fall 2005 drumming log - ned smith center for nature and artmy opinion was not welcome, as if...

I have never been very fond of how some sporting and conservation organizationstake the omnipotent position that their way is the only way, that if you aren’t withthem, you’re against them. As a sportsman, I have found too many occasions whenmy opinion was not welcome, as if sportsmen are not interested in conservation ormost birders are opposed to hunting. (Both views, by the way, are false.)

In the real and natural world, which we all claim to love, it doesn’t matter if youpursue your interests with a camera, binoculars, gun, journal, guitar, pad and brush,or walking stick. It is there for all of us to enjoy — common ground in the mostimportant sense.

Often I had hoped that I would be part of an organization that shares this viewof the conservation landscape. As we learn about a new generation with little con-

nection to nature and the outdoors, it is ourresponsibility to counteract this natural illiteracy,working with the broadest array of individuals andgroups to that end. Ned Smith was this type ofvisionary, and lived his life as conservationistwhether he was birding, hunting or making art.The Center carries on this guiding principle andoffers a forum for bringing together nature, art andpeople from all walks of life.

I am proud that we as a Center embrace theseissues, even when they can create challenges amongour diverse members and friends. Our exhibits and

programs often bring together teachers, artists, performers, sportsmen, birders, envi-ronmentalists, entrepreneurs, political officials and many others from the widercommunity. The Center is a gathering place where we can learn from each other,and we are steadfast in keeping our focus on what we all share in common.

To that end, I want to thank all of our sponsors who share this commonground, for their support in helping us mount this autumn’s exhibit featuring workfrom the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s fine art trout/salmon stamps.

The exhibit includes all of the artists whose works were featured in the 16 yearsof the program, including the final painting, Ned Smith’s Sting of the Hook. I hopeyou’ll come by the Center to see this exhibit with all of our diverse friends.

Jerry Regan,Executive Director

P.S. I want to leave you with some terrific, late-breaking news. After several yearsof hard work, it appears that our pedestrian bridge and trails project has been funded,with construction to start in the spring. Watch forthe full story in our next issue.

Sharing a Common Ground

F R O M T H E D I R E C T O R

…it doesn’t matter if you pursue your interests with a

camera, binoculars, gun, journal,guitar, pad and brush, or walking

stick. It is there for all of us toenjoy — common ground in the most important sense.

SPONSORS NEEDEDWe are seeking sponsors for the

Drumming Log. If you are interested, pleasecontact the Center at (717) 692-3699.

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

INSIDE COVER From the Director2-3 Sting of the Hook4-7 COVER STORY:

The Great DivideDeer Debates Continue

8 12th Annual Art Auction9 Center Obtains New

Education Van10-13 Hiking the Ned Smith

Center Lands14-15 Discovery Pages16-17 Coming Events18-19 From the Gift Shop20 Membership Information20 Building the Collection21 From the Collection

NED SMITH CENTER FOR NATURE AND ART176 Water Company Road

P.O. Box 33Millersburg, PA 17061 Phone: (717) 692-3699

[email protected]

Fax: (717) 692-0977

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours: Tues.–Sat., 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Office Hours: Mon.–Fri.,

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

STAFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Jerry ReganBUSINESS MANAGER:

Jane LahrOUTREACH & PROGRAM COORDINATOR:

Angie ZimmermanEDUCATION COORDINATOR:

Beth SandersADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS:

Kathy Mull, Janet Shaffer, Dareene Titus

GROUNDS MANAGER: Keith Hoke

GIFT SHOP COORDINATORS: Bonnie Kabonick, Sue Shade

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Marcus Schneck, Editor

Jerry ReganMichelle Drager

Patrick von KeyserlingScott WeidensaulNEWSLETTER DESIGN:

Susquehanna Design & Printing

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPRESIDENT:

Jim DragerFIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Scott Weidensaul

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Noel FalkTREASURER:

Ted BrosiusSECRETARY:

Dave Troutman

Kirby BrosiusScott Dunkleberger

Linda EndersTom Ford

Elaine HoweWayne Kober

John LaskowskiSam Magee

Ben MargerumDee Marra

Sue MorelandBlaine E. Steensland

Patrick von KeyserlingJ. Bruce Walter

Drumming Log is published quarterly by the NedSmith Center for Nature and Art Inc. and is mailedto the Center’s members and supporters. Repro-duction of any part of Drumming Log withoutwritten permission from the publisher is prohibited.

The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art is a501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, operating underthe provisions of the Internal Revenue Service. It is

dedicated to bridging the worlds of the natural sci-ences and the arts. The Center is located at 176Water Company Road, 2 miles east of Millersburgoff Route 209. Its galleries are open to the public10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.Administrative offices are open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday through Friday. The Ned Smith Cen-ter lands are always open for hiking and outdoorenjoyment. Trail maps are available at the Center.

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n 1991, the Pennsylvania Fish andBoat Commission (PFBC) introduced anew permit, required of all licensedanglers to fish for trout or salmon. Theprimary intent of the trout stamp, asthe program became known almostimmediately, was to improve fundingfor the expenses related to managingtrout fishing in the Commonwealth.

