George Gavutis oral history transcript

George Gavutis oral history interview as conducted by Dorothe Norton. Mr. Gavutis talks about the refuges he worked at, including the regional office in Region 3, people he knew and worked with, and the type of work he did at each refuge/office. He also discusses how the land for the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was supposed to be a jetport for New York and how it was saved by the public. Organization: FWS Name: George Gavutis Years: 1960's-1995 Program: Refuges Keywords: Biography, Biologists (USFWS), Employees (USFWS), History, Military, Habitat conservation, Habitat restoration, Mapping, Wildlife refuges, Waterfowl, Bird banding, Surveying, Farms and farming, Law enforcement, Fires, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge