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Oral history interview with Peter J. Paquet [Session 01, Recording 03]
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- 1998-10-21 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:30:47
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Peter J. Paquet was born in Vanport, Oregon, in 1945. In 1967, he earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Santa Clara in California. He worked at the NASA Ames Research Center for a few years. He returned to Portland and in 1978, he earned a combined master's degree and Ph.D. in environmental science from Portland State University. He was wildlife and resident fish manager for the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 2014. From 1992 to 2015, he was also the director of the watershed management professional program at Portland State University.
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Tape 2, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on October 21, 1998, Paquet discusses his family background and early life in Portland, Oregon, including his education, his social life, and his early jobs. He talks about his experiences at the University of Santa Clara in California, including his involvement in the student political movements of the 1960s. He talks about working for NASA after graduating; hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with his brother in 1971; and his experiences as a graduate student studying biology at Portland State University. He also discusses supporting his family by running a leather dressing business.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and Peter J. Paquet. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
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- English
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- O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) (Contributor)