District of Conservation
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District of Conservation is a podcast highlighting the incredible conservationists who thrive and survive deep in or around "The Swamp." These are the policymakers, storytellers, trailblazers, and hardworking folks who go unnoticed but shape this region—whether they live or work here. In addition to guests, the podcast will also cover difficult and even controversial conservation public policy matters and news.
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In Episode 477 of District of Conservation, Gabriella offers her thoughts on the Yellowstone TV series ending and the political impact from the program. Plus, a tale of two countries- Poland and Canada - and their vastly different approaches to firearms training/ownership. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
TV Guide 2018: Yellowstone is Conservative Prestige TV
Yellowstone’s Politics Are Left. And Right. And American
‘Yellowstone’ Creator Taylor Sheridan Pushes Back Against Claims That It’s a “Red-State Show”
The ‘Yellowstone’ We Know
Volume 40, No.2, Winter 2021
Canada bans more types of firearms and proposes donating guns to Ukraine
Poland Becomes 1st EU Nation to Mandate Firearms Training for Schoolchildren
Firearms License Laws in Poland. All you need to know about gun law in Poland
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In Episode 476 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats with JustTheNews report Kevin Killough about covering the energy and environment beat and if his fellow journalists ought to restore trust here. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
Follow Kevin's Work at JustTheNews & Twitter/X
Subscribe to Kevin's Substack
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In Episode 475 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back meteorology student and breakout social media star Chris Martz. Chris discusses if climate activists are demoralized by a second Trump victory, how they'll respond to Trump 2.0, and what he thinks of president-elect Trump's EPA, Interior, and Energy picks.
SHOW NOTES
Follow Chris on Facebook and Twitter | Chris's Website
Follow Chris' writings at CFACT
EP 434: Climate Realism with Chris Martz
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In Episode 474 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her CFACT colleagues, Craig Rucker and Marc Morano, on their experience at the recent COP 29 Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan and what climate policy will look like under the incoming Trump 2.0 administration. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
COP29
Oil and gas are a 'gift of God', says COP29 host
Spain’s new ‘climate leave’ gives workers four days off during extreme weather
Analysis: COP29: Climate fallacies & ‘the usual wretched nonsense’ as ‘attendance dropped sharply, major nations stayed away’
Failure of UN Climate Conference is Great News for humanity! COP29 ends with charges of ‘betrayal,’ ‘despair’ & ‘disappointment’
COP29 climate diplomacy delivers perfectly vague promises a decade away
COP 29: The big UN money grab
CATO: On Inflation Reduction Act Reform, Anything Short of Full Repeal Is Failure
Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down
Top 10 Climate & Energy Action Items for Trump in His 2nd Term
Support CFACT
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In Episode 473 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Albinas Zananavičius - Lithuanian Vice Minister of Energy - on the newly-signed intergovernmental agreement between Lithuania and the US to shore up Lithuania's civil nuclear program. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys sign a strategic agreement on U.S. – Lithuania cooperation towards developing Lithuania’s civil nuclear energy program
Townhall: The U.S. and Lithuania Sign Monumental Nuclear Energy Deal
The Baltic States to Connect to European Electricity Grid
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In Episode 472 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats about Denmark passing the first-ever animal flatulence (fart) tax to wean people off of eating meat. This policy has been discussed for several months. Learn about the policy and implications of selective breeding of livestock on the show today!
SHOW NOTES
BBC: The world's first 'fart tax' to be introduced in Denmark
Bloomberg: How Denmark Is Nudging the Nation to Cut Back on Meat
Danish Action Plan for Plant-based Foods
IWF: Denmark Imposes ‘Carbon Tax’ on Animal Flatulence
Substack: Denmark Enacts First-Ever Animal Fart Tax to Fight Climate Change
Wyoming Ranchers Not Sold On Breeding Cows That Fart And Burp Less
Breeding for lower greenhouse gas emissions
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In Episode 471 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the appeal of the new Taylor Sheridan TV series 'Landman'. Think Yellowstone, but in Texas' Permian Basin and focused on oil and gas production. 'Landman' was inspired by the Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown that ran from 2019-2020. Learn more about the series on the podcast today!
