INCIDENTS

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Petrified Forest National Park (AZ)
Tour Guide Sentenced For Fee Violation

On July 18th, tour guide operator L.T. of Flagstaff, Arizona, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to undergo ten counseling sessions. The conviction stemmed from charges filed against L.T. for bringing a tour into the park after paying only the single visit fee of $10. Over the past decade, L.T. had been stopped by rangers at Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest and has been issued four $50 fee violation notices. Three years ago, L.T. entered Petrified Forest with a van full of customers and showed his Golden Eagle Pass. L.T. told the entrance station that the customers in the van were family. He was charged with fraud, paid a $2,000 fine, and got two years probation. Last November, ranger Chuck Dorn caught a member of L.T.'s tour group stealing petrified wood and recognized L.T.. A check of his receipt found that L.T. had not paid the commercial rate to enter the park. During the sentencing, federal magistrate Stephen Verkamp said this regarding L.T.'s behavior: "For some reason, there's a pathology here of going through the park gate without paying." Verkamp later referred to L.T.'s actions as "stupid, fraudulent, bogus and Mickey Mouse."
[Submitted by Greg Caffey, Acting Chief Ranger]

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (AK)
International Multi-Agency Rescue

A.C., 53, was hiking near the top of the Chilkoot Trail's famous "Golden Stairs" route near the Canadian border around 5 p.m. on July 29th. A.C., who was wearing a heavy backpack, was crossing a scree and boulder filled landscape when he lost his footing and fell backwards, severely fracturing his lower leg in the process. Since he was traveling alone and unable to proceed in either direction on this difficult route, he awaited help. Within an hour, he was discovered by Rob Savard, a patrol warden from Parks Canada. Savard had passed A.C. earlier in the afternoon and had returned to check on his welfare when he failed to arrive at the Summit Warden Station as expected. Savard advised park staff by radio of the need for emergency evacuation. Skagway Fire Department SAR volunteers mobilized a team of seven rescuers who were transported by Temsco Helicopters to the vicinity to assist Savard and ranger Seth Plunkett, who had just arrived on foot from Sheep Camp Ranger Station. Permission was obtained from Canada Customs for rescuers to land nearby in Canada in order to allow the pilots to scout a suitable temporary helispot closer to the patient. Working against the waning daylight, rescuers quickly stabilized and carried A.C. by litter over the steep rocky terrain to a helispot for evacuation to Skagway. Much of the evacuation route required the use of belay and raising systems, slowing their progress to the helispot. A.C. was delivered at last light to the Skagway Medical Clinic, and later evacuated by ambulance to Whitehorse.
[Submitted by Reed McCluskey, Chief Ranger]

Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)
Rescue of Injured Hiker

On the morning of July 25th, park rescue personnel responded to a report of a fall at O'Neil Butte on the South Kaibab Trail. G.K., 40, had been hiking early that morning when he slipped near the edge of the trail, likely due to the wet trail conditions. The slip resulted in G.K. taking a 25-foot vertical fall to a shelf below. Although he was out of sight, G.K.'s moans were heard by a passing hiker who notified a ranger. The ranger, who was just minutes away from the site of the accident, quickly arrived on scene. Meanwhile, other rescue personnel flew to the area in the park helicopter and conducted an aerial recon of the safest means for evacuation G.K. Ranger Heidi Sellers and ranger/paramedic Marc Yeston evaluated and treated G.K.'s injuries, which consisted of a large laceration to his head and severe back pain. With multiple flights, enough equipment and personnel were inserted to perform a litter carry to the trail above and then on to the O'Neil Saddle helispot. G.K. was then transported to the South Rim in the park helicopter, transferred to a private air ambulance, and flown to Flagstaff Medical Center. Hunter Bailey was incident commander.
[Submitted by Ken Phillips, SAR Coordinator]

