NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date: Monday, February 5, 1996 

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-38 - Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii) - Follow-up on Volcanic Activity

The inflated summit area subsided on the afternoon of Thursday, February 1st,
but seismic activity continued along the Southeast Rift through the remainder
of the day.  A massive lava flow continued from the Puu O'o vent through the
evening, but eventually stopped at the mountain's 600 foot level.  By midnight,
the glow from the vent had faded markedly.  Air reconnaissance on Friday
revealed that the lava was actually draining back into the vent from the
surrounding area.  USGS scientists at the Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory
advised that it was safe to reopen all areas of the park; that action was
accordingly taken.  USGS also cautioned park staff to make a special effort on
Friday to advise visitors that the heavy fumes covering Kilauea's summit area
contained over four parts per million of sulfur dioxide - the highest levels
ever recorded in the summit area.  Employees with respiratory or heart problems
were directed to stay inside.  Remaining employees were asked to reduce their
physical activity.  The superintendent passes on the following accolade:
"Enough can't be said regarding the critical roll the Hawaiian Volcanoes
Observatory of the US Geological Service played in managing this incident and
providing the comfort zone to allow visitors a close up view of the active
vulcanism of Kilauea."  [Jim Martin, Superintendent, HAVO]

96-40 - Mississippi Areas - Storm Impacts

The severe winter storm which struck Mississippi and adjoining states on
Thursday, February 1st, caused problems at two NPS areas:

* Natchez Trace - Snow, sleet and freezing rain caused icing on several
hundred miles of roadway in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.  Over 500
trees fell across the parkway, which was closed between Tupelo and
Natchez until noon on Saturday.  Four radio repeater sites lost power and
are operating on emergency generators.  A tree also fell on the rear of a
patrol car, heavily damaging it.

* Natchez - A large limb which fell within a dozen feet of a guard house in
the Melrose Unit caused a nearby transformer pole to snap.  The resulting
sparks caused a small brush fire, which was put out by the city fire
department.  All power and phone service to the unit was knocked out and
will not be restored until today at the earliest.  The park staff set up
a generator to keep heat to at least part of the museum collection in one
historic structure.  If the power outage lasts beyond today, a larger
generator will be needed.

[Gordon Wissinger, CR, NATR; Bill Justice, CR, NATC]

96-41 - Rocky Mountain (Colorado) - Search in Progress for Downed Aircraft

On the evening of Wednesday, January 31st, air controllers in Denver lost radar
contact with a private, two-engine aircraft just northeast of Ypsilon Peak in
the park's Mummy Range.  On Thursday, the park implemented ICS (Doug Ridley,
IC) and brought in a helicopter to conduct air searches of the area.  No sign
of any wreckage was found.  Searches by five Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aircraft
also proved fruitless.  Four military helicopters assisted on Friday.  Efforts
to find the plane continue.  [Doug Caldwell, ROMO]

96-42 - Flagstaff Areas (Arizona) - Search in Progress for Downed Aircraft

A search was begun for an airplane belonging to Guardian Air Transport when it
was reported as overdue on the afternoon of January 31st.  The aircraft was
between 10 and 15 minutes out of Flagstaff, headed for Phoenix, when the pilot
reported problems with the plane's landing gear.  A winter storm was moving
into the area at the time.  The last radar contact was near Sunset Crater.  The
air search has been hampered by the storm; a ground search was underway Friday,
with the focus on the southeast flank of the San Francisco peaks.  The plane
carried a pilot and two medical service personnel.  NPS employees are assisting
the county in the search.  [Kim Watson, CR, FLAG]

