- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, April 14, 1998
- Date: Tues, 14 Apr 1998
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
97-630 - New River Gorge NR (WV) - Follow-up on Assault and Firearms Arrest
On March 2nd, J.G. of Princewick, West Virginia, was sentenced to two-
and-a-half years in prison and three years' probation and fined $3,000
following his conviction on charges of being a felon in possession of a
firearm. The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred in the park
in June, 1996, in which J.G. rode his horse into a campsite at Sandstone
Falls, fired two shots from a revolver, then pistol-whipped a 17-year-old
male. Subsequent investigation revealed that J.G. was a felon who had been
convicted in the early 80s for armed robbery in Oklahoma and for assault on a
federal officer in Texas. J.G. fled to Alabama in 1996 after rangers and
county deputies served a search warrant on his residence and found loaded
weapons and drug paraphernalia. J.G. was indicted on assault and firearms
charges by a grand jury in March, 1997. When he returned to West Virginia to
conduct some family business in October, he was arrested by rangers at his
residence. Loaded weapons were found in his home at that time. [Chris
Schrader, CI, NERI, 4/3]
98-136 - Canyonlands NP (UT) - Search and Rescue
On April 9th, S.G., 19, of Provo, Utah, became lost while hiking on
the Neck Spring Trail with 94 other members of a high school concert band
visiting the park. A search was begun that night and continued into the
following day, and included ground searchers, dog teams from several
agencies, and helicopters. Personnel from both Canyonlands NP and Arches NP
participated in the search. S.G. was found at 4 p.m. on the 10th at a
backcountry campsite six miles from the point where she'd last been seen.
She had crossed the main park road and headed out on a trail which was
clearly signed as different from the trail on which she'd been hiking. When
interviewed, S.G. said that she went out on the trail to find the occupants
of a car parked at the trailhead to see if she could get a ride back to the
parking lot where her group was gathering. Colin Smith was the incident
commander. [Steve Swanke, CANY, 4/13]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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OPERATIONAL NOTES
Resources Damage Cost Recovery - NCSO Ranger Services has developed guidance
for NCR parks on recovering and retaining funds collected from parties
responsible for resources damage in parks. The Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act (P.L. 104-333, Stat. 4093) significantly expanded the
definition of "park system resource," thereby providing parks with broad
authority to address most situations involving damage to park resources.
This authority can be found at 16 USC 19jj, as amended. The new guidance has
been endorsed by the solicitor's office, and can be obtained from Einar Olsen
at NP-NCRO-FIN. [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]
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, seminars, 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.
4/18-25 Meeting: NPCA's March for Parks
Location: ---
Details: The annual event brackets Earth Day, April 22nd.
Contact: March for Parks
Phone/fax: 800-628-7275 x 236; ---
E-mail: mrchpark@aol.com
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
4/19-24 Meeting: Eleventh International Conference on Bear Research
and Management
Location: Gatlinburg, TN
Details: The International Association for Bear Research and
Management, a non-profit organization open to
professional biologists, wildlife managers and others
interested in the conservation of bear species
worldwide, holds a triennial international conference
on all aspects of bear biology, ecology and
management.
Contact: Dr. Michael Pelton, University of Tennessee
Phone/fax: 423-974-7126; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Bill Stiver, GRSM
4/23-25 Meeting: Guadalupe Mountain Symposium: Celebrating 25 Years of
Cultural and Natural Resource Stewardship in
Guadalupe Mountains NP
Location: Pecos River Village and Conference Center, Carlsbad,
NM, and GUMO
Details: Two-day forum of oral presentations and poster
displays followed by a day of field trips focusing on
past and current research and resource management
contributions to the park, including presentations on
archeology, ethnography, history, historic
preservation, air and water quality, sociology, fire
ecology, geology, paleontology, plant and wildlife
ecology. Registration is $60 by April 6th; includes
receptions, lunches, dinner, proceedings.
Contact: Ann Watson (registration); Fred Armstrong (program);
Jan Wobbenhorst (chair)
Phone/fax: 915-828-3251 x101 (Ann), x132 (Fred), x102 (Jan)
E-mail: Each is on cc:Mail by name.
Submitter: Fred Armstrong, GUMO
4/27-28 Meeting: National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council Annual
Planning Meeting
Location: Bismarck, ND
Details: ---
Contact: ---
Phone/fax: 913-684-2749
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
4/29-5/3 Meeting: "Rivers: The Future Frontier," Biennial Conference,
River Management Society (in conjunction with NRPA)
Location: Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage, AK
Details: Topics will include wild and scenic river management,
river science, power boats, commercial trail
management, watersheds management, river restoration,
river education, river use education, and
citizen/public participation. Also workshops on
grant writing, the "Leave No Trace" program, and
other related topics. Celebration of the 30th
anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Registration is $195 before March 30th, $225
thereafter.
