- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, September 8, 1998
- Date: Tues, September 8, 1998
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, September 8, 1998
INCIDENTS
98-243 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Follow-up: Search for Felons
On August 31st, park visitors reported seeing two men in the park who matched
the descriptions of M.P. and J.M., wanted for the murder of a
police officer and assaults on other officers and the superintendent of
Hovenweep NM. The visitors had beached their personal watercraft at the
shoreline in a rugged, remote area in Desha Canyon where the shore borders
Navajo lands. The site is several miles from any regular roads. The
visitors were walking up the canyon when they saw the men watching them from
behind bushes about 60 feet uphill and 100 feet away. They were carrying a
five gallon water jug and long objects covered by rain gear that may have
been rifles. There were no boats in the vicinity. The canyon is not
frequented by backpackers, nor did the men have any backpacking equipment
with them. The visitors waved to the men, but decided to leave the area when
neither waved back. They then reported the incident to rangers at the
Dangling Rope marina, providing accurate descriptions of the men. This
information, along with prior evidence indicating that M.P. and J.M. had
food and ammo caches at Lake Powell, was relayed to the FBI command post in
Cortez, Colorado, and to Navajo tribal police. Navajo police tactical teams
began land-based operations in the area; rangers set up perimeters with
patrol vessels to protect visitors who might be entering the area. A special
event team with all-risk management overhead was also brought in to assure
visitor safety over the holiday weekend. The IC at the time of the report
was Joe Sumner; Chris Pergiel was operations chief. Additional information
will follow. [David Sandbakken, LES, GLCA, 9/4]
98-559 - George Washington Memorial Parkway (VA) - Follow-up: Drowning
The report on the August 29th drowning that appeared in the September 3rd
Morning Report stated that the victim had entered from C&O Canal. The
incident actually occurred on the Virginia side of the park in the Great
Falls unit of the parkway. C&O has not had a drowning since 1993. [Henry
Berberich, RLES, NCSO, 9/4]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
The fire summary is not available today, as no fire reports have been
received from NIFC since last Friday.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
No entries.
PARK DISPATCHES
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
INTERCHANGE
No entries.
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.
Dates: September 16 - 19
Meeting: Fourth National Conference on Battlefield Preservation
Location: Westin Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC
Details: The conference will explore the tools and techniques used to
define historic battlefields and effective methods of protecting
battlefield land.
Contact: Hampton Tucker
Phone/fax: 202-343-3580; ---
E-mail: Hampton Tucker at NP-WASO-HPS
Submitter: Same
Dates: September 22 - 26 *
Meeting: "Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship Through Science and
Education," Annual Conference, The Wildlife Society
Location: Buffalo, NY
Details: ---
Closes: Not given.
Contact The Wildlife Society
Phone/fax: 301-897-9770; ---
E-mail: tws@wildlife.org
Submitter: Kathy Jope, PNRO
Dates: September 23 - 25 *
Meeting: Karst Processes and the Global Carbon Cycle
Location: Mammoth Cave, KY
Details ---
Closes: Registration closing date: Not given.
Contact: Chris Groves
Phone/fax: 502-745-5974; ---
E-mail: chris.groves@wku.edu
Submitter: Kathy Jope, PNRO
Dates: September 25 - 27
Meeting: Sixth Annual National Tri-Science Combat Stress Conference
Location: Andersonville NHS, GA
Details: This year's conference will focus on prisoners of war. Most of
the conference will be held either at the park or at the Windsor
Hotel in Americus. Registration is $35.
Closes: No registration closing date given.
Contact: Alan Marsh
Phone/fax: 912-924-0343 x 109; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Fred Boyles, ANDE
Dates: September 28 - 30 *
Meeting: "Making Connections," International Conference of the Society for
Ecological Restoration
Location: Austin, TX
Details: $150 for members, $225 for non-members.
Closes: Registration closing date: Not given.
Contact: Society for Ecological Restoration
Phone/fax: 608-262-9547; ---
E-mail: ser@vms2.macc.wisc.edu
Submitter: Kathy Jope, PNRO
Dates: October 10 - 13
Meeting: Third Biennial North American Water Trails Conference/Chesapeake
Water Trails Workshop
Location: National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV
Details: Topics include access, stewardship, building partnerships, and
reducing conflicts. There will be a presentation by Parks Canada
and field trips on October 10th.
Closes: Not given, but registration will be limited.