Yellowstone National Park (ID,MT,WY)
Sexual Abuse Indictment

On July 24th, T.B., 19, of LaFayette, Louisiana and Yellowstone National Park, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of felony sexual abuse (18 USC 2242(2)(B)). Canyon Subdistrict rangers Fletcher Ogg and Jim Cannon began the investigation under the direction of supervisory ranger Matt Vandzura during the early morning of July 12th. The initial on-scene work by the responding rangers greatly contributed to a successful interview conducted a few hours later by park special agents and rangers. T.B. was arrested on probable cause the following morning and charged by criminal complaint pending the government seeking the indictment. The indictment alleges that an extremely intoxicated 22-year-old female was left in T.B.'s care and that he engaged in a sexual act with the victim, who was incapable of declining participation.
[Submitted by Chris Fors, Special Agent]

Yellowstone National Park (ID,MT,WY)
Girl Suffers Thermal Burns

A six year-old girl from Tucson, Arizona, was injured while playing with her brother near Constant Geyser in Porcelain Basin in the Norris Geyser Basin on the afternoon of July 30th. The girl and her brother were evidently playing on the boardwalk near Constant Geyser, which was erupting at the time, when she fell off the boardwalk into the run-off channel from the nearby Whirligig Geyser. The run-off channel is approximately one-half inch to two inches deep with water temperatures at approximately 160 degrees Fahrenheit. First aid was administered by her parents and a witness to the incident; she was then carried to the Norris Museum, where park staff responded. The girl was taken to Lake Clinic by ambulance, where she was treated and released. She received minor burns to her lower extremities and back in the incident.
[Submitted by Public Affairs]

FIRE MANAGEMENT

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National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC Situation Report - Monday, August 4, 2003

Preparedness Level 5

A total of 491 fires were reported over the weekend — 213 fires on Friday, 139 on Saturday, and 139 on Sunday. Initial attack was moderate yesterday in the eastern Great Basin and southern California. Only one new large fire was reported; four others were contained.

Fire Danger

Day	7/30	7/31	8/1	8/2	8/3	8/4
Alaska	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Arizona	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
California	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Colorado	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Hawaii	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Idaho	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Montana	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Nevada	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
New Mexico	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
New York	--	--	--	VX	--	--
Oklahoma	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Oregon	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
South Dakota	VX	--	VX	VX	VX	VX
Texas	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Utah	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Washington	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX
Wyoming	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX	VX

VH — Very high
EX — Extreme
VX — Very high to extreme

Fire Weather Watches and Warnings

No watches or warnings have been posted for today.

National Resource Commitments

Day	7/29	7/30	7/31	8/1	8/2	8/3	8/4
Crews	462	386	458	489	405	353	315
Engines	736	663	768	826	648	601	461
Helicopters	164	148	151	167	160	134	131
Air Tankers	7	5	3	3	1	1	2
Overhead	3,814	3,286	3,502	3,472	3,310	3,148	3,472

National Team Commitments

New team commitments or changes in teams are indicated in bold face.

State	Type Team	Team IC	Fire/Location	Acres	Percent Contain	Est Full Contain
ID	ACT	Ribar	Salmon-Challis NF Fires	---	---	---
MT	ACT	Mann	Flathead NF/Glacier NP Fires	---	---	---
MT	T1	Stam	Robert Fire Flathead NF/Glacier NP	24,400	40%	UNK
MT	T1	Raley	Trapper Creek Complex Glacier NP	20,509	40%	9/5
MT	T1	Bennett	Wedge Canyon Fire Flathead NF	25,224	30%	UNK
MT	T1	Frye	Black Frog Complex Bitterroot NF	7,000	75%	8/6
ID	T1	Mortier	Slims Fire Nez Perce NF	8,400	20%	8/20
ID	T1	Sexton	Hot Creek Fire Boise NF	26,560	50%	UNK
WA	T1	Lohrey	Fawn Peak Complex Okanogan-Wenatchee NF	75,555	57%	UNK
MT	T2	Swope	Booth Fire State Lands	2,500	40%	8/5
ID	T2	Brunner	North Fork Lick Fire Payette NF	625	20%	8/8
ID	T2	Larsen	Toboggan Fire Idaho Panhandle NF	318	50%	8/6
UT	T2	Broyles	Centerville Fire State Lands	500	100%	CND
OR	T2	Hoff	Kelsay Complex Umpqua NF	1,185	100%	CND
MT	T2	Sandman	Ross Creek Fire Kootenai NF	195	100%	CND
ID	T2	Kechter	Hunt Creek Fire State Lands	590	100%	CND
OR	T2	Morcom	Clark Fire Willamette NF	4,964	100%	CND
OR	ST	Thorpe	Frog Hollow Fire State Lands	752	100%	CND
MT	FUM	Wirt	Little Salmon Creek Complex Flathead NF	8,625	N/A	N/A

Fire and Aviation Management
NPS Fire Summary - Monday, August 4, 2003

Glacier National Park

An area command team (Mann) is coordinating the Type 1 teams assigned to the Robert, Trapper Creek Complex, Wedge Canyon and Ross Creek Fires.

Wedge Canyon Fire (25,224 acres; 30% contained) — A tenth of an inch of rain fell on the fire yesterday and temporarily suppressed fire activity. Creeping ground fires were observed. Evacuations for the Trail Creek have been downgraded to a precautionary evacuation status. Structure protection is in place for 100 residences. Resource commitments as of yesterday (Friday's figure in parentheses):

• Firefighters/overhead — 1,217 (1,134)
• Crews — 30 (28)
• Engines — 72 (70)
• Helicopters — 7 (4)

Robert Fire (24,400 acres; 40% containment) — Fire activity decreased due to light rain, light winds and increased humidity. Active ground fire in heavy fuels with occasional torching was observed. Glacier National Park Headquarters, Apgar Village and private holdings near Fish Creek will reopen today. Structure protection is in place for 200 residences and 24 commercial properties. Resource commitments as of yesterday (Friday's figure in parentheses):

• Firefighters/overhead — 994 (1,012)
• Crews — 22 (23)
• Engines — 68 (90)
• Helicopters — 6 (7)

Trapper Creek Complex (20,509 acres; 40% containment) — Both the Trapper Creek and the Wolf Gun fires are burning through old burns. Slow burning surface fire due to light rain was observed. The rain is not expected to have an effect on the fire for more than a day or two. The major road through Glacier National Park (Going to the Sun Highway) has been closed from West Glacier Gate to Logan Pass. Smoke continues to impact Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Structure protection is in place for three commercial properties. Resource commitments as of yesterday (Friday's figure in parentheses):

• Firefighters/overhead — 262 (198)
• Crews — 5 (4)
• Engines — 10 (11)
• Helicopters — 6 (3)

Yosemite National Park

The Kibbie Complex, comprised of the 30-acre Kibbie Fire and .1-acre SOK Fire, are burning near the Stanislaus NF. The forest has agreed to allow these fires to cross the boundary from the park; joint planning is underway.

Stage III wildland fire implementation planning has been completed and approved for the six-fire Duncan Complex, which has burned about 100 acres to date.

The park also reports:

• Six new fires, all detected on Friday, all of which are being monitored.
• Two active and five inactive wildland fire use fires. The active Snow Fire and Starr King Fires have each burned four acres.

Other Park Fires

Fire operations elsewhere in the system include:

• Bryce Canyon NP — The Riggs Spring Fire was contained at 1.5 acres on Friday.
• Rocky Mountain NP — The Lost Fall Fire, which was being managed for wildland fire benefits, was contained on Thursday following aerial observation and discussions with the Arapaho/Roosevelt NF.
• Sequoia/Kings Canyon NPs — Several small fires are being managed for wildland fire use (see separate park report).
• Yellowstone NP — The newly-reported Signal Fire has burned two trees about three miles east of Yellowstone Lake. The nearby two-acre Grizzly Fire is being suppressed under a modified confinement strategy. Fourteen firefighters have been assigned to it.

