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| This is the 7th Flag Expedition, with sculptor Terry Woodall travelling to Lake Baikal in Russia to observe and record the rare Baikal Seal in its habitat.He hopes to support conservation efforts through fundraising and education both inside and outside Russia.
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| Myrtlewood Oregons Tropical Hardwood |
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Terry Woodall spear-headed a project designating Myrtlewood groves of interest in Southern Oregon, writing a popular brochure and interpretive signs which are placed in public parks and recreation sites on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, County and State lands. This DVD documentary parallels the natural history of that project, titled "Myrtlewood Country,"
and also highlights the nature art produced from Myrtlewood in Southern Oregon. Terry is interviewed and his art work filmed at his new studio, built in a coastal rain forest setting.
Myrtlewood trees inhabit only a small corner of coastal Oregon and Northern California, and is esteemed as one the of the world's most beautiful woods. Myrtlewood groves were identified on their impressive natural attributes, history and natural history, public access and park lands protection. The focus of the "Myrtlewood Country" project was to elevate the public's interest and access to this special temperate rain forest, coordinating with the Myrtlewood cottage industry, which has been a part of Southern Oregon since the early 1900's.
One special grove was set aside by the Oregon State Parks as an interpretive grove, with walking tour brochure and identifying name plates pointing out natural history features. Examples are size of the largest tree, specific kinds of burl forms, bee tree, loops and unusual contortions, and the interactions of wildlife. "Myrtlewood Country" brochure explains how these formations translate into the colors and grain patterns inherent in this hardwood. For example, decades of pecking by wood peckers and sap suckers leaves a signature of those bird activities in the wood grain pattern.
Maria C. Jackson, the wife of a former governor of Oregon, began a program of highway beautification through tree protection, and established a "Save the Myrtlewoods" league in the 1940's. Some of the Myrtlewood sites were set aside by her, including Maria C. Jackson State Park, which has a bronze plaque honoring her efforts. Although the trees are prolific growers and do not need protection, the early philosophy of appreciation is acknowledged and perpetuated in the current Myrtlewood projects.
DVD available, $20 each, Brochure, $1
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