“I always had a fishing rod in my hand and my dad was really adamant he grew up in the southwest so he had access to those public lands growing up so he kind of instilled the value of being outdoors. We had a camper growing up. So I always kind of thought I wanted …
In Episode 209 of District of Conservation, Gabriella sits down with PERC’s Brian Yablonski and Hannah Downey. Yablonski serves as the organization’s CEO, while Downey serves as their policy director. They discuss what’s transpiring under the Biden administration, forest management, gray wolf delisting, and how private conservation is the future. This conversation was originally recorded on Wednesday, …
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“If you look and see who largely is considered a sportsman [and] sportswoman today, it is people who tend to identify it as those on the center- right. That doesn’t mean people on the Left don’t partake in these activities— by no means. But it is largely seen as an activity that people on the …
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In Episode 207 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Brandon McDow of Bar MC Media and is joined by his business/life partner, Meagan McElya, to give listeners an update about their work and exciting projects coming up. Here’s more about Bar MC Media: Bar MC Media creates video and photo content, specializing in rodeo …
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In Episode 206 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with San Antonio Zoo’s CEO Tim Morrow. Tim began his tenure as CEO in 2014. Before his current role, he spent almost 20 years at SeaWorld Park and Entertainment. Prior to that, he oversaw Fiesta Texas as part of the management team. They discuss Tim’s background, the zoo’s …
“I started getting into little filmmaking in college at Florida State in Tallahassee. And there was a major there’s called Digital Media Production. We learned how to shoot interviews and tell people stories. Most of them were kind of around the sporting events at the school. And when I graduated, I was interested in, like, …
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“A great amount of National Forest acreage would benefit from prescribed fire. But it is a no condition to be prescribed burned.” — Bill Imbergamo, executive director of the Federal Forest Resource Coalition In Episode 203 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Bill Imbergamo from Federal Forest Resource Coalition. Bill serves as their Executive Director. …
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) recently announced the creation of the first elk hunting season in the Elk Management Zone (EMZ) in southwestern Virginia. How awesome is that?! While the number of available tags hasn’t been disclosed yet, here’s what we do know: Resident and non-resident applicants will be eligible to apply for …
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In Episode 201 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Cody McLaughlin to the program. Cody moved to Alaska from New Jersey back in January and gives listeners an update, salmon fishing report, and Stormy update. Plus, Gabby and Cody discuss Alaska hunting closures, New Jersey killing the fall 2021 black bear hunting season, bizarre UC-Davis study on fisheries, …
“Granholm is connected to Proterra. I don’t think I remember seeing her sell the stock. I’ve been looking at her financial disclosures, and she’s been periodically offloading lots of different stocks that she owns. But I didn’t remember seeing her, you know, she had a bunch of stocks. Very common. Proterra was not yet a …