October 2002, Volume 2, Issue 10
LEWIS & CLARK ON EXPERIENCE WASHINGTON'S WEBSITE
Below you will find the industry link to Experience Washington, the official
website of Washington State Tourism. Scroll down and click on "Lewis and Clark Forms" to search
for and post bicentennial related events.
Appropriate events to post on the industry website include those of general public interest. Events appropriate to submit for the electronic newsletter's events and dates page would be those related to training, conferences, request for information, availability of resources and news.
http://www.experiencewashington.com/industry/IndustryPageSections_pid-102600.html
If you have any questions regarding searching for or posting events, please contact Linda Mitchell at lindami@cted.wa.gov.
PHASE ONE OF CORPS OF DISCOVERY II
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The National Park Service is pleased to announce the debut of Phase One of the Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future (Corps II) traveling exhibit in Charlottesville, VA at Monticello on January 14, 2003. Corps II is a mobile exhibit that will provide visitors across the United States with an introduction to the Lewis and Clark story as it relates to the natural history, cultural resources and the people of our nation before, during and after the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The three components of Phase One include two interpretive tents with exhibits, audio headset capability and a performance tent entitled "Tent of Many Voices." The latter will provide a space for live demonstrations, lectures, and audio-visual presentations. Live performances will be provided in partnership with American Indian Tribes, state governments, local agencies and the private sector.
From Monticello, Corps II will continue to travel the roadways and through communities that are associated with both the preparation route and the Corps of Discovery Route that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took across the nation from 1803 to 1806. Corps II will travel through the Eastern Legacy states, through the American heartland, to the Pacific Ocean, and then return to St. Louis to end the journey in 2006. Corps II will observe the epic journey of Lewis and Clark by making stops in large urban areas, American Indian Reservations, and small towns along the way. Through a combination of mobile museum exhibits, live interpretation, story telling and cultural demonstrations, Corps II will reach millions of people.
Corps II will serve as the unifying component for the bicentennial observance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the nation. During the Bicentennial, the National Park Service will manage Corps II in an effort to link the American people with a common bond through this important event in history. The stories of the Nation will come together with many voices sharing the history of and the contemporary affects created by the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the American Indian Nations that they encountered.
BICENTENNIAL TRAIL COMMUNITIES COORDINATION SESSION AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING PLANNED FOR END OF OCTOBER
The next Trail Communities Coordination session for Lewis and Clark Bicentennial coordinators representing communities and destinations throughout Washington will be held in Lyle, Washington. It will be October 29, 2002, from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for October 30, 2002, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., also in Lyle, Washington. Both meetings will be at the Lyle Hotel.
The purpose of the Trail Communities Coordination session is to enhance communication among local stakeholders along the route and to enhance communication between the state Agency Assistance Team (AAT) involved and all of the local stakeholders.
CHALLENGE COST SHARE GRANTS AND WORKSHOPS
The National Park Service, through the federal Challenge Cost Share Program, will distribute matching funds to non-federal organizations for projects that involve the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Funds may be used for projects that preserve the story and protect the resources of the National Historic Trail.
Local communities and organizations are encouraged to compete for these funds and contribute to the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration. It is a competitive process for a limited amount of funds. Application packets and more information may be obtained from:
Midori Raymore, Challenge Cost Share Program Coordinator
402-514-9311 or 888-237-3252
midori_raymore@nps.gov. or http://www.nps.gov/lecl
On-line applications are encouraged and due by January 15, 2003. Hard copy applications are due December 15, 2002.
The National Park Service is sponsoring a grant-writing workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 10am- 3:30pm, at The Water Resource Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, Washington. This workshop will provide an opportunity for applicants to review the elements of a well-written and organized proposal, and understand the new changes in the program, including project criteria. For more information about the workshop, please contact:
The Water Resource Center - 360-696-8478 or
Midori Raymore - 888-237-3252
Directions to the Water Resource Center are on line at www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/watercenter/directions.htm.
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP - ACTION, PLANNING, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS GRANT APPLICATION
The Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership (Estuary Partnership) announces $50,000 available for grants for projects that will help to improve the estuary environment. The geographic boundary includes all lands that are within the lower Columbia River drainage basin from Bonneville Dam to the Ocean. Projects can be action projects, projects that immediately address and remediate an environmental problem; demonstration projects, projects that physically demonstrate a particular approach or method for addressing one of the environmental problems in the lower river; or planning projects, projects that use a land use or environmental planning tool to address one of the problems. Grants will be awarded ranging from $1,500.00 to $15,000.00 for an individual project. Qualified recipients include governmental bodies, community and environmental organizations, schools and school districts, community colleges, and universities.
