NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, November 24, 1997

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-640 - Joshua Tree NP (California) - Follow-up on Poaching

A month-long investigation into mule deer poaching and water hole baiting in
the park by rangers and state and local officers in October, 1996, culminated
in the identification of two local residents as suspects and the searches of
three residences and a business.  One of the suspect's credit card records
were also checked.  Evidence seized in the searches included shell casings,
meat, hair, tire tracks, weapons, photographs, and materials used to
construct and bait the watering hole.  These were processed through the Fish
and Wildlife Service's crime lab.  The lab's findings led to the filing of
eight misdemeanor charges against three individuals.  On November 20th, two
of the three pled guilty as part of a plea agreement.  Each was placed on
three years' probation, fined $200, and ordered to pay $300 in restitution to
the park.  [Todd Swain, CI, JOTR, 11/20]

97-712 - New River Gorge NR (WV) - Drug and Firearms Arrests

On November 22nd, 14 rangers helped close out a cooperative, year-long,
interagency investigation into the trafficking of drugs in the park and
surrounding county in a joint operation with state, county and city officers
that resulted in the arrest of 24 people.  During the investigation, a
ranger/investigator team worked directly with the West Virginia state police. 
The investigation led to the issuance of 213 felony drug indictments for 36
people in the city of Hinton and Summers county.  The raid was planned
jointly by the park and state police and included 65 rangers and officers
from five agencies.  The Army National Guard drug task force provided two
support helicopters; others involved in the operation included personnel from
a regional jail, EMS staff, and senior DOI law enforcement officials John
Gannon and Gary Allen.  Six separate six-person teams were set up to serve
the warrants, including a special response team from the state police.  The
first set of six raids was carried out on a street in Hinton at 9 a.m.  The
street was closed off at both ends while separate raids were conducted in
apartments throughout the street.  During this particular raid, two felons,
both in possession of firearms, were arrested on warrants.  One of them,
F.S., 40, has two prior felony convictions; if convicted again, he
could be sentenced to life in prison.  The remaining raids were carried out
in groups of six or more at a time at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.  Twenty-two
of those taken into custody were arrested on the original warrants; the other
two were arrested on charges of possession of drugs found during warrant
service.  Seven of them were felons in possession of firearms, resulting in
additional felony charges against each of the seven.  Seized were 11 firearms
(three of them stolen), 35 large rocks of crack cocaine with an estimated
street value of $10,000, 39 bottles of prescription medications, about a
pound of processed marijuana, several marijuana plants, three containers with
a total of 2,000 marijuana seeds, a vehicle, and over $2,000 in cash. 
Although problems were anticipated in serving some of the warrants, all went
well - there were no instances of resisting arrest and nobody was injured. 
This was the result of excellent planning, interagency cooperation, and
support throughout the operation.  [Rick Brown, Protection Unit Leader, NERI,
11/23]

97-713 - Chaco Culture NHP (NM) - Poaching

On the morning of November 8th, a visitor reported that two people were
apparently hunting from the road inside the park.  Ranger Gary Henson
responded.  A pickup truck was found parked about 20 yards off the road, and
two men - G.P. and M.G. - were seen standing in the field
about 100 yards off the road.  The two men were beginning to field dress the
deer.  M.G. said that he didn't know who killed the deer because they had
both shot it.  Although four empty casings were discovered on the pavement,
they denied having shot the deer from the road; they also said that they were
unaware they were in a national park and that hunting was illegal.  While
Henson was talking with the two men, a third man - Alfredo Jaquez - was seen
walking in the same field.  He was carrying a loaded .243 caliber rifle. 
Both G.P. and M.G.'s unloaded rifles were discovered in the pickup.  All
three weapons were confiscated and the three were cited for taking of
wildlife and possession of weapons.  The deer was left at the scene to be
utilized by local fauna.  [CRO, CHCU, 11/23]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No entries.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

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.

11/x-12/x -- Proposal Writing Seminars, Foundation Center:
     12/5, San Francisco, CA.  $175.
     12/12, New York City, NY.  $175.
     -- Contact: 1-800-424-9836, 212-807-3690, http://fdncenter.org. 
        [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

11/x-3/x -- Wilderness Management Planning, University of Montana.  Offered
as correspondence course or via Internet.  Presents and discusses
differences in planning among the four federal land management
agencies.  Contact: Chris Ryan, Arthur Carhart Wilderness
Training Center, 406-626-5208 x 17.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

11/x-3/x -- Management of Recreation Resources, University of Montana. 
Offered as correspondence course or via Internet.  Explores and
discusses managing areas to ensure quality visitor experiences. 
Contact: Chris Ryan, Arthur Carhart Wilderness Training Center,
406-626-5208 x 17.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

11/x-3/x -- Wilderness Philosophy and Ethic Development, University of
Montana.  Offered as correspondence course or via Internet. 
Discusses philosophical origin of wilderness concept, themes and
values provided by wilderness, and history of wilderness movement
in U.S. and internationally.  Contact: Chris Ryan, Arthur Carhart
Wilderness Training Center, 406-626-5208 x 17.  [Joyce Howe,
STMA]


