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PICADO Therese M <br /> From: RINER Andrea G <br /> ent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:39 PM <br /> COOPER Matt (SMTP) <br /> Cc: PICADO Therese M; WEISS Carolyn J <br /> Subject: Talking Stones Info <br /> I called David Sonnichsen and asked him to give you a call. Here's some information I was able to round up. Thanks. <br /> Talking Stones: <br /> GA-ACH-LI : peaceful in daylight <br /> GAW-NI: trail through the woods <br /> ILLIOO: Joyful <br /> DE-HA-YABA: near a camas field <br /> LAK-MI: near a fishtrap <br /> WHILAMUT: where the river ripples and runs fast <br /> LI-YUU: prairie <br /> HA-YABA: Camas field <br /> HI-DWA: In a wooded area <br /> WHA-LIK: place by the ater <br /> KANAA: Going-across place <br /> from 12/12 council newsletter: <br /> Talking Stones in Alton Baker Park Bear Words from the Early Inhabitants of the Region <br /> Through a collaborative effort between the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division, Willamalane Parks and <br /> Recreation District, and the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning Committee, eleven Talking <br /> Stones were installed in both the Eugene and Springfield portions of the natural area last week. The basalt boulders are <br /> 'arved with a Kalapuya word and the English translation, i.e. Illio, or joyful, and Whilamut, or"where the river ripples and <br /> ins fast." Kalapuya Elder Esther Stutzman consulted on the project to determine names and appropriate stone locations. <br /> The project is an interpretive feature aimed at enhancing knowledge of and appreciation for the early inhabitants of this <br /> area. The project also provides a unifying element between Eugene and Springfield who share this treasured riverfront <br /> parkland. <br /> Whilamut Natural area of Alton Baker Park is the eastern section of Alton Baker Park, encompassing 237 acres dedicated <br /> for passive recreation and habitat restoration. It was recently given a Kalapuya name to recognize the native people who <br /> hunted, fished and gathered camas bulbs on this land and demonstrated their reverence and stewardship of the land. <br /> For more information about the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park or the Talking Stones project, contact Parks <br /> Planner Carolyn Weiss at 682-4914. <br /> Andrea G. Riner <br /> Parks&Open Space Planning Manager <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br /> Eugene,OR 97402 <br /> 541-682-4909 <br /> 1 <br />