Ben Pollard 11/22/2021
Description
Ben Pollard, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, discusses his long career with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. He talks about various programs he worked it and discusses his involvement with efforts such as cost-share legislation, support for conservation district employees, and building partnerships across the state. He shares some of the challenges faced in conservation through the years from the dustbowl to the rehabilitation of aging upstream flood control structures. Also he explains aspects of his role as assistant director.
| Date(s) | 11/22/2021 |
| Call Number | SOK_499 |
| Subjects | Career, Conservation programs, Management style, Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Abandoned mined lands reclamation, Burns, Ken, 1953-, Conservation of natural resources, Interviews, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Soil conservation districts |
| Interviewee(s) | Ben Pollard |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum |