The name of the man who gave this presentation is John Austin. He is active in the Tulare County Historical Society.
John Austin is a National Park Service veteran of 41 years, ending his career at the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks as a natural resource program manager and jack-of-all-trades. After retiring in 2014, he researched and published peer-reviewed publications on the Tulare Lake Basin’s flood, drought and water use history. Austin holds degrees in geology, forestry and economics. Austin grew up as a Southern farm boy and spent much of his life in the Rockies, moving to the Sierra foothills in 1999.
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