(Sorry I could not locate the remainder of the article)|
| The above article was printed in
the Sept. 8, 1963 edition of the Seattle Times--over 40 years ago! Today,
we are still wrestling with the idea of allowing MORE human activity on and around
this natural municipal water supply.
I never knew them to associate themselves with "the environmental
movement", and would probably not label themselves "environmentalists."
Dr. Jerry Flora and Dr. Gerald Kraft (my father) were a team of scientists
with some simple practical goals for the "Lake Whatcom Study Project":
determining the size and shape of the lake (particularly the bottom) and
establishing some baselines for future watershed scientists as to the
contents and movement of the lake water. To them it was a matter of good science--a matter of
practical planning based on trends revealed by pertinent and accurate
data. This model is still on display in the Environmental Studies Building at Western Washington University. Please scroll down the screen to see some video clips made from 16mm films which I recently discovered and which are part of the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies housed in the Goltz-Murray Archives Building on the campus of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Tim Kraft |
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Nov. 15, 2002
As shown above, the model is now located in the Environmental Studies Building, Western Washington University |
Intro - Summary
Clip 2 - Mayor John Westford describes the City of Bellingham involvement in
the Lake Whatcom Project
Clip 4a - Dr. Flora describes Lake Whatcom features
Clip 4b - Dr. Flora describes Lake Whatcom features
Clip 7 - Dr. Kraft explains "thermocline"
Clip 9 - Dr. Kraft demonstrates lab techniques for detecting fecal coliform
Clip 11 - Dr. Kraft - radioactivity and comparisons to other bodies of fresh
water
Clip 12 - Dr. Kraft - fecal coliform and comparisons to other bodies of fresh
water
Clip 13 - Dr. Kraft - Final thoughts
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Other scenes from the film (no audio)
Clip 1
Clip 3
Clip 5a
Clip 5b
Clip 6
Clip 8
Clip 10
Clip 14
The two photographs above are of the Yachats
Commons Park, a wetland preserve in Yachats, Oregon,
conceived by my father, Gerald Kraft.
Photos by Tim Kraft on July 12, 2010