Cascade Geographic
Society's
SPRING Classes
(Graduate & Undergraduate cooperative Education
Classes through Portland State University)
Cascade Geographic Society's
> Spring 2009 Classes
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> Beyond the Classroom:
> Cultural, Historical & Natural Heritage Programs Offered Through the
> "Oregon Trail Education Center"
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> Classes, Workshops, & Excursions of the Cascade Geographic Society
> featured in cooperation with Portland State University
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> We do not have a minimum enrollment number, so we almost never cancel
> classes. Preregistration is encouraged, but you may also register on
> site at the first class session. However, it is advisable to contact
> us in advance by telephone in case the meeting place has been changed.
> Please call (503) 622-4798 for registration and information.
>
>
> Cascade Geographic Society
> mailing address: P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, Oregon 97049.
> email: cgsmthood@onemain.com
>Celebrating Our 22nd Year of Offering Classes through Portland State University Cascade Geographic Society's Spring 2009 Classes
> website:
www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood> _______________________________________
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> Cascade Geographic Society's
> Spring 2009 Classes
>
>
> Exploring American Indian Art & Mythology in Media ~ 1 Credit
>CRN : K4261JG--- CI 810/Undergraduate: CRN: K4261JU--- CI 410
> Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.
> Fee: $165
> DATE, TIME, & MEETING PLACE: (Saturday) April 4th (10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Stage Stop Road, Welches, Oregon.
>
Explore various art mediums and the accompanying oral traditions of indigenous people as well as the various media resources available for educational use. From the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada, to the Great Plains in the United States, the art and stories will unfold an elaborate 4,000-plus year history of North Americas first inhabitants. Learn how storytelling and art can be integrated into inter-disciplinary curriculums.>Aurora Colony, Champoeg, & French Prairie Heritage Sites --- 1 Credit Hour
>GRADUATE: CRN K4262G/CI 810 -- UNDERGRADE: CRN K4262U/CI 410
> Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.
> Fee: $165
> DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: (Saturday) April 11 (10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) at Carnegie Art Center, 606 John Adams, Oregon City, Oregon. .
> The settlements of the Aurora Colony, Champoeg, and French Prairie held the "key" to Euro-American control of the fertile Willamette Valley, not to mention the entire Northwest. This class explores the history of the cultural uses of the Willamette River landscapes by Native Americans, the role of the French-Canadian trappers and their Indian wives, and later by Oregon Trail emigrants and other American homesteaders. Studied will be the Aurora Colony (a German religious commune), Champoeg (where Oregon's First Provisional Government was first founded during what became known as the "Wolf Meetings"), and the French Prairie Area, examining their fascinating past by visiting these special places of Old Oregon, which holds some ideal heritage educational sources for the study and exploration of the rich history of the Old Oregon Country. This class will explore the well-known and little-known history of these unique frontier villages that played a significant role in the development of pioneer agriculture and cottage industries that became the economic foundation in what was then known as the "New Eden". Studied will be the unique way of life, traditions, religious beliefs, cultural practices, architecture, and folklore surounding these special places of history by visiting and exploring them first hand. A unique opportunity to gather information for developing teaching units and strengthening classroom curriculums.
> East Portland Sacred Landscapes: Heritage Buttes & NATURAL Areas --- 1 Credit Hour
>GRADUATE: CRN: K4263JG/CI 810 -- UNDERGRADE: K4263J/CRN/CI 410
> Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.
> Fee: $165
>DATE, TIME, & MEETING PLACE: (Saturday) April 18th (10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) at Mall 205 outside of Baja Fresh, S.E. 102nd & Washington St., Portland, Oregon.