It also provided an opportunity forthe agency to display a little artisticflair. The commission decided that thepermit would be implemented in theform of a collectible stamp, and a seriesof associated fine-art prints would beproduced.

The brook trout, the official statefish of Pennsylvania, was the logicalchoice for the first stamp. An acrylicpainting by noted wildlife artist MarkA. Susinno was selected for that initialoffering.

Since then, fine art featuring thevarious species of trout sought in Penn-sylvania, some of the state’s notedtrout waters, a historic train car usedin the early days of trout stocking andeven the bond between generations ofanglers have been featured on thestamps and prints. Over the years, thefeatured art has been selected in ajuried contest, commissioned or simplyhand-chosen.

Sting of the Hook, a painting byNed Smith, will grace the 2006 trout-salmon stamp. Through a partnershipbetween the commission and the Cen-ter, the original artwork for that

NEW EXHIBIT

The Angler’s ArtNow through Feb. 8 in the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art’s Olewine and Romberger Galleries

StingoftheHook

painting and trout stamps from previ-ous years are part of a first-ever PFBCexhibition at the Center.

Sponsored by the PennsylvaniaFish and Boat Commission, Bass ProShops, Pennsylvania Council of TroutUnlimited and Anstadt Printing, andhoused in the Olewine Gallery, the dis-play will runthrough Tuesday,Feb. 8, 2006.

In concert withthe exhibition, theCenter also has pub-lished a limited,950-print editionof Sting of theHook, withauthenticity guar-anteed with theembossed seal ofthe Center; a lim-ited edition,four-inch-diameter,embroidered patch;and a very limitededition six-inchpatch as the second in the Center’s new Classic Series.

The issue priceon the print is$160 unframed or$260 framed, whilethe price for mem-bers is $135unframed and$235 framed, plusshipping and han-dling. Each print isaccompanied byone Collector’sStamp, which hasNed Smith’s gold signature on it. Additional Collector

Stamps also are available. The four-inch patch is $6, while the six-inchClassic Series patch is $20.

An order form appears on page 19in this issue of Drumming Log, andorders also can be placed through theNed Smith Center’s website atwww.nedsmithcenter.org.

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The Angler’s Art:Pennsylvania’sTrout Stamp Program1991-2006

“This is an exceptional exhibit and includes 16 Ned Smith originals of trout and our

newest masterpiece gift to the collection.”–Jerry Regan

THEGreatDIVIDEDeer Debates Continue

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In August 1999, with the appoint-ment of world-famous bear biologist Gary Alt asthe supervisor of a new Deer Management Sec-tion, the Pennsylvania Game Commissionlaunched the state on a new course in manag-ing its No. 1 game animal, the animal mostcherished by most hunters.

Science, not politics and public opinion,would decide future directions for Pennsylva-nia’s deer herd. And, for many who saw anoverabundant deer herd as the primary destruc-tive force in the forests of the state, thatscience meant deer numbers must shrink, dras-tically. More liberal deer hunting seasons, extralicenses for hunters to kill more does and otherherd-reduction methods became their mantra,as well as policy at the commission.

That was a departure from past practicesat the commission and one that still angers

some hunters, who through their purchases ofhunting licenses continue to provide the bulk ofthe money for the work of the commission,whether it is for game or non-game species.

It’s a rupture that still divides segments ofPennsylvania’s conservation community andthreatens continued alienation.

Following the mission of the Center to be acommon ground on important conservationissues, a place where all views can be sharedcivilly and with openness to opposing views,Drumming Log asked representatives of severalorganizations key to the issue to briefly expresstheir views in answering the questions: Whereare we with deer management? And, where dowe need to go? (The Center plans to follow upon this article with a public forum discussion onthe issues of deer in Pennsylvania.)


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Toward a more inclusive playing fieldBy Timothy D. Schaeffer, executive director,Audubon Pennsylvania

During my first few months on thejob, I have spent just about as muchtime talking about deer hunting as Ihave about bird watching. Many of ourmembers, including chapter presidentsand me, are avid deer hunters. A surveyseveral years ago showed that Audubon-ers are 53 percent more likely than thegeneral public to be hunters. Thosemembers who are not hunters also wantto talk about the issue, because theyagree that overabundant white-taileddeer have seriously degraded bird habi-tats throughout Pennsylvania.

On recent visits to Important BirdAreas (IBAs) throughout the Common-wealth, I have seen excellent examples ofhabitat management work being done byPennsylvania Game Commission staff inthe field. We applaud this work and areeager to work with the Game Commis-sion, Department of Conservation andNatural Resources, sportsmen, academicresearchers and other partners to con-tinue to advance toward a habitat-basedapproach to deer management.

The long-term health of deer andother natural resources requires an adap-tive management approach that isfocused on the indicators of forest health.Pennsylvania needs to be deliberate aboutmeasuring those indicators within andaround lands enrolled in the Deer Man-agement Assistance Program, IBAs andother critical habitats and then feed thatdata back into the decision-makingprocess to inform management decisions.

At the same time, Audubon Pennsyl-vania has endorsed the recommendationsof the Deer Forum Report and agrees thatthe Commonwealth’s wildlife funding,

administration and policy should reflectthe participation and interests of all citi-zens and all wildlife.

The General Assembly and the gov-ernor took a step in the right directionby ensuring that a portion of the Grow-ing Greener bond be allocated to theGame Commission to help fund itsenvironmental priorities. Long-term,state officials need to approve a morediverse, stable and equitable source offunding to promote an ecosystemapproach to wildlife management.

The governor also needs to workwith the legislature to ensure that com-missioners represent the interests of allcitizens and all wildlife, not just huntersand game species.

Deer census, local capacity,acid rain, mandatory reportingBy Greg Levengood, chairman, Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania

The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylva-nia has long been a proponent of ascientific deer management plan. Such aplan begins and ends with knowing howmany deer actually exist in Penn’s Woods.

According to recent statements fromGame Commission staff, including inthe Pennsylvania Hunting and Trapping


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Digest, the agency needs “amore dependable system tomeasure deer populations.”This is encouraging and thefirst step for a credible deermanagement plan.

The USP will continue toespouse a scientific deer man-agement plan based on thefollowing criteria:

1. We urge a credible deer census bedone in each wildlife management unit(WMU) to accurately determine howmany deer actually exist in Pennsylvania.This will serve as the foundation for theentire plan.

2. We urge an objective analysis ofeach WMU to determine the biologicaland social carrying capacity for the citi-zens who live and hunt there. Due tothe high levels of acid precipitation inPennsylvania, this analysis should beaccompanied by pH studies of the soil todetermine if desired plant species willgrow, before condemning deer for thecondition of the forests.

3. We urge the Game Commissionto implement some form of mandatoryreporting to accurately track the deerharvest, and ultimately serve as a reli-able tool to monitor deer densities.

In order to have a deer manage-ment plan based on science, basicscientific principles like these need to beimplemented.

Balance is key to deer managementBy Christopher Rosenberry, deer management section supervisor, Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pennsylvania’s state mammal, thewhite-tailed deer, is arguably the mostsignificant wildlife species inhabiting theCommonwealth. Deer live in every cor-ner of Pennsylvania from the largest

cities to the wildest forests. Deer hunterssupport Game Commission wildlife con-servation efforts with hunting licensefees and other industries with hunting-related expenditures. However, as withmost things, it is not all positive regard-ing deer. Overabundant deer populationsdiminish the very habitat that supportsthem, cause crop and landscaping losses,and threaten motorists driving Pennsyl-vania’s highways.

Balancing the good with the bad iskey to responsible deer management.

To better balance deer manage-ment, the Game Commission madenumerous changes to its deer manage-ment program. First, a deermanagement plan based on stake-holder goals was developed. Second,new deer management tools, such asadditional antlerless seasons andopportunities for public and privatelandowners to manage deer accordingto their goals, were implemented. Inthe past few years, these new toolshave resulted in deer population reduc-tions and early signs of habitatrecovery in areas of Pennsylvania.

Future deer management will buildon the foundation of recent changes.

Work continues on implementingthe deer management plan includingdevelopment of an urban deer manage-ment plan, involvement of stakeholdersin management decisions, and contin-ued field research.

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The Game Commission will strive tomanage deer for present and future Penn-sylvanians. Although stakeholders maydisagree with deer management decisions,we will continue to make recommenda-tions based on the best availableinformation and continually evaluate ourprogram to ensure its integrity.

Habitat comes first By J. Merlin Benner, wildlife specialist, Bureau ofForestry, Pennsylvania Department of Conservationand Natural Resources

DCNR is making progress in restor-ing forest habitat across the state-ownedlands of the Commonwealth. Thedepartment has been using the DeerManagement Assistance Program(DMAP) in most state forests and severalstate parks as a tool to bring local deerherds into balance with their naturalhabitat. More than 713,000 acres wereincluded in the program last year.

We have been analyzing harvestreports, conducting aerial infrared deersurveys and using browsing surveys inthese areas to verify effectiveness of theDMAP program. These tools are showingsigns that we are achieving progress insome areas.

Recent modifications to the DMAPprogram, enabling hunters to obtainand use more than one permit perarea, will make it even more effective.This will make better use of huntertime, which we believe is a limitingfactor in the success of the program.Currently, rifle hunters, the most effec-tive group, only have the standardtwo-week deer season in which tohunt. Most hunters simply don’t haveenough time to move from area toarea, scout out local conditions andharvest a deer. Having two permits foreach DMAP area will enable them tobetter use their time hunting locationswhere they’ve already learned aboutdeer movement patterns.

Hopefully, the next step in makingDMAP a more successful tool in manag-ing local deer populations will be toincrease the amount of time riflehunters can hunt in areas where harvestgoals are not being met. DCNR believesthis change to the DMAP program willbe considered by the Game Commissionat its upcoming October meeting whenit addresses hunting seasons and baglimits for 2006.

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Another special event with lots ofgreat Ned Smith art is the forecast fromCarl Graybill Jr., chairman of the annualart auction for the Center. The 12thannual auction will be held Saturday,Oct. 15, at the Visitor Center of thePennsylvania Game Commission’s Mid-dle Creek Wildlife Management Areanear Kleinfeltersville.

