Town Of Fort Smith – Visitor Center
The main project taken on by the Town Of Fort Smith Visitor Center staff in 2021 was our “Summer Music Nights”, a series of outdoor Music nights in Mission Park. Live Music, Free BBQ, and Karaoke nights were all popular highlights in our series of 2021 Summer Music Nights.
While working at the joint WBNP/TOFS Visitor Center we noticed a family of Bats using the entrance way as a den. Our team monitored the Bats daily to check for signs of “white-nose syndrome” a fungal disease which has caused the rapid decline of Northern Bat populations.
Celebrated Annually on June 21st, Indigenous Peoples Day in Fort Smith consists of a full day of immersive activities put on by the Salt River First Nation, Smith Landing First Nation and the Fort Smith Metis. In my role both with the Town Of Fort Smith and Wood Buffalo National Park I have participated in the facilitation the event. Over the last 4 years I’ve aided in planning activities, food distribution, and on-site resource management during the Indigenous People Day Celebration.
In my work with the Town of Fort Smith I’ve had the privilage of partnering with the Desnedé Farmers’ Market. A local non-profit society that facilitates a local craft and goods sale over weekends in the summer. Run out of Mission Park the Desnedé Farmers’ Market is next to our local community garden. Locals who have signed up for a plot will grow flowers and vegetables to later sell via the market.
As apart of my job with the Fort Smith Visitor Center I facilitated a guided hike from the Visitor Information Center to the base of the “Rapids Of The Drowned”. While the American white pelican don’t nest on these rapids they are often found feeding on Lamprey. As apart of my job I collected photos and video to post on the Town of Fort Smith Instagram.
