Missions NHP (TX) - Vandalism

In the early morning hours of March 10th, San Antonio police officers 
arrested a gang of juveniles at the park's Espada Aqueduct for spray 
painting or "tagging" this historic structure.  The gang, known as the 
US Free-Style Addicts, had also tagged city property adjacent to the 
park.  Since the incident, the park has been working on the case with 
the risk management division of the city attorney's office.  The 
presiding judge has ordered the juveniles to pay the park $1,800, 
which is what it cost to have the park's preservation staff remove the 
paint.  The juveniles were also placed on probation.  For the past 
four years, the park has worked closely with city and county gang 
units and the Texas Gang Investigators Association to eliminate 
nighttime gang activity in and around the park.  [Dan Steed, CR, SAAN, 
4/13]

00-149 - Grand Canyon NP (AZ) - Search; Fatality

On February 26th, ranger Phil Mennenoh was notified that a guest at 
the Bright Angel Lodge had failed to retrieve his property from a 
room. R.V.R., 28, a resident of the Netherlands, had last 
been seen on the South Rim on February 21st. He was traveling solo 
through the United States for several months and had recently hiked to 
Phantom Ranch. Investigation led to the discovery that R.V.R. 
suffered from galactosemia, a rare disease in which the victim is 
unable to convert galactose to glucose due to a missing enzyme. 
Galactosemia frequently causes brain damage and may lead a victim to 
make "strange decisions." On March 30th, a body was spotted several 
hundred feet beneath the South Rim by the crew of the park's 
helicopter. The remains were subsequently identified as R.V.R.'s. 
Park staff rappelled to the scene and employed a helicopter sling to 
remove the remains. Mark Law was IC. [Ken Phillips, SAR Coordinator, 
GRCA, 4/13]

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Discovery 2000 Conference Exhibition - An exhibition called "Expo 
2000" is being planned as a part of the Discovery 2000 conference in 
St Louis this September.  While similar in concept to the usual 
conference tradeshow, Expo 2000 will be a marketplace of new ideas and 
concepts that will introduce conference attendees to a variety of 
products and services that apply new technology and "out of the box" 
thinking that will help the NPS to meet the challenges of the next 
century.  If you manage a program or project within the National Park 
Service or in partnership with another agency or private sector 
company that exemplifies "out of the box" thinking, you are invited to 
apply for a Discovery 2000 exhibition booth. The conference program 
will be held at the Regal Riverfront Hotel in St Louis, which is the 
main conference venue.  The Regal Riverfront has an exposition area 
with a capacity for 80 booths, each measuring 80 square feet in size.  
The Jefferson National Parks Association is guaranteeing the Expo 2000 
program and has contracted Sue Husch of Quality Business Service in 
Moab, Utah to organize the event.  The Expo 2000 program will begin 
with booth set-up on Monday, September 11th, and close at noon on 
Wednesday, September 13th.  Twenty booths have been set aside at the 
$450 charge for NPS programs and not-for-profit partners. This cost 
includes the booth space, drapery, table, chairs and signage and is 
substantially less than the for-profit company or institution booth 
cost of $895.  The $450 fee represents the per-booth cost to Jefferson 
National Parks to hold the Expo program (hotel fees, pipe and drape 
rental, security, furniture, and organization). If you're interested 
in reserving a booth or obtaining more information, please contact 
Gary Cummins, Harpers Ferry Center manager, via cc:Mail, or Sue Husch 
at Quality Business Service, via phone (435-259-8227), fax 
(435-259-3521), email (bsmoab@lasal.net), or regular mail (2191 South 
Buena Vista Drive, Moab, Utah  81532-3492).

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Midwest Regional Office - John Kawamoto, who retired in 1988 from his 
position as ARD for planning and resource preservation in MWRO, died 
of a heart attack on April 9th at age 73. He was a past recipient of 
DOI meritorious and distinguished service awards, and was instrumental 
in the establishment of Voyageurs NP. He's survived by his wife, 
Pauline, and his son and three daughters. [Flo Six, MWRO]

TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR

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Report as a separate message.

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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
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