Interview with Karen Deaton, December 11, 2006

Project: Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment Oral History Project

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Deaton describes Riverwoods, an environmental education center sponsored by PRIDE in Kentucky. She discusses the variety of programs that the center will offer, as well as why the area needs an environmental education center. She discusses the lengthy research and development process that has gone into creating Riverwoods and what is left to be done on the project. Deaton discusses the support Riverwoods has received by way of donations of land and money. She describes the impact Riverwoods has the potential of having on the area and surrounding states, as well as how they are modeling the center after another in Seattle, Washington. She also describes how PRIDE is impacting environmental education in Kentucky.

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2007oh144_pride024

Interviewee Name

Karen Deaton

Interviewer Name

Cindy Lackey

Interview Date

2006-12-11

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Deaton, Karen Interview by Cindy Lackey. 11 Dec. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Deaton, K. (2006, December 11). Interview by C. Lackey. Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Deaton, Karen, interview by Cindy Lackey. December 11, 2006, Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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