2012 Voices of the Wilderness information

VOICES OF THE WILDERNESS

2012 INFORMATION

Chugach & Tongass National Forests, Western Arctic National Parklands Residencies open to: Artists and arts professionals in all media – visual (two and three dimensional: photographers, sculptors, painters), audio (musicians, singers, composers), film (video/filmmakers), and writers (poets, fiction, essays, storytellers). Residency period: June through September; dates vary Contact:  Barbara Lydon at (907) 783-0090, e-mail: blydon@fs.fed.us Or check out www.voicesofthewilderness.blogspot.com

The summer of 2012 will mark the third year of our Voices of the Wilderness artist residency.  It is modeled after traditional residencies in the national parks…with a twist.  Instead of staying at a remote wilderness cabin, our participating artists are paired with a wilderness ranger and actively engaged in stewardship projects, such as research, monitoring, and education. The idea is to give artists a sense of the stewardship behind America’s public lands, fostering an artistic exploration of these natural and cultural treasures. The hoped-for result is artwork that communicates something of the meaning of these lands.

Artists in Public Lands

Artists have long contributed to the preservation and interpretation of our public lands. Early examples include George Catlin, Albert Beirstadt, and Thomas Moran, whose nineteenth-century paintings inspired pride in America’s wild landscapes and influenced designation of our first parks.

In subsequent generations, artists used song, photograph, poetry and other mediums to celebrate America’s public lands. Their work demonstrates that artistic expression plays a vital role in connecting people to the natural world.

Now it’s your turn.

Recognizing that today’s artists continue to link people to the land, the Forest Service and Park Service are sponsoring Voices of the Wilderness, an artist-in-residence program on the Tongass National Forest, Chugach National Forests and Western Arctic Parklands.

Your job? It’s to be inspired. Experience the wilderness and use your creative energy to bring its voice back to the community.

Artist-In-Residence

In the summer of 2012, artists will be invited to participate in our residencies, each varying in length. The purpose is to share with the community artwork that conveys the inspirational and other values of wilderness. 

Each artist will be provided the same safety training as other volunteers (includes aviation and boat safety, kayak safety, use of radios and satellite phones, and review of Job Hazard Analyses).  The Forest Service and National Park Service will provide food, transportation to and from the field, and most camping and kayaking gear.

As an artist-in-residence, you will experience the wilderness like few others. Traveling alongside a ranger, you might kayak the calm fiords and camp on glacier-carved shores. There will be plenty of time to sit back in your camp chair and absorb the crackling ice bergs and roaring waterfalls. From the water, you might see a bear foraging among intertidal mussels, or seals hauled-out on the ice. On remote beaches, your steps will mingle with the tracks of wolves, bears, birds, maybe even a mink. The wilderness soundscape will embrace you with the screeches of eagles or the songs of whales. Along the way, you’ll get a peek at what it’s like to care for the land by sharing time with a ranger.

As a volunteer, each artist will assist with some basic ranger duties, which may include boarding a tour boat to provide education, participating in research projects, such as seal counts or climate change studies, walking a beach to remove litter, or other generally light duties. However, an emphasis for the artist will be experiencing the wilderness and exploring how to communicate its inspirational qualities through their artwork.

Travel to Alaska is the artist’s responsibility.  Participants should plan to arrive in Alaska at least one full day prior to a residency to ensure enough time for safety training. Return travel should be planned for a couple days after a residency, as weather sometimes delays the return from the field.

Participating Wilderness Areas:

Misty Fiords National Monument

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness encompasses 2.2 million acres of coastal rainforest on the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle. The area is characterized by numerous streams and river systems; alpine and subalpine lakes; forested mountains; and an abundance of fish and wildlife. Past glaciations have formed picturesque fiords, such as Walker Cove and Rudyerd Bay, which are surrounded by granite walls rising 3,000 feet above the ocean. Flightseers, boaters, and hikers come to Misty Fiords to photograph, kayak, explore, fish, and hunt, and to view the outstanding scenic beauty of the rugged terrain. Brown and black bears, mountain goats, and black-tailed deer are common sights in Misty Fiords. Moose, marten, wolves, wolverines, and river otters may also be found in abundance. All five species of salmon share the waters with sea lions, harbor seals, killer whales, humpback whales, and porpoises.


