- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, September 23, 1996
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, September 23, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-547 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Special Event
On Wednesday, September 18th, President Clinton and Vice President Gore
visited the park to announce the creation of the new, BLM-administered 1.8
million acre Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
A crowd of about 3,500 invited gusts and visitors listened to comments by
President Clinton, Vice President Gore, Secretary Babbitt, and Robert Redford
near the El Tovar Lodge on the canyon's rim. President Clinton then signed
the historic proclamation at the Powell Memorial. The presidential visit -
the first since President Bush's trip to the park exactly five years ago to
the day - was managed under ICS, with 188 NPS, BLM and USFS personnel
committed to the park and another 45 state and local law enforcement
personnel outside the park. [Dwayne Collier, IC]
96-548 - Bering Land Bridge (Alaska) - Aircraft Incident
On September 7th, ranger/pilot Joe Holland successfully landed a Cessna 206
with a flat tire on a remote dirt strip in the park without damaging the
aircraft or injuring any of his three passengers. Passengers Russ Wilson and
Jon Peterson climbed a nearby cliff face and made contact with Northwest
Alaska Areas ranger/pilot Richard Kemp, who was flying 160 miles to the
north. Kemp and Alaska state wildlife protection officer Curt Beddingfield
were able to remove a matching rim and tire off an aircraft in Kotzebue.
Beddingfield delivered the tire at sunset, landing and taking off in less
than 500 feet in his Cessna 185. Holland and FWS special agent Frank Kuncir
got the tire replaced by midnight; Holland then taxied the 206 off the middle
of the thousand foot strip. An investigation showed that the tube had failed
due to improper installation during a recent tire inspection at a maintenance
facility. The opposite main gear tube was pinched as well, and could also
have failed. [Jon Peterson, CR, NWAK]
FIRE ACTIVITY
The fire report is not available this morning.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Great Lakes Parks - Exotic Snail Discovered
Canadian researchers have discovered a new exotic invader in the Great
Lakes - Potamopyrgus antipodarum, a snail from New Zealand. The snail was
first discovered off the shore of Wilson, New York, in 1991, and has since
spread to several locations throughout Lake Ontario. The species has a high
reproductive potential and is expected to compete with native mollusks.
Exotic snail populations seem to be limited to areas of heavy ship traffic,
raising the possibility that yet another aquatic nuisance species has been
introduced via ship ballast waters. [Frank Panek, WRD/WASO]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Aircraft Overflight Update - Actions directed toward managing airspace above
parks have been underway on three fronts:
o Rocky Mountain NP - The public comment period on the airspace
regulation has ended, and comments are currently being analyzed. An
analysis of relevant legal issues is also being conducted. Work has
begun on a final rule.
o Grand Canyon NP - Public hearings on the proposed rule were held in
Arizona and Nevada last week. The public comment period closes a week
from today. Analysis of comments has already begun. President Clinton
has asked that the rule be finalized by the end of the calendar year.
o General NPS - Discussions between the Department of Interior and the
Department of Transportation on a general airspace rule for national
parks are planned for the near future. The end of the calendar year is
also the deadline for the FAA to publish this draft regulation.
[Wes Henry, RAD/WASO]
MEMORANDA
No submissions.
EXCHANGE
No submissions.
MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains meetings, conferences and events, and a second, which contains
workshops and training courses. If you know of a conference, meeting,
workshop or training session with Servicewide interest and implications,
please send the information along. 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. Brevity is appreciated.
10/1-- CALL FOR PAPERS: "Making Protection Work: Parks and Reserves in a
Crowded, Changing World," Ninth Conference on Research and
Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands, Albuquerque,
NM. Conference to be held, March 17-21, 1997; abstracts due by
October 1st. Abstracts are welcome on any topic related to
research, resource management, interpretation and public
education in parks and protected areas, from any field in
cultural and natural resources. Contact: George Wright Society,
PO Box 65, Hancock, MI 49930-0065, or at
http://www.portup.com/~gws/gws97.html, or via Internet at
gws@mail.portup.com. [David Harmon, GWS]
10/1-3 -- "Remember the Ladies: Women and the Preservation of Virginia's
Past," Stratford Hall and Popes Creek Plantations, VA. Sponsored
by George Washington Birthplace NM and Stratford Hall. The
conference will focus on women's groups in the forefront of the
historic preservation movement. Fee: $100. Contact: Martha R.