Contact: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Phone/fax: 717-236-8825; 717-236-9019
E-mail: acbpa@pipeline.com
Submitter: Don Briggs, RTCAP Potomac Field Office, PSO
Dates: October 13 - 16 *
Meeting: Seventh Annual Watchable Wildlife Conference
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Details: $199
Closes: Registration closing date: Not given.
Contact: Diana Trujillo
Phone/fax: 505-248-6821; ---
E-mail: diana_trujillo@fws.gov
Submitter: Kathy Jope, PNRO
Dates: October 15
Meeting: Call for Papers: "On the Frontiers of Conservation: Discovery,
Reappraisal, and Innovation," Tenth Conference on Research and
Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands
Location: Asheville, NC
Details: The conference will not be held until March 22-26, 1999, but the
deadline for papers is October 15th. Abstracts are welcome on
any topic related to research, resource management, and education
in parks and protected areas, and from any field in cultural or
natural resources. There will be a management track to highlight
case studies and practical applications, a track for research
findings and policy discussions, and a regionally-focused
Appalachian issues track.
Closes: N/A
Contact: George Wright Society
Phone/fax: 906-487-9722; 906-487-9405
E-mail: gws@mail.portup.com; www.portup.com/~gws/ gws99.html
Submitter: Dave Harmon, GWS; Bob Krumenaker, SHEN
Dates: October 24
Event: 35th Anniversary, Horace Albright Training Center
Location: Grand Canyon NP, AZ
Details: An open house and evening program will take place on the 24th.
If you are a former training manager, instructor or student,
please send along your tales, impressions, thoughts or memories
regarding the center.
Contact: Bob Karotko
Phone/fax: 520-638-7988; 520-638-2953
E-mail: Bob Karotko at NP-HOAL
Submitter: Same
Dates: October 24
Event: 25th Anniversary, Opening of Alcatraz
Location: Golden Gate NRA, CA
Details: Tentative plans are for a day-long celebration and re-dedication
on Saturday, October 24th. An overnight stay is included. The
park is attempting to contact every NPS employee "who has ever
done time on the Rock."
Contact: Jim MacDonald or John Cantwell
Phone/fax: 415-705-1045; ---
E-mail: GOGA Alcatraz at NP-GOGA, or goga_alcatraz@nps.gov
Submitter: John Cantwell, GOGA
Dates: November 5 - 7
Meeting: Annual Woodland National Conference
Location: Porter, Indiana
Details: The theme of the annual conference is trade on southern Lake
Michigan from 1634-1834. The conference will bring together
anthropologists, Native Americans, archeologists, historians and
other subject matter experts on the 200 year period of Lake
Michigan fur trading.
Closes: Registration closing date: Not given.
Contact: Laura Gundrum, INDU
Phone/fax: 219-926-7561 x 232; 219-926-7561 x 537
E-mail: npsindu@niia.net
Submitter: Laura Gundrum, INDU
Dates: November 16 - 19*
Meeting: NPS Leadership Seminar
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Essentially the same as the leadership seminars of the past two
years, but 32 hours long. Offered to all employees who did not
attend the earlier seminar. Tuition is $500 - $300 for
Benchmarks, which will be covered by an NPF grant for small parks
with operating budgets of less than $600,000.
Closes: Registration closing date: October 7th.
Contact: Susan Cook, Homestead NMA
Phone/fax: 402-223-3514; 402-223-4231
E-mail: HOME Administration (Susan Cook) at NP-HOME
Submitter: Jim Bellamy
Dates: December 7 - 9 *
Meeting: School for Scanning: Issues of Preservation and Access for Paper-Based Collections
Location: Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, New Orleans, LA
Details: Conference on digital technology, equipping participants to
select applicable technology and make critical decisions in the
management of digital projects. $255 until October 15th; $325
thereafter.
Closes: Registration closing date: Early registration runs through
October 15th, late registration through November 18th.
Contact: Ginny Hughes
Phone/fax: 978-470-1010; 9780475-6021
E-mail: ghughes@nedcc.org
Submitter: Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO
Dates: December 8 - 12 *
Meeting: Association of National Park Rangers' Rendezvous XXIII
Location: Holiday Inn City Center Hotel, Tucson, AZ
Details: Invited keynote speakers include Director Stanton, Assistant
Secretary Barry and Senator McCain. Panels and workshops will be
held on current NPS issues of interest to all employees.
Pre-registration information will be sent to all members in the near
future. Hotel reservations can be made by calling 520-624-8711.
Contact: Bill Wade
Phone/fax: 520-615-9417; ---
E-mail: jwbillwade@aol.com
Submitter: Same
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