Download application in Microsoft Word format.
The Estuary Partnership is implementing its Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Lower Columbia River and estuary to protect and restore the water quality and biological integrity of the lower river. The following priority issues are addressed in the Management Plan: 1. toxic contaminants, 2. habitat loss and modification, 3. conventional pollutants, 4. biological integrity, 5. land use and development practices and population growth, 6. public awareness and stewardship, and 7. institutional constraints. The Management Plan contains 43 specific actions that address the priority issues. Action / Demonstration / Planning project proposals must relate to at least one of the seven priority areas. Emphasis will be placed on projects that implement specific activities to address one of the priority issues.
For a complete copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) please call: (503) 226-1565 or visit the website at www.lcrep.org. Proposals are due by 4:00 pm, November 15, 2002.
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AWARDS PROGRAM - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Washington State Historical Society announces a call for nominations for awards to be presented at the Society's annual meeting on June 7, 2003. Up to ten awards are presented each year to recognize excellence in advancing the field of history in the state of Washington through writing, teaching, historic projects, understanding cultural diversity and for volunteerism at the Washington State History Museum and the State Capital Museum.
We encourage you to help us honor the work that advances the Society's mission "to make the study of history in Washington illuminating and inspiring" by nominating candidates for the following awards: David Douglas Award, Governor's Awards for Teaching History in Washington State, Peace and Friendship Awards, and Robert Gray Medal. Lewis and Clark bicentennial projects are encouraged for nomination.
For a description of the awards and information on the nomination process, please visit the WSHS web site at WWW.WSHS.ORG or contact:
Marie DeLong, Administrative Officer
1911 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402-3109
Phone 253-798-5901
Fax 253-272-9518
Email: mdelong@wshs.wa.gov
LIFELONG LEARNING PROJECT
The University of Montana team of the Lifelong Learning Project is looking for historical documents, images and artifacts pertinent to tribes along the Lewis and Clark Trail. The Lifelong Learning Project is a three-year collaboration among the Universities of Montana, Idaho, and Wheeling Jesuit to develop distance learning materials, including a website, for teachers and others, using the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a springboard for learning about the world. The role of The Lifelong Learning Project is to disseminate useful information in collaboration with "Trail Tribes" and to engage active learners in the ongoing story of cross-cultural encounters and relationships first documented in written form by Lewis and Clark.
Website modules can be found at www.l3-lewisandclark.com. In addition to the trail-wide website and other educational resource materials, there is also a video documentation of these homelands and people along the Lewis and Clark Trail. The goal is to produce a video series to connect the viewer with the tribal homelands beyond the Lewis and Clark viewshed.
The project is looking for images and artifacts related to the Chinook, Clatsop, or Tillamook tribes and/or Fur Trade Era artifacts.
For more information, please contact the director:
Sally Thompson, Ph.D., Director
Lifelong Learning Project
University of Montana Center for Continuing Education
Missoula, MT 59812
406.243.5889/5890
Fax 406.243.2047
Sally.Thompson@mso.umt.edu
FODOR'S TRAVEL PUBLICATIONS IS SEEKING AUTHORS
Fodor's Travel Publications is looking for potential authors to contribute to a new project they are developing entitled The Lewis and Clark Trail.
The project, which is part of the Fodor's Historical American Guides (HAG) series, is designed to provide travelers with comprehensive information on tourist sights and special events related to specific historical themes. Every element of this series is historically focused, from driving tours to town introductions to sight descriptions.
If you are interested in contributing to the project, please contact:
William Travis, Editor
Fodor's Travel Publications
280 Park Avenue, 10-1
New York, NY 10017
212-572-6023
wtravis@fodors.com
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR CRAIG MANSON VISITS RIDGEFIELD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Craig Manson joined Cliff Snider, honorary chief of the Chinook Tribe, in a public "hearth lighting" ceremony at the future site of the Cathlapotle Plankhouse, a replica of the plankhouse that existed when explorers Lewis and Clark visited the Chinook Indian village of Cathlapotle near present-day Ridgefield, Washington, on March 29, 1806. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the Chinook Tribe, the Vancouver/ Clark County Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Committee and others, intends to construct a full-scale replica of the Chinookan-style cedar plankhouse on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
The hearth-lighting is a traditional Chinook Indian ceremony performed before the construction of a plankhouse. This event marks the first hearth-lighting open to the public. It is another step forward in the construction of a living history classroom where people can learn about the area's original inhabitants from the Chinook people themselves.
