NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Wednesday, January 10, 1996

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

                           *** NOTICE ***

          There was no Morning Report on Tuesday, January 9th.

INCIDENTS

95-775 - Lassen Volcanic (California) - Follow-up on Storm 

Rangers and maintenance workers were finally able to reach the Juniper Lake
ranger station on December 17th and found that the building had sustained major
damage.  A tree had caved in two-thirds of the roof and portions of all the
walls had been pushed outward.  Much of the interior was exposed to weather. 
The crew was able to salvage the contents and move them to another building. 
The Butte Lake ranger station was reached on January 7th and found to be
intact.  Efforts are still underway to check the Summit Lake, Twin Lake and
Horseshoe Lake ranger stations.  Snow and blowdowns are hampering efforts. 
[CRO, LAVO]

95-779 - Systemwide - Impacts of Government Shutdown

Additional reports regarding the impacts of the three-week shutdown have been
received; more are pending:

* Yellowstone - The shutdown had a serious impact on the communities
surrounding the park.  The town of West Yellowstone, known as "the
snowmobile capitol of the world," estimates that its businesses lost
about a third of their revenue and operated at about two-thirds of
capacity during the period.  TW Recreational Services, which operates the
hotels and restaurants in the park, lost about $750,000 in revenues, 20%
of which would have gone into the park's capital improvement fund.  The
concessioner also had a difficult time keeping its employees - 130 at Old
Faithful and 150 at Mammoth Hot Springs - on standby during the period. 
In an effort to keep them on board, they waived charges for room and
board throughout the closure.  The park would have served about 30,000
visitors in December if it had been open.  Nightly interpretive programs
at the two hotels would have reached about 200 people each evening; they
and other visitors would have also been contacted at visitor centers and
warming huts.  The Yellowstone Association lost between $40,000 and
$50,000 in revenues, which also equated to a loss to the park.  About 50
to 70 employees maintained emergency operations during the period, and
the remaining 350 were furloughed.

* Statue of Liberty - The park reopened at 9:30 a.m. on January 6th. 
Forty-one employees reported to duty by opening time.  A total of 45
visitors arrived in the park on the first ferries of the day.  All
facilities were open except for some very icy exterior walkways.  An NBC
Nightly News crew visited the park to interview concessioners.

[Marsha Karle, PIO, YELL; Larry Steeler, Deputy Superintendent, STLI]

96-01 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Assist; Multiple Fatality Bus MVA

Rangers Pennington, Tillman and Moosman were the first emergency units to
arrive at Lukeville on the Mexican border as part of the multi-agency response
to the bus accident that killed 26 people in Mexico on January 1st.  First
reports were that from 10 to 100 seriously injured patients were en route to
Lukeville via Mexican Red Cross ambulances from the scene of the accident
between two commercial passenger buses, which occurred about 14 miles south of
the border town of Sonoyta.  Eight air ambulances from hospitals in Tucson and
Phoenix and EMS units from Pima, Ajo, the Tohono O'Odham Nation and Arizona DPS
also responded.  The rangers were involved in incident command, patient triage
and direct patient treatment.  A total of 52 people were involved in the
accident.  Most of those who weren't killed were seriously injured.  Seven
patients with major injuries were air-lifted from Lukeville; remaining victims
were taken to Mexican hospitals until those facilities were filled.  [Aniceto
Olais, CR, ORPI]

96-02 - National Capital Parks East (D.C.) - Resource Violation Arrests

On the afternoon of January 3rd, Park Police officers I.G. Javier and S. Booker
apprehended two men who were cutting and harvesting paulownia trees from park
property.  The two men, P.D. and R.A., were seen winching a cut
tree onto the bed of their truck; three other freshly-cut trees were found in
the area.  They were arrested for theft of government property and an unrelated
weapons charge.  A 1984 Ford truck, two chain saws and several winches were
confiscated.  The market value of the trees has been placed at $19,000.  The
case will be prosecuted as a felony by the U.S. attorney.  [Bill Lynch, LES,
NCAO]

96-03 - Homestead (Nebraska) - Burglary

A thief or thieves broke into the maintenance area on the night of January 1st
or 2nd and stole a base station radio and four portable radios with cases and
chargers.  Power tools, a computer, and some cash in a desk drawer were not
taken.  The case is under investigation.  [Costa Dillon, Superintendent, HOME]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Glacier (Montana) - Mountain Lion Activity

A female mountain lion and her kitten were marked with paint after being chased
into trees by lion tracking hounds near West Glacier on December 31st.  The
marking was done in an effort to keep tabs on the cats, and was in response to
evidence of mountain lion activity in the park housing area.  A mountain lion
had been seen there on the evening of December 28th; a white-tailed deer was
killed in the area by a mountain lion that night.  An adult lion with a kitten
was then seen near the housing area on the 29th, and tracks were found on the
30th.  The park hopes that this action may discourage the animals from
frequenting human use areas.  Park personnel will continue to monitor lion
activity through track searches.  Initial plans to fit the adult with a radio
collar were abandoned due to the budget impasse and the lack of available funds
to purchase the collar.  Occasional use of the residential area by mountain
lions is tolerated, but cats that frequent developed areas, particularly where
children reside, may pose an unacceptable risk and may be removed.  [Amy
Vanderbilt, PIO, GLAC] 

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

MEETINGS/TRAINING CALENDAR

Calendar appears in the morning report every other Monday.  If you know of a
conference, meeting or training session with Servicewide interest and
implications, please forward the listing to WASO Ranger Activities.  Entries
are listed no earlier than FOUR months before the event, EXCEPT in instances in
which registration dates close much earlier.  Asterisks indicate new entries;
brackets at end of entry indicate source of information.  NOTE: Due to the
number of entries submitted to "Calendar" and the limited space available,
brevity is appreciated.