“We’ll have a nice selection of 10Ned Smith originals, largely pen-and-inks, and a very nice selection of artfrom other Pennsylvania artists. Most ofthe artists have been very generous onceagain.” (No Ned Smith original offeredat the auction will come from the Cen-ter’s permanent collection. All pieces are

either donated to the Center for the auc-tion or handled on consignment forprivate collectors.)

Among the special pieces scheduledfor the auction will be a signed print ofAfter the Storm, which depicts a snow-shoe hare licking his hind foot. Smithwas signing the prints at the time of hisdeath in the spring of 1985, but nevercompleted signing the entire issue. As aresult, a particularly limited number ofthe prints carry his signature.

Although the full auction list was

being completed as this issue of Drum-ming Log went to press, Graybill expectsthe live portion of the auction to includeabout 150 pieces, while the silent auc-tion will feature nearly 50.

The complete list of auction itemswill be posted on the Center’s website atwww.nedsmithcenter.org.

Some special Ned Smith works thatrarely become available for purchase buthave surfaced for the auction will beprints of Hawk Mountain Gold and Lit-tle Bit Cautious.

Other Ned Smith prints in the auc-tion will include Dutch CountryBluebirds, Autumn Descent, Old OrchardBuck, December Snow and Closing In.

Doors at the Visitor Center will openat 9:30 a.m. for viewing the works avail-able in the live auction and for takingpart in the silent auction. The silent auc-tion will end at 11:30 a.m., and the liveauction will begin at noon. While thoseare the same times as last year’s auction,they are different from previous auctions.

Absentee bids also are available.Please contact the Center.

The auction remains one of the pri-mary fund-raising events for the Center,having raised more than $300,000 sinceits beginning.


12th Annual Art Auction Will OfferUnique Selection of Originals, Prints

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12th Annual Art AuctionSaturday, Oct. 159:30 a.m. - Viewing of works9:30-11:30 a.m. - Silent AuctionNoon - Live Auctionat the Visitor Center of the Game Commission’s Middle Creek WildlifeManagement Area, Kleinfeltersville

This preliminary sketch of awhite-tailed buck by Ned Smithis one of many originals to beoffered at the auction


By Duane Good, editor, Upper Dauphin Sentinel

The artwork of the late Ned Smith hasbeen displayed many places.

But this may be the first time that it lit-erally has gone “on the road.”

Scenes from numerous Smith paintingsare featured on the education van recentlyacquired by the Ned Smith Center for Natureand Art.

The Chevrolet Astro van was donatedto the Center by Troutman’s Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-GMC in Millersburg. Dave Troutman,of the dealership, is a member of the Cen-ter’s board of directors. Additional fundingfor the van came from corporate gifts fromthe Pennsylvania Educational ImprovementTax Credit Program.

The van will be used to transport staffand equipment to schools and other venuesthat request the environmental educationprograms offered by the Center.

“We’ve had some requests fromschools to make visits this fall,” said Beth

Sanders, the Center’s education coordinator.The van’s design was created by Fast-

Signs, which has offices in Harrisburg andMechanicsburg. The design was based onsuggestions made by the Center’s employ-ees, according to the designer, Halifaxresident Ryan Bowman.

The images come directly from prints ofthe paintings that were used in the produc-tion of the book, The Wildlife Art of NedSmith, published in 2003.

The images were transferred onto atack vinyl that could be stretched and con-toured to fit the shape of the van, accordingto Bowman.

Susquehanna Design and Printing ofMillersburg removed background sceneryfrom the images so that the wildlife appearson the van in a silhouette form.

“We do vehicles all the time (using tackvinyl), but this is the first time we used fineart,” Bowman said. “It was fun to do it.”

(This article was originally published in theUpper Dauphin Sentinel, Millersburg.)

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Center Obtains New Education Van

Pictured with the new education van are (from left) Center staff members Angie Zimmerman and Beth Sanders. Also pictured is Ned Smith Center board member

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Hiking the Ned Smith Center Lands

I took a long walk today and returned along an old wagon road that parallels thefoot of Berry(s) Mountain. The day was perfect — still and clear, but pleasantly cool. The leaveswere damp and quiet underfoot.

An indefinable something hinted of fall, and it was probably the tremendous stir of activityamong the small mammals and birds, especially noticeable among the dogwood trees. Althoughmost of their fruits were still green, they were already being harvested by hungry gray squirrels,which leaped from switching branches and disappeared through the woods at my approach.

–Ned Smith, writing in Gone for the Day, September 9 entry

Hiking T he ridges of Berry’s Mountain nearMillersburg and the lowlands along itsbase at Wiconisco Creek are criss-crossed by an extensive system of trails,totaling about 12 miles.

Known for the past few years as theBerry’s Mountain Trail System, the 11trails sample nearly all aspects of theNed Smith Center lands. This includesmore than 500 acres of hardwood forest,stream bottom, spring seeps, old railroadbeds and logging roads that came to theNed Smith Center for Nature and Artthrough donations, sales and leases fromthe Millersburg Water Authority, HaroldLenker and others.

Although the modern trail routeswere developed, marked and mapped byEagle Scouts Wesley Hoffman ofMillersburg, Eric Anderson ofMillersville and Nick Miller of Lykens,their families and fellow Boy Scouts,many portions of the trails have existedfor generations.

