Jim Neal

Region: Piney Woods

Topics: Wildlife, Bottomlands, Hardwoods, Biology, Land
 

Mr. Neal is a biologist based in Nacogdoches who has worked on Texas bottomland hardwood protection and acquisition for the Texas Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and, currently, Texas Parks and Wildlife. While these bottomland hardwoods are critical as a refuge for neotropical songbirds, waterfowl, and larger animals, such as deer and black bear, less than 30% of the original stock of these hardwoods remains in Texas, a victim of logging, reservoir inundation, rangeland and farmland conversion, and housing development. 

Interviewed

October 24, 2000
Nacogdoches, Texas
Reel 2125 and 2126