Creede Speake Jr. 04/23/2018
Description
Creede Speake, Jr., long-serving board member of the Caddo Watershed Association and of the Arbuckle Conservation District in Oklahoma, recalls his youth and his early interest in learning to be a pilot. He discusses some of his experiences serving during WWII and the Korean War and explains choices he made regarding his career as a rancher. Speake also talks about his involvement with conservation issues in his region and in the state and in particular his role in obtaining easements for upstream water control structures.
| Date(s) | 4/23/2018 |
| Call Number | SOK_357 |
| Subjects | Conservation practices, Citizen participation, Childhood, Military service Conservation of natural resources, Watersheds, Interviews, Ranching, Veterans |
| Interviewee(s) | Creede Speake Jr. |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum |