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Center named for Columbian Dr. James C. Salato gets Ashland grant Grant will help pay for self-guided audio tour of nature, animal displays By Charlie Baglan Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Frankfort, KY - Ashland Inc. has donated $40,000 to the KentuckyFish and Wildlife Foundation to help pay for a self-guided audio tour ofnature and animal displays at the Salato Wildlife Education Center inFrankfort. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, whichoperates the center, will be able to reach more visitors with the message ofKentucky's wildlife and the department's cutting edge research thanks to thedonation. The tour is expected to begin operation this spring. The Salato Wildlife Education Center is named for a beloved Adair County physician, Dr. James C. Salato. The Adair County Health Department building in Columbia is also named for Dr. Salato. The audio tour, tentatively named AnimalTrax, will be similar to thoseoffered by larger museums, science centers, and historic sites. Viaheadsets, visitors will hear the behind-the-scenes facts about our state'swild animals and wild places. Through a blend of sound effects, theatrics,narrative, and expert commentary, Salato goers will gain a new perspectiveon an old subject - Kentucky's wildlife heritage. Center draws from both in- and out-of-state "Ashland is pleased to expand our partnership with the Kentucky Departmentof Fish and Wildlife Resources by sponsoring the AnimalTrax program," saysJim O'Brien, Ashland chairman and chief executive officer. "The SalatoWildlife Education Center is a great resource that attracts many people -from both in and out of state - who desire to experience and increase theirunderstanding of the rich variety and abundance of Kentucky's wildlife."Listening units will be rented for a small fee at the Salato Center'swelcome desk. Audio presentations will be available at each of the center'sexhibits. As simple as dialing a cell phone, this format will cover thebasics of the animal's size, speed, survival techniques, mating call, whereit lives, the role it played in Kentucky history, and the role humans playin its future. Supplemental tracks will allow Salato attendees to accessinformation of personal interest. Examples include: mother and cub bearconversations, commentary by University of Kentucky officials at the Wildcatexhibit opening, and ways wildlife continues to cross our path in modernculture. Great outdoors is a real sound stage "The great outdoors is a real sound stage," says Salato Center DirectorLaurie Davison. "Birds, frogs, insects, a babbling brook; it's mesmerizingwhat you hear deep in a forest, a prairie, or along the perimeter of aswamp. With AnimalTrax, this will be part of the learning experience,giving you a sense of the animals' surroundings from the animals'perspective. Sounds in nature are always in transition - season to seasonand from night to day - but this will enable folks to get a sampling of themall." One of top attractions in Frankfort The Salato Center is already one of the top attractions in Frankfort, withvisitation last year of 110,000 people. "That spreads our interpretivestaff rather thin," continues Davison. "This audio tool that Ashland Inc.is making possible will assist us immediately in communicating about thestate's indigenous wildlife and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife's role in itsconservation. For teachers, students, and any nature enthusiast, this is avaluable teaching aid and, given that the tour will be available to thepublic on CD, this dialog will be an asset to classrooms and homeseverywhere." Tim Slone, director of the department's Division of Information andEducation, says the tour is education straight from the source. "KentuckyFish and Wildlife is involved in numerous studies for animals big and smalland for habitats far and near," he explains. "This is a part of thedepartment that the public doesn't see because it takes place out of the wayand often in inhospitable areas such as backwater swamps, cliff lines, andcaves. Our field biologists will now have a voice in the teachings atSalato because what these researchers discover, we can add to the tourimmediately." The animals are native Kentucky fauna Slone notes that animals at Salato are not the zebras and giraffes common tozoos; but rather they are the native, though oft-unseen, wildlife in thestate. "With our audio tour, not only can people see and enjoy thewildlife, they can learn about it in a creative way," he says. "The goal, in part, is to inspire you to use your imagination to grasp thebigger picture," says project producer Charlie Baglan. "Animals played akey role in the early days of our state. As clothing, food, tools, jewelry,and a means of trade - animals fueled westward expansion. Their statustoday is likely a result of the rough road they took. I'd be curious tohear the thoughts that settlers and other colorful characters of our pasthave on the subject, and we will." Baglan, producer of the department's award-winning Kentucky Afield Radioshow, is a 25-year veteran behind the microphone. An AnimalTrax preview isavailable on the Salato web site at fw.ky.gov. This story was posted on 2006-01-12 17:35:13
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