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was printed in the Sept. 8, 1963 edition of the Seattle Times--nearly 50
years ago! Today, we are still wrestling with the idea of allowing MORE human activity on and around this natural municipal water supply. I never knew Drs. Flora and Kraft to associate themselves with "the environmental movement", and would probably not label themselves "environmentalists." Dr. Jerry Flora and Dr. Gerald Kraft (my father) were a team of scientists with some simple practical goals for the "Lake Whatcom Study Project": Determining the size and shape of the lake and establishing some baselines for future watershed scientists as to the contents and movement of the lake water. It was an effort of hard science which would lead to practical planning based on trends revealed by pertinent and accurate data. This model is still on display in the Environmental Studies Building at Western Washington University. Tim Kraft |
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Nov. 15, 2002
As shown above, the model is now located in the Environmental Studies Building, Western Washington University |
Intro - Summary
Clip 2 - Mayor John Westford describes the City of Bellingham involvement in
the Lake Whatcom Project
Clip 4a - Dr. Flora describes Lake Whatcom features
Clip 4b - Dr. Flora describes Lake Whatcom features
Clip 7 - Dr. Kraft explains "thermocline"
Clip 9 - Dr. Kraft demonstrates lab techniques for detecting fecal coliform
Clip 11 - Dr. Kraft - radioactivity and comparisons to other bodies of fresh
water
Clip 12 - Dr. Kraft - fecal coliform and comparisons to other bodies of fresh
water
Clip 13 - Dr. Kraft - Final thoughts
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Other scenes from the film (no audio)
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The two photographs above are of the Yachats
Commons Park, a wetland preserve in Yachats, Oregon,
conceived by my father, Gerald Kraft.
Photos by Tim Kraft on July 12, 2010