Tom Lucas 09/16/2021
Description
Tom Lucas, a 1968 graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU), discusses the various positions he has had in his career leading up to and including his time with the USDA. He talks about his time at OSU, his father’s angora goat herd, water supply issues during droughts and due to cedars growing on riverbanks, and his work with different oil and gas drilling entities. He shares some of the High Plains RC&D (Resource Conservation & Development) projects he helped lead in Woodward County and Harper County. Lucas also explains his role in helping to establish the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association and the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society.
| Date(s) | 9/16/2021 |
| Call Number | SOK_486 |
| Subjects | Conservation programs, Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society, Career, Angora goat hair, Water resources Conservation of natural resources, Environmental policy, Interviews, Rural development, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae |
| Interviewee(s) | Tom Lucas |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum | Ben Pollard | Stan Rice |