11/x-5/x -- Heritage Resources Management Program, University of Nevada,
Reno, NV:
     1/7, Assessing the Archeological Significance of Historical
          Sites, Atlanta, GA.  $165.
     - Graduate credit is available.  Contact: University of Nevada, 1-
       800-233-8928 or 702-784-4046, or www.dce.unr.edu/hrm.  [Diane
       Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

12/1  -- A New Perspective on Risk Management, NPS learning event via
satellite.  This training event will explore a variety of
successful approaches to managing work site safety and
occupational health programs to reduce work place accidents. 
Contact: Shirley Rowley via cc:Mail or at 303-969-2197.  [Joyce
Howe, STMA]

12/1-2 -- Small Craft Enforcement Training Program (SCETP-801), FLETC,
Glynco, GA.  Designed to meet the needs of law enforcement
officers assigned to inland water law enforcement.  Includes
instruction on operation and navigation of highly specialized
enforcement watercraft.  See your training officer for copies of
the announcement and details.  Nominations close on October 22nd. 
[Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]

12/1-12 -- Physical Fitness Coordinator Training Program (PFCTP-801), FLETC,
Glynco, GA.  Upon completion, participants will be able to
conduct FLETC's five-part physical efficiency battery (PEB), as
well as additional assessment modes.  See your training officer
for copies of the announcement and details.  Nominations close on
October 22nd.  [Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]

12/8-12 -- HazMat Clandestine Drug Lab Waste Operations, San Luis Obispo,
CA.  Contact: Peg Ryan, California Specialized Training
Institute, 805-549-3344.  [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]

12/8-12 -- Universal Design Training Course for Parks, Recreation and
Interpretive Environments, New Orleans, LA.  The National Center
on Accessibility will host this training course, which is ideal
for designers, architects, engineers, interpretive specialists,
curators and exhibit planners from park, recreation, museum,
outdoor education and historic environments.  Contact: National
Center on Accessibility, 765-349-9240, or by e-mail at their home
page at www.indiana.edu /~nca.  [Joyce Howe, STMA] 

12/8-12 -- Archeological Resource Protection Training Program (XP-ARPTP-
802), Tucson, AZ.  Closes on November 4th.  [Wiley Golden,
NPS/FLETC]

12/8-12* -- Preserving Natural Heritage Collections, Conservation Analytical
Lab, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560.  Cost: $300. 
Contact: 301-238-3700, cal.etp@cal.si.edu.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
DCA/WASO]

12/9-12 -- Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations, Biloxi, MS.  The
course is for environmental regulators and law enforcement
personnel.  Tuition: $250.  Sponsored by Southern Environmental
Enforcement Network.  Contact: Lana Burwell, 334-242-7369, NLT
September 30th.  [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]

12/9-11 -- Introduction to Federal Projects and Historic Preservation Law,
Nashville, TN.  Basic introductory course for park staff on the
fundamentals of Section 106 compliance.  Contact: Laura Feller
via cc:Mail at NP-WASO-NRHE, or see The Learning Place bulletin
board.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

1/x-3/x* -- Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, BC:
     1/21-30, Exhibit Design and Installation.
     2/23-28, Museum Revenue Development and Management
     3/4-13, Fabric of Heritage Buildings
     -- contact: Joy Davis, University of Victoria, 604-721-8462,
joydavis@uvcs.uvic.ca, www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp.  [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

1/14-4/14 -- Basic Land Management Training Program (LMTP-803), FLETC, Glynco,
GA.  Contact your park training officer or regional employee
development officer for a copy of the announcement, which closes
on November 10th.  [Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]

1/21-3/25 -- Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP-802), FLETC, Glynco,
GA.  Subjects include human behavior, modern investigative
technology, cultural sensitivity, law, skills training in
firearms, physical techniques and driving.  Contact your park
training officer or regional employee development officer for a
copy of the announcement. [Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]

1/25-30 -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Tucson, AZ.  Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP
seminar.  Sponsored by ANPR.  Cost: $600 for members, $700 for
non-members.  Deadline for applications (purchase order, SF-181,
personal check or money order, etc.) is December 19th; they
should be sent to ANPR, c/o Bill Wade, 5625 N. Wilmot Road,
Tucson, AZ, 520-615-9417, 520-615-9474 (fax).  [Bill Wade]

2/9-13 -- DOI Radio Workshop, Denver Sheraton West Hotel, Lakewood, CO. 
The workshop will focus on training radio personnel on narrowband
radio technologies - specifically P-25 narrowband digital radio
systems - and federal radio frequency spectrum management
processes.  An executive session is planned to provide managers
an overview of the narrowband initiative.  Two special sessions
will be held concurrently, one for law enforcement and the other
for fire suppression and disaster response.  All technicians and
field personnel with responsibility for radio systems and/or
equipment should attend.  An agenda will be distributed in
December.  Contact: Please RSVP as soon as possible with Frank
Weed at NP-DEN3 (provide your name, duty station and phone
number; reservations can be made by calling 1-800-987-2000
directly and specifying that your reservation is to be made in
the block of rooms held for the DOI radio conference (don't call
through ITT Sheraton's central reservation line).  [Frank Weed,
FOTSC]

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