{"id":2268,"date":"2015-11-16T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aislinnadams.com\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2015-11-16T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:12:14","slug":"native-plant-illustrations-for-silver-falls-state-park-a-timely-enquiry-leads-to-a-dream-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aislinnadams.com\/cms\/native-plant-illustrations-for-silver-falls-state-park-a-timely-enquiry-leads-to-a-dream-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Native plant Illustrations for Silver Falls State Park- a timely enquiry leads to a dream commission."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WesternPen and ink illustration. Western ground ginger, Asarum caudatum<\/em>, one of the\u00a0native plants growing at\u00a0Silver Falls State Park.<\/p>\n

The Friends of Silver Falls State Park<\/h4>\n

\"scan0002-103x150\"Earlier this year I visited the Nature Store<\/a><\/em> at the South Falls area of Silver Falls State Park. I was hoping the attractive gift store\u00a0might be interested in carrying some of my botanical art greeting cards and was finally making enquiries. The aptly named Nature Store<\/em>\u00a0is housed in the restored historic log cabin to the north of\u00a0the South Falls Lodge and\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0<\/em>run by the Friends of Silver Falls (FOSF) non-profit. Since their founding in 1986 the FOSF’s mission has been\u00a0to fund educational and interpretive programs at the park and the Nature Store<\/em> is the main source of\u00a0that\u00a0funding. As a very active\u00a0voluntary organization they have\u00a0a long tradition of collaboration with the park staff. \u00a0Being Oregon\u2019s largest, Silver Falls State Park attracts over a million visitors annually so the FOSF provide valuable help on a weekly basis as well as\u00a0at busy times of the year like\u00a0the annual Mother\u2019s Day Wildflower Festival.<\/p>\n

Perfect Timing!<\/h4>\n

As soon as I made enquiries at\u00a0the store a friendly shop assistant (a FOSF volunteer) handed me their administrator\u2019s business card advising me to email her. This I did as soon as I got home and was promptly rewarded with a reply. My timing couldn’t have been better as it turned out, not only was the FOSF interested in selling my native plant greeting cards, they also had a project they were deliberating upon and wondered if I might be interested-\u00a0illustrating a series of thirty\u00a0native plant identification sheets to be displayed at the lodge. I could hardly contain my excitement and\u00a0of course\u00a0I said yes immediately.<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n

Red flowering currant, Ribes sanguineum<\/em><\/a>. One of my native plant greeting cards that can be found at the Friends of Silver Falls State Park Nature Store<\/em>.<\/h5>\n

Old herbarium specimens to be replaced by new botanical illustrations made possible by the Maroe Brown Trust.<\/h4>\n

Regular\u00a0visitors may remember\u00a0browsing through a set\u00a0of herbarium specimens, housed in a wooden box,\u00a0that sat\u00a0on a counter in the lodge dining room. For many years these specimens (provided by the FOSF) helped visitors identify native plants growing in the park. Over time the popular specimens\u00a0succumbed to the wear and tear of visitor use and had to be\u00a0removed. At the time of my enquiry the FOSF had just received a generous bequest allowing them to\u00a0consider\u00a0replacing the old with new botanical specimens, however, in the end they decided to use botanical illustrations instead. It was my good fortune to walk into the Nature Store<\/em> at just the right time\u00a0and thanks to the generous bequest of Maroe Brown –\u00a0long time FOSF volunteer and native plant lover- I have this\u00a0great\u00a0opportunity to work on the new FOSF \u00a0series of native plant\u00a0identification sheets.<\/p>\n

Illustrating thirty native species-a long term project.<\/h4>\n

Illustrating\u00a0thirty native species will take time, several seasons in fact, but I look forward to the challenge. It\u2019s not often that one has the opportunity and funding to really\u00a0get to know a\u00a0plant subject: to\u00a0study and record its\u00a0different growing stages and most importantly, to observe\u00a0it in its\u00a0natural habitat. At 9,200 acres, the park (often called\u00a0the\u00a0“Crown jewel” of the Oregon State Park system) is vast. I look forward to exploring its diverse regions as I\u00a0search for the native plants on the list – and\u00a0<\/span>I hope you can\u00a0join me on this\u00a0botanical adventure as I write about it here.<\/p>\n

Aislinn Adams
\nBlog #1 Friends of Silver Falls State Park Native Plant Illustration Project.<\/p>\n

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