Interview with Lee K. Nelson, July 8, 1989

Interview Summary

MAIN SUBJECT: History of Ky. Fish and Wildlife Dept-- white-tailed deer population 1500-present-- destruction of buffalo-- fur-bearing animals-- changing modes of hunting-effect of automobile 1937 Pitman-Robertson Act 1945 creation of Ky. Div. of Game and Fish-- influx of wildlife biologists for animal studies-- reintroduction of white-tailed deer-- reintroduction of wild turkeys-- ring-necked pheasant project-- Foreign Game introduction Project influence of SE section of the "era of the bulldozer " after World War II-- soil conservation service rescue program wetland drainage-- DEPT of Agriculture Soil Bank Program-- animosity between Dept of Fish and Wildlife-- Habitat Restoration Program 1966 cooperation Dept. of Agriculture Fish and Wildlife program to revive farmland into wildlife habitat

Interview LC Subject

Conservation of natural resources Environmental protection Environmental protection--Kentucky Environmentalism Natural areas Nelson, Lee K. Nelson, Lee K.--Interviews

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