President's Report by Bev Hartell
Fellow Friends,
October 5 and a beautiful fall day found many Friends attending the Fourth Annual Meeting. Many thanks to Chief Ranger, George Buckingham, Ranger John Broward, seasonal park ranger Jeanette Gilbert, and park historian Steve Mark for presenting morning seminars on the new fire truck, back country issues, a new resource interpretive video, and Munson Valley History, respectively. Favorable comments lead us to believe a similar format for next year's annual meeting would be well received. A great lunch at The Watchman Restaurant catered by Crater Lake Company preceded our business meeting.
Election of Board members resulted in two new members: Beverly Paulson, Roseburg, and Greg Reddell, Klamath Falls. Alice Hatch and I were re-elected. I hope I can justify the faith you have in me and do a good job for you. Do read Bev's and Greg's bio in this newsletter.
A special thanks to Wayne Howe, retiring board member from Roseburg. His dedication since the inception of the Friends has been unwavering. My personal thanks for Wayne's mentoring and I know his interest in Crater Lake NP and the Friends continues.
My apologies for being late with this newsletter. If you haven't commented to the Supt on the visitor services plan, please do so.
It has been a good year. I encourage you to become more involved. All of the Board Members welcome hearing from you. Happy 1997!
Upcoming Events
| July 11 | Fire Lookout Training | Contact: Paul Pearson |
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| July 25, 26, 27 | Trail Project | Contact: Greg Hartell |
Superintendent's Corner by Al Hendricks, Superintendent
The summer season passed quickly, as did some beautiful autumn weather which preceded our first snowfall in the park. I look back at the annual meeting of the Friends on October 5 and think of it as one of the highlights in 1996. Those of you who made the festivities possible deserve many thanks from the membership and park staff alike.
I can assure you that I have not gone into hibernation in the two months since the annual meeting. Despite the onset of winter, the month of December has been dominated by our attempts to obtain public input on a new visitor services plan. As many of you know, the current 30 year contract was put in place before park planning efforts involved the public. It expires near the end of 1997, after which a new contract must be written to govern provision of commercial services for the next 10 to 15 years. I am sure you will agree that deciding what levels of commercial service to provide before negotiating a new contract with the concessioner makes sense.
Since the public is directly affected by the plan, we are very interested in receiving your comments on the draft alternatives outlined in the NPS newsletter sent to many of you in November. Several public meetings were held earlier in December and a number of you have sent us written comments. Copies of the newsletter (which is entitled "Alternatives for Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Impact Statement") are still available by contacting the park, but keep in mind that the deadline for comments is December 31, 1996.
Once the planning team has your comments, they will refine the draft alternatives (the ones presented in the newsletter) and begin a process aimed at choosing the preferred alternative. The refined alternatives are the basis for a document which contains the draft plan and an environmental impact statement. More public input follows before a final document is printed, so there is yet another opportunity to participate in the planning process. As I think you can appreciate, we have a lot of work to do on the visitor services plan before the end of 1997. It is, of course, not the only endeavor in which we need your help. I sincerely hope that one or more projects described in this and other Friends newsletters issued over the coming year will capture your imagination.
In Memoriam - Susie Juillerat
The Friends of Crater Lake NP wish to extend our deepest sympathy to board member Lee Juillerat and his family. Lee's daughter, Susie, just 20 years old, fought gallantly for many years; but lost her battle with cancer on December 16th. Susie was a very remarkable individual and talented writer like her father. She was a jovial, sparkling person but with a deep understanding of life. She had many friends. In her memory and in celebration of her short but outstanding life, donations may be made to the Susie Juilierat Memorial Fund, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 400 Country Club Road, Suite 100, Eugene, OR 97401. Proceeds will be used to help young people with cancer.
Winter Rim Information Desk
Camden Brewster and Andy Leszcykowski of the Crater Lake Interpretive Staff conducted the Volunteer Training Session for this winter's staffing of the Rim Information Desk inside the cafeteria building. Sally Wells is the coordinator for this project. It is a great opportunity for Friends to make new friends and help the park.
Annual Meeting
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Friends of CLNP is tentatively set for Saturday, September 20, 1997. (since changed to October 4, 1997) Date is pending reservations of the Watchman for lunch and business meeting. Mark your calendars now.
Meet the New Board Members - Beverly Paulson
When Wayne asked me to serve on the Board I said "yes" without hesitation. Now I need to tell you why I am interested and involved in historic preservation. We are restoring a Queen Anne Victorian house (1893) which is on the National Register of Historic Places. We have had the business property since 1980 and when I say "restoring" I am indeed referring to an ongoing project.
The restoration of the Crater Lake Lodge has therefore, been of interest to me. That's one reason for the "yes".
Another reason is my interest in our beautiful state and Oregon's only National Park. I serve on many boards, perhaps too many, and have been involved in our community since moving here from Wisconsin 30 years ago. By profession I am an educator and enjoy program development. I started the Retired Senior and Volunteer Program in Douglas County and at Umpqua Community College, coordinated community seminars and conferences, including Elderhostels.