As an artist-in-residence, you will experience Misty Fiords like few others. Traveling alongside a ranger, you’ll kayak the fiords, hike trails to subalpine and alpine lakes, and camp along the shoreline. You’ll also assist with some basic ranger duties, which may include cleaning up campsites, monitoring visitor use, and light trail maintenance.  As you work with wilderness managers, you’ll have plenty of time to take in the sights and sounds of the scenic landscape.Dates available for Misty Fiords National Monument:

-June 18-29

-July 2-13

-July 16-27


Contact Lorelei Haukness at Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District for further questions about Misty Fiords National Monument: (907) 228-4102 or lhaukness@fs.fed.us

Tracy Arm-Ford’s Terror Wilderness

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness is located fifty miles south of Juneau. This is a spectacular Wilderness Area with two steep-walled fiords that terminate at three of the most southerly tidewater glaciers in the northern hemisphere. Experience the abundance of life in an old-growth temperate rainforest and then transition to the calving face of a tidewater glacier as it exposes land that hasn’t seen the sky in hundreds of years. Our stewardship projects here are as various as the characteristics of Wilderness.      

Each selected artist will accompany a wilderness ranger for up to nine days. Transport to the wilderness will be by floatplane or skiff. During the fieldtrip, the artist and ranger will divide their time between Holkham Bay and Tracy and Endicott Arms. While in Holkham Bay, they will stay in a rustic wall tent. While in the arms, they will travel by sea kayak and camp in a two-person tent. Artists will depart for the field from Juneau. Up to two artists will be selected to participate during the 2012 summer.

Dates available for Tracy Arm-Ford’s Terror Wilderness:

-July 17-25

Contact Solan Jensen at Juneau Ranger District for further questions about Tracy Arm-Fords Terror: (907) 789-6231 or sjensen@fs.fed.us

Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness

The Petersburg Creek – Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness is located on the northeast portion of Kupreanof Island near Petersburg and provides a good example of the island rainforest environment of the Tongass. This small wilderness area contains the glacially carved U-shaped valley of Petersburg Creek and the estuarine ecosystem of the Duncan Salt Chuck.  Participating artists will be partnered with a ranger for five days based out of a cabin either on Petersburg Lake or in the Salt Chuck. Travel will be by floatplane or boat. Work may consist of non-native plant management, solitude monitoring, and/or trail maintenance using traditional tools. Ample time will be provided for the artist to work on their own project(s).

One artist will be selected to participate during the 2012 summer. The artist will depart for the field from Petersburg.

Dates available for Petersburg-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness:

-June 19-28

-July 9-13

-July 17-26

Contact Brad Hunter or Karisa Garner for further questions about this opportunity: (907) 772-3871.

Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area
(western Prince William Sound): 

The Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area is a stunning area located in western Prince William Sound in south central Alaska.  Spanning over 2 million acres on the Chugach National Forest, this wild landscape features countless glaciers-the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the world, some flowing a dozen miles from ice-capped peaks to terminate in cliffs of ice towering hundreds of feet above the water. The history of glaciation is evident everywhere you look, from newly-de-glaciated barren hillsides, to ancient moraines just below the water’s surface.  Traveling by sea kayak in these expansive fiords, you’ll look straight up at peaks rising 2,000-9,000 feet right from the water’s edge. Camping alongside the ocean shores you’ll be able to follow the tracks of an animal, check out glacier ice up close, or take a short hike up to the alpine for an expansive glimpse of the fiords.   Diverse wildlife is prevalent in the Sound, including black bears, humpback whales, sea otters, Dall’s porpoises, harbor seals and sea lions. 

Artists will be partnered with a ranger for seven days, participating in various wilderness stewardship duties, including invasive weed surveys, visitor contacts, solitude monitoring, campsite monitoring, and air quality monitoring (such as collecting lichens).  While working alongside a ranger, there will be plenty of time to experience the solitude and wildness of this place.