Walker, 301-934-6027. [John Frye, GEWA]
10/1-6 -- "Living with Wildlife," Annual Conference, The Wildlife Society,
Cincinnati, OH. Contact: The Wildlife Society, 301-897-9770
(phone), tws@wildlife.org (Internet). [Kathy Jope, CCSSO]
10/2-6 -- 1996 Annual Convention, The Association for the Study of Afro-
American Life and History, Charleston, SC. Co-hosted by Avery
Research Center. Contact: Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney or Ms. Cherisse
Jones, 803-727-2009 (phone), 803-727-2017 (fax). [Mike Allen,
CHPI]
10/10-12* -- Gran Quivira Conference XXV, Mountainair, NM. The purpose of the
conference is to facilitate the exchange of information, update
current research, and promote the effective and accurate
interpretation and management of Spanish colonial heritage sites.
Registration fee: $25. Contact: Jim Boll or Ernestine Sisneros,
Salinas Pueblo Missions NM, PO Box 517, Mountainair, NM 87036, or
via cc:Mail at SAPU Quarai Ruins at NP--SWR. [SAPU]
10/10-13 -- "Biodiversity and Ecology of the West Gulf Coast Plain
Landscape," Big Thicket Science Conference, Beaumont, TX.
Contact: Rick Strahan, CRM, BITH, via cc:Mail or at 409-839-2690
x 224, or Susan Brown, via cc:Mail or at 409-839-2690 x 223.
[Sheila Lee, T&GD/WASO]
10-11/13 -- Appalachian Long-Distance Hikers Association Annual Gathering,
Carlisle, PA. Contact: Al Souchard, 31 Albany Stone Cr., Nashua,
NH 03063. [Sheila Lee, T&GD/WASO]
10/16-20 -- National Preservation Conference, Chicago, IL. Contact: Michelle
Becker-Jones, 202-673-4039. [Sheila Lee, T&GD/WASO]
10/18-21 -- American Hiking Society's 20th Anniversary, Harpers Ferry, WV.
Contact: American Hiking Society, 301-565-6704. [Sheila Lee,
T&GD/WASO]
10/19-21 -- Annual Meeting, American Society of Landscape Architects, Los
Angeles, CA. Contact: ASLA, 202-686-2752. [Sheila Lee,
T&GD/WASO]
10/26-31 -- 103rd International Association for Chiefs of Police Conference,
Phoenix, AZ. Deadline for advance registration is August 16th.
Contact: 1-800-843-4227, 307-836-6767. [Dwayne Collier, SOAR]
10/27-11/1 -- 1996 National Safety Council Congress and Exposition/1996 DOI
Safety and Health Mini-Seminar/51st Annual Federal Safety and
Health Conference, Orlando, FL. Contact: Marcy Rogers, DOI, 303-
238-7180. [Steve Hastings, NERI]
11/1-3* -- Meeting, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Review Committee, Sands Ocean Club Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Discussion of the committee's draft recommendations regarding the
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains in museums
and federal collections; plus other matters. For particulars,
see the page 43070, Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 162, August
20, 1996. Contact: Dr. Francis McManamon, Archeology and
Ethnography Program, WASO, 202-343-4101.
11/1-5* -- "The Power of Partnerships," Fifth Biennial Aquatic Resources
Education Conference, Sheraton Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi,TX.
Contact: Karl Cloninger, Texas Parks and Wildlife, 512-328-6035.
[Frank Panek, WRD/WASO]
11/5-9 -- "Looking Back - Looking Forward," 20th Ranger Rendezvous,
Association of National Park Rangers, Omni Bayfront, Corpus
Christi, TX. Held jointly with the Association of National Park
Maintenance Employees. The Rendezvous will focus on both the
association's early years and on new directions. Pre-conference
training on fund raising and on "choosing by advantages" will be
available. Contacts: Bill Wade, SHEN; Tony Sisto, FOVA; Barbara
Goodman, DESO. [Barbara Goodman, DESO]
11/9-- "Mamie D. Eisenhower: Her Impact and Influence on Her Time,"
Dwight D. Eisenhower Seminar, Gettysburg, PA. Sponsored by
Eisenhower NHS and Gettysburg College. Contact: John Joyce,
EISE, 717-338-9114 (phone) or 717-338-0821 (fax). [John Joyce,
EISE]
11/13-15* -- Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Conference,
Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. Presented by EPA's
Region III. The conference will include case studies, lectures,
tabletop exercises, and a presentation by the Coast Guard's
Atlantic strike team. Contact: CEPP Conference Hotline, 1-800-
642-7409, or EPAREGIII@citynet.net. [Pat Bentley, NEFA]
11/14-17 -- "Eureka!! The Archaeology of Innovation and Science," Chacmool
Conference, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Abstracts
must be received by September 30th. Contact: Lesley Nicholls, at
LANICHOLL@aol.com or by phone at 403-282-9567. [Barbara Little,
NRHE/WASO]
11/21-23 -- "Presenting Ourselves: Interpretation of Community Issues and
Local Culture," American Association of Museums, Cincinnati, OH.
Contact: 202-289-9114 (phone); 202-289-6578 (fax). [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
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