> East Portland's "sacred landscapes" encompass a number of special buttes and significant natural areas that represent a wealth of Native American heritage whose cultural history has been left out of the history books and ignored bt the majority of the naturalists today. These traditional cultural and religious sites are located in special places which still possess the rich history of traditional indigenous cultural practices -- religious and ceremonial practices, medicine-gathering, and mythology. This class explores these sites and how the indigenous way-of-life related to the natural landscape over the past 10,000-plus years. Participants in the class will visit a selection of these cultural and natural sites, including Indian Rock, Oak Bottom, Powell Butte, Kelly Butte, Mount Tabor, Mount Scott, and Beggar Tick Marsh, and others, including traveling sections of several historic trails first followed by native populations, then the fur traders, and, still later, the Oregon Trail emigrants and Willamette Valley homesteaders. Studied also will be the laws that protect archaeological and cultural sites; the politics of protecting sacred sites; methodology used in evaluating natural sites for cultural heritage, such as wetlands, riparian areas, rock outcroppings, meadows, etc. Learn how to integrate this information back into the classroom learning environment and how to strengthen your science curriculum with historical and anthropological activities. A unique opportunity to gather information for developing teaching units and strengthening classroom curriculums.
>
> MT. HOOD'S OREGON TRAIL --- 1 Credit
> GRADUATE: CI 810 UNDERGRADUATE: CI 410
> Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.
> Fee: $165
> DATES TIME, & MEETING PLACE: (Tuesday) May 16 (Saturday) 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. --- meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, Oregon.
> During the days of the Oregon Trail when thousands of emigrants ventured the 2,000-plus miles to the "New Eden" (the Willamette Valley), Mt. Hood proved to be the most difficult obstacle in their journey. The many routes over this 11,235-foot Mountain became infamous as graves lined the trail. Ropes were snubbed to trees and ³Prairie Schooners² lowered down the steep slopes and cliffs of Big Laurel Hill and elsewhere; swamps --- seemingly bottomless --- had logs placed in it to create corduroy-like roads to allow wagon travel to continue; and dangerous stream crossings took many lives. Cattle rustlers, horsethieves, and highwaymen added still even more danger. Yet, this was a toll road (known as the Barlow Trail after its founder); it was the first one over the Cascade Mountain Range that still possesses one of the most fascinating histories in all of the Old Oregon Country, and is an ideal ³educational laboratory² for multi-disciplinary study. This class allows p Ŝarticipants to view these remnants of a sometimes nortorious history --- tollgates, graves, campsites, trail routes, homestead sites, stream ³fords², and more -- and learn how to incorporate the stories of these sites, as well as the multi-cultural histories of those who experienced this ordeal, back into their classroom learning environment.
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>Tours & Other Special Educational Programs ,
> Tour Mount Hoodıs Infamous Oregon Trail With Your Class This Spring
> Through the years, it has become tradition to many schools to visit the Oregon Trail on Mount Hood with the Cascade Geographic Society, and this would be an ideal adventure for you, your class, and parent helpers. Bring history alive by taking advantage of this field trip opportunity where you can follow in the wake of the "Prairie Schooners". The sites that will be visited during this day-long excursion include emigrant graves and campsites, wagon ruts and swales, primary and secondary routes, tollgates, stream "fords", and much more, including the infamous Big Laurel Hill where pioneers were forced to lower their covered wagons down over its dangerously-steep cliffs. This special interpretative tour will be enhanced with multi-cultural stories of the past about the Indians, the emigrant travelers, and the African-American pioneers who came West. This is a very popular field trip so sign-up early and reserve a day by calling (503) 622-4798. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Visit the "Portland Underground" (Shanghai Tunnels) with Your Class. Call (503) 622-4798 for Information! website: www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood.
> For Volunteer Opportunities, Please Call (503) 622-4798!.
