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Saturday, June 12, 2004, several hundred people
gathered at Lava Beds National Monument to dedicate
two new Monument facilities. The recently completed
Visitor Center and the still-under-construction
Research Center took center stage as
representatives from the National
Park Service, the Klamath
Tribal Council, Siskyou
County, the Tulelake
community, and the Cave
Research Foundation celebrated the fulfillment
of the latest phase of their ongoing cooperative
relationship. Lava Beds National Monument is pleased to
announce the opening of the Lava Beds Research
Center. This facility provides a workroom, meeting
room and accommodations for those conducting
studies in the Monument and surrounding areas. The
Center saw its first official use President's
Weekend, 2005, when 14 volunteers from the Cave
Research Foundation Expedition spent three days
mapping caves, measuring ice, and engaging in other
speleological investigations. Janet
Sowers, Fran Mainella, Craig Dorman and Joan
Smith The Research Center is a joint effort of the
National Park
Service at Lava
Beds National Monument, the Cave
Research Foundation, and the Lava
Beds Natural History Association.
It provides workspace, a meeting room, storage and
accommodations for professional and volunteer
researchers. Since the early 1990s, the Cave Research
Foundation has contributed to the successful
management of Lava Beds National Monument by
providing the park with data
vital to sound decision making. The Research
Center will enhance CRF's ability to continue this
effort, and will draw additional organizations and
individuals to the park. Construction is complete, but the building is
bare. The $218K-plus we raised is spent and then
some. Another $30K will help us outfit the Center
and pay off the last of the loans. If you've
already contributed to the Center, consider giving
a little more. If you haven't donated yet, there is
still time to join the ranks of those who can boast
"I helped build the Lava Beds Research Center." ... Donor Anne Frantz takes a Living
History Tour of Lava Beds National
Monument. ... What is Lava Beds National
Monument? ... Who made the
Research Center a reality? Dedicating
the new Visitor
Center Why
Lava Beds Needs a Research Center Contact us at contact@labe-research-center.org Page last updated
03/31/2005
Dedicates Visitor and Research
Centers
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