No. 855 John Neill, 2014

File — Box: 77, Folder: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ John Neill works on the bird aspect of the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program and also liaises with local nonprofit Linking Communities, Wetlands, and Migratory Birds, was born in Pittsburgh. His family moved to South Ogden when he was two, and he grew up in the area and recreated frequently on Great Salt Lake and at Antelope Island. After completing bachelor’s degree, in biology at the University of Utah, John was hired fulltime at Division of Wildlife. He talks extensively about his work on the Lake and describes threats to various bird populations, the Great Salt Lake’s hemispheric significance for bird migration, and the brine shrimp industry among other things.
Project: Great Salt Lake oral history project.
Interviewer: Becky Lloyd.

Dates

2014

Conditions Governing Access

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