NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, April 5, 2001

INCIDENTS

01-031 - New River Gorge NR (WV) - Train Derailment

A freight train traveling through the park on the CSX mainline 
derailed near Meadow Creek on April 2nd. Forty-one cars left the 
tracks and spilled several thousand tons of whole-kernel corn. Damage 
was limited to the CSX right-of-way and to private property adjacent 
to the tracks. There were no injuries and no park property was 
involved. Several thousand pounds of corn spilled into a small 
tributary of the New River. The spill and cleanup are being monitored 
by resource management and protection staff. The accident was 
evidently caused by a faulty switch. [Chris Schrader, SA, NERI, 4/3]

                   [Additional reports pending....]

FIRE MANAGEMENT

National Fire Plan

No new information. Please check the NPS Fire Management Program 
Center web page (www.fire.nps.gov) for further information on fire 
plan projects.

Park Fires

Everglades NP (FL) - The Mustang Fire has been contained at 400 acres. 
There are still hot spots inside the perimeter that will be checked 
and patrolled daily. Fuel moisture samples will be taken today. Recent 
rains have increased green-up rates despite the drought.

[NPS Situation Summary Report, 4/4]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Reservation System Brochure Photos Sought - SPHERIX (formerly 
Biospherics), the Service's campground reservation system contractor, 
is seeking park pictures for use on the annual reservation system 
campground and tour brochures. They must be from parks that are 
currently part of the system, must be of animals and scenery only, and 
must be taken by NPS employees. Computer-generated photos can not be 
used and should not be submitted. Up to three pictures can be 
submitted per person. They should be between 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches and 
5 by 7 inches in size. Include your name, park and title in the 
submission - credits will be given in the brochure. Mail the photos in 
a padded envelope to SPHERIX, Attn: Kirsten Dixon, PO Box 1600, 
Cumberland, MD 21501. The deadline for receipt of submissions is July 
1st. All photos become the property of SPHERIX.  [Sally Lewis, 
RAD/WASO]

Calendar Correction - Monday's training/meetings calendar listed the 
number for Steve Dodd at Northern Arizona University's seasonal LE 
training program as 502-523-8242. It should have been 520-523-8242. 
[Editor]

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Buffalo NR (AR) - The park has advertised for a GS-025-7 interpretive 
ranger (with promotion potential to GS-9) for its Upper Middle 
District. It has been advertised as a 7/9 under announcement 01-0447 
JR and as a 9 under announcement 01-0448 JR. Both close on April 17th. 
For more info, call Doug Wilson, chief of interpretation, at 
870-741-5443. [Doug Wilson, BUFF]

HOT LINKS

If you know of a web site relevant to the operations of the National 
Park Service, please send it along for inclusion in "Hot Links."

Urban Parks Institute (http://urbanparks.org) - The Urban Parks 
Institute has just launched Urban Parks Online, a website designed to 
aid park professionals and volunteers in their efforts to restore, 
improve and revitalize urban open spaces. It includes "park portraits" 
of world-renowned sites, a community network where people can share 
advice and offer help on various issues, a growing database of over 
800 park and park-related organizations, links to parks-related news 
stories and information, and info on speakers, teachers and others who 
can provide technical assistance. Charles Jordan, a member of the NPS 
Advisory Board, will be taking questions and comments at the site 
through April 16th. He is also sharing ideas on the development of a 
national agenda for urban parks. [Kathy Madden, Director, UPI]

ADDITIONAL SECTIONS

Regular sections not appearing today but available at all times for 
submissions:

o Natural/Cultural Resource Management - Significant developments in 
  these fields.
o Interpretation/Visitor Services - Significant developments in these 
  fields.
o Operational Notes - Any information of consequence to the field on 
  operational matters.
o Memoranda - Memoranda from WASO to the field on all operational 
  matters.
o Interchange - Requests or offers from any park or office for 
  materials, information or any other operational needs.
o Film at 11 - Reports on current or upcoming print or electronic 
  media stories on the NPS.

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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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