> 163rd Anniversary of the Infamous Barlow Trail
> The Autumn of 2005 marks the 160th Anniversary of the first toll road over the Cascade Mountain Range. Known as the Barlow Trail, this was the final overland link of the Oregon Trail that allowed emigrant travelers a cheaper but far more dangerous alternative to rafting their covered wagons down the Columbia River. In 1845, the wagon parties of Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, Joel Palmer, and William Rector joined together and attempted to make the first crossing of the 11,235-foot Mt. Hood by widening an Ancient Indian trail. From mid-September through December, they battled their way through the thick timber of the Mountain's southern flank, and failed. They had to cache their "Prairie Schooners" and most of their possessions in a crudely-made log cabin, and hiked out. They didnıt reach Oregon City until Christmas Day. The following year, after Barlow received a charter from the Provisional Government of Oregon, plus $4,500, he started charging a toll for the previlege of traveling over this rough wilderness path. Travelers taking this route was required, amongst other things, to lower their wagons down the steep cliffs of Big Laurel Hill with ropes. Today, with the expertise of an interpretor with the Cascade Geographic Society, experience this unique and colorful history by visiting emigrant campsites, graves, tollgates, wagon ruts and swales, and even the infamous BigLaurel Hill, the worst section of the 2,000-plus mile Oregon Trail. Or, study Old-Growth Forests, wetlands, Wild Rivers, Salmon and wildlife habitats, ethnobotany, environmental issues, and more, all located alongside this historic trail. Give the Cascade Geographic Society a call at (503) 622-4798 for further information and details. Weıll work with you to develop just the right field studies experience for you and your class.
> Coming...Living History on the Oregon Trail at our "Oregon Country Settlement". Call (503) 622-4798 for Information!
> Participate With Your Class in ³Mt. Hoodıs Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey
> Experience "Mt. Hood's Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey" with your class. Participants will learn about both the Rivers and the Forests in this inter-disciplinary approach. Spend the day in a 33-acre Old-Growth Forest, complete with a Lake, a River, Wetlands, and lots of Wildlife and Salmon. This unique outdoor classroom will allow you to study environmental science, fisheries, social studies, language arts, art, and more. Weıll design a program to fit your needs. A great winter season field trip. Call (503) 622-4798 for specific details.
> industry and business to grow. Often times its architecture accented
> this one-time "stumptown's" relationship
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>
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> to the river with its ornamental cast-iron buildings that possessed a
> unique Victorian charm that was only matched by European cities. This
> class takes you back into time as you walk the Willamette "Riverscape"
> studying architecture, art, and the urban culture that emerged as a
> result of its waterfront. You will then be brought back into the
> present as you study what has survived the passage of time. A great
> way to develop multi-discipline study units as curriculums. Offered
> by Portland State University and the Cascade Geographic Society.
>
> Visit Mount Hood's Oregon Trail with Your Class! Autumn, Winter, or Spring! Call (503) 622-4798.
>Want To Tour Portlandıs Infamous Underground (The Shanghai Tunnels) With Your Class?
> Beneath the streets of Downtown Portlandıs waterfront lie the remains of an infamous history that represents the remnants of an untold history of human rights violations at their worst. Unsuspecting victims who had little or no ties to their families, and who frequented the saloons and other places of lesser reputations, would find themselves dropped through trapdoors into basements where they were held hostage for a period of time until they were finally taken through tunnels to the wharfs and sold to sea captains ready to leave port. It was a time when the Rose City was ³wide open² and police and political corruption were common but rarely discussed openly. Roughly from 1850 to 1941, shanghaiers who sold men for "blood money", had little or no interference from the outside. Commonly referred to as "Wharf Rats" or "Land Sharks", these merciless shanghaiers controlled the cityıs harbors to the point that Portland became known as the "Worst Port in the World" for this skullduggery. Today, you can visit the infamous "Portland Underground" with the Cascade Geographic Society. We will adjust the historical information in this 45-minute tour to the age of your class. This unique adventure into the historical world of shanghaiing is quickly becoming known as one of the best educational field trips around. If you would like to explore Portland's Shangahi Tunnels with your class, make your reservations today. Special limited tours of Portland's infamous Underground are available. This unique and secret history of the "City of Roses" is awaiting you and your classes discovery and exploration. For additional information, please give the Cascade Geographic Society a call (503) 622-4798. And, due to our workload, if you get our voicemail, to insure a quick response, be sure to leave both a daytime and evening number with the hours you can be reached.
>Located on Mount Hood's Oregon Trail, "Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center" is awaiting the arrival of you and your class! For the study of western migration, Native American culture, wildlife, old-growth, and other natural resources, this is the place to visit. Small, but packed with great information! Call us to make an appointment at (503) 622-4798.
