NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date: Monday, April 28, 1997 

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

97-131 - Grand Canyon NP (Arizona) - Follow-up on Aircraft Crash

The body of Darla Eldredge, the second occupant of the Cessna 210 that went
down in the park on April 2nd, was discovered on Sunday, April 20th. 
Eldredge's body was found about 100 yards east of the main crash site by
Yellowstone NP ranger Bonnie Gafney and her search dog, Sarena.  Ground
searches were discontinued shortly after the accident to permit melting of
some of the snow that had fallen since the plane crashed.  Low level
reconnaissance helicopter flights were continued on a daily basis during that
period, though, and located much of the aircraft debris, including the right
wing, which was a third of a mile from the crash site.  Ground crews and
search dogs were sent to the site on April 19th to search the debris field. 
Aircraft salvage operations will commence once snow melts from the area. 
[Allan Picard, North Rim Unit, GRCA, 4/25]

97-168 - Death Valley NP (California) - Assist; MVA with Fatality

A semi with a dump trailer carrying nine cubic yards of concrete aggregate
missed a curve in the road and overturned 10 miles west of the park's
boundary around 8 a.m. on April 24th.  Rangers responded along with local and
state officers and EMS and fire personnel.  The driver was ejected from the
cab and died at the scene.  The cause of the accident is under investigation
by state police.  [ACR, DEVA, 4/25]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

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MEMORANDA

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EXCHANGE

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TRAINING AND WORKSHOP CALENDAR

Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains training courses and workshops, and a second, which contains
meetings, conferences and events.  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.

5/6-8 -- Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association Training
Conference, Madison, WI.  Contact: Eric Bryn, 847-742-1249. 
[Einar Olsen, NCRO]

5/12-16 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Sweetwater
Rocks, Lander, WY.  Tuition is $650.  Applications are due at
least one month before the course starting date and can be
obtained from the National Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-
4100 (307-332-8811, fax).  Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-
888-7837.  [Roger Semler, GLAC]

5/12-16 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Stock Training Course, Huson, MT.
Tuition is $650.  Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax). 
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837.  [Roger Semler,
GLAC]

5/13 -- Retirement Crisis Workshop, Main Interior, Washington, DC. 
Designed to assist employees in averting their own retirement
crisis.  The focus will be on the thrift savings plan, social
security, OPM's voluntary contribution plan, IRAs, investments,
insurance needs, income tax tips, and other subjects pertaining
to retirement self-defense strategies.  NOTE: This is NOT a pre-
retirement seminar.  Contact: Esther Hodges, Theresa Gallman, or
Katrina Fritts, all on cc:Mail by name.  [Carlos Vargas, WASO]

5/14 -- Retirement Crisis Workshop, Main Interior, Washington, DC. Same
as above.

5/15 -- Retirement Crisis Workshop, Prince William Forest Park, VA. Same
as above.

5/16 -- Retirement Crisis Workshop, National Capital Regional Office, DC.
Same as above.

5/13-14 -- CLASS NOW FULL: Introduction to ArcView 3.0, South Florida. 
Location TBA.  [Leslie Armstrong, AQD/WASO]

5/14-15* -- Safety Training for Supervisors: A Supervisor's Role in Employee
Safety, Albright Training Center, Grand Canyon NP, AZ.  The
course will introduce supervisors to their responsibilities
towards their employees' job safety and welfare.  The training
will fulfill the supervisory safety training required in the
Intermountain Region risk management strategic plan.  Topics
include supervisory responsibility, accountability, motivation,
accident investigation, behavior modification, common hazards,
and facility inspection techniques.  Contact: Sonja Shields or
Allison Good, 520-608-6204.  [Allison Good, Safety Officer, GLCA]

5/19 -- Retirement Crisis Workshop, Antietam NB, MD. Same as above.

5/20 -- Retirement Crisis Workshop, Mather TC, WV. Same as above.

