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Original KHC Grant Specifications
Project Title: Kaw Valley River Roots: Wings Over the Wakarusa
Focusing on the wetlands in the Wakarusa River
Valley (especially the
historic Haskell/Baker Wetlands), a digital short will explore themes cultural
and environmental connectedness and change over the last 200 years conversion.
The production will be influenced by the Wetland Learners Project. The final product will be cross-promoted with
a Kaw Valley River Roots Book currently in production.
1. Describe the sponsoring organization The Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on water quality and related quality of life issues in northeastern Kansas. Formed in 1996, the Alliance facilitates the development of public-private partnership projects that address cultural & natural resource conservation in the Kansas River corridor. (See Appendix)
2. What is your local story and why is it unique to your community? What theme will the film explore? How will it portray the heritage of your area? How is this story unique?
Haskell/Baker Wetlands provide an extraordinarily rich backdrop for exploring the cross-generational relationships between communities and natural resources. The project title refers to seeing the wetlands from a broad, holistic vantage point. The story of the wetlands weaves together the role of education, natural resource management and core themes of change: connections and conversions. Examples include:
*Native American families camped at the wetlands waiting to hear news of their children. The area was an especially important teaching tool for the tribal leaders trying to maintain cultural connections with students at Haskell. Portions of the historic wetland area are still used for community outreach and education.
*Crossing the Wakarusa River and passing into the wetland was a critical and common experience for many immigrants. Roadways through the wetland have been maintained and improved over time.
*Under the auspices of educational pursuits, Haskell University converted the "waste land" to crop land. Portions of the historic wetland area are still cropped. Portions of the wetland are still managed for educational pursuits.
*The wetland became a dumping ground for various entities including the general public. Portions of the historic wetland are still used as a landfill.
*Portions of the wetland have been used for scientific research which has contributed to advances in our understanding of wetland ecology and the process of wetland restoration.
*Lawrence is a community between two rivers. The south side of town both impacts and is impacted by stormwater flowing towards the Wakarusa River. Portions of the wetlands are being restored for the purposes of managing stormwater and meeting federal water quality standards.
*Portions of the wetlands are managed to sustain and protect the community’s water supply. Over 100,000 residents in northeastern Kansas now rely on the Wakarusa River and Clinton Lake for their water supply. The City of Lawrence is also building a water reclamation center that will use restored Wakarusa wetlands as part of the treatment process. Drainage in a portion of the wetlands is controlled to ensure an adequate water supply is available in southern Douglas County.
*Portions of the wetlands are managed for access and safe functioning of several natural gas wells.
*The wetlands have inspired travelers, visitors, residents, academics and artists. This is well-documented in historic writings, and contemporary works.
3. Provide a list of visual components. What items/places would you film & how would they help tell the story? Identify 10 potential artifacts, places, people, photographs, or artwork.
Potential Locations: Each location demonstrates a different part of the story.
- Baker Wetlands (w/ Roger Boyd, Baker Wetland Manager) - Haskell Wetlands (w/ Chuck Haines, HINU Biology Instructor) - Stormwater Detention (w/ Patty Ogle, City of Lawrence Stormwater) - Coon Creek (w/ Alison Reber, Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance) - Clinton Lake (w/ Lew Ruona, Corps of Engineers)
Wetland Learners events are facilitated Baker Wetlands field trips for local 6th grade classes. Experts volunteer their time to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students. They use artifacts and materials found on-site &/or guide student discovery.
Footage from Wetland Learner events: - Sharon Ashworth (University of Kansas - Wetland Botany) - Mike Caron (Haskell Farm Historian) - Jeanne Klein (Director of Kansas University Theater for Young People - Aesthetics Awareness) - Rex Powell (Grassland Heritage Foundation - Wetland Invertebrates) - Stan Roth (Kansas Biological Survey - Wetland Vertebrates)
Potential Interview clips: - Travis Boley/Fred Six (Oregon-California Trail Association) - Chuck Herman (Jayhawk Audubon Society) - Martha Parker (Clinton Museum) - Laurie Tapahanso (Haskell Interpretive Center) - Lawrence/Douglas County Planning Department
4. Provide a schedule-of-work Preliminary storyboard development – February 2008 Interviews and site visits – March 2008 Wetland Learner Footage – April & May 2008 Final storyboard and editing – May 2008 Supporting materials development – June 2008 Partner promotions – July 2008 Press releases and Capstone Event Promotion – August 2008 Promotional Capstone Event – September 2008
5. Describe why this project is appropriate for your organization. How will it help fulfill your mission? What planning for this project has already occurred?
