Special Projects

TV Program: "Echos of a Bitter Crossing", Idaho Public Television   This hour-long show on Lewis & Clark, produced by Bruce Reichert, won a 1999 Emmy in the Historical Documentary category. In January of 1999, it won a Bronze Medal at the New York Film Festival. This associated web site won a First Place award at the National Educational Telecommunications Association late in 1998. The program will be broadcast on Iowa Public Television on Sept. 5, 1999 at 8 pm and will be shown in major markets across the nation.

Workshop:  "Lolo Trail System - Research Methods and Results," A Clearwater National Forest Leadership Team Field Trip, August 9-11, 1999. The workshop began with a presentation at Mex Mountain and continued with a field trip along the Lolo Trail to Powell Ranger Station. Dr. Steve F. Russell was the coordinator, guide and scholar for the workshop.

Workshop:  "Lewis & Clark Exploration: History, Geology, and Ecology," A 2-credit Teachers' Workshop sponsored by the Sawtooth Science Institute, An Outreach Center of Idaho State University's College of Education and the Idaho Museum of Natural History, August 3-6, 1999. The workshop began at Lolo Hot Springs and was conducted in the field from Howard Creek in Montana to Lewiston, Idaho. Dr. Steve F. Russell was the coordinator, guide and scholar for the workshop.

Workshop: "Proceeding on the path of Lewis and Clark Through Idaho," A Summer Teachers' Institute sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Idaho State Historical Society, July 20-26, 1999. The workshop began in Salmon, Idaho with scholar presentations by Dr. James Ronda and Dr. Steve Russell. The field days and camping trip started at Lemhi Pass on the Montana-Idaho border and ended at Canoe Camp, near Ahasahka, Idaho. Dr. Russell was the coordinator, guide and scholar for the field trip and camping portion of the workshop.

Workshop:  "Lewis and Clark in the Land of the Nez Perce,"  A "Which Way did They Go?" workshop on the return route for May 5-10, 1806, sponsored by Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho, June 10-12, 1999. Dr. Russell gave the special presentation "Engineering the Trail Location."

Publication:  Fazio, James, "Getting Started in GPS," The Forest Steward, published by the National Arbor Day Foundation, Jan/Feb, 1998. (Dr. Russell reviewed this article for accuracy in the discussion of GPS technology and is shown in a photo illustrating the use of GPS in trail research)

Presentation:  Russell, Steve F., "Northern Nez Perces Trail - History and Preservation," presented to the Chief Joseph Band of the Nez Perce Tribe, Long House, Nespelem, Washington, 1995.

Report:  Russell, Steve F., "Bird-Truax Trail Tread Map Set," Clearwater National Forest Archives, Orofino, Idaho, 1995.

Presentation:  Russell, Steve F., "Lewis and Clark on the Lolo Trail - In Search of Their Footsteps," presented at the 1994 National Convention of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail Foundation, Missoula, Montana, August, 1994.

Presentation:  Russell, Steve F., "Lolo Trail - Its History and Preservation," presented at the Fall 1994 Meeting of National Forest Archeologists, Powell, Idaho, 1994.

Presentation:  Russell, Steve F., "The Northern Nez Perces Trail," presented to people of the Nez Perce Tribe at the tribal museum in Spalding, Idaho, 1993.

Report:  Russell, Steve F., "Bird-Truax Trail Research Report," U. S. National Archives, Washington D.C., 1990.