> Storytelling is alive and well! Call us at (503) 622-4798 today!
You and your class or organization can assist the Cascade Geographic Society from keeping wildlife from being killed on roads in the Mount Hood Area by sponsoring a "Wild Animal Warning Reflector". These unique devices are placed along roads in wildlife migration corridors and are beneficial to the animals during the high-kill periods, which is between dusk and dawn. When the light of the on-coming traffic passes this section of road that has the "relector" mounted on a 3-foot post, Deer, Elk, Bear, Cougar, Bobcat, Coyote, Raccoons, and other wild animals will wait until the vehicle(s) pass. The cost is only $20 a reflector. This is a great class project. Every reflector makes a difference. This is a great and critical fund-raising project! For additional information how you can help, please call (503) 622-4798 or email us at cgsmthood.teleport.com. Or, write us at: Save Our Wildlife, P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, Oregon 97049.
> Learn More About Our Special Educational Festivals & Events. Call (503) 622-4798 for information or check out our website at: www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood.
> Environmental & Oregon Trail Projects In Need of Volunteers
> Each school year, over 350 dedicated volunteers from Portland Metropolitan Area has assisted us in restoring the natural environment, sections of the Oregon Trail, or in doing other important work that helps both history and Mother Nature. However, much more work is left to be done. If you want to contribute some volunteer time to benefit fish and wildlife, we could surely utilize you and your talents. Many things have contributed to the poor conditions of our Northwest, and we still have fish and wildlife habitats in need of enhancement or restoration. Help Salmon and wildlife species by lending Cascade Geographic Society a hand. Project sites vary and can range from Mount Hood (which is a major focal point), to the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to Sauvie Island. Important historical sites like the Barlow Trail (the Oregon Trail segment over Mount Hood is being consumed by non-Native plants. Restoration is critical in order to bring native vegetation back. If interested, please get in touch with the Cascade Geographic Society. Give Nita Kreuzer, Volunteer Coordinator, a call at (503) 658-6233 [evenings].
The Cascade Geographic Society is always setting up New Classes & Educational Opportunities.To avoid missing out, please consider having our class schedule emailed, faxed, or even mailed to you directly.
>Contact us at (503) 622-4798 or email us at: cgsmthood@onemain.com.
>"Rhododendron Meadow"
>"Rhododendron Meadow" is a special place that has been preserved by the Cascade Geographic Society as part of their "Sanctuary Lands Program" for future generations. This 14.5 acres that is a natural, cultural, and historical treasure, is an ideal place for your class for field research, whether its studying its Anadromous Fish Streams, Wetlands, Open Meadows, or Forests. If you have a research need, please give us a call at (503) 622-4798.
>Storytelling Programs
>The Cascade Geographic Society can provide a professional storyteller for your class, organization, workshop, seminar, or other gatherings. Specializing in Native American myths, true stories of the Oregon Trail and the Mountain Men- told in period clothing and utilizing the music and artifacts of those times of long ago, around a special indoor campfire - history does come alive! Reserve a performance for Northwest Indian Myths and Legends, a lone storyteller in period clothing or the complete program with Indian drumming, singing, dancing, and storytelling. Or, Tales of the Oregon Trail, featuring a storyteller in period clothing, retelling the famous and infamous stories of this ancient 2000-plus mile trail of the Indians and the ³Prairie Schooners². In addition, there are many other programs that feature oral tradition such as the Following: Tall Tales of the Pacific Northwest and Stories of Other Oddities (true or not, these stories are part of the folklore of this most unique geographic area); Taming the New Eden (Stories of Settling the Willamette Valley) (the oral history of the American Indians and the others who emigrated West -- the Oregon Trail pioneers, the missionaries, the Chinese, the African-Americans, the Gypsies, and others); Tales of Old Oregon (stories of its history and how this geographic region became a state); and more.
