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Show Monument Awards Exhibit And Curriculum Contracts KANAB - On the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, several new contractors con-tractors begin work this week, laying the foundation for new exhibits and educational curriculum. cur-riculum. Following an intensive competitive process, contractors nationwide submitted proposals and qualifications, culminating in the recent awards. The Monument awarded the exhibit design and fabrication contract to Promotion Products, Inc. (PPI) of Portland, Ore., along with their primary subcontractors sub-contractors IdeaForm of Mill Valley, , and Odyssey Productions of Portland, Ore. John Schaefer of Salt Lake City received the award for the curriculum cur-riculum development contract. Cost for the project is $224,529. Over the next several months, these firms will be meeting with many people in the area to craft the information and stories to be told in the five visitor facilities located in communities around the Monument. On the tail of design, they will shift into the fabrication process. The Grand Staircase-Escalante Staircase-Escalante National Monument, established in 1996, protects an array of valuable scientific and historic resources. Research and education are paramount to the mission of the Monument. On a changing basis, each of the visi tor centers will highlight current research and discoveries found in this vast western frontier of the American West. Exhibits in the new visitor centers focus on various themes: paleontology - especially the Late Cretaceous period - and wilderness will be highlighted at Big Water off Hwy 89 between Page and Kanab. In Kanab, exhibits will explore geology, archaeology, and anthropology. Glendale will share recreation opportunities in the region, including other local, state, and national parks, monuments, and points of interest. Exhibits at the Cannonville Visitor Center, just off Hwy 12, will discuss how nature has shaped human endeavors in this rugged, remote region for centuries. And final-ly final-ly at Escalante, also along Hwy 12, the theme is ecology, an exploration of the grand, com- ; plex mix of biotic communities, and the effects of geology, weather, and elevation. Along with exhibit design, John Schaefer will lead the effort to develop a curriculum program based on topics highlighted high-lighted at each of the visitor centers. cen-ters. During the next several months, Mr. Schaefer will be consulting with educators in the region, assuring that the curricula curricu-la meet Utah state and national educational standards. |
