Submissions:2016/"All Together Now": Support Towards Congressional Appropriation for the Flood Control Project in Orick, California by Revealing a Levee's Ethos

Title

"All Together Now": A Levee's Ethos Revealed thru Wiki [Support towards Congressional Appropriation for the Flood Control Project in Orick, California].

Theme

Community & Outreach

Academic Peer Review option

y

Type of submission

Data Blitz.

Author

Kathleen Bromley

E-mail address

kcw236@humboldt.edu

Username

Levee stories

Affiliation

Humboldt State University Applied Anthropology

Abstract

Observation shows and fault was admitted of a mistake made within the levee’s construction in Orick, California shortly after its completion in 1968. This design flaw invades the Redwood Creek estuary causing extreme damage to the ecosystem. The estuary sits at the western end of the flawed levee system known as the Redwood Creek Flood Control Project (RCFCP) in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Concessions are currently the only way, lawfully, for all stakeholders involved to create long term solutions for the Redwood Creek estuary. The alluvial creek is a vital waterway to some of the last remaining old-growth redwood trees. Effects which this flaw has on the ancient forest remain largely unknown, yet the damage done to fish populations has been passionately documented for years. Additional factors including area history, chosen aesthetics, social dynamics and spiritual myths, cause immense complexities that make correction of the project’s equation difficult. Existing area agencies have been forced to manage this mistake for over 48 years. This civil engineering blemish has also factored into the failure of the environmental, social and economic health of Orick's community. To acquire the appropriation needed to aid in restoration of the estuary, the primary step is to make the levee’s cultural significance known. The Wiki platform is part of this call to action. From archival research, fieldwork and qualitative methods conducted in 2016, results show that all interested parties feel that work needs to take place to restore a more natural flow to the creek. Wikimedia will present the wisdom gained from applied anthropological studies in order to disseminate this knowledge. By clarifying the understanding of the levee and all of its facets, efforts will move forward in restoring the natural resilience of this waterway. After fruitful broadcasting of all content to aid with restoration efforts is published, information will be accessible directly on the Orick Wikipedia page. A separate Dublin Core based site will remain fixed with all given and known facts in regard to the RCFCP. Wiki, by its very nature of not being fixed, will provide an accountable measure, and evolving recording, within its running history supported by the Dublin Core Schema. The title of the Dublin Core site will be Levee Stories. This will give two easily reachable domains to retrieve all current existing relevant information. (387 word count)

Keywords: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science, Role of the Anthropologist, United States Army Corp of Engineers, Levee, Redwood Creek Flood Control Project, Pacific Northwest Region, Humboldt County, Redwood Creek Estuary, Indigenous Studies (Yurok People), Ancient Redwood Forest, Critical Habitat for Juvenile Salmon, Applied Anthropology, Archival Research, Fieldwork, Qualitative methods, Dublin Core, Omeka.org, Orick Wikipedia Page, Linguistics, Management Science, Metaphysics

Length of presentation

5 min.

Special schedule requests

None

Preferred room size

25

Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

Interested attendees

If you are interested in attending this session, please sign with your username below. This will help reviewers to decide which sessions are of high interest. Sign with four tildes. (~~~~).

1. Ryan Bromley.
2. Joshua VanNoord.
3. Weenfan (talk) 18:40, 30 August 2016 (EDT)weenfan
4. Delmar James.