Lassen Volcanic National Park is having a grand opening for its new Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center this Sunday, October 4, from 9-5 p.m. Park admission is free and there are many activities planned. Here’s part of the press release from the park:
Lassen Volcanic National Park will celebrate the grand opening of the park’s first year-round visitor center on October 4 with special activities and programs. “We hope visitors and community members will come join our celebration of this new facility,” stated Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz. The day will include free entrance to the park, cake, ranger-led programs, and a barbeque offered by the park concessioner, California Guest Services. The scheduled activities offered this day are:
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Sulphur Works Tour
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Special Volcano Talk
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Mill Creek Falls Trail Guided Hike
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Special Volcano Talk
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Sulphur Work TourThe new Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center receives its name from the Mountain Maidu name for Lassen Peak which means “Snow Mountain.” The new center includes: a staffed information desk, exhibit hall, auditorium for the new park film, bookstore, gift sales, food services, first aid room, restrooms, amphitheater, and an after hours backcountry registration and orientation vestibule. The visitor center hours are daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact the park at (530) 595-4444, select number 1 from the menu and hold to be connected to the new visitor center or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/lavo .
The building is considered is also considered “green”; from a Redding Record Searchlight article by Dylan Darling:
Haner said the building is considered a “green” one because of its environmentally friendly design and operation. It includes natural vegetation for landscaping, water-conserving fixtures and recycled building materials, which could inspire visitors to install such systems in their own homes, she said.
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John, Is the Yah-mah-nee of the name Kohm Yah-mah-nee (Snow Moutnain) mean mountain? If so, that is strange for Yama means mountain in Japanese. It is just a difference of how long you stretch the vowels.
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Hi Ron,
Very good question. I think Native Americans immigrated from eastern Asia to North America. It’s possible that Yah-mah-nee and Yama have a common linguistic origin.
Linguists and history buffs–help us out!