Contact: Logistics, LLC
Phone/fax: 907-276-6060; 907-276-6061
E-mail: www.servcom.com/arpa
www.river-management.org
rms@igc.apc.org
Submitter: Jack Mosby, ARO
5/3-6 Meeting: National Conference on Environmental Decision- Making
Location: Knoxville, TN
Details: ---
Contact: National Center for Environmental Decision-making
Research, University of Tennessee Conference Center
Phone/fax: 423-974-0280; ---
E-mail: conference@gateway.ce.utk.edu
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
5/5-7 Meeting: Southern Arizona Research and Resource Management
Conference
Location: InnSuites Hotel, Tucson, AZ
Details: Over 50 papers will be presented in nine sessions;
topics include wildlife management, physical
sciences, interpretation, fire, vegetation, and
historical preservation. A draft list of papers and
authors is available from Lee Benson (see address
below) by entering the word Conference in the subject
line. $60 (registration by April 1st).
Contact: Kathy Hiett for registration, Lee Benson for
conference
Phone/fax: Hiett: 520-670-6896 ext 3, Benson: 602-640-5250 ext
236; ---
E-mail: Lee Benson at NP-SOAR, Kathy Hiett at NP-WACC
Submitter: Lee Benson, SOAR
5/9-16 Event: Seventh Annual National River Cleanup Week
Location: ---
Details: ---
Contact: America Outdoors
Phone/fax: 423-558-3595; ---
E-mail: Via web site: www.americaoutdoors.org
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
5/11-23* Meeting: "Making a Place for Nature, Seeking Our Place in
Nature," Yellowstone National Park and Montana State
University 125th Anniversary Symposium
Location: Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Details: A series of seven scientific conferences and
workshops pertaining to the park's place in global
and local ecosystems, information sharing, research
and related topics. Registration is $275 for all
conferences or $150 per individual conference, and
due by April 27th.
Contact: Carolyn Manley, Montana State University, and Marsha
Karle, Yellowstone NP
Phone/fax: Manley: 406-994-5145; 406-994-5122
Karle: 307-344-2015; 307-344-2014
E-mail: carolyn@peak.mrc.montana.edu, or Marsha Karle at NP-
YELL. Web pages: www.mrc.montana.edu, and
www.mrc.montana.edu/YNP-125/
Submitter: Marsha Karle, YELL
5/15-17 Meeting: Personal Wellness and Fitness Seminar
Location: Albright TC, Grand Canyon NP, AZ
Details: Seminar for individuals with interest in changing
their diet, health and lifestyle for the rest of
their lives. Participants will receive individual
fitness plans customized to their needs. This is NOT
a health and fitness coordinators' training class.
$65.
Contact: Marty McCaslin for seminar, Ann Johnson for lodging
Phone/fax: McCaslin: 520-638-7831, Johnson: 520-638-7891; ---
E-mail: Marty McCaslin at NP-GRCA
Submitter: SAR Coordinator, GRCA
5/18-22 Meeting: DOI 1998 Safety and Occupational Health Seminar
Location: BLM National Training Center, Phoenix, AZ
Details: ---
Contact: USGS Office of Safety Management
Phone/fax: 703-648-7556; ---
E-mail: Via Web site - http://www.usgs.gov/usgs-safety/con1.html
Submitter: Maureen Foster, WASO
6/6 Event: National Trails Day
Location: ---
Details: ---
Contact: American Hiking Society
Phone/fax: 301-565-6704; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
6/29-7/2 Meeting: 30th Annual Meeting, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage
Foundation
Location: Great Falls, MT
Details: ---
Contact: Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Phone/fax: 509-783-1207; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
7/2-6 Meeting: "Ecological Exchange Between Major Ecosystems,"
Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America
Location: Baltimore, MD
Details: ---
Contact: Fred Wagner
Phone/fax: 801-797-2555; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Sheila Lee, WASO
Various Seminars: American History Summer Seminars
Location: The titles, dates and locations of relevant seminars
are as follows: "Lincoln," Gettysburg College, 7/5-
11; "The Origins and Nature of New World Slavery,"
Yale University, 7/6-17; "Passages to Freedom:
Abolition and the Underground Railroad," Amherst
College, 7/19-26; "Thomas Jefferson and the
Foundations of American Democracy," Monticello and
the University of Virginia, 7/19-25; "The Private and
Public George Washington," Brown University, 7/26-8/1
Details: As above
Contact: Sandra Weber and Laura Feller, WASO
Phone/fax: Weber: 202-565-1057, Feller: 202-343-9285; ---
E-mail: Sandy Weber at NP-WASO-ITC-MIB, Laura Feller at NP-WASO-NRHE
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
8/13-16* Meeting: Pecos Conference
Location: Pecos NHP, NM
Details: The focus of this year's annual conference will be on
the archeological concepts of culture. Short papers
are also solicited on archeological breakthroughs,
updates, unique discoveries, challenges and concerns.
Abstracts of papers are due by June 1.
Contact: Judy Reed, Pecos NHP, PO Box 418, Pecos, NM 87552
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: Judy Reed at NP-PECO
Submitter: Pecos NHP
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