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CRATER LAKE CENTENNIAL PROGRESS
by Glenn Kaye, Friends of Crater Lake 2002 Coordinator
Public interest in the park's artist in residence program is rising,
thanks to an Associated Press article on photographer Pete Myers of Half
Moon Bay, California. Pete was among the first of the selected artists
to reside at the park under this program, and the article profiling him
prompted many more artist applications. At several meetings this winter
a panel of six, including Glen Kaye of the Friends Board and Sanford S.
Shaman, Director of the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland, reviewed and
evaluated proposals from across the nation. Selections have now been
made for the remainder of the residency program, which continues through
October.
Historian Rick Harmon of Portland has now drafted eight chapters of
his impending work on the history of the park, and will soon begin
selecting historical images to accompany the text.
John Darling of Ashland has drafted a script for a public television
program on the history of the park, and the manuscript will be used in
fundraising efforts for this most important project. $53,000 is still
needed to finance this hour long program.
LICENSE PLATE
Friends of Crater Lake have no doubt seen the legislation for a
Crater Lake license plate as part of the Crater Lake's 2002 Centennial
Celebration. Let's be supportive Friends and write our local
newspapers, State Representatives and State Senators to show Friends of
Crater Lake support for this bill. The plates will cost $10 each, or
$20 extra per vehicle. Everything collected over the estimated $130,000
cost of producing the specialty plate will go to projects in the park,
like a Science and Learning Center for scientists, developing programs
for school-aged children, and other Crater Lake Projects.
The bill to create the Crater Lake plate was requested by
Superintendent Chuck Lundy. It has been heard in the state's
transportation committee and is slated to go to the Senate Ways and
Means Committee. Similar license plate programs have been successful.
California sold about 50,000 Yosemite National Park license plates and
used the proceeds to fund conservation projects at the park. In Oregon,
about 500,000 Oregon Trail license plates were sold from 1993 to 1997.
The plates cost $5 each, or $10 per car, and generated $2.5 million. The
Oregon Salmon license plate was authorized by the Legislature in 1997.
About 30,000 of the $15 plates were sold, producing about $900,000 for
salmon recovery programs and state park programs.
The plate would only be available through June 2004. The Friends
should show our support of Superintendent Chuck Lundy's request for a
Crater Lake License Plate. Please write!
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