District of Conservation Podcast

Journalists Should Learn to Hunt to Better Understand Conservation (ft. Mallory Walser)

In Episode 223 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her new friend Mallory Walser – a former TV broadcast journalist-turned-avid hunter . Like Gabriella, Mallory grew up in California. Mallory previously worked for KBZK, KTUU, and KEYC before her current job in digital media.  Mallory discusses learning to hunt from her husband (whom she met …

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District of Conservation: Dominion Energy caught suppressing gun voter turnout in Virginia

“If you’re a gun owner living in Virginia, it appears your power company does not want you to turn out to vote. The political action committee for Dominion Energy, one of the largest power providers in the state, is a major funder of a shadowy group buying pro-gun ads against Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin. …

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District of Conservation: Biden Ignores Concerns with National Monument Designations

“President Biden’s decision to expand the monuments is disappointing, though not surprising. For the past 10 months, we have consistently offered to work with the Biden Administration on a permanent, legislative solution, one that would end the perpetual enlarging and shrinking of these monuments and bring certainty to their management. Our goal has been to …

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District of Conservation: The Brewing Wolf Wars Raging Out West

“Yellowstone National Park isn’t a zoo. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and neither does the science or facts supporting wolf management. Wildlife, including wolves, are managed at the population level, not at the individual level. Wildlife management accounts for environmental variables, as well as natural and human-caused mortality among many other factors. Nature is inherently …

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District of Conservation: Diversity In Firearms Industry Bothers the Gun Control Lobby

“I was little … shocked at this recent report that came out about two weeks ago by the Violence Policy Center, which was basically criticizing the National Shooting Sports Foundation and criticizing me and other advocates for talking about Asian outreach in the firearms community. And the Violence Policy Center—it’s a gun control organization, right, …

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District of Conservation: Tracy Stone-Manning Will Now Lead Bureau of Land Management

In Episode 217 of District of Conservation, Gabriella briefs listeners on the news of Tracy Stone-Manning’s confirmation to lead the Bureau of Land Management.  From Washington Examiner: The confirmation comes after Biden nominated Stone-Manning, a senior adviser for the National Wildlife Federation, in April. GOP members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee accused her of …

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District of Conservation: Meet Arthur Stewart and Tyler Martin from Cameron Energy Company

“Oil and gas gets a bad rap because folks say it’s it’s not green. But the point to make is there is no such thing as green energy. In other words, every source of energy has an impact footprint. If we talk about wind and solar and think of it is pure, we’re thinking wrong …

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District of Conservation: Drilling Into the Truth About Fracking & Geothermal Energy

“Geothermal technology harnesses energy from heat stored below Earth’s crust. Proponents say it could meet a major share of U.S. energy needs within the decade. But green groups have quietly lobbied against geothermal solutions, saying they weaken federal environmental protection standards. Rep. Russ Fulcher (R., Idaho) and Sen. Jim Risch (R., Idaho) on Thursday introduced …

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District of Conservation: Demystifying suppressors with SilencerCo

“The suppressors, more of a muffler for gun silencers, [is] the correct term. Because Hiram Percy Maxim, the person who developed silencers he called it a silencer. His patent was specifically [the] word silencers. So that’s really where it’s derived from…So historically, that’s correct. But as far as you know, accuracy, it really is more of …

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District of Conservation: Trout Fishing at Gunpowder Falls, Forest Management Now, and More

In Episode 211 of District of Conservation, Gabriella updates listeners on the latest conservation and environmental news from around the nation. First, she discusses catching a fingerling brown trout at the legendary Gunpowder Falls State Park in Maryland, then about the need for proactive forest management and the next battle to shield hunting and fishing …

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