The late Ned Smith, famed wildlifeartist and modern namesake for theCenter and the lands, who died in1985, walked some of the same trails inhis never-ending search for inspirationand insight. He turned that into the artthat would grace the covers of all themajor sporting and nature magazines ofhis day and for his Gone for the Daycolumn, which appeared for many yearsin Pennsylvania Game News magazine.

Dogwoods still grow on the site,and gray squirrels still harvest theirseeds. The lands are still similar towhen the master artist passed that way.

Most of the trail system lies on theopposite side of Wiconisco Creek fromthe Center’s headquarters building alongWater Company Road east of Millers-burg. Plans are being developed for the

construction of a 240-foot pedestrianbridge over the creek, hopefully nextyear. A handicapped-accessible trail anda sculpture trail, which will blend natureand art in line with the mission of theCenter, are also on the drawing board.

In the meantime, the mile-long, easywalking North Trails System is accessiblefrom the Center’s building. These trailsare heavily used in the Center’s educa-tional programs and offer the scents ofhemlock, sassafras, spicebush and wildcherry at various spots along the way.

The other routes, from the easywalking Rail Trail to the mountain-climbing Deer Run and PowerlineTrails to the ridgetop Berry’s Mountainand Lenker Trails, for now must beaccessed from Woodside Station Roadat the east end of the Ned Smith Cen-ter lands or from Berry Mountain Roadat the west end of the site. WoodsideStation Road intersects with WaterCompany Road, just east of the Centerand south of Rt. 209. Berry MountainRoad climbs its namesake from anintersection with South Market Streetin southern Millersburg.

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Hiking Here’s a selection of great autumn

trails beyond the Ned Smith CenterLands that offer great extended trips orday-trips on smaller sections, one ineach of the state’s seven tourismregions.

Lake Erie Region: Samuel JustusTrail and Allegheny River Trail, OilCity to Emlenton, 45 miles along aportion of the old Pennsylvania Rail-road that ran from Pittsburgh toBuffalo, including tunnels at Ken-nerdell and Rockland. Sites include theview from the Belmar Railroad Bridgeand 50 Native American rock carvingsthat date back to 1200-1750.

Pennsylvania Wilds Region: TheAllegheny Front Trail is a newly-opened,40-mile trail that encircles BlackMoshannon State Park, near Julian. TheAFT traverses some rocky, rugged por-tions of the Allegheny Plateau, passesalong five different mountain troutstreams and the Moshannon Creek, andincludes 11 vistas along its circuit.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Moun-tain Region: Back Mountain Trail runs12 miles from Luzerne to Trucksvillealong the old Lehigh Valley RailroadCo. grading. The first two milesinclude Wildcat Falls, secluded shadystretches, far-reaching views well abovethe highway and wildflower meadows.

Pittsburgh and Its CountrysideRegion: The Baker Trail extends 140miles from Freeport to the AlleghenyNational Forest. It follows forest paths,old jeep trails and dirt roads, throughwoods and farmlands, with campsitesalong the way.

Central Mountains and ValleysRegion: 1,000 Steps, near Mt. Union, isone of the most unique hikes in Pennsyl-vania. Built into the side of Jack’sMountain, the steps were formerly usedby workers mining ganister for nearbybrickyards. More than 1,000 steps carrythe hiker to a magnificent view and anappreciation of the work ethic.

Pennsylvania Dutch CountryRegion: The Conestoga Trail Systemstretches 61 miles through LancasterCounty, from Furnace Hills, where itintersects with the Horseshoe Trail,through Lancaster’s Central Park andsouthwest through the scenic and chal-lenging river hills before crossing theSusquehanna River to reach theMason-Dixon Trail.

Philadelphia and Its CountrysideRegion: The Blue Marsh Lake TrailSystem near Bernville offers 34 milesof trails around the scenic lake, whichis run by U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers for flood control and recreation.

Available Soon!

The Ned Smith Center for Nature and ArtBerry’s Mountain Trail System GuideContact or visit the Center for more information.

Some Other Fantastic Hiking Routes Around the State


Hiking From the American Heart Association

Hikers and hunters lured to the forestafter a season of riding the couch need tobeware of the dangers that lurk on the trail.It’s more than just a walk in the woods.

Fall hunting and hiking are not inher-ently dangerous, but the physical exertion ofthe activities, combined with heart disease

risk factors, could place you at risk for aheart attack. Your individual physical condi-tion pitted against cold weather, heavyclothing and strenuous climbs over centralPennsylvania mountains may trigger thesame risks as shoveling heavy snow, andseeing a long sought-after deer or bird maydrive your heart rate beyond maximumcapacity. Forcing your heart rate to climbabove the maximum may dislodge plaquethat could block a coronary artery and causea heart attack. (Maximum heart rate is deter-mined by subtracting your age from 220.Thus, the maximum heart rate for a 60-year-old person is 160 beats per minute.)

In a 1996 study conducted by WilliamBeaumont Hospital in Royal Oaks, Mich., 25hunters were sent into the woods wearingheart rate monitors to measure cardiacstress while hiking in the woods, sightingdeer and dragging the animal from thewoods. While the American Heart Associa-tion recommends a target heart rate zonewithin 50-75 percent of an individual’s maxi-mum rate while exercising, most or theseindividuals had heart rates greater than 85percent when merely walking. Heart ratesclimbed as high as 114 percent when sight-ing a deer and as high as 116 percent whendragging a deer.

A similar study by the University ofWisconsin-La Crosse found that individualheart rates climbed to 95 percent of maxi-mum when dragging a deer and said it wasmore demanding than bicycling, tennis, yardwork or snow shoveling. One researchercompared it to trying to run a marathon with-out training.

As avid outdoors people, we need toget in shape now. The American HeartAssociation recommends a minimum ofsix weeks for the average individual toraise their fitness level by performing mod-erate to vigorous intensity aerobic activity forat least 30 minutes on most days with aheart rate between 50-75 percent of themaximum. You can accumulate 30 minutesin 10- or 15-minute sessions.

The American Heart Association liststhe following activities as especially benefi-cial when done regularly: brisk walking,hiking, stair-climbing, aerobic exercise, jog-ging, running, bicycling, rowing andswimming.

Getting Back to Nature Means Getting Into Shape

High-level work: a challenge for art contest judges

Judges had a tough time makingtheir selection from the work of morethan 150 young artists from schools andhome-schooling throughout the regionentered in this year’s 12th annual YouthArt Contest.

On a theme of “Pennsylvania’s Nat-ural World” and in styles and mediareflecting the broad scope of the artworld, the students in grades onethrough 12 rendered wide-rangingaspects of wildlife and native flora of theKeystone State.

Winning artwork was displayed dur-ing the festival, which included apresentation of awards to the winningartists, but Drumming Log readers havea second chance here for a look at thetop entries.

Winners ingrades 1-3 were:1st, Carrie Feidt ofMillersburg, 3rdgrade, LenkervilleElementary (picturedat left); 2nd, LukeWynn ofWilliamstown, 3rdgrade, Williams Val-ley Elementary; 3rd,Jesse Zilinski, Eliza-bethville, 3rd

grade, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary. Honorable men-tions in the grade-group were Rachel Beiler of Rexville,N.Y., 3rd grade, home schooled; Megan Berg of Enola,3rd grade, Good Shepherd Elementary; Kaleb Brosiousof Sunbury, 2nd grade, Dalmatia Elementary; MorganDity of Mifflinburg, 3rd grade, New Berlin Elementary;Addison Guyer of Camp Hill, 2nd grade, Good ShepherdElementary; Stephen Melnick of Enola, 2nd grade, GoodShepherd Elementary; Tessa Minicozzi of Lewisberry,2nd grade, Good Shepherd Elementary; Evan Peters ofCamp Hill, 3rd grade, Good Shepherd Elementary; Kon-rad Stoltzfus of Lewisburg, 3rd grade, MaranathaChristian School; Natalie Weller of Wexford, 3rd grade,Hosack Elementary; and Austin White of Halifax, 2ndgrade, Halifax Elementary.

In grades 4-6: 1st,Emily Beiler of Rexville,N.Y., 5th grade, homeschooled (pictured atright); 2nd, Jacinda Gar-man of Elizabethtown, 6thgrade, home schooled;3rd, Sam Amsterdam ofMechanicsburg, 6th grade,Mechanicsburg MiddleSchool. Honorable men-tions in the grade-groupwere Ravenna Daniel of Halifax, 4th grade, Halifax Ele-mentary; Tyler Ditty of Mifflinburg, 6th grade, MifflinburgArea Middle School; Janelle Garman of Elizabethtown,4th grade, home schooled; Andrew Gill of Camp Hill, 6thgrade, Good Shepherd School; Melissa Hare of Middle-town, 6th grade, St. Catherine Laboure; John-Paul Heilof Camp Hill, 6th grade, Immaculata Academy homeschooled; John Kocsis of Camp Hill, 6th grade, GoodShepherd School; Denitsa Kolev of Camp Hill, 5th grade,Good Shepherd School; Samantha Melnick of Enola,

4th grade, Good Shepherd School; Amanda Snody ofHalifax, 5th grade, Halifax Elementary; Christian

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GOOD DRAWING BOOKS.Choose several of the books that arelisted around the border of these twopages to read and practice together asyour child gets interested in art, painting anddrawing. Throughout the year, the Ned SmithCenter offers art programs for children. Watchour calendar or call the Center to find out aboutfuture programs.

. Draw It! Woodland Animals by Patricia Walsh . Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies by Lee J. James . Draw 50 Birds by Lee J. James . Draw 50 Flowers, Trees, and Other Plants by Lee J. James . Art for Kids Drawing by Kathryn Temple .14

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Sketching your way along the trailBy Roni Dietrich

I like to draw. I like the outdoors. I liketo draw outdoors.

There are so many things that catch myeye when I hike down a beautiful woodlandtrail or by a creek, not to mention spidersand grasshoppers in a green meadow. As anartist I just want to draw them all. Sticksleaves, pebbles or insects are all out there,all for me to examine and draw.

