BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190703T020000Z DTEND:20190703T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:First Tuesday Pub talk - Framing Nature: How Culture Shaped Crater Lake and the National Parks DESCRIPTION:Framing Nature: How Culture Shaped Crater Lake and the National Parks\nOlder national parks such as Crater Lake are usually adorned with what Americans call "rustic architecture." This type of design is really a window to the past\, but also an indication of how European culture (and by extension\, its "settler societies" such as the United States) have seen nature. By literally "framing nature\," it is turned into art\, whether through landscape painting\, photography\, or by other means. This has had significant consequences in places like the American West\, where many "monumental" landscapes became "parks" and somehow indicative of how the nation viewed itself. Rustic architecture\, at Crater Lake for example\, both enhances the view and blends into the scene much as the precedents set by English gardens or "pleasuring grounds." If nothing else\, the presentation puts "America's Best Idea" into context\, forcing the audience to reassess what they think they know about a place less than a hundred miles from Medford.\n\n Stephen R. Mark has worked as the park historian at Crater Lake for the past 30 years. Most of his research has focused on western settlement and public lands\, especially where the larger conservation movement has effectively reserved parks\, forests\, coastlines\, and desert landscapes for management as public estates. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Framing Nature: How Culture Shaped Crater Lake and the National Parks

\nOlder national parks such as Crater Lake are usually adorned with what Americans call "\;rustic architecture."\; \; This type of design is really a window to the past\, but also an indication of how European culture (and by extension\, its "\;settler societies"\; such as the United States) have seen nature. \; By literally "\;framing nature\,"\; it is turned into art\, whether through landscape painting\, photography\, or by other means. \; This has had significant consequences in places like the American West\, where many "\;monumental"\; landscapes became "\;parks"\; and somehow indicative of how the nation viewed itself. \; Rustic architecture\, at Crater Lake for example\, both enhances the view and blends into the scene much as the precedents set by English gardens or "\;pleasuring grounds."\; \; If nothing else\, the presentation puts "\;America'\;s Best Idea"\; into context\, forcing the audience to reassess what they think they know about a place less than a hundred miles from Medford.
\n \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Stephen R. Mark has worked as the park historian at Crater Lake for the past 30 years. \;  \;Most of his research has focused on western settlement and public lands\, especially where the larger conservation movement has effectively reserved parks\, forests\, coastlines\, and desert landscapes for management as public estates.
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\n LOCATION:4 Daughters Irish Pub\, 126 W. Main\, Medford\, OR UID:e.2354.5697 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260507T012335Z URL:http://member.centralpointchamber.org/events/details/first-tuesday-pub-talk-framing-nature-how-culture-shaped-crater-lake-and-the-national-parks-5697 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR