Larry Scott McLean oral history transcript

Larry Scott McLean oral history interview as conducted by Norm Olson. <br/. Larry McClean began his federal career with the Bureau of Reclamation in 1972 as an Environmental Specialist and Resource Planner, working in various other sectors leading him to apply for, and was selected as, the first Refuge Biologist on the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. In 1992 he wrote “The First Ten Years: A brief history of the biological program on the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.” Organization: FWS Name: Larry Scott McLean Years: Program: Refuges Keywords: Biography, Biologists (USFWS), Employees (USFWS), History, Adaptive management, Adults, Aircraft, Military, Aquatic birds, Bird banding, Birds, Boats, Buildings, facilities and structures, Camping, Ceremonies, Collaboration, Communication, Conservation, Conservation science, Dams, Ecosystem recovery, Environments (Natural), Equipment, Fire, Flowering plants, Game management, Human
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Norman Olson
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a lynx walks warily through the snow between willow shrubs
Yukon Flats Refuge is the nation’s third largest wildlife refuge. With the Brooks Range to the north and the jagged limestone peaks of the White Mountains to the south, this refuge encompasses the so-called "Yukon Flats" - a vast fire-dependent area of wetlands, forest, bog, and low-lying ground...
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Subject tags
Wildlife management
Wildlife impacts
Wilderness
Waterfowl
Water sports
Water birds
Villages
Valleys
Uniforms
Trapping
Surveying
Recovered
Population control
Plains
Mountains
Military
Meetings
Indigenous species
Hunting
Human impacts
History
Habitat conservation
Game management
Flowering plants
Fires
Equipment
Employees (USFWS)
Ecosystem recovery
Dams
Conservation science
Ceremonies
Camping
Boats
Birds
Bird banding
Biologists (USFWS)
Aviation
Adults