Up to two artists will be selected to participate during the 2012 summer.  Artists will depart for the field from Girdwood, located approx. 40 miles southeast of Anchorage.

Dates available for Prince William Sound Residency:

-June 12-18

-July 20-26

-August 2-10

Contact Barbara Lydon at the Glacier Ranger District for further questions about Prince William Sound: (907) 783-0090 or blydon@fs.fed.us

South Baranof Wilderness

Alexander Baranof, the first governor of Russian America, built his headquarters in nearby Sitka and left his name on this large island (1,600 square miles) with most of the southern extremity of the island (319,568 acres) designated as the South Baranof Wilderness Area. Bounded on the west by the Gulf of Alaska, the scenery is stunningly picturesque with granite glacier-scored mountains, long saltwater fiords and hanging lake valleys. On the east side of the wilderness by Chatham Strait, the saltwater coastline is not as rugged and there is a higher snow accumulation over the whole area with over 200 inches of precipitation per year. Permanent snowfields and active glaciers blanket the high country above 2,000 feet, giving way to dense undergrowth in a coastal forest of spruce and hemlock. The wildlife that inhabits this area includes brown bears, Sitka black-tail deer, mink, marten and river otters, as wells as eagles and shorebirds.  Seals, sea lions, whales, and a large population of sea otters are often seen offshore, and crab, shrimp, herring, salmon and halibut are harvested from the sea.

As an artist-in-residence you will be joining in a unique collaboration between the Sitka Ranger District and the Sitka Conservation Society in monitoring this rarely visited Wilderness Area. Access will be by floatplane or motorboat. Trips will consist of basecamps in remote locations or by roving monitoring from a sea kayak. Artists should be available for at least a two-week period to allow for adequate weather windows given the area’s exposure to the wide-open Pacific Ocean.

Dates available for  South Baranoff Residency

-July 9-20

-Aug. 6-17

-September 3-14

Contact Darrin Kelly at Sitka Ranger District for further questions about South Baranoff: (907) 747-4280 or dpkelly@fs.fed.us

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness

The West Chichagof–Yakobi Wilderness Area occupies the western portions of Chichagof and Yakobi Islands in the extreme northwest portion of the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska. The wilderness consists of 265,286 acres of wave-pounded open coastline, remote rivers, forests of old-growth western hemlock and Sitka spruce and uplands of alpine, muskeg, and rare karst cliffs. Sitka black-tailed deer are common here along with brown bears and an abundance of smaller furbearing animals including mink and marten. Migratory waterfowl frequent the more protected bays and inlets in remarkable numbers. Marine mammals include sea otters, Stellar sea lions, and harbor seals.

As an artist-in-residence you will be joining in a unique collaboration between the Sitka Ranger District and the Sitka Conservation Society in monitoring this rarely visited Wilderness Area. Access will be by floatplane or motorboat. Trips will consist of basecamps in remote locations or by roving monitoring from a sea kayak. Artists should be available for at least a two-week period to allow for adequate weather windows given the area’s exposure to the wide-open Pacific Ocean.

Dates available for Chichagof-Yakobi Residency

-June 18-29

-July 26-August 3

Contact Darrin Kelly at Sitka Ranger District for further questions about West Chichagof: (907) 747-4280 or dpkelly@fs.fed.us

Western Arctic National Parklands

Western Arctic National Parklands consist of four Park units - Noatak National Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.  Noatak National Preserve is currently 88% designated wilderness with another 11% suitable for designation.  Cape Krusenstern is 96% suitable for wilderness designation.  Bering Land Bridge is 97% suitable for wilderness designation.

