NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, March 24, 1997

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-707 - Yosemite NP (California) - Follow-up on Winter Storm Impacts
     
Superintendent B.J. Griffin testified at a hearing of the House Subcommittee
on National Parks and Public Lands held on Saturday in El Portal.  The
hearing was chaired by Representative George Radonavich (R-Mariposa).  Also
testifying at the hearing were Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) and
representatives from Yosemite Concession Services, local communities, and
environmental groups.  Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt joined volunteers
from AmeriCorps, the Sierra Club, Chevron Corporation and surrounding
communities in flood debris cleanup in Yosemite Valley yesterday.  [Scott
Gediman, PIO, YOSE, 3/23]

97-104 - Southwest Support Office (New Mexico) - Follow-up on NAGPRA Case

On March 18th, E.C., 43, of Keams Canyon, Arizona, died from an
apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.  E.C. and R.T. were
indicted on numerous counts of illegally selling and trafficking in Hopi
cultural and sacred objects on March 10th.  [Phil Young, SA, SSO, 3/21]

97-109 - Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota) - Flooding

A significant, 14-mile-long ice jam occurred on the Little Missouri River on
the afternoon of March 20th.  The jam, with six- to eight-foot-high pressure
ridges, caused water to dam up behind it and flood the campground, camp
tender's residence, main park road, bison handling facility and stock corrals
in the park's North District.  The water receded some on the 21st, leaving an
ice field and some silt deposits in the campground.  [Jay Liggett, CR, THRO,
3/21]

97-110 - Organ Pipe Cactus NM (Arizona) - MVA with Fatality

The park received a report of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 85 on the
afternoon of March 20th.  Responding rangers found that a late-model pickup
had left the roadway and rolled several times before coming to a stop.  The
driver was thrown from the vehicle and killed.  His identity is unknown. 
While going through an initial inspection at the border with Mexico, he'd
fled at a high rate of speed and entered the U.S. illegally.  No drugs were
found in the vehicle.  The investigation continues.  [Cheto Olais, CR, ORPI,
3/21]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Regs/Jurisdiction Update - The following actions have recently taken place: 

o 36 CFR Part 2: A small work group met on March 11th and 12th to review
the solicitor's comments on the proposed rulemaking package.  Minor
corrections have been made and the package should be moving up the
hallway to the Director and the Assistant Secretary over the next two
weeks.

o 36 CFR Part 14 - Rights-of-Way: This proposed rule was signed by the
Assistant Secretary on November 13, 1996, and was approved by the
Departmental Office of Regulatory Affairs.  It is currently being
reviewed by OMB.

o 36 CFR Part 3: The 36 CFR Part 3 work group will meet the week of May
5th to continue the task of updating and rewriting (where necessary)
Part 3 of the CFR on boating and water use activities.  Any comments
should be sent to Bob McKeever at Lake Mead via cc:Mail or at 702-293-
8939.

o 36 CFR 7.9 - The final rule for zebra mussels has been reduced in scope
from a Servicewide regulation (36 CFR 3.6) to a special regulation for
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (36 CFR 7.9).  The rule is with the
Assistant Secretary for signature.

o The following rules are still with the Assistant Secretary: 36 CFR Part
11, Arrowhead and Parkscape Symbols; 36 CFR Part 62, National Natural
Landmarks; 36 CFR 7.67, negotiated rulemaking at Cape Cod.

[Dennis Burnett, RAD/WASO]

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

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.