>Storytelling Workshop
> We offer a special half day, one, two, or three-day workshop that teaches you how to not only tell stories, but how to write stories. This special process, Writing Oral Tradition, combines various disciplines --- language arts, drama, speech, history, etc. The sessions include storytelling performances, classroom presentations (such as oral traditions in the Northwest, North America, and around the world, the art and techniques of storytelling, the use of props, blending music and dance, the use of research in storytelling, the process of writing stories, editing stories, etc.), and more. The production of a hardbound book of stories is also an option in this very unique workshop for both educators and their students. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Field Trip Opportunities & Special Programs For You & Your Class!
>Field Trip Opportunities! € Portland Underground (Infamous Shanghai Tunnels) € Mount Hoodıs Infamous Oregon Trail Tour € Mount Hoodıs Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey € Lewis & Clark Trail Tours € Pioneer Cemetery Tours € Custom-Designed Tours (weıll create one to meet your needs!)
>Special Programs!
>Storytelling --- Native American Mythology, Tales of Oregon Trail, and More... € Storytelling Workshops € Holiday Tales From Old Oregon € Special Class Presentations € Living History Presentations € Custom-Designed School Programs (we'll create one especially for your needs)
> Volunteer Opportunities!
>Mount Hoodıs Public Lands Clean-Up € Portland Underground Restoration Projects € Mount Hoodıs Oregon Trail Restoration Projects € Fish & Wildlife Habitat Restoration Projects € And Much More...
>Call Cascade Geographic Society at (503) 622-4798 for Additional Information or for Registrations! Or, email us at cgsmthood@onemain.com.
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> ~ Tours & Other Special Educational Programs ~
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> Storytelling Lodge Now Open
> on Mount Hood for Schools
>
> When you walk onto Cascade Geographic Society's eighteen acres,
> immediately you are struck by that special feeling that overcomes you.
> It could be the fact that you are actually walking on an ancient
> Native American path that became a part of the infamous Oregon Trail
> over Mount Hood. Or, it could be the silence that is complemented
> with the fact that everything on this landscape is being protected
> forever for future generations --- the cultural, historical, and
> natural resources. Yet, when you walk through the doors of the
> "Storytelling Lodge", you clearly understand that it is the
> "sacredness" of this place that really accents all of these feelings.
> During the construction of the "Storytelling Lodge", a medicine man
> from Warm Springs, and an elder representing the Grand Rhonde tribe,
> both said that the "Storytelling Lodge" was a "sacred place", even
> though it was not yet finished.
> This would be a place where people from all cultures would come
> together and learn from one another.
> Today, with the unofficial opening of the "Storytelling Lodge" to
> schools, visitors cannot help but to understand the "sacredness" of
> this place. Perhaps it is the huge timbers that accent the interior
> roofline above the firepit, or the flickering fires that dance their
> shadows on the structure's plank walls, or even the carved totem poles
that accents the
> interior of this historic building. The "Storytelling Lodge" is a
> place of myths and legends, as well as where folklore interweaves
> itself with the natural contours of the land. The Earth, the Sea, and
> the Sky, are all linked together into one landscape, where one can
> move from these differing worlds into the seemingly far-off "skyworld"
> at will. The country that lay beyond the horizons and the sunsets
> were
easily manuevered through
> supernatural journeys. All of this comes together in this special place
> through storytelling.
> So step back into the past by visiting the Cascade Geographic
> Society's "Storytelling Lodge". Give us a call at (503) 622-4798. We
> can either email or fax you written information. If you get our
> voicemail, leave both a daytime and evening number.
>
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> When You Think About...
> the Oregon Trail,
> Native American History & Culture,
> the Lewis & Clark Expedition,
> Environmental Studies,
> & much more...
> Think of us...(503) 622-4798
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Want To Tour Portlandıs Infamous Underground (The Shanghai Tunnels)
> With Your Class?
>
> Beneath the streets of Downtown Portlandıs waterfront lie the remains
> of an infamous history that represents the remnants of an untold
> history of human rights violations at their worst. Unsuspecting
> victims who had little or no ties to their families, and who
> frequented the saloons and other places of lesser reputations, would
> find themselves dropped through trapdoors into basements where they
> were held hostage for a period of time until they were finally taken
> through tunnels to the wharfs and sold to sea captains ready to leave
> port. It was a time when the Rose City was "wide open" and police and
> political corruption were common but rarely discussed openly.