1/21-26* -- "School of RV Park and Campground Management," Oglebay Park,
Wheeling, WV.  Topics include public relations, accounting,
marketing, customer service, emergency planning, maintenance and
financial management.  Fee: $672 (includes room and board). 
Contact: Sue George, Oglebay Division of Continuing Education, 800-
624-6988 ext. 4019.  [Mark Maciha, DEVA]

1/22-2/2 -- Interpretive Curriculum Coordinators' Workshop, Mather Training
Center, Harpers Ferry, WV.  Two coordinators from each cluster will
be trained to identify and facilitate interpretive training
opportunities and certify benchmark competency programs and
produces for interpreters from their cluster.  Contact: Park of
field area training coordinator.  [Gloria Baker, STMA]

1/25-27 -- "Visitor Services: Museums and the Public," AAM, San Diego, CA. 
The seminar will cover staff training, visitor surveys, physical
design, exhibits, information access, cultural tourism,
collaboration and cooperation, security and revenue production. 
Cost: $275 (members).  Contact: 202-289-9114 (phone) or 202-289-
6578 (fax).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

2/3  -- "Cyberspace for Archivists," University of Houston, Houston, TX. 
Fee: $109.  Contact Society of American Archivists, 312-922-0140
(phone), 312-347-1452 (fax), cserve<internet:
archives@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu (Internet).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

2/6-9 -- "Treatment of Older Library/Archival Collections," Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD.  Contact: 410-516-5486 (phone), 510-516-
5080 (fax).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

2/8-10 -- "Opening Doors: The Southeastern Regional Conference on African
American Historic Preservation," South Carolina African American
Heritage Council, Charleston, SC. Topics include historic
preservation, building community support, funding courses and
historical research methods.  Registration: $125.  Contact: Cynthia
Baxter, 803-734-8611.  [Michael Allen, SC Department of Archives
and History]

2/10  -- "Automating Archival Finding Aids," Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ.  Covers use of off-the-shelf database programs to
produce printed archival finding aids and indices.  Fee: $85. 
Contact Society of American Archivists, 312-922-0140 (phone), 312-
347-1452 (fax), cserve<internet:archives@miamiu.acs. muohio.edu
(Internet).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

2/25-3/1* -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Luray, VA.  Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP seminar. 
Sponsored by ANPR.  Cost: $500 for members, $550 for non-members. 
Deadline for applications is January 22nd; applications should be
sent to ANPR, PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831.  Contact: Ann
Baugh, 520-638-2691, or Bill Wade, 540-999-3400.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

2/27-28 -- Fourth Annual Meeting, Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Parks
Roundtable, Cowpens NB, SC.  The two-day meeting will cover topics
and issues that weave a common thread among participating parks. 
Contact: Pat Ruff, chief ranger, COWP.  [Pat Ruff, COWP]

3/9-12 -- 1996 National Trails Symposium, Bethesda, MD.  Contact: Skye
Ridley, American Trails, 303-321-6606 (phone).  

3/12-14 -- "RIM Conference: Resource Issue Interpretation on the Colorado
Plateau," Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.  This three-
day conference will focus on identifying resource issues common to
parks on the Colorado Plateau, defining management perspectives on
these issues, and identifying how these issues are being - or
should be - interpreted.  Contact: Greer Chesher, 520-638-7766, or
Stew Fritts, 520-638-7902.  [Greer Cheshire, GRCA]

3/22  -- "Getting Things Done: Results-Oriented Management for Archives,"
Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, GA.  Fee: $119.  Contact Society of
American Archivists, 312-922-0140 (phone), 312-347-1452 (fax),
cserve<internet:archives@miamiu.acs. muohio.edu (Internet).  [Diane
Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

3/22  -- "Cyberspace for Archivists," Weaver State University, Ogden, UT. 
Fee: $109.  Contact Society of American Archivists, 312-922-0140
(phone), 312-347-1452 (fax), cserve<internet:
archives@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu (Internet).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

3/26-27 -- "Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts," University of
Washington, Seattle, WA.  Archival cataloguing, bibliographic
components and record types, information source identification,
descriptive techniques, authority files, UMARC-AMC format.  Contact
Society of American Archivists, 312-922-0140 (phone), 312-347-1452
(fax), cserve<internet: archives@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu (Internet). 
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

4/13-17 -- "Planning for Tomorrow's World," APA National Planning Conference,
Orlando, FL.  Contact: Renee Kaiser, 312-431-9100.

4/22-28 -- National Park Week.  Contact: Laurie Lee Jenkins, 202-208-5477.  

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

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