Oral history interview with Genevieve Atwood and Don Mabey, conducted by Greg Smoak, part 2 (transcript)

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Title Oral history interview with Genevieve Atwood and Don Mabey, conducted by Greg Smoak, part 2 (transcript)
Description Genevieve Atwood and Don Mabey discuss their involvement with Great Salt Lake. They talk about their early experiences with the lake and when and why they became interested in it. Each describes their educational training and interests in science. Atwood discusses her career with the Utah Geological Survey, her contribution to several boards involved with Great Salt Lake, and her time in the Utah State Legislature. She describes many of the lake's important historical and geographical features and the lake's processes. She talks about her involvement in the management of the lake. Don talks about his work helping manage and plan for Great Salt Lake.Atwood discusses the high lake level times and many of the plans to control the lake level. In the second interview, Genevieve Atwood talks about the causeway and its effects on Great Salt Lake. She discusses the high lake level years. She describes the map of Great Salt Lake that she, Don Mabey, and Don Currey designed and produced. Atwood talks about leaving the UGS and her time in the legislature. She talks about the management of Great Salt Lake. She details the educational work she does with teachers and students about and at Great Salt Lake. Don and Genevieve talk about their favorite places and experiences at Great Salt Lake.
Creator Atwood, Genevieve; Mabey, Don
Contributor Smoak, Greg
Date 2014-02-14
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Subject Great Salt Lake (Utah); Geology; Geological Survey (U.S.); Salt lake ecology; Environmentalisim
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Collection Number and Name A1310 Great Salt Lake Oral History Collection
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Extent 47 pages
Language eng
Rights
Rights Holder Atwood, Genevieve; Mabey, Don
Relation https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007
ARK ark:/87278/s68yyenm
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Is Part of Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project
Setname uum_gslohc
ID 1732664
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68yyenm