Noatak National Preserve protects almost the entirety of the largest untouched river basin in America, that of the Noatak River.  All the preserve, except for about 700,000 acres around the village of Noatak, has been designated Wilderness.  The Noatak River flows westward 425 miles through the heart of the preserve to Kotzebue Sound, carving the scenic Grand Canyon of the Noatak along its course.  From its source to its confluence with the Kelly River, 330 miles have been designated Wild and Scenic, making it the longest river in the Wild and Scenic System.  More and more visitors each year come to canoe and kayak on the Noatak, and almost the entire river may be paddled easily.  Those who fish catch Arctic char, grayling, whitefish, or salmon.  The Western Arctic caribou herd roams, 450,000-plus strong.  Backpacking in the foothills, among the bears, wolves, lynx, wolverine, and Dall sheep, has been increasing in popularity, and backcountry travelers must move with care, as this land is fragile.  Bird life abounds in the migratory seasons.  Camping is unrestricted, but you should avoid the numerous private lands on the lower Noatak River.  Campsites are best on river sandbars and high, dry tundra knobs.  Motorboats, small airplanes, and snowmobiles are permitted.  Hunting and fishing are allowed.

The majority of our backcountry patrols utilize Allypack canoes for the Noatak & Kobuk Rivers along with the many side drainages.  The selected artist for this residency will accompany one of our backcountry rangers on a 10 day river patrol of the Noatak River. 

Dates available for Western Arctic National Parklands:

-August 19-31

-September 2-15

Contact Dan Stevenson at Western Arctic National Parklands for more information: (907) 442-8306 or Dan_Stevenson@nps.gov

Qualification

Qualifying artists will include visual artists (e.g. painters, photographers, and sculptors), writers, musicians, and storytellers.  Their selection will be based on:

-Statement of Purpose

-Proposal for donated artwork and community extension, and willingness to work with the Forest Service or Park Service to make this program a success

-Artistic merit

-Ability to camp in a remote location and travel by skiff, airplane and sea kayak, and willingness to assist with light ranger duties.  (Extensive backcountry/kayaking experience is not necessary for this residency, just capability)

Art Work Donations and Presentation

The goal of the Voices of the Wilderness program is to share the scenic beauty and inspirational values of the Tongass & Chugach National Forests wilderness areas, as well as other wilderness areas throughout Alaska, through the talents and reflections of professional artists.

Each participant is expected to donate one piece of artwork to the Forest Service for use in publicizing the values of the public lands. Donated artwork should be representative of the National Forests and communicate its inspirational or other values. Artwork should be delivered to the appropriate Ranger District within six months of the residency.  Artwork from visual artists should be framed with glass or otherwise prepared for hanging before donation. Electronic copies/digital images of artwork should be provided where appropriate (e.g. photography). The artwork will be shared with the public through exhibition, publication, websites, or other means.

Donated pieces will be displayed at Ranger Districts or visitor centers.  This original work resulting from the residency will be donated to the United States Government, which means that the artist signs over publishing and reproduction rights to that work. The artwork will be shared with the public through exhibition, publication, websites, or other appropriate means.

Our long-term goal is to host a traveling art show in Alaska, to include venues in Juneau, Anchorage, Ketchikan and Sitka, as well as a show in Washington D.C. in 2014 to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.  The show will include at least one piece donated by each participating artist.  Artists need not be present at the 2014 shows.

Community Extension

Artists are expected to provide one public presentation within six months of completing their residency, such as a slide lecture, demonstration, or workshop that publicizes the program and connects the community to its public lands. Other examples include a performance, explorative hike, or participation in the public lecture, such as the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside winter programs. The presentation can be tailored to an individual’s medium, interest and experience, but each artist must provide supplies, equipment and logistics for the presentation.   Community extensions do not have to take place in the community of the residency.

How to Apply

Artists must submit application materials and art samples exactly as indicated on the application form. Insufficient materials or incomplete application are causes for rejection, as are an artist’s proposed use of a work already in progress as a residency project.  All applications should be mailed to: 

U.S. Forest

Glacier Ranger District

Voices of the Wilderness A.I.R.

PO Box 129 

Girdwood, AK 99587

Calendar

Entries are accepted for the 2012 season, applications must be postmarked on or before April 20, 2012.  Applications postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.  A panel of professional artists and Forest Service or Park Service employees will select artists based on artistic merit, the Statement of Purpose, and appropriateness to a wilderness residency. Selections will be made by mid May.

Visit http://www.voicesofthewilderness.blogspot.com/ for more photos and information from our past residencies.

2012 Voices of the Wilderness application

VOICES OF THE WILDERNESS

2012 ARTIST APPLICATION

Name                _______________________________________

Address            _________________________________________

                          ________________________________________

Phone             (______)_________________

Email                        _______________________________

Artistic Medium            _______________________________________________________

Have you applied for a VOTW residency before?________

Where did you hear about our Voices of the Wilderness residency?

_____________________________________________________________

Below, please check the dates & residencies that you are interested in (you can select as many Wilderness areas & dates as you wish). 

Please keep in mind that dates below may change; Final dates will be discussed when artists are selected in May.

CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST:

o Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area 
(western Prince William Sound)

            o June 12-19

            o July 20-26

            o August 2-10

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST:

o Misty Fiords National Monument

o June 18-29

o July 2-13

o July 16-27

o Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness

         o June 19-28
            o July 9-13

o July 17-26

o South Baranoff Wilderness

o July 9-20

o Aug. 6-17

o September 3-14

o Tracy Arm-Ford’s Terror Wilderness

o July 17-25

o West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness

o June 18-29

o July 26-August 3

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE:

o Western Arctic National Park

o Aug.19-31

o Sept. 2-15

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………

*Which Wilderness Area is your first choice?_____________________________________________________

*Which Wilderness Area is your second choice?_____________________________________________________

*Which Wilderness Area is your third choice?______________________________________________________

(You may be selected to participate in any residency that you checked off above-not just your first, second and third preferences.)

Application Enclosure Checklist:

We are seeking artists who are primarily interested in promoting and celebrating our federally designated Wilderness areas (or Wilderness Study Areas).  While there is no word limit, please answer the following as concisely as possible.

_______ Statement of Purpose for residency and 2 Proposals:

●Statement of Purpose:  Please answer the following questions:

-What do you find distinct or unique about wilderness in Alaska?

-Why do you want to participate in this residency?  What do you hope to achieve?

-How will the Forest Service or Park Service gain from your participation?

-How will the community benefit from your participation? 

●2 Proposals:  Provide a detailed description of your donated project and community extension:

-Propose a finished art product.  Describe how this donation will benefit both the Forest Service/Park Service and the public.

-Also propose what your extension would look like.  This is to be a presentation in your community (or the community of your choice) where you would share the experiences of your residency, as well as highlight the importance of public lands.  You would also discuss how the wilderness inspired you as an artist and share your creations, both field work and finished products.  It may be a public talk/slideshow, a workshop, an art opening, ect…The sky is the limit!

*Please note:  Finished artwork and community extensions must be completed and must be donated within 6 months of completing your residency – are you willing and able to fulfill this requirement? _____________

_______ Resume listing professional works, education, experience and training, and, if applicable, professional brochures or similar publications.

_______ Sample of Artistic Work-Submit as appropriate:

-Visual Artists: (i.e. Photographers, Sculptors, Painters) 6 color photos, minimum size of 5 x 7, as well as 1 CD with the same images in jpg or tif files of high enough quality to project on a screen.

-Writers: 6 pages of written examples (prose, short stories, plays or poetry), as well as an electronic version (doc file).

-Musicians/Composers: Musicians and composers must submit lyrics and 1 CD with recordings of their work.

-Multidiscipline Artists:  Send appropriate sample combinations based on the above

_______ SASE: Include a self addressed stamped envelope if you wish to have CD/DVD and photos returned to you.

_______ Application: Include this “2012 Artist Application” completed entry form

Mail application to:      US Forest Service

Glacier Ranger District

Voices of the Wilderness Artist-In-Residence (A.I.R.)

PO Box 129

Girdwood, AK 99587

Applications must be postmarked by April 20, 2012.  Selections will be made by mid May.

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This application is available in a downloadable format at: http://www.myalaskaforests.com/2012/03/voices-of-wilderness-artist-residency.html

Guardians of the Tongass

Inspired by her 2011 residency in Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror, photographer Julie Denesha has created a new website entitled "Guardians of the Tongass".  This is both a fantastic resource for information about the Tongass National Forest and how it is being managed, as well as a striking photo documentary of her week spent in this spectacular wilderness.  Check out the photos and links on her website:

http://tongassguardians.com/

On water and land with forest rangers in the Tongass National Forest.

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 Until I spent a few days in the wilderness with Sean and Liz, I had a difficult time getting my head around the idea of monitoring the solitude of a place. When one is surrounded by the sounds of other humans, those sounds disappear. In wilderness areas, human sounds are amplified. The chugging of a [...]

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Starfish

Low tide on Harbor Island is a magical time when creatures lurking beneath the water’s surface are revealed. It seems my capacity for taking photographs of starfish is endless.  I am still trolling through the images I made during the few short hours that tide was low on Harbor Island

The second year of our Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror 2011 residencies are a huge success!

2011 marked the second summer of the Forest Service hosting our Voices of the Wilderness artist residency.  We had 3 artists accompany wilderness rangers this summer in Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror.  The first two, Marybeth and Irene, were originally going to accompany different rangers down different fiords during the same field trip, but ended spending most of the trip together in Tracy Arm.  This turned out to be a perfect match for these two artists, who have been working on collaborative projects since their time in Southeast Alaska. 

Marybeth Holleman

July 12-18, 2011

Reflecting and writing at Feng Shui Height in Tracy Arm.

Marybeth Holleman is a writer from Anchorage, Alaska.  She is author of The Heart of the Sound: An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost, and co-editor with Anne Coray of Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment.


Her essays, poetry, and articles have appeared in numerous journals, magazines, and anthologies, among them The North American Review, Orion, The Christian Science Monitor, Alaska Quarterly Review, Ice-Floe, Sierra, National Wildlife, Going Alone, American Nature Writing, Under Northern Lights, Solo, and The Seacoast Reader. Her radio commentaries have aired on National Public Radio, and her poetry won the 8th World Wilderness Congress award.


She is also author of Alaska’s Prince William Sound: A Traveler’s Guide and The State of the Sound, and often writes for nonprofit organizations on environmental issues. She has also taught creative writing and women’s studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage.


http://marybethholleman.alaskawriters.com/

Marybeth's Rite in the Rain notebook was always handy.  (Irene in background snapping some photographs.)

Solitude.

Salmon slough.

Irene Owsley
July 12-18, 2011

All smiles in AK.

Irene is a photographer based in Washington, D.C..  She specializes in landscape photography, capturing many of her spectacular images in panorama form.   Travel, the great outdoors, and photography are the continuous threads woven through her personal and professional life.  Her work experience ranges from the Cincinnati Art Museum to the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).  Her photography work has ranged from travel articles (as author and photographer) for The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, to adventures “off the beaten path” where exploration is as much a state of mind as a location. 


http://www.ireneowsley.com/

Irene in action.

Irene was shooting everything from panoramic landscapes to leaves and inner-tidal shots close up.

Inspiration.

Check out some of Irene's photos from her residency:

Reflections of little Harbor Island and Sum Dum Glacier.

Views to the north from little Harbor Island.

What remains after Sawyer Glacier has receded.

Views from Sandspit towards little Harbor Island.

Rangers Solan Jensen and Sean Riley hauling kayaks out of the fiord.

Wilderness ranger Solan Jensen talks to the passengers aboard M/V Sukumi.

http://www.ireneowsley.com/wg/VOTW_IreneOwsley

Julie Denesha

August 9-15, 2011

Dramatic views in Endicott Arm.

Julie is a photojournalist from Kansas who has spent much time in central and Eastern Europe photographing for a number of international newspapers and magazines.  Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Newsweek, Time, The Economist, and The Christian Science Monitor.  In 2007, she completed a documentary on Roma life in Slovakia.


Paired with two rangers, Julie spent most of her time in Endicott Arm.  Among other things, her participation in ranger duties included collecting lichen for air quality sampling and boarding boats with the rangers who discussed climate change and the importance of wilderness, while she shared the experiences of her residency.


http://www.juliedenesha.com/

Sunset at Dawes Glacier

Waiting for the perfect shot.

And waiting....

Photographing rangers in action.