Herb Dill oral history transcript

Herb Dill oral history interview as conducted by Kevin Kilcullen. Mr. Dill started with the Biological Survey in 1935 working with CCC’s at Arrowwood NWR. He mentions the various refuges and offices he worked, inventing the cannon net, issues on the various refuges, the name change to the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1939, establishing refuges, changing Mud Lakes name Agassiz, and his family. Mr. Dill was the inventor of the cannon net. Organization: FWS Name: Herb Dill Years: 1935-1969 Program: Refuges Keywords: History, Refuges, Military, CCC Program, Some hatchery related work, Waterfowl, Banding, Cannon net, Ira Gabrielson (First Director of USFWS), J. Clark Salyer (Chief of Refuges), Biological Survey, Biography, Biologists (USFWS), Employees (USFWS), Military, Wildlife refuges, Youth, Waterfowl, Bird banding, Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge