by Mark Johnson
The Oregon Lewis & Clark Inventory Project
Ted KayeOur Oregon effort kicked off with a planning meeting at Lewis & Clark College, June 16, 2007. There we reviewed the inventory form with definitions and examples and assigned about 40% of the assets to volunteers.
We're making steady progress on the inventory field work — what a great way to organize your outings along the trail! Please volunteer for this exciting project. Contact Ted Kaye for more details and to borrow a GPS unit (tedk2005@aol.com;503-223-4660).
- The Foundation is gathering information on Lewis
& Clark “assets” in each state; this
project will help NPS with overall trail planning
[PDF]
- There are 100+ Lewis & Clark “assets”
in Oregon
- They include: Sites, Signs, Art, Centers, Trails, and
Other
- Some states have already done an inventory (KS, IL,
MO, NE, MT, etc.)
- Oregon’s effort benefits from their experience
- NPS is supporting this project with consistent data
collection guidelines
- Chapter members will visit Oregon assets and fill out
inventory forms
- Digital images are encouraged—each worth 1,000
words
- A GPS unit is necessary: five will be available on
loan from NPS
- Extensive guidelines on form definitions and data
entry are available [PDF]
- Inventory forms will then be entered into PDF files
[PDF]
- PDF files AND hard-copies will be sent to Ted Kaye
- Ted will “compile” all the forms
- Each “asset” has a number: submit forms
and images with correct file name format
- Some “assets” are collections of items,
list them on a supplemental page
- We can add assets to the list; propose and Ted will
control numbering
- PDF forms and instructions will be downloadable from
the website: www.or-lcthf.org
- The goal is to have all forms in by the end of
December 2008
- The Foundation and NPS will be the final repository of the information
[ Oregon Inventory List | Inventory Form | Data Dictionary | Data Entry Instructions | Data Entry Form]