The event helped launch National Wildlife Refuge Week and the start of a year of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The refuge system was established by President Theodore Roosevelt with the founding of Pelican Island NWR in Florida in March 1903.
LEWIS AND CLARK: THE UNHEARD VOICES
Penn State invites you to participate in a conference that will explore the contexts, outcomes, and multiple meanings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Conference organizers are planning a broadly based forum for understanding the expedition from the widest variety of disciplinary perspectives--history, art history, political science, literature, philosophy, anthropology, education, and science.
By invoking "The Unheard Voices," the organizers seek to convene a forum for Native Americans and other marginalized or unheard voices to recount the consequences of American nationalism and expansion, as well as to revisit the traditional narrative of the "Corps of Discovery."
The dates for the conference are November 14-16, 2002. It will be held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pennsylvania.
For more detailed information about this Penn State program, please visit our Web site: http://LewisAndClark.outreach.psu.edu
LEWIS AND CLARK BICENTENNIAL TRAINING ACADEMY - PACIFIC NORTHWEST SESSION
The 2002 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Training Academy, hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Northwest session will be November 6-8, 2002. The goal of the session is to educate the people that who be making contact with bicentennial visitors. The session will be at the Vancouver Water Resource Education Center in Vancouver, WA. It will be on a first-come, first-served basis with the facility able to accommodate over 100 people. The session is free to the public.
The session will start with an overview of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, then move into a more regional concentration focusing on accommodating visitors. "This year we will focus on the regional aspects of the Lewis and Clark story, concentrating on their travels within the Columbia River Basin. We will also look at the story from two specific perspectives, that of the Tribes of the Lower Columbia River, and that of the US Army," said Craig Rockwell, this year's event coordinator.
The training academy has been scheduled intentionally to coincide with the 'Ocian In View' weekend festivities in Long Beach, WA, November 8-10.
If you are interested in attending the training academy, please contact Craig Rockwell at craig.s.rockwell@usace.army.mil or 509-751-0244. When you contact him, indicate whether you are a Corps of Engineers employee, otherwise employed in visitor contact, or a member of the public at-large.
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Training Academy Agenda
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
12:00 -1:00 p.m. - Registration and lunch on your own
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Sessions
Evening Session - Ken Karsmizki, Curator of History at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
Thursday, November 7, 2002
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Sessions
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - lunch on your own
1:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Sessions
Evening Session - Hasan Davis portraying York, the only black man on the expedition
Friday, November 8, 2002
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Sessions
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - After lunch on your own, leave for Astoria/Long Beach area CarTours Driving Tour
2:00 p.m.- Meet at Rosburg to discuss November 7, 1805 "Ocian In View"
2:30 p.m.- arrive at Station Camp for special presentation and/or tour
3:30 p.m. - Return to Portland or check in for 'Ocian In View' Weekend
For more information on the speakers for "Ocian in View," please go to: www.lewisandclarkwa.org
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
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VALUE to the NATION
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UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
October 29, 2002
Washington Lewis and Clark
Trail Communities Coordination Session
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Lyle Hotel
100 7th Street, Lyle, WA
Contact Judy Lorenzo 360.705.7274
October 30, 2002
Washington Lewis and Clark
Advisory Committee (Statutory Committee)
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Lyle Hotel
100 7th Street, Lyle, WA
Contact Jean Peterson 360.586.0219 or
jpeterson@wshs.wa.gov
November 6-8, 2002
The 2002 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Training Academy
Vancouver Water Resource Education Center
4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver
Contact Craig Rockwell at craig.s.rockwell@usace.army.mil
or 509-751-0244
November 8-11, 2002
"Ocian in View" Program
Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark
Most events held at the Ilwaco Heritage Museum in
Ilwaco, WA.
Contact: Carolyn Glenn at
Oceanic@centurytel.net
Visit their
website: www.lewisandclarkwa.org.
