Robert Toole 06/09/2022
Description
Robert Toole, a 1975 graduate of Oklahoma State University with a degree in wildlife management, discusses his long career in conservation beginning with his first experience as a summer aid for his local conservation district while still in high school. He explains his various stops along the way including time as a district conservationist and as an employee of the National Association of Conservation Districts. He also takes about his work in the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation program and with other programs such as the watershed program and the cost-share program. Additionally, he talks about rattlesnake hunting and the American burying beetle as well as shares his leadership philosophy.
| Date(s) | 6/9/2022 |
| Call Number | SOK_509 |
| Subjects | Career, Conservation programs, Management style, Mining, NACD Abandoned mined lands reclamation, Conservation of natural resources, Interviews, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Soil conservation districts, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, Watershed management |
| Interviewee(s) | Robert Toole |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum | Larry Caldwell |