Galen Butterbaugh oral history transcript

Galen Butterbaugh oral history transcript as conducted by John Cornely. Galen also spent time at Manchester National Fish Hatchery in Iowa, Crawford National Fish Hatchery in Nebraska and was regional director in the Denver regional office (Region 6). While regional director in Denver, he dealt with several issues including the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota and the Two Forks Dam Project in Colorado. Organization: FWS Name: Galen Butterbaugh Years: 1960-1992 Program:Hatcheries Keywords: Biography, History, Military, Employees (USFWS), Fish hatcheries, Management, Jordan River National Fish Hatchery, D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
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John Cornely
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Brood stock Bloater at Jordan River NFH
Jordan River National Fish Hatchery was founded in 1965. The hatchery currently raises cisco, lake trout and rainbow trout that total 3 million fish per year for conservation efforts in and around the Great Lakes. This is accomplished with federal, provincial, state and tribal partners.
Two young boys sit on the edge of a stone walled pond and feed the trout and ducks. The historic 1899 hatchery building is visible in the background.
Established in 1896, D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives, formerly Spearfish National Fish Hatchery, is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country dedicated to fish culture and resource management. Still raising and stocking trout in regional federal waters, the...
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Military
History
Fish hatcheries
Employees (USFWS)