The Lewis River Hydroelectric Projects - PacifiCorp

Appendix 1: Lewis River Recreation Sites
Orientation and Interpretation Panel Profiles
This document consists of first draft “Panel Profiles” for nine PacifiCorp recreation sites
along the Lewis River in southwestern Washington. These profiles present draft content
for orientation and interpretive signs at each site.
The text within these profiles is not intended to be final exhibit text; it is the content from
which exhibit text will be crafted. Most of it will undergo significant rewriting
(shortening, rearranging) as we draft design layouts.
As of submission of this interpretive plan, this document is still in the review process. It
is presented here as a working draft, to illustrate the interpretive approach.
Orientation Signs
Each site will have two panels whose objective is to orient the visitor. These panels will
also serve to meet FERC posting requirements.
• An Overview panel introduces the visitor to the Lewis River reservoir system,
provides an overview of PacifiCorp’s role in maintaining the reservoirs and
operating the dams, and orients the visitor to other PacifiCorp recreation sites
along the river. Note: except for site-specific information such as site name and
FERC number, this panel will be the same for every site, so only one profile is
presented in this document.
• A Local Welcome panel provides information on the recreation site at hand,
including a map, a cultural history sidebar, an overview of activities/facilities,
and a listing of park rules.
Interpretive Signs
Interpretive panels at each site will engage and inform visitors on two broad topics:
• Hydroelectric Story: These panels will provide an overview of how hydropower
works in general, and how it is produced and distributed on the Lewis River.
Topics will be site-specific when possible, or will be chosen according to features
of the site—for example, because the Saddle Dam site presents the best view of
an actual dam of all the sites, it will contain an introduction to the different types
of dams and their construction.
• Natural History: These panels will highlight some feature of natural history in
the reservoirs or in the surrounding habitats. Like the hydroelectric story panels,
these will be site-specific. Some sites, such as Beaver Bay, have existing natural
history interpretation.
• Bull Trout: will present required information on bull trout natural history and
conservation at all fishing access sites (boat launch ramps).