Rick Lemon oral history transcript

Oral history interview with Rick Lemon as interviewed by Mark Madison. Rick Lemon discusses the concept and construction of The National Conservation Training Center, how the land was acquired, early planning stages for the buildings and materials used for the buildings, working with the community, and the partners involved. Organization: FWS Name: Rick Lemon Years: Program: National Conservation Training Center Keywords: History, Employees (USFWS), Personnel, Training , Senator Byrd
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Mark Madison
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A gold and orange sunset reflects on the still waters of Back Bay. A line of trees denotes the horizon.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in the southeastern corner of the City of Virginia Beach. The refuge was established in 1938 to protect and provide habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Diverse habitats, including beachfront, freshwater marsh, dunes, shrub-scrub and upland...
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Wildlife refuges
Weather impacts
History
Floods
Employees (USFWS)