[HubbardBrookCOS] ATTENTION: Species for Hubbard Brook Mural Project

Thu Apr 8 14:22:49 EDT 2021

Hello Raisa,

I agree with Gene Likens that the photographs in the Hubbard Brook book (Hubbard Brook: The Story of a Forest Ecosystem, Yale University Press, 2016) would be good to look at.  And, by the way, that book is on sale at Amazon.com right now for $16.09 – a real bargain (if I may say so myself!).  Also, I’ll try to get some other thoughts to you soon.

Looking forward to seeing your mural.

Best,

Dick

From: HubbardBrookCOS <hubbardbrookcos-bounces at lists.sr.unh.edu> on behalf of Raisa Kochmaruk via HubbardBrookCOS <hubbardbrookcos at lists.sr.unh.edu>
Reply-To: Raisa Kochmaruk <rk497 at cornell.edu>
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 8:53 AM
To: "hubbardbrookcos at lists.sr.unh.edu" <hubbardbrookcos at lists.sr.unh.edu>
Subject: [HubbardBrookCOS] ATTENTION: Species for Hubbard Brook Mural Project

Hello Hubbard Brook Community,

My name is Raisa Kochmaruk, and I am a scientific illustrator who will be graduating from Cornell in May. Some of you may remember me from the 2019 and 2020 annual Cooperators’ meetings - during last summer’s conference I presented a series of Black-throated Blue Warbler illustrations and spoke a bit about my work with the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates. I am writing to let you know that I am currently planning a mural for the Hubbard Brook headquarters building. I’ll be painting a forest stream scene on a series of panels which will be mounted on the wall above the landing on the staircase. The panels will be painted elsewhere on-site this summer.

My goal for this project is to represent the iconic species of Hubbard Brook to all those who pass through that staircase: both your notable study species, as well as the common trees, birds, fish, amphibians, insects, mosses, etc. that you associate with the ecosystem. I also want to accurately depict the boulders/geologic formations that are typical of the region.

In addition to your expertise on the species and systems of Hubbard Brook, you have long standing knowledge of the unique character of the landscape. I am reaching out to you for your input and ideas today for both of these reasons.

There are a few pieces of information that will be massively helpful:

1.    The name(s) of your study species, and a few good photos. You can send photos to me directly (email: rk497 at cornell.edu, number: 484-951-6559) and add the name to this spreadsheet<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1vWUW2LNVH27z36i4FVxWAAEdMZwpQL0x_9_JXZVaE-o%2Fedit%23gid%3D1520133836&data=04%7C01%7CRichard.T.Holmes%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb2ec7bf4203e4ba898e708d8fa8d3ea5%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637534831850654078%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=W9iWMKjxztxKeCxMzmqIziXVXsmzGgIl38wvgRMxhbU%3D&reserved=0>. If you have the time, please let me know where your species would likely be within this scene. Of course, I am also researching correct placement.

2.    What are the iconic Hubbard Brook species that you regularly observe in July? ALSO add these to the spreadsheet. If they seem too obvious, that’s exactly what I am looking for (e.g. hard to miss red efts in early spring). I’m especially interested in the species you notice that are outside of your research focus.

·         Trees, shrubs, flowers, birds, mammals/signs of mammals, moths, amphibians, reptiles, EVERYTHING, please add them to the species list<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1vWUW2LNVH27z36i4FVxWAAEdMZwpQL0x_9_JXZVaE-o%2Fedit%23gid%3D1520133836&data=04%7C01%7CRichard.T.Holmes%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb2ec7bf4203e4ba898e708d8fa8d3ea5%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637534831850664068%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=z%2Bp%2F%2FrXnQ2%2B1N2zIYDEEDmM4Qf3OuZVH5LH%2BQP3NWYk%3D&reserved=0>.

3.    Do you have a great photo of a brook that is from a similar angle as the photos I’ve included below? This is to ‘capture the character’ of the boulders!

Please send me your photos by Tuesday, April 20th.

Thank you for your time and input. I look forward to meeting many of you in person when I am at Hubbard Brook this summer!

Very best,

Raisa

Please reach out to me and ask me about the project, share your ideas, your photos. Send photos via email, or message them to me with a description.

My email: rk497 at cornell.edu

My number: 484-951-6559

The species list spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vWUW2LNVH27z36i4FVxWAAEdMZwpQL0x_9_JXZVaE-o/edit - gid=1520133836<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1vWUW2LNVH27z36i4FVxWAAEdMZwpQL0x_9_JXZVaE-o%2Fedit%23gid%3D1520133836&data=04%7C01%7CRichard.T.Holmes%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb2ec7bf4203e4ba898e708d8fa8d3ea5%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637534831850664068%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=z%2Bp%2F%2FrXnQ2%2B1N2zIYDEEDmM4Qf3OuZVH5LH%2BQP3NWYk%3D&reserved=0>

Here is a simple, geometric version of my layout idea:

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The following are examples of effective reference photos. Some are from Hubbard Brook. Do you have any images like these of your study species or study areas within the forest?

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