Friends of
Volume 7 No. 1 * Winter 2002
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Friends of Volume 7 No. 1 * Winter 2002 |
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PUBLICATIONS FOR THE CENTENNIAL Watch for some wonderful books about Crater Lake this Centennial Summer. You will find articles on the books Crater Lake National Park: A History and Crater Lake National Park in this Newsletter and how to order them. The Shaw Library at Klamath Falls has a publication The Mountain With A Hole In The Top. Visitors to Crater Lake will see a double issue of the Nature Notes published by the Crater Lake Natural History Association. The Oregon Historical Society's Spring Quarterly celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Crater Lake National Park. The Southern Oregon Historical Society also has a special issue. The next Friends Newsletter will have more information about Centennial publications.
CRATER LAKE HISTORY BOOK New book marks 100th anniversary of Crater Lake National Park. A half million people visit Crater Lake each year, and tens of millions throughout the world have been captivated by photographs of this deep blue jewel of Oregon's Cascade Mountains. To mark the 100th anniversary of Crater Lake National Park, Rick Harmon has written the first comprehensive history of the park and the people and events that created and shaped it. The book, Crater Lake National Park: A History (paperback, $19.95), has just been published by the Oregon State University Press. A thorough and thoughtful history of America's seventh national park, the book includes a fascinating overview of the geography, geology, and wildlife of Crater Lake and its surroundings. In tracing the origins of the park, which was established in 1902, Harmon offers revealing portraits of the key individuals and powerful personalities who founded, shaped, and managed Crater Lake National Park over the past one hundred years. In addition, this book is the first to carefully consider the relationship of the area's Native American people to Crater Lake and the Mount Mazama region-traditionally regarded as a sacred place-and their role and plight as neighbors of the national park. The book is extensively illustrated and includes a section of early color images used to promote the park. Rick Harmon's book will be of interest not only to the many Crater Lake National Park visitors who want to learn more about its history but also to readers interested in national parks, Native Americans, and the history of Oregon. Crater Lake National Park: A History is available in bookstores and libraries or can be ordered by calling 1-800-426-3797. Crater Lake History Book In January 2000 Mr. Rick Harmon of Portland, Oregon signed a contract with the Friends of Crater Lake National Park to write a manuscript for a definitive history of the park. The Friends received a grant from the Arthur Family and the Chiles Foundation of Portland, Oregon to finance the effort. The Friends of Crater Lake National Park is pleased to offer its members the book Crater Lake National Park: A History by Rick Harmon 2002, paperback, OSU Press, retailing in bookstores for $19.95 at a SPECIAL MEMBER PRICE of $16.00
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THE FRIEND'S PROJECTS DURING THE CENTENNIAL SUMMER With Centennial Events making for a busy summer at Crater Lake the Friends will have a different project weekend. During the Centennial Celebration Weekend the Friends are planning a camp out at Crater Lake! Since the Centennial weekend is around the August weekend of our project weekends, it was thought it would be a good weekend to camp out. The Friends will be in the park during the Centennial Weekend to see Centennial events and Chief Ranger Dave Brennan can see that the park will need Friends to help during this busy event. Plan on all or part of August 23, 24, 25, 26 for Centennial Weekend and Camp Out with the Friends. Watch for a summer update as we firm up some of these ideas. We hope to camp at Lost Creek Campground as we have other years. In early summer the Friends are planning a weekend to initiate two Volunteer projects that will help Crater Lake National Park. These two projects have been on the drawing board for several years with the Park Rangers. Chief Ranger Dave Brennan thinks the Centennial Summer will be a great time to get these going. These projects are Adopt a Trail and Adopt a Boundary. Mark the weekend of July 12, 13, 14 to come to Crater Lake to select your favorite segment trail or portion of park boundary for adoption. Crater Lake is seeking Friends to Adopt a Trail or a Boundary to help the back country rangers get a increased presence and help monitor the park's back country. Crater Lake's trails and boundaries vary from close to roads too very remote. The trails will usually have a good path to show their location. The boundaries are marked with green and white metal signs. Friends can partner with other Friends, neighbors, and family when they Adopt a Trail or Boundary. The adoption will include light trail maintenance like what the Friends Project Trail work includes, but we will notify the trail crew of big troubles found on the adopted trail or boundary. Folks who adopt a segment of boundary will have tasks such as replacing missing signs, watch for trespass, and report activities on the boundary. It's exciting to have these activities this summer. More information will follow as plans firm up. Highlight the Calendar Weekends of July 12, 13, 14 and August 23, 24, 25, & 26.