The Heritage Alliance has experience in producing outreach materials that reflect a wide cross-section of community perspectives. Projects are designed to interlace several audience tiers by guiding participants to self-actualized. The overarching concept is that we are strongest when we can respect each other, look at the past, collectively interpret the present, and work to make our vision for the future happen.
The proposed activity is in line with the mission of KVHA and is consistent with the activities currently being undertaken by the organization. The expertise and momentum are already in play so it’s a matter of tweaking materials and presentations to fit the needs of the documentary. The proposed activity can easily be accomplished within the general existing work plan for the spring 2008 Wetland Learners Program.
Provided additional funding can be obtained, the production will also be cross-promoted with the release of Wings of the Wakarusa (WOW) a new Kaw Valley River Roots book. As with previous River Roots books, WOW wraps a children’s story within an environmental context - subtle connections between people and the environment are part of the unbroken thread of social legacy.
6. What will audiences gain from this 5 minute documentary? How will this project serve the community? What will viewer’s learner, experience, or gain?
Over the next few years significant road improvements will destroy existing outreach and education areas. However, developing new educational facilities and expanding the number of wetland acres is a contingency of the wetland mitigation agreement. A careful exploration of the wetland within the context of an ongoing community relationship will broaden the public's place-based understanding, could be useful for mitigation planners, and would have long-term interpretive value as people apply the information to other land-use issues.
7. List each of the major consultants. How will they contribute to the understanding & discussion of the project topic?
A cross-disciplinary group of resource people has formed for the purposes of steering the Wetland Learners Project. As much as possible we'll use their expertise to help with the documentary. (See Appendix)
8. List the filmmaker Sarah Grace Waltz, 2007 KU Film & Theater graduate
Classes from several departments at Lawrence High School will be working with Sarah Grace and Alison to extend and/or augment the gathered digital materials.
9. List the other project personnel. What role will they play in the project?
Chris Millspaugh – Graphics Designer & Illustrator for Wings Over the Wakarusa Alison Reber –Project Director, Developmental Editor Sandy Sanders – Wetland Learners Event Coordinator Sarah Grace Waltz – Filmmaker
10. Discuss your project's evaluation methods. How will the project's success be determined?
11. Plans for use of 5-minute documentary. How will it be used in the community? The production will be introduced to the community at a Wetland Learners Wrap-up Celebration in the summer of 2008. Project partners and their affiliates will be asked to provide additional venues for sharing the materials - preferably in a way that augments existing initiatives. Ideally we'd like to reach a statewide general audience and a national niche audience.
Draft Project Budget 11/28/07
Appendix A
Appendix B
Project Resource People: Kim Bodensteiner, USD 497 Chief Academic Officer; Travis Boley – Association Manager for Oregon-California Trails Association; John Bond – Kansas Alliance for Wetlands & Streams; RJ Burkhart* – KVHA Board Member; Bill Busby* – Kansas Natural Heritage Program; Bridget Chapin – Haskell Indian Nations University; Ann Hawks – USD 497 District Science Coordinator; Denise Lowe–Weso – Haskell Indian Nations University; Jeanne Klein* – Director of Kansas University Theater for Young People; Paul Liechti – Kansas Biological Survey & KVHA Board Member; Carey Maynard-Moody* – V-President & Chair of Water Quality for Sierra Club Wakarusa Group; Patty Ogle – City of Lawrence Storm Water Quality Technician; Rex Powell* – Education Chair for Jayhawk Audubon Society, President of Grassland Heritage Foundation; Alison Reber* –Director of Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance, Stan Roth* – Community Environmental Educator, Kansas Biological Survey; Robert Russell* – Hidden Valley Camp for Girl Scouts, Coordinator of Vernal Wetland Project; Sandy Sanders* – Education Committee of Jayhawk Audubon Society, Coordinator of Schools and Facilitators for WWL project; Anthea Scoufas – Director of Education & Outreach for Lied Center of Kansas, Randy Stout – Coordinator of Research & Development for Kansas Board of Regents’ Kan-Ed project
*Wetland Learner Event Facilitators Project Interns: Stephanie Barrows – Latin American Studies, KU; Jason Beury – Environmental Science/Engineering, KU; Rebecca Foster – Environmental Studies, KU; Jason Koontz – Environmental Science, HINU; Diana Matthews – Creative Writing, KU; Sarah Grace Waltz – 2007 Graduate Theater & Film Degree, KU
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