4/1-- Deadline for submission of abstracts for 14th International
Estuarine Research Federation Conference, to be held October 12-
16 in Providence, RI.  The theme of this conference is the state
of our estuaries.  Topics will include the consequence of human
development in the coastal zone, the recovery of bays and
estuaries, the effects of sea level rise on estuaries, and
phytoremediation.  [Susan Joffre, SEFO]

4/3-6 -- Coast Defense Study Group, Staten Island Hotel, New York, NY. 
The group, which is dedicated to the study of seacoast
fortifications, will be visiting coast defense sites during the
day (including Forts Hancock, Wadsworth, Totten and Schuyler) and
holding paper presentations in the evening.  Contact: Leo
Polaski, 516-754-6479.  [Leo Polaski, Greenbelt Park]

4/12-16 -- Fifth National Conference on National Historic and National
Scenic Long-Distance Trails, Orlando, FL.  Contact: Florida Trail
Association, 1-800-343-1882.  [Sheila Lee, NCRC]

4/16-17 -- Annual Federal Long-Distance Trails Administrators' Meeting,
Oviedo, FL.  Contact: Steve Elkinton, 202-565-1177.  [Sheila Lee,
NCRC]

4/18-20 -- "Restoration '97," Conference, Atlanta, GA.  The conference will
focus on historic buildings and monuments and will include
speakers from the National Trust and ICOMOS.  Contact: 508-664-
6455.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

4/19-20* -- Civil War Weekend, Fort Scott NHS, Fort Scott, Kansas.  the theme
will be Fort Scott in 1864.  Featured will be Union Army
infantry, cavalry, and artillery in garrison along with members
of the Ladies Union Aid Society.  Contact: FOSC, 316-223-0310. 
[Superintendent, FOSC]

4/26-30 -- Annual Meeting, American Association of Museums, Atlanta, GA. 
Contact: 202-289-1818 (phone); 202-289-6578 (fax).  [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

4/27-30 -- "Future Natural Resource Management: Science vs. Politics," 53rd
Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sheraton Tara,
Framingham, MA.  Papers in fisheries, wildlife, law enforcement,
information and education, and conservation engineering are being
solicited.  Contact: Rob Deblinger, program chair, 508-792-7270
ext 128.  [Frank Panek, WRD/WASO]

5/7-10 -- "Gateway Communities and National Parks: Working Together to
Protect America's Cultural and Natural Landscape," no location
given.  Contact: National Parks and Conservation Association,
202-659-0650.  [Sheila Lee, NCRC]

5/28-30 -- "The Monument to Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts Regiment: History and Meaning," public symposium,
Boston, MA.  The symposium is part of the centennial celebration
of the monument, and will also include a public ceremony at the
site of the monument and an encampment and parade of African-
American Civil War reenactors.  No charge.  Contact: Erin Beatty
at NP-BOST or 617-242-5668.  [Erin Beatty, BOST]

6/1-6 -- 18th Annual Meeting, Society of Wetland Scientists, Bozeman, MT. 
Will include special symposia on peatlands of western North
America and semi-arid riparian ecosystems.  Field trips to
Yellowstone and surrounding areas.  Contact: Leslie Krueger via
cc:Mail at NP-WASO-AQ or via the homepage at http:// www.sws.org. 
[Leslie Krueger, AQD/WASO]

6/25-27* -- "Interpreting Edison," conference, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
and Edison NHS, West Orange, NJ.  The interpretation of Thomas A.
Edison's life and work will be examined by academic scholars, at
museums and historic sites, and in the classroom.  Contact: 
Leonard DeGraaf, EDIS, 201-736-0550, ext 22.  [Leonard DeGraaf]

9/25-29 -- Second World Congress, International Ranger Federation, San Jose,
Costa Rica.  This notice is being posted earlier than usual
because early registration is important in order to provide
ascertain the number of delegates for purposes of congress
planning and reservation of hotel rooms.  The theme of the
congress will be the role of rangers and park managers in
sustainable development and ecotourism.  Participants are
expected from 40 to 50 countries, and a program is being planned
which will be of broad interest to rangers and park managers in
all countries.  Registration is $600 per person for double
occupancy and $850 for single occupancy in a four-star hotel; the
fee includes six nights' lodging, all meals and tips,
transportation to and from the airport, and transportation for
the field trips to several nearby Costa Rican national parks. 
Congress organizers are asking that those planning to attend
register in advance - even with a partial payment.  Payment can
be made by VISA or Master Card.  Contact: Lyn Rothgeb, Congress
registrar, 730 East main Street, Luray, VA 22835; 540-743-1775
(fax and phone).  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

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