Zion National Park (UT)
Timber Top Fire Use Complex (Wildland Fire,Wildland Fire Use)

Two lightning-ignited wildland fires (Timber Top Mountain and Nagunt Mesa) are burning in mixed brush,fir and ponderosa pine on isolated mesa tops (Research Natural Areas)in the northern section of the park. Due to their location, they are being managed as FIRE USE FIRES. There are no resource values presently at risk. Both fires are being monitored from the ground and air by park personnel. (full report)
This fire use complex has burned most of the available fuel in its confinment area, reducing the potential for spread beyond the maximum manageable area. Staffing has been reduced. An info site is still being staffed along with daily monitoring from the ground and air.
Status
The LaVerkin Creek Trail is closed until further notice.
Acreage: 352-acres total
Resources Committed: 5-10 personnel and air support for recon.
Estimated containment date: August 5, 2003[Submitted by David Eaker, david_eaker@nps.gov, 435-772-7811]

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (CA)
Multiple Wildland Fire Use Projects (Wildland Fire,Wildland Fire Use)

The parks are currently managing 13 lightning-caused fires as "fire use projects" (see details below). These fires will be allowed to spread naturally to improve forest health. Leon Fire - east of Castle Rocks in SNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Giant Fire - Giant Forest in SNP. Currently 0.1 acre. East Clover Fire - along the Twin Lakes trail in the East Fork of Clover Creek in SNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Copper Fire - in the Copper Creek drainage of KCNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Palmer Fire - northwest side of Palmer Peak in KCNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Bighorn Fire - on the Bighorn Plateau in SNP's Kern Canyon. Currently 0.1 acre. Williams Fire - in the Sugarloaf Basin just above Comanche Meadow in KCNP. Currently 0.2 acre. Deadman Fire - on a ridge in Deadman Canyon in KCNP. Currently 0.1 acre. White Chief Fire - in the East Fork drainage of the Kaweah River above Mineral King Ranger Station in SNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Ferguson Fire - approximately two miles southwest of the Roaring River Ranger Station in KCNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Clover Fire - north of Wuksachi Village, 1/2-mile west of Cahoon Meadow in SNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Barton Fire - west side of Barton Peak in KCNP. Currently 0.1 acre. Baxter Fire - in the South Fork of Woods Creek in KCNP. Currently 0.1 acre and not expected to spread. (full report)
Status
Parks roads and facilities maintain normal operations.
Acreage: 1.4 acres combined
Estimated containment date: unknown[Submitted by Jody Lyle, jody_lyle@nps.gov, (559) 565-3703]

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (CA)
Wilsonia Mechanical Fuel Reduction Project (Prescribed Mechanical Treatment)

This project includes a 200-ft. buffer around the community and numerous interior lots owned by the National Park Service. Crews will cut fir, cedar, and oak trees (not sequoias or pines) that are less than 8 inches in diameter. (full report)
Acreage: 83 acres of mechanical treatment (not burned)
Estimated containment date: end of August[Submitted by Jody Lyle, jody_lyle@nps.gov, (559) 565-3703]

Everglades National Park (FL)
Ingraham - Shark Fires (Wildland Fire,Wildland Fire Use)

On July 25th, intense lightning activity occured in a widespread area throughout most of the park. Fire staff located four new starts, two were small (<5 acres). Two starts were declared WFU fires. One of these, the Ingraham Fire, burned 290 acres before rain and rising humidity extinguished it. The second, Shark fire, burned 730 acres in shark slough near otter creek before it was declared out. Both fires were declared out 7/27/03. (full report)
Status
normal operations, no closures.
Acreage: 1026 acres
Resources Committed: 1 T3 helicopter.
Estimated containment date: 7/27/03[Submitted by Dave Loveland, dave_loveland@nps.gov, 305 242-7055]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

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The Evolution of Interpretation

A new book on National Park Service rangers has been published and is now available. The book, entitled National Park Ranger: An American Icon, was written by Butch Farabee and published by Roberts Rinehart Publishers (ISBN 1-57098-392-5, $18.95 in paper).

Through permission of both the author and publisher, excerpts are appearing intermittently in the Morning Report and InsideNPS. Previous installments can be found by searching back issues of either publication for the following dates:

• Part 1 — May 15, 2003.
• Part 2 — May 21, 2003.
• Part 3 — June 3, 2003
• Part 4 — June 11, 2003.
• Part 5 — June 20, 2003.
• Part 6 — July 22, 2003.

The Evolution of Interpretation

In 1871, John Muir, reveling in the grand beauty of Yosemite and the High Sierra, resolved that "I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can."

His use of "interpret" to mean "to make understandable" in the context of the significance of national parks is often cited as the beginning of the term's eventual adoption by the National Park Service. Now interpretation encompasses the wide range of educational programs offered to park visitors throughout the system.

