Crayton James Lankford oral history transcript

Crayton James Lankford oral history as conducted by W.T. Olds. Mr. Lankford talks about his early years, graduating from college, being in the military, and how he came to work for the Fish and Wildlife Service. He also talks about the various positions and offices he worked, and issues such as flood control, public use, budgeting, and mammals and non-migratory birds. Organization: FWS Name: James Crayton Lankford Years:1963-1985 Program: Refuges; Administration Keywords: employee, fishes, birds, public access, resource management, work of the Service, military, supervisory Soil Conservationist Southeast Region, Atlanta, Georgia (1963-1968); Assistant Regional Refuge Supervisor, Portland, Oregon (1968-1972); Departmental Management Development Training, Washington D.C. (1970, 1971); Chief Resource Management (1972-1974); Program Manager for Mammals and Non-Migratory Birds, Washington D.C. (1974-1676); Assistant Regional Director for Refuges, Region 4, Atlanta, Georgia (1976-1985) mammals, non-migratory birds, budgets, supervisor