2001
6,500 feet up and 16 feet deep: when you work at Crater Lake, the
snowfall comes with the territory - December 20, 2001
Steve Mark suggests that all new National Park
Service employees facing their first winter at Crater Lake be
required to watch "The Shining."
Carl Fredrick Wilson -
December 09, 2001
Carl Fredrick Wilson, 97, a former Klamath County resident, died
Dec. 6, 2001, of natural causes in Salem.
Manager John Miele to retire from
Crater Lake - November 27, 2001
Back in the 1990s, when most of his supervisors and the park staff
advocated the demolition and removal of Crater Lake Lodge, Miele thought
it should be rebuilt in the unfulfilled vision of its creators. It was.
Friends of Crater Lake
November 18, 2001
The Friends of Crater Lake, a group formed to assist with
programs at Crater Lake National Park, is taking an active role
in the park's upcoming centennial celebrating 100 years as a
national park.
Forest agencies plan underburns - October 25, 2001
Fire season may not be over yet, but don't expect
fire engines to chase every plume of smoke rising in the local
forests this fall.
Crater Lake Friends will hold
meeting on Saturday: Watchman restaurant to host meeting
-
October 03, 2001
Friends of Crater Lake will hold their ninth annual meeting at
Crater Lake National Park on Saturday.
Op Ed: Deep pockets needed:
New Crater Lake concessionaire must share commitment to
de-commercializing the park
- October, 2001
Crater Lake, Oregon's only
national park, is an important tourist draw to Southern
Oregon. That makes the park concessionaire important too.
Crews work to snuff 100+ fires - September 19, 2001
Seven small lightning-sparked fires are being
allowed to burn themselves out under the watchful eyes of fire
officials in the Crater Lake National Park.
Firefighters mop up blazes from
thunderstorm - September 18, 2001
Scores of firefighters on Monday attacked dozens of
the nearly 100 small wildfires left from a weekend thunderstorm that
generated more than 7,000 lightning strikes in Southern Oregon.
Crater Lake stories featured in
Shaw Library book - September 17, 2001
Historic remembrances, Indian legends and new
stories about Crater Lake are featured in "The Mountain With a Hole in
the Top: Reflections on Crater Lake."
Crater Lake run part of Williams'
rich existence - August 15, 2001
In
his young life, Jay Williams has availed himself to an
existence rich with adventure.
An ambitious hiker, he has attempted to backpack the entire north-south
route of the Pacific Coast Trail — and will try again.
New work gives old look to Crater Lake buildings
- July 23, 2001
The park's popular Rim Village area is undergoing a series of
transformations this summer in preparation for next year's 100th
anniversary celebration of Crater Lake as a national park.
Remote blazes pose challenge for
firefighters
- July 16, 2001
Lightning strikes ignited 10 small fires in Crater Lake
National Park recently, but the remoteness of some is making
it difficult for crews to put them out.
Crater Lake project restores purpose to Rim Village sites -
July 1, 2001
If you had taken a boat out on the crystal clear
waters of Crater Lake 70 years ago, chances are you wouldn't have
been able to locate the new Sinnott Memorial building high above on
the south rim.
New Maps/Report by USGS Scientists
show underwater features of Crater Lake in unprecedented
detail - June 1, 2001
New
Maps/Report by USGS Scientists Show Underwater Features of Crater Lake in
Unprecedented Detail Ancient lava flows, volcanic cones and landslides are
some of the features below the surface of Crater Lake that are depicted and
explained in a report available from the U.S. Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior.
Crater Lake National Park sets
north entrance opening date - April 12, 2001
Unusually low snow at Crater Lake National Park
means that the park can schedule dates when it plans to open roads
normally buried by deep snow.
Ideas sought on Crater Lake Plan -
April 04, 2001
The National Park Service is looking for input
on how Crater Lake National Park should be managed for the next several
years.
Crater Lake was crossed much
earlier, by George -
April 01, 2001
For years historians have debated whether Theodore Roosevelt, the
president who proclaimed Crater Lake a national park in 1902, actually
visited the lake.
Big bash planned at park in 2002
Crater Lake National Park will hold a birthday party...and
you're invited! - March 23, 2001
Not just any party. Next year Lundy will coordinate a bash that will
involve Crater Lake National Park's usual half-million visitors along
with special guests celebrating the 100th anniversary of the park's
creation.
New plates would celebrate Crater
Lake - March 05, 2001
Before long, you may not have to drive up 62 and
past Beckie’s cafe to see Crater Lake. It’ll be on the car in front
of you on I-5. At the Rogue Valley Mall. Maybe even in your own
driveway.
Park Service staff to teach
students - February 16, 2001
Chiloquin Elementary School students are going
to have the opportunity of receiving science-related lessons from Crater
Lake National Park personnel.
Crater Lake's future to get a
management plan - January 22, 2001
They lack a crystal ball, but managers at Crater
Lake National Park hope to envision and shape the park's future for the
next 10 to 15 years.
Hatfield to chair Crater Lake
festivities - January 05, 2001
Mark Hatfield was only about 12 years old when
he visited Crater Lake National Park for the first time, a trip he
remembers was remarkable not only for the lake but also the young
boy-friendly squirrels and chipmunks.