Even before our park lands were established by law, their splendor and worth were heralded by authorities of the day.

Among early efforts to "interpret" national parks for others were The Yosemite Guide-Book of 1869 by J. D. Whitney, California State Geologist; soon-to-be-superintendent Nathaniel P. Langford's two-part article, "Wonders of the Yellowstone Region," which appeared in Scribner's Monthly in 1871; In the Heart of the Sierras, written in 1886 by James Mason Hutchings, an early Yosemite settler; and Frances Theodora Dana's How to Know the Wild Flowers, released in 1893.

Philetus W. Norris, Yellowstone National Park's second superintendent, performed rudimentary interpretation soon after his arrival in 1877. Norris, however, was more interested in the infrastructure needs of the new area, and paid much more attention to building roads than to educating tourists.

George L. Henderson, an early assistant superintendent for the park, gave education a much higher priority. A fifty-four-year-old widower when he arrived in May 1882, he was recognized as the authority on the wonders of Yellowstone within three years.

Keenly interested in factual accuracy and effective communications when dealing with the public, the well-educated Henderson was the first park employee within the United States to be referred to as a "park interpreter." During his more than twenty years in the area, the resourceful Henderson invented place names, erected signboards at natural curiosities, wrote informative newspaper articles, led interpretive tours, and entertained visitors by reciting poetry to them among the geysers.

The United States Army replaced Yellowstone's civilian staff in 1886, and energetic and often-bored soldiers were called upon to explain the park's novel natural features to the curious visitors. Troopers were instructed to give those who inquired what information they could, "always in a courteous manner."

Not particularly scientific in nature, these early "geyser cone talks" supplemented the information that stagecoach drivers and other park quasi-guides were providing their guests, and were essentially the original national park interpretive programs.

In the mid-1890s on the east coast, pioneering naturalist Anna Botsford Comstock founded the nation's first nature-education program in New York. Quickly adopted by Cornell University, the concept of nature education was eventually embraced by more enlightened schools all across the country. Comstock went on to publish the Handbook of Nature Study in 1911; the book stayed in print in twenty-four editions through 1939. For her contributions to outdoor education, the League of Women Voters identified Comstock as one of the twelve greatest living women in 1923. Greatly admired, she was the most widely recognized leader of the nature movement of the time.

At the end of the nineteenth century, progressive hotel operators in Yellowstone recruited vacationing school teachers who, while performing their other more mundane summer duties, gave lectures and spirited talks about the features of the area. This trend toward field education was evolving in other parks as well. In Rocky Mountain, Enos Mills, local inn-keeper-turned-park crusader, recognized that his "mountainous backyard" was priceless, and he passionately promoted the area.

Born in 1870, Mills was guiding visitors to the top of 14,255-foot Longs Peak by his late teens. Between 1889 and 1922 he distinguished himself as naturalist, author of fifteen books about nature, lecturer, advocate for parks and preserves, founder of the Trail School (an early environmental education program), and teacher. Young women employed in park hotels served in Mills' Trail School as nature guides, and in 1917, sisters Elizabeth and Esther Burnell became the first to pass an examination as "nature teachers."

Thus certified by Rocky Mountain National Park, they were the first women designated as naturalists by the National Park Service. When he died unexpectedly in 1922, Enos Mills was remembered as the architect of the profession of interpretation as well as the "father" of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Servicewide Training
Weekly Listing of Operations Training Opportunities

Operations Training Calendar

This calendar appears every Monday as an addendum to the Morning Report and a separate entry for InsideNPS. It is not meant to be replace the Learning Place; rather it is a quick summary of available training with links (as available) to relevant Learning Place pages. Please note:

• New and revised entries are in bold face.
• Submissions for other training courses should conform to the style used here.
• Please include the URL to the web sites where readers can obtain the requisite forms and/or find out additional information about the training course. If a URL is not specifically listed, the announcement can likely be found on the Learning Place, the NPS training page found at http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/index.doc.
• Closing dates for applications are underscored.

