Susquehanna Greenway Symposium

Hi folks,
In Lewisburg PA this week working on our Greenway Interpretive Plan implementation (driving tour, interpretive panels, and more), and participated today (Thursday) in the Susquehanna Greenway Symposium, giving an update on our interprtive planning media and services development. Back to Michigan tomorrow and I have a week of writing on several projects before leaving for Korea again at the end of the month.
Just a quick pic of one of the greenway river views. Most of the powerpoint presentations from the symposium will be posted at the Greenway web site: http://www.susquehannagreenway.org. More next week.

The Redwood Forest

Today, Friday, was our last day visiting the many different Open Space District preserves. The redwood forests here were wonderful, and lots of spring wildflowers coming out (still 4' of snow on the edges of my driveway in Michigan!). Here are a few pics of todays sites, including the Banana Slug (about 6 inches long), Trillium and a general view of the area the trails go through. I will be spending next week in the office writing up the interpretive systems plan draft for this project.

More Open Space Preserves

Another day out in the field looking at the special stories and experiences the preserves offer. The California Newts were breeding and we saw lots of them, heard Coyotes howling and crossing a road and visited the Open Space Nature Center. Here are some of todays pics.

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Hi folks,

This week I am working with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, located south of San Francisco, California. We are working on the Interpretive Systems Plan for the District, incorporating about 18 different preserves. It is "spring" here in California, a big change compared to last weeks work in chilly Korea. Today is Monday, and we have 4 more days of site visits and analysis to go. Here are a few pictures from some of todays visits. You can visit the Open Space District web site at: http://www.openspace.org.

Korea Trip and JV book may be published in Italy!

Hi folks. I have been contacted by Marta Brunelli PhD, Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Educazione e della Formazione Università degli Studi di Macerata, in Italy about publishing my text book "Interpretive Master Planning" in Italian! As you may know, the book was just published in Chinese last year. Besides being a real honor, it is nice to know that our successful interpretive planning strategies are being used in other countries and by other interpreters. I will keep you posted as this project moves along. Getting ready for my Korea trip on Saturday. We will be looking at interpretive planning for outdoor exhibits and demonstrations for the Mountain Sanctuary and Climate Change Center project. The photo is of a planning review at the Mountain Sanctuary site last month reviewing the draft development plans.

Korea and California

Hi folks,

Enjoying a quiet day off (Presidents day). On Saturday I head back to Korea for a week to work on the planning for the Mountain Sanctuary and Climate Change Center, then home for a day and off to CA. JVA was awarded a contract to develop a Interpretive Systems Plan for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's . Details are available at my web site: http://www.heritageinterp.com. More from Korea later.

Bangor Historical Society Plans New Museum

Just back from working with a team from Architecture + Design to conduct an interpretive planning focus workshop for the Bangor Historical Society in Bangor Michigan. They are great folks who want an innovative approch to celebrating the history of their city and community. This will include a new museum building and includes a "the city as the museum" program that will locate interpretive panels located in the downtown area interpreting historic buildings, and developing a variety of interpretive walking tours. To learn more about the historical society you can visit their web site at:http://www.bangormihistory.com/