Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Howell, Bill
Record ID:
2007.1.92
Interviewer:
Gildemeister, Jerry
Interview Place:
Imbler, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: The Bureau of Reclamation, salmon recovery, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department, water and soil conservation, environmental issues, cattle ranching and farming.
Audio:
People:
Baney, Paul
Baum, Dave
Bennett, Mary
Courtright, Burr
Fox, George
Hamann, Wilfred
Hibberd, Dick
Hibberd, Laurose
Howell, Bill
Hug, Vernal
Jones, Bud
Lemmon, Johnny
Ruckman, Harvey
Smith, L.C.
Subjects:
Agriculture
Beaver dams
Beavers
Bridges
Camps
Cattle
Creeks
Dam construction
Dredging
Environmental management
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Farming
Farms
Fish
Flood control
Floods
Hunting
Irrigation
Logging
Lumber industry
Mills
Mining
Mountains
Native Americans
Ranches
Rivers
Salmon
Trees
Water
Water distribution structures
Search Terms:
Arella
Baker
Baker County
Bowman—Hicks
Bureau of Reclamation
Camp Carson
Camp Elkanah
Carson Mine
Century Farm
Clark Creek
Columbia River
Conley
Corps of Engineers
Cottonwood
Cricket Flats
Dry land farming
Elgin
Fish Trap Hill
Flood plain
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Grande Ronde Project
Grande Ronde River
Grande Ronde Valley
Hall Ranch
Horse logging
Imbler
Imnaha
Indian Creek
Indian Valley
Indiana Mine
Island City
John Day Bridge
Katherine Creek
La Grande
Liver Camp
Lookout Mountain
McKenzie Farm
Meadow Creek
Minam
Mt. Emily
Mt. Emily Lumber Company
Mt. Harris
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Oregon State University
Oro Plata
Orodell
Palmer Junction
Palmer Mill
Patty Meadows
Perry Mill
Pierce Slough
Pondosa
Rainbow Mine
Rattlesnake Gap
Red's Horse Ranch
Rinehart gap
Riparia
Sheep Creek
Sheep Creek
Smith Mountain
Soil Conservation District
Spawning
Spring Creek
Starkey
Summerville
Sumpter
Tanner Gulch
Thorn brush
Tony's Meadow
Toolee Lake
Tri—County Ecomomic Study
Union
Union County
United States Forest Service
Wallowa
Wallowa County
Willow
Willow Creek
Wright's Slough
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