NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, November 17, 1997

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

97-704 - Mount Rainier NP (WA) - Search in Progress

A major search is underway for C.H., 27, who has been missing in the
park since Wednesday, November 12th.  He was reported missing when he failed
to show up for work that day.  His vehicle was later found at the Deer Creek
trailhead on the east side of the park.  The search was begun early on
Thursday morning.  By Friday, representatives from almost a dozen state,
county, private and volunteer organizations had joined park staff in the
search area, which includes dense forest and rugged mountainous terrain at
elevations ranging from 3,200 to 7,500 feet.  Searchers had little to go on
beyond the location of his vehicle at the trailhead and no clues were found. 
By Sunday, over 100 people, including family, friends and co-workers, were
actively looking for C.H..  Efforts were intensified due to a weather
forecast that called for rain and snow in the search area by yesterday
afternoon.  Although C.H. is in good physical condition, it's believed that
he is wearing only light clothing and that he is equipped for only a day
hike, with no survival gear.  Searchers are being hampered by freeze-thaw
cycles at upper elevations which have resulted in very hard snow surfaces
that leave no trace of footprints.  Cold temperatures and low humidities have
also made it difficult for search dogs to track.  Randy Brooks is incident
commander.  [Communications Center, MORA, 11/14-11/16]

97-705 - Delaware Water Gap NRA (NJ/PA) - Fraud Convictions

On November 10th, Hess Environmental Laboratories, located in East
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pled guilty in federal district court to nine
felony counts for crimes associated with its environmental testing work for
Tobyhanna Army Depot, three private companies and the park.  The company will
pay a $2 million criminal fine and $1.5 million in restitution for mail
fraud, false statements, conspiracy to fraud the United States, and
violations of the Clean Water Act.  The company defrauded the park while
conducting tests associated with soil contamination around underground
storage tanks and historic structures with lead paint.  M.K.,
former lab director for the company, received a 12-month prisons sentence for
seven felony violations, including mail fraud, false claims and statements,
and aiding and abetting; J.M., the present lab director, was
convicted of several felony violations, including conspiracy to defraud the
United States, false statements, and mail fraud.  The case was investigated
by criminal investigators from the Army and EPA and by EPA's inspector
general.  [Einar Olsen, NPS Environmental Crimes Coordinator, NCSO, 11/12]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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OPERATIONAL NOTES

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MEMORANDA

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EXCHANGE

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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.

12/3-6 -- North American Lake Management Society, Houston, TX.  Contact:
North American Lake Management Society, 608-223-2836.  [Sheila
Lee, NCRC, WASO]

12/4  -- National Christmas Tree Lighting, President's Park, Washington,
DC.  5:30 p.m.  Contact: White House visitor center, 202-208-
1631.  [Public Affairs, NCRO]

12/4-6 -- Reunion, Everglades 50th Anniversary Celebration, Everglades NP,
FL.  A reunion is planned for this weekend during the anniversary
celebration.  It will culminate with the dedication ceremony at
Everglades City on December 6th.  Special activities will be held
for former employees.  Contact: Sandy Dayhoff or Laura Cowan via
cc:Mail at NP-EVER.  [Pat Tolle]

12/13-18 -- Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. 
Contact: ESA, 301-731-4535 or PUBINFO@entsoc.org.  [Steve
Cinnamon, MWRO]

1/28-31 -- First International Trails and Greenways Conference, San Diego,
CA.  Contact: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 202-797-5400.  [Sheila
Lee, NCRC, WASO]

1/29-31 -- Meeting, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee, Embassy Row Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC.  The
agenda will include federal compliance with the statute,
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains, and the
status of national implementation.  Contact: Francis McManamon,
202-343-8161, WASO.  [Francis McManamon, WASO]

2/4-7 -- First Annual Ecotourism in Alaska Conference, Anchorage, AK. 
Contact: Eco98 Program Committee, 907-463-3038, or at www.
alaska.net/~awrta/Eco98con.html.  [Sheila Lee, NCRC, WASO]

2/6-8* -- Southeast Regional Conference, Association for Living Historical
Farms and Agricultural Museums, Huntsville, AL.  Contact: Frances
Davey, Conference Co-Chair, Burritt Museum and Park, 3101 Burritt
Dr., Huntsville, AL 35801.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

2/9-12 -- "Optimizing Security with Minimum Resources," National Conference
on Cultural Property Protection, Arlington, VA.  $425. 
Proceedings will be available for $25 at the end of February. 
Contact: Smithsonian Institution, Office of Protection Services,
202-357-3062.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

2/26-3/1 -- 1998 Mid-Winter Meeting, Southern Division, American Fisheries
Society, Lexington, KY.  The meeting will bring together fishery
and aquatic professionals from the southern region of the United
States to discuss various aspects of aquatic management, both
fresh and salt water.  Contact: Kentucky Chapter, AFS,
http://www.kfwis.state.ky.us/afs/kyafs.htm.  [Sue Jennings, SACN]

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