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Welcome, Northwest Youth Corp
 During
the summer of 2000, Crater Lake National Park formed a productive
new partnership with the Northwest Youth Corp. The park staff
is pleased to welcome the crews back again this season.
The Northwest Youth Corp (NYC) is a non-profit job training
and youth development agency. The NYC operates four different
kinds of programs: YouthWorks, Outdoor School, six different
Youth Corp programs and an AmeriCorp program. These programs
promote conservation stewardship while helping Northwest youths
to develop the skills and confidence they need to face life's
challenges.
With NYC's help, Crater Lake National Park is able to accomplish
the majority of work on two separate trail projects. Last summer
the crews helped to rehabilitate sections of the Pacific Crest
Trail. This year visitors may encounter NYC crews during August
on the Godfrey Glen Trail or at their campsite at Lost Creek
Campground. We encourage everyone to talk with them and thank
them for all their excellent work.
The modification work at Godfrey Glen will fulfill an important
need by providing the Crater Lake trail system with an accessible
trail to accommodate visitors with mobility, visual, and/or hearing
impairments. With assistance from the NYC crews, we are hoping
to complete the field work this season and provide full usage
and interpretive opportunities by the 2002 summer season.
Friends
of Crater Lake National Park
 Founded
in 1993 by interested citizens, the Friends of Crater Lake National
Park is a non-profit organization that cooperates with the National
Park Service in the stewardship of the natural and cultural resources
of Crater Lake. The group helps by building and maintaining trails,
constructing footbridges, staffing information desks and fire
lookouts, helping to restore vegetation, and participating at
numerous community events like Earth Day to provide information
about Crater Lake National Park. The group participates in the
Adopt-a-Highway program and offers nature walks, and is helping
to plan events and fund projects for the park's 100th Anniversary
Celebration.
The Friends need your support. Please consider joining the
Friends of Crater Lake. For further information about the group
and its activities, contact Greg Reddell or Greg Hartell at the
address listed below, or visit the Friends of Crater Lake web
site.
Program activities for 2001 include:
Summer Project Weekend - Each summer the Friends of
Crater Lake help maintain or build a trail in the park. Past
projects have included helping to reroute the Pacific Crest National
Scenic Trail, building an interpretive trail at Park Headquarters,
and rehabilitating trails and overlooks throughout the park.
Projects for all skills and abilities are available. Tasks include
painting, moving plants, digging and moving dirt, construction,
cutting and sawing, and helping around camp. The next Trail Project
Weekend will be August 17-19, 2001.
Adopt-a-Highway - The Friends of Crater Lake have adopted
a highway to help keep roads to Crater Lake litter free. Cleanup
dates are Saturday mornings May 19, July 28 and September 15,
2001.
Winter Rim Information Desk - Many Friends have enjoyed
staffing the desk in the cafeteria at Rim Village during winter
weekends. Following the training in mid-November the friends
assist at the Rim desk until April.
Join the Friends! Help the Friends support Crater Lake!
Membership brochures are available at park visitor centers or
by writing to the address below.
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