NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Friday, June 12, 2015
INCIDENTS
Whiskeytown NRA
Rangers Oversee Major Biker Funeral Procession
Park staff were involved in the interagency management of a 25-mile-long funeral procession on June 7th for the former head of the United Bikers of Northern California, which culminated at Whisketown Cemetery, an inholding owned and operated by Shasta County.
Early estimates indicated that between 300 and 1,000 bikers might participate in the funeral procession, including a large contingent of Hell's Angels. A truce among all of the involved motorcycle clubs was declared for the funeral.
During the procession, about 200 bikers actually took part in the funeral procession. The 105 degree air temperature that day may have significantly limited participation. There were no incidents.
The park received assistance from a total of 23 federal law enforcement rangers from Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The PWR SETT responded to serve as a quick reaction force in case of any needed officer rescue or tactical response.
Allied agencies included the California Highway Patrol, Shasta County Sheriff's Office, Redding Police Department and Anderson Police Department. The California Highway Patrol had a dedicated aircraft deployed to the incident for aerial observation and to facilitate interagency communications. Extensive advanced interagency planning made the whole incident run smoothly.
[Chris Mengel, Chief Ranger]
Golden Gate NRA
Body Found On Park Beach
On the morning of June 4th, rangers responded to the report of a body washed ashore on the beaches below the Point Bonita Radar Station in the Marin Headlands.
The first ranger on scene determined the body was that of a woman, about 20 to 25 years old. Rangers, NPS lifeguards and Coast Guard personnel coordinated a recovery of the body from the beach. The lifeguards utilized a jet ski to transfer the body to a waiting Coast Guard vessel.
An investigation into the cause of death was undertaken by the Marin County Medical Examiner's Office and Golden Gate's Problem Solving Unit.
[Matthew E. Wallat, Law Enforcement Specialist]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers):
Grand Teton NP - A traditional cattle drive, which is held annually in accord with legislatively permitted grazing privileges, will take place through the park early tomorrow. Cattle are moved for the summer to fenced pastures in order to minimize potential conflicts with predators in the Pacific Creek drainage.
National Mall - National Mall and Memorial Parks hosted a two-day workshop on the maintenance of historic boxwoods in mid-April for National Park Service employees.
Fort Scott NHS - As part of the annual Good Ol' Days festival in downtown Fort Scott, neighboring Fort Scott National Historic Site offered programs, demonstrations and activities focusing on outdoor recreation in the 1800s.
Ebey's Landing NHR - Roy Zipp has been selected as the new operations manager for Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, located on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound.
Servicewide Training Calendar - The following have been added to this week's calendar - a seminar on writing effective performance standards, a one-day career development training course, and a webinar on feedback and communications.
To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites:
NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index
Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/
The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).
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