Research and Education
in the National Parks

National Park Service Research and Education in the National Parks

PART I
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN THE NATIONAL PARKS

HAWAII

Through the generosity of the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association and the contribution from Hui O Pele funds, an excellent museum building has been constructed of volcanic rock at Uwekahuna Bluff and donated to Hawaii National Park. It consists of a large lecture room, approximately 50 by 25 feet, with adjoining small rooms for office and photographic laboratory space, and a museum room, 40 by 20 feet, adjoining which is the seismograph room.

LASSEN

Between Manzanita and Reflection Lakes in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Loomis established a museum as a memorial to their daughter, Mae. The gift was made in order that the many valuable photographs of the eruption might be properly housed. This museum, constructed of softly tinted native stone, and 40 acres of land were donated to the National Park Service in 1929. The main building is 72 feet long and 27 feet wide and has an oval roof with 20 skylights. Extending from this main building in the form of a T is another building, 27 by 52 feet, which contains wild life exhibits. The main building is devoted primarily to volcanic exhibits, including a photographic history of Lassen Peak during its recent eruptions.

In a separate building, constructed on the same plan as the central museum, is an exhibition seismograph so arranged that the public may watch its operations at all times. The seismograph instruments were installed by the United States Geological Survey.

ACADIA

An interesting museum containing relics of the Stone Age period of Indian culture, established near the Sieur de Monts Spring in Acadia National Park, was deeded to the Government in August, 1930. The museum and its equipment, together with an endowment, were provided through the generosity of the late Dr. Robert Abbe, of Bar Harbor and New York, and friends inspired by his interest and rare enthusiasm. A perpetual lease for its maintenance and operation was given the museum trustees by the Government, as the trustees hold an endowment fund of $60,000 for this purpose. An archeologist is in charge of the museum during the summer season.

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