I keep a sketch book journal, similar towhat Ned Smith kept, packed with drawingsand writing about things that I have foundinteresting in nature that help me to remem-ber what I have seen on the trail. And, sinceI can’t carry a library or all my field guideswith me in the outdoors, the journal helpsme to identify things when I get back to myfield guides or until I can ask one of theexperts back at the nature center.

Among the many fun things to sketchout on the trail are insects, spiders, leaves,flowers, salamanders, crayfish, frogs andtoads, squirrels and chipmunks, and any-thing else in nature that interests you.

Some of the things you might want totuck into a backpack and take on a naturejournal hike are at least four sharp pencils,pencil sharpener with a shavings catcher,sketch book with a sturdy back to supportyour drawing efforts or a clip board, some-thing to sit on if the ground is too wet anderasers.

Also don’t forget sunscreen, insectrepellent and a bottle of cold water to keepyourself comfortable.

Most of all, have fun and draw, draw,draw.

Roni Dietrich is an art educator with the Ned SmithCenter for Nature and Art. She is also an illustratorand scrimshaw artist.

Wenner of Lenkerville, 5th grade, Lenkerville Elementary; andEcho Wertz of Middleburg, 6th grade, Selinsgrove MiddleSchool.

In grades 7-9:1st, Jennie Gordon ofHarrisburg, 9th grade,Central Dauphin HighSchool (pictured atleft); 2nd, Jennifer Gar-man of Elizabethtown,7th grade, homeschooled; 3rd, MichaelDyba of Millersburg,

9th grade, Millersburg Area High School. Honorable mentions inthe grade-group were Sarah Armstrong of Lancaster, 8th grade,Dayspring Christian Academy; Angel Bohn of Millerstown, 7thgrade, Greenwood Middle School; Samantha Chidiac ofMechanicsburg, 8th grade, Good Shepherd School; NatalieCross of New Oxford, 8th grade, New Oxford Middle School;Wesley Doebler of New Berlin, 7th grade, Mifflinburg MiddleSchool; Tyler Harper of Mechanicsburg, 7th grade, Eagle ViewMiddle School; Timothy Kainzbauer of Mifflinburg, 8th grade,Mifflinburg Middle School; Kate Mallory of Camp Hill, 8th grade,Good Shepherd School; Shawn Nealon of Nazareth, eightgrade, home schooled; Emily Raber of New Oxford, 8th grade,New Oxford Middle School; Hanna Schaffer of Mechanicsburg,7th grade, Mechanicsburg Middle School; D.J. Smith ofMechanicsburg, 7th grade, Good Shepherd School; Mike Stef-fen of Lemoyne, 8th grade, Good Shepherd School; and AshleyWright of Mechanicsburg, 7th grade, Mechanicsburg MiddleSchool.

And, in grades 10-12: 1st, Ryan Hoffman of Halifax,senior, Halifax Area HighSchool (pictured at right);2nd, Adam Jacobs of Hali-fax, sophomore, Halifax AreaHigh School; 3rd, MatthewShade of Halifax, sopho-more, Halifax Area HighSchool. Honorable mentionsin the grade-group wereEstefania Alava of Millers-burg, senior, MillersburgArea High School; JanelleAn of State College, junior,State College High School;Eric Michael of Millersburg, sophomore, Millersburg Area HighSchool; Kristen Spicher of Millersburg, sophomore, MillersburgArea High School; Derek Yeager of Millersburg, sophomore,Millersburg Area High School; and Sarah Zeigler of Harrisburg,sophomore, Central Dauphin High School.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FallFamily Fun Day. At the Center. The Cen-ter and the Twin Valley Players celebratethe seasonal changes of autumn with apumpkin patch, arts creation station,interactive theater activities, pumpkinbowling, face painting and family groupsinging with “Karen.” $3 per person,includes a box lunch. Call the Twin Val-ley Players hotline at 717-692-3453.Tickets also will be available at the door.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. Lewis andClark and Nature. At the Center. GuyGraybill of Middleburg will present aprogram on the critical role of nature inthe Lewis and Clark expedition as it wasencountered by the main Pennsylvanianin the Corps of Discovery, Sgt. PatrickGass, from the Chambersburg area. Free,but advance registration.

Friday, Oct. 14,-Sunday, Oct. 16, 6-9p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdayand 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 8th AnnualHawk Mountain Sanctuary Wildlife ArtShow. At the Kempton CommunityCenter, Kempton. Juried show and saleof paintings, carvings, photo-graphs and more from 50

award-winning national, regional andlocal artists. In addition, the winners ofthe 2005 Ned Smith Center Youth ArtContest will be on display. $5 adult, $3student or senior.

Saturday, Oct. 15, doors open at 9:30a.m. for viewing and silent auction,silent auction ends at 11:30 p.m., liveauction begins at noon. 12th AnnualNed Smith Center Art Auction. At thePennsylvania Game Commission’s Mid-dle Creek Wildlife Management Areanear Kleinfeltersville. See page 8.

Saturday, Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Scrap Booking Club. At the Center. Theclub meets monthly, with experiencedleaders on hand to demonstrate the art ofcreative scrap booking and share secretsto jazz up your photos. Free to members,but attendees need to bring their ownmaterials. Community guests welcome.Registration required.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7p.m. One Book OneCommunity. At the Cen-ter. With the DauphinCounty Library System,celebrate the joy ofreading through an

evening of activitiesbased on Deborah Larsen’s book, TheWhite. The evening will focus on storystones to illustrate the passing down oftraditions and sharing oral historywithin the Native American culture.

