Interview with Tom Moore (Part 03 of 03)
Part of a collection of interviews about the development of BC Parks from members of the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia. The Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia is an independent society, whose members are retired parks system employees and conservation advocates who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives to parks and protected areas in B.C. The interview concerns the following topics: Contact with the public; activities that drew the public in the early days of Manning Park; bear interactions with human beings; horseback riding and the search for an outfitter; Manning’s reputation as family-friendly; the naturalist programme; interpretation programmes in the Park; the ski area; Charlie Velay; how they cleared the slopes.
- In Collection:
- Parks--Employees
- Parks
- Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc.
- Moore, Tom
- Parks--Employees--Attitudes
- Wilderness areas
- BC Parks
- National parks and reserves--Management
- Nature conservation--Societies, etc.
- Oral histories
- Conservation of natural resources
- Natural areas
- Biodiversity conservation
- Nature conservation
- Parks--Management
- Parks--Conservation and restoration
- Wildlife conservation
- National parks and reserves
- 00:27:46
- Tom Moore ... Interviewed by Louise Shaw ... Tape 3
- 49.06642, -120.78578
- Side B is Blank.
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-06
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
- 2023
- Metadata by KD.
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