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August

August 6 — August 7: Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations, Presidio of San Francisco, CA. The course is designed to train participants in how to respond defensively to a hazardous materials release. Topics include definition of hazardous materials, prevention of spread and exposure, and protection of people, the environment, and property in the immediate vicinity. Please register as soon as possible due to limited class size. For further information, contact Tom Hingsbergen at 415-561-4223 or via email. [Matt Kolbassa, Presidio FD]

September

September 8 — September 12: High Angle Rope Rescue, New River Gorge NR, WV. This class is designed for the beginner and intermediate rescue technician and is the same class that was originally scheduled for May but which had to be cancelled due to the ongoing detail assignments. It will focus on a solid basic foundation and extend into raising and lowering victims. Climbing experience is not required. However, students will be spending time hanging on a fixed line in an exposed environment. Camping and showers will be provided. Everyone is encouraged to camp with the group at the Burnwood Ranger Station. All students should bring their own rescue gear, including harness, helmet, carabiners, and rappel/ascending device. A complete equipment list will be provided. Efforts will be made to arrange an Upper Gauley River trip on Saturday, September 13th, for all those students who would like the unique experience of rafting that river. Please respond by email to the following course coordinators if you would like to attend. rob_turan@nps.gov, or david_finch@nps.gov. [Gary Hartley, NERI]

October

No listings.

November

November 3 — November 7: Producing NPS Publications, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston NHP, MA. This 32-hour, hands-on course will give participants the basic knowledge and skills to design and produce publications, including site bulletins, newspapers, posters and other graphics. It will incorporate the new NPS graphic design standards. Subjects will include design principles, layout, typography, image preparation, maps, printing prep, and working with printing companies, but will not cover writing and editing. For further information and nominations forms, contact Tom Haraden at Zion NP. Applications must be submitted by August 22nd. [Deborah Burnett]

 

PARKS AND PEOPLE

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Chamizal National Memorial (TX)
Protection Park Ranger, GS-025-9

Dates: 08/01/2005 - 08/15/2003

LOOKING FOR A GREAT OPPORTUNITY?

CHAMIZAL NATIONAL MEMORIAL is your answer!

Chamizal offers brave challengers a LATERAL TRANSFER.  Would you dare come to sunny El Paso in Texas and be a Protection Park Ranger, GS-025-9?  If so, all we ask is that you bring your great attitude and please don't forget your Level II Commission.

Your opportunity runs out on: August 15, 2003

The Area: Chamizal is located along the international border allowing travel to a major Mexican metropolis city, Ciudad Juarez.  El Paso enjoys the enmities of a big city such as universities, colleges, minor league baseball team, fine restaurants, several hospitals, symphonies, etc., while providing opportunities to hike, rock climb, and enjoy many other outdoor activities within the city limits. Several national park areas are within a day's drive of the area. The mild weather allows for outdoor activities year round. There are nearby ski resorts and Elephant Butte dam allows for a wide range of boating activities.  The park houses a 500-seating capacity live performing theater, an outdoor amphitheater, museum and art gallery.  It commemorates the peaceful settlement of a boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico.  There is no government housing available but El Paso has an active housing market with a wide variety of homes and apartments for sale and rent.

One last call: don't miss out on your great opportunity to gain experience and enhance cultural interactive skills while you work with interesting and creative people presenting cultural diverse programming.
[Submitted by Chief Ranger Jerome Flood, jerry_flood@nps.gov, 915-532-7273 Ext. 105]

Canyonlands National Park (UT)
Detail or Temporary WG-8 Engineering Equipment Operators

The park is seeking two detail or temporary promotion WG-8 engineering equipment operators. Work begins on November 3rd and continues for a guaranteed 120 days. Those selected will be involved in backcountry road repair, replacing culverts and repairing washed-out sections of four-wheel-drive roads. The work schedule will be four 10-hour days; some overnight camping is required, with a maximum of three nights in a row. Park housing may be available. Backhoe, front-end load and dump truck experience is required. Contact Robert Nestor, road supervisor, at 435-719-2160 no later than August 14th.

Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found on the left side of the front page of InsideNPS. All reports should be submitted via email to Bill Halainen at Delaware Water Gap NRA, with a copy to your regional office and a copy to Dennis Burnett in Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO.

Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.