Greg Brown Oral History Transcript

Greg Brown was born and raised in Eau Claire, WI.He attended college at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire then Utah State University from which he graduated in 1974 with a BS in Forest Recreation.He worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Slayton, Ivanhoe, Windom, and Stillwater, Minnesota. He joined the USFWS in 1990 on a project in Spirit Lake, Iowa, then worked in the Twin Cities Regional Office (MN) in the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Branch.He developed policies and guidelines for implementing conservation practices contained in the 1985, 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008 Farm Bills. He worked closely with NRCS and FmHA staff on Conservation Reserve Program, Swamp Buster, and Wetland Reserve Program elements.He became Regional Chief of the Partners Program in 2000, consolidating its form and function within the Region.Greg retired in 2010.