Ave Thayer oral history transcript

Ave Thayer oral history interview as conducted by Mark Madison. Mr. Thayer talks about how he came to Alaska and started working for the Fish and Wildlife Service, which was then the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. He talks about jobs he performed in various locations, including doing some aerial wildlife surveys, law enforcement, hunting and trapping, and eventually becoming the first Refuge Manager at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Organization: FWS Name: Ave Thayer Years: 1950's-1982 Program: Refuges Keywords: Biography, Employees (USFWS), History, Hunting, Law enforcement, Trapping, Surveying, Aircraft, Aviation, Mammals, Management, Habitat conservation, Rivers and streams, Wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Clarence Rhode, Mardy Murie
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Mark Madison
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A boat heads down a river lined by forests and mountains.
The Dena’ina people call this special place “Yaghanen” - the good land. It's also known as the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.  From ice fields and glaciers to tundra, forests, and coastal wetlands, the Kenai Refuge is often called “Alaska in miniature." Biodiversity is unusually high for this...
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge sustains people, wildlife, and fish in the northeastern corner of Alaska, a vast landscape of rich cultural traditions and thriving ecological diversity. It is located on the traditional homelands of the Iñupiat and Gwichʼin peoples. Approximately the size of...
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Wilderness
Trapping
Surveying
Rivers and streams
Mammals
Law enforcement
Hunting
History
Habitat conservation
Employees (USFWS)
Aviation