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FEATURE May 13,1992 •' THE CLACKAMAS PRINT ________ Page 5 ELC to open river resource museum in Gladstone by Daphne Hartt Staff Writer Something exciting is happen ing to the old Gladstone Muncipal Water Supply Tower on the banks of the Clackamas River. Thanks to. the hard work and effort of Jerry Herrmann, executive director of the John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center (ELC), the tower is presently being converted into a river resource museum. In 1985, the tower, which sits on a half acre of Clackamas County land, was abandoned due to ground water contamination. Since then, it has been heavily vandalized and exposed to weathering without any sort of caretaking. This story of events is quite ironic in that the Gladstone City Council approved demolition of the structure back in January. It was supposed to have been into a pile of rubble and then hauled away to some nearby landfill. The tower, which would have been destroyed into about 200 tons of concrete and other debris, is now being restored, instead of adding to landfill prob lems in Oregon. The council reconsidered its January decision upon receiving a letter of interest from Herrmann. This letter, which explained the ELC’s proposal of the museum, caused the Council to hand over the lease to the center under a specified agreement. Under this agreement, the ELC will clean up all debris, grade and gravel an access road, renovate the existing station, and construct a “one-of-a-kind natural resource museum on river habitat in the Clackamas River Basin, "according to Herrmann. Although the project requires a lot of work and money, Herrmann is ¡FOR SALE FOR SALE ’78 Datsun B210, pale yellow, 67k original mi., good shape, very reliable $1,000. For more info, call 657-4929. FOR SALE Pentax Spotamatic 35mm manual camera w/case & UV protector $125 OBO. Call Jennifer 656-8673. 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Clean-up just might be the most difficult task of this project. Herrmann said that about ten tons of debris, which in this case is ille gal waste, now covers the sur rounding grounds of the soon-to- be museum. “People have been using this area as a dumpsight since about 1984, “ says Herrmann in a frus trated tone. , Some of the center’s plans for the area include the improvement of habitat areas, the enhancement of the area by building park benches and placing inteipretive signs, the creation of a pathway system adjoining Clackamette Lake to the east, and the construc tion of the museum, giving the public a place to learn about the cultural and natural history of the Clackamas and Willamette rivers. Display exhibits will consist of information, items and photo graphs concerning Native Ameri can life, fishery and wildlife re sources, and evidence of techno logical growth of these two water ways. The project will also provide a boat moorage for the “Envirot- rekker," an ELC-owned boat that travels up and down the rivers. Guided by Herrmann, the “Envi- rotrekker” tours presently cost $9.50. However, as soon as the project is accomplished ', Herrmann plans to guide tours at no cost. Also, the ELC hopes to run more interpretive tours as soon as the “Envirosailor” is built Cur rently, the “Envirosailor” has been started and is still in the making. Herrmann would also like to obtain some sort of written legal document that could prevent off road vehicles from driving onto the museum property. Herrmann feels that these vehicles “destroy wild life habitats.” Opening ceremonies for the Clackamas River Resource Mu seum are scheduled'for June 28, 1992. 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