A Cultural Resources Assessment Of The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Author : Zachary Person
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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book Nisqually Typologies written by Zachary Person and published by . This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is known for many things: its abundant and varied wildlife, the long and complex story of the Nisqually River delta and its role as a portion of the traditional homelands of the Nisqually people, and for the refuge's modern-day role as a distraction from the vagaries of every-day urban and suburban life for residents of Washington State and beyond.Nisqually Typologies focuses entirely on the environment in its present state, and I have made a concerted effort to showcase the unique natural systems that comprise the refuge as they adapt to each season, with no judgments being made about the historical or current usage of the refuge lands, or the complex role that the refuge and its assorted issues play in local or regional political thinking.Very specific things were photographed - environmental features that make Nisqually truly unique and important - while also consciously avoiding photographing the people visiting and the wildlife transiting the refuge. This book focuses on permanent features that make the refuge timeless and important, the non-transitory (but always changing) things on the refuge that, in some form or fashion, have been and will continue to be there forever.The groundwork and research for project began in early 2021, when I began visiting the refuge every few weeks explore the environment and start formulating my approach to documenting the widely varied landscapes and ecological systems. After much research, many miles of wandering, and a series of test prints, the real work began. In January 2022 I began visiting the refuge on a consistent and planned basis, documenting the facets of the environment that I found most interesting and representative of the space as they went through their seasonal metamorphosis.All photographs in this book were taken during their respective month in the year 2022. They were all processed identically and nothing was added or removed from any of the images. Some images had minor cropping or leveling applied during processing. Each of these photographs represents, to the best of my ability, exactly what each scene looked like in-person.