Being a member of the Board will add another dimension to my life and I am looking forward to the opportunity. Lewis, my husband and confidante will join me at the meetings, so you will get 2 for the price of 1.
Meet the New Board Members - Gregory Reddell
One of the duties of becoming a member of the board of The Friends of Crater Lake NP is to tell the members something about yourself. This will be an arousing task, since most of my time I blend into the average of society.
At my mid-life crises I find myself a career person with the Federal Government. I work for an agency which is one of the Bureaus in the President's Cabinet, The Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior.
I moved to Klamath Falls in June 1988 during a reorganization of district boundaries in the Bureau of Land Management. I came to the Klamath Falls Resource Area along with 51,230 acres of land which was transferred from the Medford District. My duties in Klamath Falls are involved with Forestry, especially the reforestation efforts after timber sale activities or fires, and keeping track of the forest inventory on the lands in the Klamath Falls Resource Area.
I am a transplanted Midwesterner to Oregon. I am from a dairy farm in Wisconsin, which the Reddell family homesteaded in the 1850's. Besides the BLM, I have outside interests. I am a member of the Klamath Falls Symphony Orchestra and play the tuba way in the back row, behind the violins and clarinets. I have also played with other musical groups, such as the Hungry Five in Keno, and I recently participated in the Christmas Tuba Fest at the Rogue Valley Mall with so many other tubas I was still in the back row. I enjoy traveling and slide photography of our great scenic and historic areas in this country, and some in Europe. Last summer I finally got to visit Isle Royal National Park and followed that National Park visit with a canoe trip in the Voyagers National Park. I also collect US and Canadian coins and enjoy puttering around my home in Klamath Falls. One of the nice things I enjoy in KF is living next to the Upper Klamath Lake, watching the wildlife at the refuges and having winters with snow.
I hope I haven't caused too many of you to fall asleep and fall off your chair reading about me. . . I am real interested in the park and proud to be elected to the Board. There are many good projects to be done.
Trail Project Weekend. .a Good Time
Friday, July 26, a group of the Friends gathered at Lost Creek Campground. set up camp, enjoyed an evening meal of tacos and fireside fellowship in the cool mountain air. Saturday morning we were joined by more Friends and NPS trail crew at park headquarters where we were equipped with a trail sign inventory sheet, Polaroid camera, measuring wheel and variety of shovels and picks. The project was trail sign inventory and culvert removal on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). We hiked the Annie Creek connector trail which follows a portion of the old wagon road that went from Fort Klamath to Jacksonville in 1865. At places the old road cuts are easily seen. An interesting artifact appeared, a broken chain link which we believe was from a trace chain. Another sign of the wagon road was a large triangular blaze which had been cut into a large hemlock that marked the junction of the Fort Klamath/Jacksonville road and the Crater Lake road of 1869. We measured distances to junctions, etc. took photos of trail signs and recorded notes.. After lunch we took turns on the shovel to remove a culvert while the NPS trail crew restored a natural stream bed crossing, the culvert was lashed to a single-wheel litter and removal transport started. The contraption proved unwieldy, even with the help of a passing hiker (Park Supt. Al Hendricks) it was later left for Sunday's crew to remove. Mark your calendar now for the 1997 trail project. It is a significant contribution and a lot of fun. Greg Hartell
Trail Project Plans - July 25,26,27, 1997
Mark your calendar now and plan to join in the efforts and fun of the trail improvement gang. More on this later, but mark the dates now. Contact Greg Hartell for more information.
Fire Lookout Training Friday July 11, 1997
Contact Paul Pearson Date is tentative. The lookouts are on Mt Scott and the Watchman, so volunteer' should be in good physical condition. Volunteers are given instruction in locating and identifying fire and also providing an early storm warning to boat operations on the lake. Lots of visitor contact.
Field Seminars
These programs generate a areas deal of interest among the Friends. Larry and Lloyd Smith's seminar, "Roads Less Traveled" offered last summer was popular and has been sponsored for several years by the Friends. It may be offered again The Bird identification Hike last spring was well attended and appreciated, as were the sessions at the annual meeting. The Board hopes to offer more similar programs in '97. An August 1997 hike of Dutton Creek Trail will be led by Steve Mark, park historian, who will present the history of the Old Wagon Road. Other possible seminar topics: botany, fire ecology, outdoor art, and geology. These seminars served to enhance our long range objective of greater depth of appreciation of our park and its ecology. These programs relic upon park personnel for support, planning and execution. Our thanks to them.
FCLNP Sponsors Logo Contest
The Friends of Crater Lake National Park are looking for a logo to be used as letterhead. newsletters. tee-shirts totes. caps, etc. The winning entry will become the exclusive property of the Friends. Entries will be returned if accompanied by a SASE Deadline for entries is Sept. 20, 1997. Of the entries received, five finalists will be chosen by a committee selected by the Board and will receive gift certificates from Crater Lake Natural History Association Bookstore sales items. The top five entries will be displayed at the annual meeting (date TBA). The members present will vote on their favorite and the winner will receive a lifetime membership in the Friends.
Send entries to:
Logo Contest,
FOCLNP,
P.O. Box 88
Crater Lake, OR 97604