First Americans Museum

[Luke]

Glad to see this project moving along.

This will be a huge international draw.

[betts]

Glad to see this project moving along.

This will be a huge international draw.

Agreed. I can hardly wait to take visitors there. Are they going to plant grass on the mound, or just let it fill in naturally, I wonder? I wonder if erosion will be an issue until the vegetation fills in.

[Luke]

Are they going to plant grass on the mound, or just let it fill in naturally, I wonder? I wonder if erosion will be an issue until the vegetation fills in.

Funny... I drove by this morning and thought the same thing.

I'd hate for a big storm to create ditches all down the sides of it.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Agreed. I can hardly wait to take visitors there. Are they going to plant grass on the mound, or just let it fill in naturally, I wonder? I wonder if erosion will be an issue until the vegetation fills in.

I was wondering how much fun it's going to be to MOW it!

[betts]

I was wondering how much fun it's going to be to MOW it!

Haha! What they should do is seed it with native grasses that don't need to be mowed. Or buy a goat.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

I have a Goat. It's a spiteful and angry beast that eats ponies.










/it's a car

[Platemaker]

Agreed. I can hardly wait to take visitors there. Are they going to plant grass on the mound, or just let it fill in naturally, I wonder? I wonder if erosion will be an issue until the vegetation fills in.

The whole thing is actually terraced all the way up (like Machu Picchu I guess). There is also a metal mesh that is embedded from the inside out to keep it from eroding. Grass appears to have already been planted on it as well.

[CCOKC]

I heard a piece on KGOU about this Monday I think. The state legislature passed a bill on the last day of the current session to ok the sale of bonds to finish the funding of this project but with the current bond market at the moment it may take a while for the bonds to be sold. ( I think that is what the piece said ). Anyway there may be another delay in funding on the project and they may be looking to the private sector to fill in the gap until the bonds are sold. I believe this was on National Native News and was described as a museum that will focus on all of the American tribes not just those in Oklahoma and I was led to believe that they may be looking at the national tribes as funding.

[LordGerald]

The visitors center was launched today.

The build-out of the museum appears to be a long time coming, based on funding. The overall vision for the center, including the commercial buildout, waterfront development and the extended trails may need to be part of a 10-year or 20-year vision plan.

The promontory mound will be seeded in. I suspect once its seeded that people will be able to go up there. With patience, it will be a wonder place. It just might take a little longer than we think. The AICCM staff is doing their best.