November 12, 2002
Lower Columbia River Water Trail Committee
(regular monthly meeting)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Alder Creek Paddling Instructional Center
Tomahawk Island - Jantzen Beach Exit
Portland, OR
Contact Chris Hathaway
503.226.1565 ext. 228
hathaway.chris@lcrep.org
November 14-16, 2002
"Lewis and Clark, the
Unheard Voices"
Conference coordinated by
Penn State University.
For more information,
contact Chris Dufour, 814-863-5100 or
Cpd1@outreach.psu.edu.
November 15, 2002
"End of Our Voyage"
Traveling exhibit debuts at the Washington
State History Museum in Tacoma
1911 Pacific Avenue
Contact Melissa Parr at mparr@wshs.wa.gov.
November 15, 2002
Agency Assistance Team (AAT -
for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial)
Monthly Meeting
10:00 am to 1:00 pm (approx.)
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma
Contact Jean Peterson 360.586.0219.
November 15, 2002
Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership - Grant Application Deadline
Applications due at 4:00 p.m.
503.226.1565
www.lcrep.org.
November 16-17, 2002
Lewis & Clark Collector's Show
Benton County Fairgrounds
Kennewick, Washington
509.586.9211.
November 20, 2002
Challenge Cost Share 2003 Workshop
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Water Resource Center
4600 SE Columbia Way
Vancouver, WA
Contact Midori Raymore
402-514-9311 or 888-237-3252
email at midori_raymore@nps.gov.
December 10, 2002
Agency Assistance Team (AAT -
for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial)
Monthly Meeting
10:00 am to 1:00 pm (approx.)
State Capital Museum, Coach House
211 West 21st Ave, Olympia
Contact Jean Peterson 360.586.0219
December 10, 2002
Lower Columbia River Water Trail Committee
(regular monthly meeting)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland Vancouver Area
Exact location to be determined
Contact Chris Hathaway
503.226.1565 ext. 228
hathaway.chris@lcrep.org.
December 15, 2002
Challenge Cost Share Grant Hard Copy Deadline
Contact Midori Raymore
402-514-9311 or 888-237-3252
http://www.nps.gov/lecl
January 13 - 19, 2003
Bicentennial Kick-Off
Monticello & Charlottesville, Virginia
If you are interested in being involved in a
coordinated travel effort, please contact Arlene Johnson at
360-906-7119 or director@lewisandclark-clark.org
January 15, 2002
Challenge Cost Share Grant On-line Application Deadline
Contact Midori Raymore
402-514-9311 or 888-237-3252
http://www.nps.gov/lecl
January 17, 2003
Journey's End National Art Exhibition:
Revisiting the Lewis & Clark Journey Submission Deadline.
Deadline for artists to submit entries into the juried show.
Please email journeys@pacifier.com or
visit www.jsend.org for entry form and further information.
March 8-30, 2003
Journey's End National Art Exhibition:
Revisiting the Lewis & Clark Journey
Maritime Museum in Astoria, OR
May 14, 2003
Northwest History Week
Previously called Vancouver Area Bicentennial Kick-Off
Planned: Several events are anticipated
Contact: Arlene Johnson 360.906.7119
Thanksgiving Weekend 2005
Destination Pacific 2005 - Bicentennial Signature Event
Pacific County, Washington and Clatsop County, Oregon
Look for more information in the future.
PLEASE LOOK for additional information and updates on Bicentennial planning activities and projects in next month's e-newsletter.
ALSO - if you have articles or news-worthy information that you would like to contribute to this e-newsletter or to Washington's quarterly bicentennial newsletter, please Contact Kristin Hoffman at Otak 206.262.2840 or mandi.roberts@otak.com.
The Washington State Historical Society, lead agency of the state's Agency Assistance Team (AAT) for bicentennial planning, will send this newsletter via e-mail on a monthly basis to provide updates on events, projects, and activities going on around the state in preparation for the commemoration.
Your name is in the state's Lewis and Clark Trail database as someone who has expressed interest in the bicentennial and/or who has attended public meetings during the past three years. If you do not want to continue to receive this newsletter and/or other bicentennial communications, reply to this e-mail or contact Jean Peterson at the Heritage Resource Center 360-586-0219.
The AAT will continue to publish and mail out the quarterly "hard copy" newsletters in addition to this electronic communication.