CRATER LAKE EMPLOYEE REUNION IS PART OF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION All Present and former employees of Crater Lake National Park are invited to a reunion on Monday, August 26, 2002. The reunion is open to National Park Service employees, volunteers-in-parks, concessioner employees, and employees of major contractors, partners, and cooperators. The reunion will take place at the park, and will include a picnic luncheon, tours of the current administrative areas, and interpretive tours of the park. The reunion is scheduled for the day after the official Centennial Rededication Ceremony which will be held at Rim Village on Sunday, August 25th. If you're interested in attending the reunion, contact the park by mail at Crater Lake National Park, Box 100, Crater Lake, OR 97604 or by email at crla_reunion@nps.gov. Include names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, former duties, and the years employed. Park staff is seeking help in locating its former employees. Please spread the word about the reunion and how to make the initial mail contact. Official registration invitations and programs will be sent to individuals beginning in April 12. Crater Lake is still the incredible blue gem that you remember from your times working there. If you haven't returned to visit the park recently, this is a great opportunity to reacquaint yourself, both spiritually and intellectually, with its natural and cultural wonders. The reunion will provide an opportunity to visit with old friends, swap stories about park experiences, and see how the park operates today. Current employees will be available to talk about the latest in park research projects, the new General Management plan which is being developed, and a variety of other topics of interest. | |||||
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NEW BOARD MEMBER: GEORGE BUCKINGHAM For those of you who have been affiliated with the Friends for the past few years, my name is not new. I retired from 35 years with the National Park Service at the end of 1999 as Chief Ranger of Crater Lake. I was the liaison between the Park Service and the Friends since its inception in 1993 until my retirement. During that period I came to respect the members and to appreciate what a good friend's organization could do for the park. I have made it one of my retirement goals to work with and try to strengthen the role of the Friends. My career has been spent in a number of beautiful park areas, including Rocky Mtn., Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, Tumacacori, Glen Canyon, Dinosaur, Bryce Canyon, and Crater Lake. My earlier assignments included roles as a Fire Control Aide, Park Interpreter, and Park Archaeologist before moving into the Protection field in 1968. I really, really loved being a Park Ranger, District Ranger and Chief Ranger, but, as the saying goes, "Been there, done that." Now I'm ready for other things. Retirement has been far from leisurely. I spent six months working for Oregon State Parks on developing new law enforcement guidelines and hosting a training academy for 80 state park rangers at Kingsley Field at the Klamath Falls Airport. I am involved with numerous volunteer organizations, including a couple of emergency management groups, a tourism group, an architectural committee for a new library/art center in Chiloquin, a committee looking into the feasibility of a policing district for Chiloquin, President of our local Neighborhood Watch, and a forest monitoring group with the Concerned Friends of the Winema. And last, but not least, I have served for three years as the President of the Board for our homeowner's association which seems to be requiring a huge investment of time and effort. I did manage to take seven weeks last summer to make a long dreamed of trip to Alaska via the Alaska Highway. It was a fantastic trip filled with wildlife, mountains, glaciers, and history. I am looking forward to working with the Friends during this centennial year and beyond. Exciting times are ahead of us. I see the role of the Friends as not only supportive to the park staff, but as much more than mere extensions. We can do things that the park staff can't do. We should be looking for those opportunities. In particular during this Centennial year, our primary objective is to create "friends" for the park. While we are at that, it would be nice to gather more members of the "Friends of Crater Lake." | ||||||
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