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Title
Richard "Rich" Valdez Oral History
Description

Summary: 

Interview conducted by: Dr. Paul Hirt, Arizona State University and Jennifer Sweeney, Four East Historical Research, LLC. Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Administrative History Project. Administered by Arizona State University Supported by a grant from the US Bureau of Reclamation.

Biography: 

Aquatic ecologist Richard "Rich" Valdez has been associated with GCDAMP (Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Program) since 1989, when he led a study on endangered humpback chub for GCES, the program's predecessor. Valdez began studying Colorado River fish in 1968, and is an expert on humpback chub and other native species. He has been associated with the environmental consulting companies BIO-WEST and SWCA for much of his career. In addition to GCDAMP, Valdez has contributed his expertise to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and other river basin recovery efforts.

Date Created
2020-03-04
Contributors
Primary Member of
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Administrative History
Identifier
Peer-reviewed
Open Access
No
Place of Publication (Text)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.167078
Preferred Citation

Valdez, Rich. ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW. Transcript of recorded Interview conducted by Paul Hirt, Arizona State University, and Jennifer Sweeney, Four East Historical Research, LLC, on 4 March 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Edited by Paul Hirt and Jennifer Sweeney.

Note
The automated transcript ended at the 1:26:20 minute mark; the audio file continues until the
2:20:36 minute mark.
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