Free, but advance registration.

C O M I N G E V E N T S

Get Out Those Palm Pilots, Calendars and Day PlannersFor all of the following programs, call the Center at (717) 692-3699 to register

in advance except as otherwise noted.


Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. HalloweenOwls. At the Center (new location).Live owl banding demonstrations anddiscussions on the Center’s participationin the North American effort to gathermore information on the northern saw-whet owl. Live owls from Shaver’s CreekEnvironmental Learning Center will beattending the program. Free, but advanceregistration.

Thursday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. Diversity ofAnimal Voices. At the Center. Greg Budney, curator of sound at the Cornell

University Lab of Ornithology, will sharerecordings of a large range of creatures,from jaguars to insects to songbirds. Freeto members, but advance registration.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Scrap Booking Club. At the Center. SeeOct.15.

Tuesday, Nov. 22, 6 p.m. Ned SmithCenter for Nature and Art Annual Vol-unteer Banquet. At Kevin’s Place inLykens. Watch for your invitation in themail.

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The Twin Valley Players and Ned Smith Center Arts and Entertainment Series 2005

Saturday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Night. At the Wooden NickelAnnex. A festive evening of jazz, sponsored by Bill Hale, withnationally recognized artists, Steve Rudolph and Cathi Chemi.

Rudolph has performed with nationally recognized jazzartists, led the first jazz concert in Germany’s Oldenburg OperaHouse, and toured with jazz greats throughout the UnitedStates and abroad. Since arriving in Harrisburg in 1978, he hasbeen largely responsible for the growth and development of thethriving jazz scene in central Pennsylvania. Past president and afounder of the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, now in its25th year, Rudolph has performed at the Harrisburg Hilton forthe past 15 years.

Chemi’s career began in New York City on demonstrationrecords with legendary Broadway composers Frank Loesser andMeredith Wilson. In the early part of her career, she was theopening act for many of the comic greats of the 1960s, including Red Skeltonand Alan King. She has been a frequent guest at Central Pennsylvania Friendsof Jazz festivals, been a featured performer with the Harrisburg SymphonyOrchestra and continues to be featured with the current Harry James Orches-tra. $12 per person. Call the Twin Valley Players hotline at 717-692-3453.

Friday, Dec. 9, and Saturday, Dec. 10. Twin Valley Players Holiday Show. AtKevin’s Place in Lykens. Revival of the player’s former zany and traditionalChristmas program, including Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Riggingup the Lights and Carol of the Bells. There are dinner-and-show and show-onlyoptions. Call Kevin’s Place at 717-453-7181.

Steve Rudolph

Cathi Chemi

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NEW!

A SPECIAL OFFER Sting of the HookSting of the Hook has beenselected as the image forthe last Pennsylvania Fishand Boat Commission’strout/salmon stamp (Seepages 5–6).The Centeris offering aspecial fineart limitededition printof only 950to commemorate this mile-stone event. In addition tothe print, there will be atrout/salmon stamp withNed’s Gold Signature, andpatches. To reserve yourprint and signed stamp,please place your ordersoon.

Special Six-Inch Collector’s Patches

The Center is pleased to offer its 2005 and 2006six-inch patches, featuring the print images ofMoonlight Buck and Sting of the Hook. Only 750of each patch will be produced in these very limited editions. Be sure to order soon … thesepatches sell out quickly!

Waterfowl Glass TumblersThese beautiful tumblers feature six different images of waterfowl artwork by Ned Smith. SPECIAL MEMBERS-ONLY OFFER: This limitedoffer is a great holiday gift. Members who purchase aset by Dec. 1, 2005, will get an additional 10 percentoff or save a total of $8.00 off the issue price.

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Ned Smith: A Lifetime in ArtFeaturing Dutch Country Bluebirds.Poster Image Size 13.5"x20"Postcard Image Size 5.25"x8"

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Building the Collection

It takes much more thanthe big, flashy pieces to makea collection with true insightinto the life, times, talentand techniques of an artistsuch as Ned Smith.

It also takes small pieceslike these early watercolors(at right) painted about 1940by a young Smith, who hadbeen advised by an instructorthat a true artist did not signhis work with a nickname.(Note the artist’s signatures.)

The two pieces, donatedby Evan and Peg Bostdorf,were bought from Ned’sfather, Bill Smith, by RuthSnyder (Bostdorf) for 50cents each, while theyworked in the office of theJohnson Bailey Shoe Co. inMillersburg.

The small worksdemonstrate the emergingartistic style and natural his-tory insights of Smith at anearly stage in his developingwildlife art career.

Along with the donationcame Evan’s tales of he andSmith performing in theMillersburg Boys’ Navy Bandin their youth, a bonus bit ofinformation about the Cen-ter’s namesake that providesfurther insight into the artist.

The Center’s collectioncontinues to grow throughdonations like these. If youhave something with similarpotential, please contact theCenter at 717-692-3699.

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Cedar Waxwingcirca 1940, watercolor, 5x7 inches.

See article on previous page.

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