5/28-30 -- Basic Environmental Investigations Course, Salt Lake City, UT. 
Some funding is available from the NPS environmental crimes
program; contact Einar Olsen via cc:Mail.  Contact: Kathy Braase,
Western States Project, 602-542-8511.  [Einar Olsen, NCRO]

6/2-6 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Sierras, CA.
Tuition is $650.  Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax). 
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837.  [Roger Semler,
GLAC]

6/3-5 -- REVISION:  Programming and Budget, Mather Training Center,
Harpers Ferry, WV.  The course is designed to provide management
level employees with a better understanding of the NPS budget
process.  A tuition of $150 is now required to cover course
costs.  The tuition includes three nights of lodging in the
Mather dormitory.  If you have already applied for this course
and this new information alters your plans, please contact your
respective Employee Development Officer.  Contact: Mary Robinson,
304-535-6215.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

6/9-13 -- Advanced Regional Wilderness Management Training, Great Smoky
Mountains NP, TN.  The workshop is designed to strengthen
understanding of wilderness values and concepts, enhance line and
staff knowledge of current resource and management issues
affecting wilderness, increase line and staff understanding of
their responsibilities in wilderness management, and build a
commitment for wilderness leadership.  Contact: Greg Kroll, 406-
626-5208, ext. 14.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

6/9-20 -- REVISION: Fundamental Principles of Administration, Mather
Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV.  This two-week course is
designed to provide training and development in basic skills of
NPS administration at the clerk/technician level.  A tuition of
$700 is now required to cover course costs.  This tuition
includes 12 nights of lodging in the Mather dormitory.  If you
have already applied for this course and this new information
alters your plans, please contact your respective Employee
Development Officer.  Contact: Peggy Woodward, 304-535-6403. 
[Joyce Howe, STMA]

6/9-20 -- Introduction to Archival Administration, Georgia Archives
Institute, Atlanta, GA.  Tuition is $500.  Enrollment is limited
and applications are due by April 1st.  Contact: Dr. Donald
Oehlerts, 770-938-6372.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

6/12-13 -- Environmental Management Training, Boise, ID.  Some funding is
available from the NPS environmental crimes program; contact
Einar Olsen via cc:Mail.  Contact: Kathy Braase, Western States
Project, 602-542-8511.  [Einar Olsen, NCRO]

6/16-20 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Shenandoah NP,
VA. Tuition is $650.  Applications are due at least one month
before the course starting date and can be obtained from the
National Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811,
fax).  Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837.  [Roger
Semler, GLAC]

6/16-20* -- Introduction to Park Program Management, Omni Austin Hotel,
Austin, TX.  Designed to provide employees from all disciplines
with tools and processes for analyzing work which needs to be
accomplished; to teach how to plan and organize the work; to
manage and account for funds; and to evaluate the results. 
Applications must be received by May 25th.  Contact: Vito
Spinale, Pecos NHP, 505-757-2377.  

6/21-23* -- Structural Evaluation and Repair: Masonry, Norwich University,
Northfield, VT.  Sponsored by The Preservation Institute. 
Historic Windsor, Inc., 802-674-6752.  [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

6/24-26 -- Introduction to ArcView 3.0, Santa Monica Mountains NRA, CA.  
GIS Website, NPS GIS Bulletin Board, or Leslie Armstrong at 303-
969-2964.  [Leslie Armstrong, AQD/WASO]

6/28-29* -- Structural Evaluation and Repair: Wooden Frame Structures,
Norwich University, Northfield, VT.  Sponsored by The
Preservation Institute.  Contact: Historic Windsor, Inc., 802-
674-6752.  [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

7/7-11* -- Visitor Use Management for Managers, Mather TC, Harpers Ferry,
WV.  This management level course is designed to provide
participants with an understanding of the legal responsibilities,
administrative aspects, and management applications of outdoor
recreation planning, wilderness management, emergency operations,
land policy and fee management, which will be accomplished
through a series of lectures, presentations by participants, and
group exercises.  Contact: Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6215.  [Joyce
Howe, STMA]

7/15-17 -- Making Friends Seminar, Minneapolis, MN.  Workshop for NPS and
wildlife refuge managers seeking professional assistance in
working with friends groups, volunteers, and other non-profit or
community organizations.  Contact: Sue Waldron, 202-208-5477. 
[Joyce Howe, STMA]

8/18-22* -- Environmental Crime Investigative Techniques, New Orleans, LA. 
Contact: Lana Burwell, Southern Environmental Enforcement
Network, 334-242-7369.  [Einar Olsen, NCRO]

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