Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Robert Whiting

Titles: Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Robert Whiting (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Whiting is a native of Lone Pine, California. He received his BA and his MA in fishery biology from the California State University at Humboldt. He is a 1985 graduate of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Planning Associates Program. At the time of the interview he was a supervisory biologist in the St. Paul District Army Corps of Engineers environmental resources branch. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Changes in the Army Corps of Engineers; overall plans for the Mississippi River; how they integrate the various plans; maintaining/responsibility for habitat; private exclusive use; issues with shoreline management plan; private boat usage; changes in water control; goal of water control; the Corps public image; and focus on projects for the Corps such as dredging and Weaver Bottoms.

Dates

• 03/23/1987 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Robertson, Margaret A.
• interviewee: Whiting, Robert

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 58
• Accession Number: AV1988.99.30

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project' <OH 58>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 18 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

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