> Roughly from 1850 to 1941, shanghaiers who sold men for "blood money",
> had little or no interference from the outside. Commonly referred to
> as "Wharf Rats" or "Land Sharks", these merciless shanghaiers
> controlled the cityıs harbors to the point that Portland became known
> as the "Worst Port in the World" for this skullduggery.
> Today, you can visit the infamous "Portland Underground" with the
> Cascade Geographic Society. We will adjust the historical information
> in this 45-minute tour to the age of your class. This unique
> adventure into the historical world of shanghaiing is quickly becoming
> known as one of the best educational field trips around.
> If you would like to explore Portland's Shangahi Tunnels with your
> class, make your reservations today. Special limited tours of
> Portlandıs infamous Underground are available. This unique and secret
> history of the "City of Roses" is awaiting you and your classes
> discovery
and exploration.
> For additional information, please give the Cascade Geographic Society
> a call (503) 622-4798. We can either email or fax you written
> information concerning tours of the "Portland Underground" for your
> class. However, due to our increased workload, if you get our
> voicemail, in order to insure a quick response, be sure to leave both
> a daytime and evening number with the best hours that you can be reached.
> ~8~
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Tour Mount Hood's Infamous Oregon Trail With Your Class This Spring
>
> Through the years, it has become tradition to many schools to visit
> the Oregon Trail on Mount Hood with the Cascade Geographic Society,
> and this would be an ideal adventure for you, your class, and parent
> helpers. Bring history alive by taking advantage of this field trip
> opportunity where you can follow in the wake of the "Prairie
> Schooners". The sites that will be visited during this day-long
> excursion include emigrant graves and campsites, wagon ruts and
> swales, primary and secondary routes, tollgates, stream "fords", and
> much more, including the infamous Big Laurel Hill where pioneers were
> forced to lower their covered wagons down over its dangerously-steep
> cliffs. This special interpretative tour will be enhanced with
> multi-cultural stories of the past about the Indians, the emigrant
> travelers, and the African-American pioneers who came West. This is a
> very popular field trip so sign-up early and reserve a day by calling
(503) 622-4798.
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Visit the "Portland Underground" (Shanghai Tunnels) with Your Class.
> Call (503) 622-4798 for Information!
> website:
www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood.>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> For Volunteer Opportunities, Please Call (503) 622-4798!
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> 160th Anniversary of the Infamous Barlow Trail (Mount Hood's Oregon
> Trail)
>
> The Autumn of 2005 marked the 160th Anniversary of the first attempted
> crossing of Mount Hood by covered wagons, and the 159th Anniversary of
> the first toll road over the Cascade Mountain Range. Known as the
> Barlow Trail, this was the final overland link of the Oregon Trail
> that allowed emigrant travelers a cheaper but far more dangerous
> alternative to rafting their covered wagons down the Columbia River.
> ~9~
>
>
>
> In 1845, the wagon parties of Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, Joel Palmer,
> and William Rector joined together and attempted to make the first
> crossing of the 11,235-foot Mt. Hood by widening an Ancient Indian
> trail. From mid-September through December, they battled their way
> through the thick timber of the Mountain's southern flank, and failed.
> They had to cache their "Prairie Schooners" and most of their
> possessions in a crudely-made log cabin, and hiked out. They didnıt
> reach Oregon City until Christmas Day. The following year, after
> Barlow received a charter from the Provisional Government of Oregon,
> plus $4,500, he started charging a toll for the previlege of traveling
> over this rough wilderness path. Travelkers taking this route was
> required, amongst other things, to lower their wagons down the steep
cliffs of Big Laurel Hill with ropes.
> Today, with the expertise of an interpretor with the Cascade
> Geographic Society, experience this unique and colorful history by
> visiting emigrant campsites, graves, tollgates, wagon ruts and swales,
> and even the infamous BigLaurel Hill, the worst section of the
> 2,000-plus mile Oregon Trail. Or, study Old-Growth Forests, wetlands,
> Wild Rivers, Salmon and wildlife habitats, ethnobotany, environmental
> issues, and more, all located alongside this historic trail.
> Give the Cascade Geographic Society a call at (503) 622-4798 for
> further information and details. We'll work with you to develop just
> the right field studies experience for you and your class.
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Want To Tour Portlandıs Infamous Underground (The Shanghai Tunnels)
> With Your Class?
> Call (503) 622-4798 for Information!
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Coming...Living History on the Oregon Trail at our "Oregon Country
> Settlement".
> Call (503) 622-4798 for Information!
>
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>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Participate With Your Class in
> ³Mt. Hoodıs Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey²
>
> Experience "Mt. Hood's Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey" with your class.
> Participants will learn about both the Rivers and the Forests in this
> inter-disciplinary approach. Spend the day in a 33-acre Old-Growth
> Forest, complete with a Lake, a River, Wetlands, and lots of Wildlife
> and
Salmon.
> This unique outdoor classroom will allow you to study environmental
> science, fisheries, social studies, language arts, art, and more.
> Weıll design a program to fit your needs. A great winter season field
> trip. Call (503)
> 622-4798 for specific details.
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Coming...Living History on the Oregon Trail at our "Oregon Country
> Settlement".
> Call (503) 622-4798 for Information!
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Step Back Into Time...
> Visit Cascacde Geographic Society's
> "Storytelling Lodge" inRhododendron, Oregon --- Where the History of
> Native Americans, the Exploration of the Frontier, the Oregon Trail, &
> Pioneer Settlement Comes Alive through Oral Tradition...
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Visit Mount Hood's Oregon Trail with Your Class!
> Autumn, Winter, or Spring! Call (503) 622-4798.
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Located on Mount Hoodıs Oregon Trail,
> ³Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center² is awaiting the arrival of you
> and your class!
> For the study of western migration, Native American culture, wildlife,
> old-growth, and other natural resources, this is the place to visit.
> Small, but packed with great information!
> Call us to make an appointment at (503) 622-4798.
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>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Storytelling is alive and well! Call us at (503) 622-4798 today!
>
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>
> How You and Your Class or Organization Can Keep Wildlife From Being
> Killed On Our Roads
>
> You and your class or organization can assist the Cascade Geographic
> Society from keeping wildlife from being killed on roads in the Mount
> Hood Area by sponsoring a "Wild Animal Warning Reflector". These
> unique devices are placed along roads in wildlife migration corridors
> and are beneficial to the animals during the high-kill periods, which
> is
between dusk and dawn.
> When the light of the on-coming traffic passes this section of road
> that has the "relector" mounted on a 3-foot post, Deer, Elk, Bear,
> Cougar, Bobcat, Coyote, Raccoons, and other wild animals will wait
> until the vehicle(s) pass. The cost is only $20 a reflector. This is
> a
great class project.
> Every reflector makes a difference. This is a great and critical
> fund-raising project! For additional information how you can help,
> please call (503) 622-4798 or email us at cgsmthood.teleport.com. Or,
write us at:
> Save Our Wildlife, P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, Oregon 97049.
>
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> Learn More About Our Special Educational Festivals & Events.
> Call (503) 622-4798 for information or check out our website at:
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> Environmental & Oregon Trail Projects In Need of Volunteers
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> Each school year, over 350 dedicated volunteers from Portland
> Metropolitan Area has assisted us in restoring the natural
> environment, sections of the Oregon Trail, or in doing other important
> work that helps both history and Mother Nature. However, much more
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> If you want to contribute some volunteer time to benefit fish and
> wildlife, we could surely utilize you and your talents.
> Many things have contributed to the poor conditions of our Northwest,
> and we still have fish and wildlife habitats in need of enhancement or
> restoration. Help Salmon and wildlife species by lending Cascade
> Geographic Society a hand. Project sites vary and can range from
> Mount Hood (which is a major focal point), to the Columbia and
> Willamette Rivers to Sauvie Island.
> Important historical sites like the Barlow Trail (the Oregon Trail
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> Mount Hood is being consumed by non-Native plants. Restoration is
> critical in order to bring native vegetation back.
> If interested, please get in touch with the Cascade Geographic Society.
> Give Nita Kreuzer, Volunteer Coordinator, a call at (503) 658-6233
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> The Cascade Geographic Society is always setting up New Classes &
> Educational Opportunities.To avoid missing out, please consider having
> our class schedule emailed, faxed, or even mailed to you directly.
> Contact us at
> (503) 622-4798 or email us at: cgsmthood@onemain.com.
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> "Rhododendron Meadow"
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> "Rhododendron Meadow" is a special place that has been preserved by
> the Cascade Geographic Society as part of their "Sanctuary Lands
> Program" for future generations. This 14.5 acres that is a natural,
> cultural, and historical treasure, is an ideal place for your class
> for field research, whether its studying its Anadromous Fish Streams,
> Wetlands, Open Meadows, or Forests. If you have a research need,
> please give us a call at (503) 622-4798.
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> Storytelling Programs
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> The Cascade Geographic Society can provide a professional storyteller
> for your class, organization, workshop, seminar, or other gatherings.
> Specializing in Native American myths, true stories of the Oregon
> Trail and the Mountain Men- told in period clothing and utilizing the
> music and artifacts of those times of long ago, around a special
> indoor campfire - history does come alive! Reserve a performance for
> Northwest Indian Myths and Legends, a lone storyteller in period
> clothing or the complete program with Indian drumming, singing,
> dancing, and storytelling. Or, Tales of the Oregon Trail, featuring a
> storyteller in period clothing, retelling the famous and infamous
> stories of this ancient 2000-plus mile trail of the Indians and the
> "Prairie Schooners". In addition, there are many other programs that
> feature oral tradition such as the Following: Tall Tales of the
> Pacific Northwest and Stories of Other Oddities (true or not, these
> stories are part of the folklore of this most unique geographic area);
> Taming the New Eden (Stories of Settling the Willamette Valley) (the
> oral history of the American Indians and the others who emigrated West
> -- the Oregon Trail pioneers, the missionaries, the Chinese, the
> African-Americans, the Gypsies, and others); Tales of Old Oregon
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> We offer a special half day, one, two, or three-day workshop that
> teaches you how to not only tell stories, but how to write stories.
> This special process, Writing Oral Tradition, combines various
> disciplines --- language arts, drama, speech, history, etc. The
> sessions include storytelling performances, classroom presentations
> (such as oral traditions in the Northwest, North America, and around
> the world, the art and techniques of storytelling, the use of props,
> blending music and dance, the use of research in storytelling, the
> process of writing stories, editing stories, etc.), and more. The
> production of a hardbound book of stories is also an option in this
> very unique workshop for both educators and their students.
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> Or, email us at cgsmthood@onemain.com.
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> Year 2006 Annual Festivals & Events
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> Mount Hood Oregon Trail Quilt Show & Old-Time Fiddlers & Music
> Jamboree: Past & Present (a heritage exhibition, show, sale, & music
> festival)
> (Saturday) July 15th, 2006
> (Sunday) July 16th, 2006
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> Living History Village
> (Saturday) August 12th, 2006
> (Sunday) August 13th, 2006
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> Mount Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days
> (Friday) August 25th, 2005
> (Saturday) August 26th, 2005
> (Sunday) August 27th, 2005
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> Mount Hood Salmon & Mushroom Festival
> (Saturday) October 7th, 2006 --- Mount Hood Scarecrow Fashion Show
> (Sunday) October 8th, 2006 --- Mount Hood Scarecrow Championship
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> Mount Hoodıs Oregon Trail Ghost Stories & Haunted Places
> (Saturday) October 21st, 2006
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> Mount Hood Public Lands Clean-Up
> (Saturday) November 4th, 2006
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> Christmas Along The Barlow Trail
> (Saturday) December 9th, 2006 ~ Oregon Trail Christmas Village
> (Sunday) December 10th, 2006 ~ Oregon Trail Winter Heritage Tour
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> Pioneer Harvest Feast (Volunteer Appreciation Dinner)
> (Saturday) December 9th, 2006
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