John A. Scharf Interview, 1981
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Interviewer
Mark Kelting
Interviewee
John A. Scharf
Date Recorded
5-1981
Date Digital
7-6-2020
Location Recorded
Stevens County, Minnesota
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Wildlife management areas--Minnesota--Stevens County; Wildlife management--Minnesota--Stevens County; Land tenure
Description
John Scharf was born on October 30, 1929 in Minneapolis. He graduated from Washburn High School and received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Minnesota. He worked with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as the Area Game Manager starting in 1959 and lived and worked in Morris.
In this interview, Area Game Manager Scharf tells about the history of the Wildlife Management Areas statewide and within Stevens County. He reflects on his years of managing Wildlife Management Areas. Additional topics covered were: the number of WMAs within the county, acquisition of lands, management processes, uses of the areas, and the future of the wetlands.
Run Time
00:47:10
Language
English
Original Format
Audiocasssette
Digital Identifier
SCScharf01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
3428
Recommended Citation
Scharf, John A., "John A. Scharf Interview, 1981" (1981). Stevens County. 39.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/39
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.