Robert Mutch


Biography

Hello there. I'm a nature photographer out of Eugene, Oregon and executive director of the Crater Lake Institute. I was raised in rural Montana, Idaho, and Alaska. Eugene, Oregon is now home to my wife and I. I have worked at several of the land management agencies: the Forest Service as a wildland firefighter, for a few years while finishing school at Washington State U., and then as an archaeologist at the BLM, Park Service, and Forest Service before starting my new nature photo business.

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  • 10/31/2009 10:40 pm - More Than A Few Ghost Stories Swirl About Crater Lake National Park : "In 1958 Richard Brown, John Wirty and Warren Fairbanks took core samples from the “Old Man of the Lake” and determine that the old floating log was 273 years old when it slid upright into the Lake." I imagine there have been several "Old Men" over the years. Thanks very ...
  • 10/01/2009 6:19 pm - What Bird is This? : Could be a juvenile mallard. Juvenile and non-mating vs. mating plumage colors are what often throw me with bird identifications. rob --- Executive Director, Crater Lake Institute Robert Mutch Photography
  • 9/06/2009 5:23 pm - National Parks Lost A Strong Advocate With the Passing of Art Allen : Jim Rouse (former Crater Lake NP supt. '78-'84) wanted me to pass along his condolences. Jim: "Just saw the report of the passing of Art. How grateful I am to have shared an office working relationship with him for a year or two, and the many fine NPS policy and ...
  • 9/06/2009 12:06 pm - National Parks Lost A Strong Advocate With the Passing of Art Allen : Art placed enormous effort and energy into moderating the [protectnationalparks] discussion list, which was created in 2003 to support the Campaign to Protect America's Lands and under which the [url=http://www.npsretirees.org/] Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR)[/url] operated. Art helped to open the discussion list to people such as myself ...
  • 8/24/2009 10:19 am - What Lurks Beneath the Surface of National Park System Waters, A Diving Guide : Having received my basic diving certification through PADI, in a drysuit up in Alaska, and then some subsequent diving in the Navy, I feel your ice-diving pain Rick. The Channel Islands are a particularly beautiful place to dive (especially off Anacapa Island) and is relatively peaceful and quite, especially when ...
  • 8/22/2009 7:29 pm - "Bad Times" Aren't Always All Bad – These Two Ideas for "Improving the Parks" Fizzled : Steel also wanted to build an elevator from the Lodge to the lake shore and the NPS director at the time, Horace Albright, called Steel's, within-the-rim, road idea, "chimerical." No doubt, Steel was feeling his oats after having attained money from Congress for the first survey project of a rim ...
  • 8/10/2009 11:17 am - Second Century Commission Explores Role of National Park Service in its Second Century : Let's see continued integration of science/research into park management. This is key, as the NPS has lagged in this area when compared with other land management agencies. Jon Jarvis will be a great step in this direction. The idea of a more integrated system for all of our "protected" areas ...
  • 8/10/2009 11:00 am - The First NPS Area to be Officially Tsunami-Ready? Redwood National and State Parks : Interesting. I always hear tsunami preparedness in association with the Oregon coast, but, not with the Redwood parks. This is a good thing. Thanks Jim. Robert Mutch Executive Director, Crater Lake Institute www.craterlakeinstitute.com
  • 8/08/2009 11:54 am - Reader Participation Day: Do You Believe There Should Be Overflight Tours of National Parks? : Blue silence, O lake of silent blue, - within your sapphired deeps the gods have fought titanic battles. Now an azured peace broods over your bestudded, jewelled breasts; a peace that only those can know who cease to struggle after cataclysmic waves engulf their burning, cratered hearts. The rush of ...
  • 8/05/2009 12:21 pm - Reader Participation Day: Do You Believe There Should Be Overflight Tours of National Parks? : I would suggest a reading of Marc Reisner's book, [i]Cadillac Desert[/i], especially the portions on [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Dominy]Floyd Dominy[/url] (BOR commish. from '59-'69) to understand the mentality of a government agency such as the FAA. The FAA will never relinquish control of "air space" over the national parks or allow others to ...


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Mystery Photo Revealed: The Lady of the Woods

Lady of the Woods is the figure of a woman carved from a large volcanic boulder in Crater Lake National Park. The carver was Dr. Earl Russell Bush, a physician working for the Corps of Engineers, in October of 1917.