Paul Schmidt oral history transcript

Paul Schmidt oral history interview with Norm Olson as interviewer. The interview was conducted during the Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees’ Reunion at the MCM Elegant Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Note: Mr. Schmidt was, at the time of this recording, still an employee with the Fish and Wildlife Service. Mr. Schmidt gives his personal background and discusses his career. He talks about the personnel upheaval in Alaska around 1986, the Tiglax research vessel, public meetings, native views, reintroduction of caribou in Togiak, and reindeer removal on Hagemeister Island. He also talks about the Exxon Valdez spill, and other tragedies, such as deaths, that occurred in Alaska. Organization: FWS Name: Paul Schmidt Years: Program: Refuges Keywords: History, Personnel, Wildlife refuges, Recreation, Planning, employee, birds, hunting, indigenous populations, man-made disasters, migratory birds, Native Americans, oil spill, public attitudes, tribal lands conservation, work of the Service, Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Exxon Valdez spill, Tiglax