（Person’s Memorial Lodge,2003.6撮影,西村仁志）
Tuolumne MeadowsのSoda Springs近くに「Parsons Memorial Lodge」という石組みの小屋があります。
この建物は1915年にシエラクラブによって建てられたものです。
現在は夏の期間に行われる講演シリーズ「Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series」の会場として使われています。
この夏のプログラムをご案内します。
いずれも無料で、時間特記のないものは午後2時から約1時間のプログラムです。
クルマの方はTMビジターセンターもしくはランバートドーム下Pから徒歩になります。（所要時間20〜30分）
リーフレットpdfはこちら
http://www.nps.gov/archive/yose/parsons/2007.pdf
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The National Park Service will once again host the annual Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series beginning July 15th with weekend programs through August 26th, Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series
The National Park Service will once again host the annual Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series beginning July 15th with weekend programs through August 26th, 2007.
The Parsons Summer Series is sponsored by the National Park Service, Yosemite Association, Loralee Tucker Hiramoto Memorial Fund, Friends of Parsons Lodge, Institute for Law and Systems Research, and Poets & Writers, Inc through a grant from the James Irvine Foundation and, though inadvertently omitted from the previous e-news, the Hearst Foundation.
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J U L Y
Sunday, July 15
Shaping a Vision for the Wild and Scenic Tuolumne River
Slides, talk, and discussion with Kristina Rylands,
NPS Tuolumne Planning Project Manager
Saturday, July 21
A Brush with Nature: Illustrating the Sierra
Slide presentation by John Muir Laws, naturalist, educator, artist
Sunday, July 22
We added water ? have they returned?
Restoring the Riparian Breeding Bird Community at Mono Lake
Slide presentation by Sacha Heath, Eastern Sierra Program
Director, PRBO Conservation Science
Saturday, July 28
Ooolation! Singers
A performance of nature-inspired music by young singers
led by hammer dulcimer player Malcolm Dalglish and singers
Moira Smiley, Naomi Dalglish, and Joshua Kartes
Sunday, July 29
Water and the California Dream
Slide presentation by David Carle, author
A U G U S T
Saturday, August 4
The Standing Trees in Tenaya Lake: Their 1000 Year Story
Slide presentation by Edmund Andrews, Hydrologist,
U.S. Geological Survey
An Evening of Stories
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Performance by writer/storyteller Gioia Timpanelli
Sunday, August 5
The Rustic Style in Tuolumne Meadows: Architecture and Landscape Design
Slide presentation by Timothy Babalis, NPS Landscape Historian
Nature Stories and Place: Bringing Natural History,
Old Texts, and Stories Together
3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Workshop with writer/storyteller Gioia Timpanelli
Saturday, August 11
Meltdown: The Rise and Recent Fall of Sierra Nevada Glaciers
Slide presentation by Greg Stock, Park Geologist
Sunday, August 12
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Talk and discussion with Bill McKibben, author
Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19
11th Annual Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival
Poets Dorianne Laux, David Mas Masumoto, and Kay Ryan
Musician Shira Kammen, violin and vielle
Saturday, August 25
Time Travelers, Shape Shifters, and Innovators:
The Origin and Evolution of the California Flora
Slide presentation by Erik Westerlund, Ranger Naturalist
Sunday, August 26
Shaping a Vision for the Wild and Scenic Tuolumne River
Slides, talk, and discussion with Kristina Rylands,
NPS Tuolumne Planning Project Manager
All programs, unless otherwise noted, begin at 2:00 p.m. and last approximately one hour. Allow 30 minutes walking time to Parsons Memorial Lodge from either Lembert Dome parking area or the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Admission is free.
Supported by the National Park Service, Yosemite Association, Loralee Tucker Hiramoto Memorial Fund, Friends of Parsons Lodge,Institute for Law and Systems Research, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The JamesIrvine Foundation.
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Roll up your sleeves. Bring your ideas. Help us plan for Tuolumne’s future.
On Saturday, August 11 from 8:30am to 12:30pm all interested park staff, tribes, gateway communities, organizations, and members of the public are invited to attend the next PLANNER-FOR-A-DAY Workshop at Parsons Lodge in Tuolumne Meadows .
The purpose of this session will be to discuss the Tuolumne Planning Workbook, a report on progress for both the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan and the Tuolumne Meadows Plan. This workbook is currently available for public comment through September 15 (available online at http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/trp).
As in previous workshops, participants will join planners in discussing ways to move the plan forward. On August 11, the primary assignment will be to consider the range of preliminary management concepts presented in the workbook and come up with ways in which to strengthen them for the Tuolumne River Plan. In the fall, the NPS planning team will begin transforming these concepts into fully-formed alternatives to be analyzed in the draft environmental impact statement (anticipated for public review in summer 2009).
The historic Parsons Lodge is located in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, where nearing the turn of the century, John Muir and Robert Underwood Johnson discussed the creation of a national park system. Join the NPS planning team as we gather to talk about preserving the Tuolumne experience for future generations. (Allow a 30 minute walk to Parsons Lodge from nearby parking areas. Those with mobility impairments who require assistance should make prior arrangements by calling 209-379-1175.) For more information, send and email to yose_planning@nps.gov or contact project manager Kristina Rylands at 209-379-1175. (K. Rylands – 8/6/07)