96-43 - Redwood (California) - Shipwreck

The 43-foot fishing vessel "Clara III" went aground in Humboldt Lagoons State
Park just south of Redwood National and State Parks just before 6 a.m. on
February 2nd and soon began breaking up in the surf.  Ranger Steve White from
the park's Humboldt Unit assisted the Orick volunteer fire department in the
successful rescue of the boat's two crew members.  Both suffered mild
hypothermia, but were uninjured.  The vessel had about 400 gallons of diesel
fuel on board.  A slick measuring 300 feet in width by a quarter mile in length
was spotted by a responding Coast Guard helicopter.  Salvage operations to
recover the engines were underway at the time of the report (Friday), and the
vessel was to be burned at low tide.  Debris and some fuel from the wreck is
expected to come ashore in both the national and state parks.  A state oil
spill unit is on scene to monitor the spill.  Preliminary investigation
suggests that the vessel's occupants may have fallen asleep while crab fishing. 
[Bob Martin, CR, REDW]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

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.

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]

2/20-24* -- "Managing Voices - A Common Vision," Seventh American Forest
Congress, Washington, DC.  Contact: William Bentley or Robert
Clausi, 203-432-5117.  [Tim Goddard, WRD/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 -- RESCHEDULED: Fourth Annual Meeting, Southern Campaign Revolutionary
War Parks Roundtable, Cowpens NB, SC.  The meeting has been
rescheduled to March 5-6 due to the recent shutdown.  Contact: Pat
Ruff at 864-461-2828 or via cc:Mail.  [Pat Ruff, COWP]

3/5-6 -- Fourth Annual Meeting, Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Parks
Roundtable, Cowpens NB, SC.  Contact: Pat Ruff at 864-461-2828 or
via cc:Mail.  [Pat Ruff, COWP]

3/6-8* -- Annual Meeting, National Forest Recreation Association, Las Vegas,
NV.  Contact: NFRA, 916-344-5050.  [Tim Goddard, WRD/WASO]

3/9-12 -- 1996 National Trails Symposium, Bethesda, MD.  Contact: Skye
Ridley, American Trails, 303-321-6606.  [Tim Goddard, WRD/WASO]

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 Cheshire, 520-638-7766, or
Stew Fritts, 520-638-7902.  [Greer Cheshire, GRCA]

3/14-15* -- Second National Urban Rivers Symposium and Restoration Awards,
National Press Club, Washington, DC.  Contact: American Rivers,
202-547-6900.  [Tim Goddard, WRD/WASO]

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]

3/26-28* -- Quarterly Interagency Wild and Scenic River Coordinating Council
Meeting, Portland, OR.  Contact: Chris Brown, 202-343-3758.  [Tim
Goddard, WRD/WASO]

3/31-4/2* -- "Rally II, Working for America's Real Places," Second National
Conference on Heritage Areas, Baltimore, MD.  Contact: Sara
Polster, National Coalition for Heritage Areas, 202-673-4204.  [Tim
Goddard, WRD/WASO]

4/8-10* -- "Chart A Course for Preservation: A Workshop Promoting Cooperation
Among Maritime Parks," Salem Maritime NHS, Salem, MA.  Contact:
Hallie Brooker, at 202-343-8170 or via cc:Mail.

4/14-19 -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Tucson, AZ.  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 March 11th; they 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]

4/17-21* -- Annual Conference, American Planning Association, Orlando, FL. 
Contact: 312-431-9100.  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

4/19-21* -- "March for Parks", sponsored by National Parks and Conservation
Association.  Contact: NPCA.  ["The NPS Electric Courier"]

4/21-24* -- Scenic Byways '96, Tysons Corner, VA.  Contact: American Recreation
Coalition, 202-662-7420.  [Tim Goddard, WRD/WASO]

4/22-28 -- National Park Week.  Contact: Sue Waldron, 202-208-5477.  

5/5-9* -- Annual Conference, National Association of Recreation Resource
Planners, Clearwater Beach, FL.  Contact: Al Gregory or Tim Bradle,
Florida Division of Recreation and Parks, 904-488-2200.  [Tim
Goddard, WRD/WASO]

5/17-19* -- "Friends of Trashed Rivers," Coalition to Restore Urban Waters
Conference, Chicago, IL.  Contact: Laurene Von Klan, 312-939-0490. 
[Tim Goddard, WRD/WASO]

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