Jim Ringelman Oral History Transcript

Jim talks about his childhood and education, including how Jerry Longcore mentored him with his work on black duck ecology which led to Jim’s Ph.D. After getting his Ph.D., Jim went to work with the Colorado Division of Wildlife, where he began working with the flyway programs, participating in the Central Flyway Waterfowl Technical Committee and the Continental Evaluation Team for the NAWMP. He also joined the Adaptive Harvest Management Working Group as a state representative. After 15 years with Colorado, Jim transfers to DU’s Great Plains office. He describes the work he did there including the protection of grassland habitat and his continued involvement with the Fish and Wildlife Service on efforts related to the NAWMP.