I’ve been pretty involved the past few weeks with the PPARFM conference I spoke about here and moving my project forward towards the looming penultimate deadlines with coming March. A huge step forward has been a slow and inexorable increasing in scales. The first of my systems models was at 1:10,000 scale and the second model was at 1:5,000. The most recent of these large scale system models is below – a 1:2,000 monster showing the entire scope of the proposed/affected hydrologic system.
The most recent addition to this set is a work in progress at 1:400 – building scale! Conversations with RMNP led to my discovery of a need to upgrade existing deficiencies in the building housing a number of research and management programs in the compound located about 3 kilometers from the town of Wasagaming. This led me to the idea that in light of the current political situation at parks, in light of the funding cuts that have been occurring for decades, it was a perfect opportunity to suggest a new strategy for Riding Mountain. By leveraging the research done at parks as part of the experience of parks and by building a space that enables education and outreach to become potential revenue streams, the research is protected as a vital and integral – non-negotiable – component of our parks system.
This model locates the proposed facility at the north end of the large gravel parking lot between the commercial district on Wasagaming Drive and the cabin neighbourhood of the Old Campground.
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