SHOW NOTES
Landman on Paramount +
Digital Wildcatters: Landmen React to Landman TV Series - Episode One
Texas Monthly: ‘Landman’ Episode Three Recap: Nothing in the Patch Is Certain Except Death and Rattlesnakes
EP3 Clip - Tommy Norris Monologue on Wind and Solar
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In Episode 470 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the selection of Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, Doug Burgum to lead Department of the Interior, and Chris Wright to helm Department of Energy. Plus, Burgum and Wright co-leading the inaugural National Energy Council. Tune in to learn more about these picks!
SHOW NOTES
What to Make of Trump's EPA, Interior, and Energy Nominees
Lee Zeldin for EPA Administrator | Substack
Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary | Substack
Chris Wright for Energy Secretary | Substack
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In Episode 469 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Mandy Gunasekara - former Trump EPA chief-of-staff and veteran Republican environmental lawyer and analyst. Mandy previews what a hypothetical Trump 2.0 EPA will look like policywise, why deregulation won't lead to decimation, if she is being considered for the EPA administrator job, Trump's legacy on energy and environment issues, and her memoir Y'all Fired. Tune in to learn more.
SHOW NOTES
Get a copy of Y'all Fired
Mandy's EPA Bio
Madam Policy: Mandy Gunasekara, Author, “Y’all Fired”: Insights from the Former EPA Chief of Staff on Policy & Federalism [Podcast]
Follow Mandy on X/Twitter and Instagram
Mandy's Section VII Bio
E&E News: Trump-era EPA official says she was subpoenaed in federal probe
Who will lead energy, environment agencies under Trump?
E&E News: Ex-Trump official floats moving EPA to Texas or Florida
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In Episode 468 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back American Stewards of Liberty executive director Margaret Byfield. Margaret chats about COP16 currently happening in Colombia, biodiversity/nature credits, the status of 30-by-30, natural asset companies, natural capital accounts, and the future of property rights. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
American Stewards of Liberty
30 by 30
EP 390: Natural Asset Companies (ft. Margaret Byfield)
Reuters: Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open
Reuters: World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks
ASL: “Natural Capital Accounts” Poised to Add Private Lands to Secure America’s Debt
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In Episode 467 of District of Conservation, Gabriella visits with her bass fishing partner and friend, Jim Curcuruto, Executive Director of Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation. Jim discusses his story, his work with Outdoor Stewards, the importance of recruiting and retaining HATS (hunters, anglers, trapper, shooters) for conservation's longevity, if hunting participation reverse its downward trend, and the future of conservation. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
Connect with Jim online
Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation Website and Conservation Page
Follow OSCF on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Keepers of the Wild PSA
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In Episode 466 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Cool Water Outfitters owner and operator Tim Freeman. Learn Tim's story, what makes a Cool Water excursion different from other fly fishing trips, cooperating with land owners, conservation efforts, and the future of fly fishing. Recorded on October 14th, 2024. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
Cool Water Outfitters and Cool Water Ranch
Follow Cool Water on Facebook and Instagram
Shenandoah TU
Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival
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In Episode 465 of District of Conservation, Gabriella updates listeners on a positive update to the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest closures in Virginia, Harris-Walz outreach to hunters and anglers, and the problem with banning recreational shooting on 1.36M acres on Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
What Forest Closures in Virginia Mean for Non-Virginians,Public Land Users Everywhere
Hunters and Anglers for Harris-Walz
Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men
Tim Walz Embarrasses Himself Going Shooting, Can't Load A Shotgun
NSSF Opposes Interior Department Proposal to Close 1.3 Million Acres of Bears Ears National Monument
Recreational shooting would be prohibited at Bears Ears National Monument under new proposed plan
BLM, USDA Forest Service issue proposed plan for Bears Ears National Monument
Make Your Voice Heard- Oppose Unsupported Access Restrictions on Bears Ears National Monument!
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In Episode 464 of District of Conservation, Gabriella publishes her chat with Taylor Moyer, a North Carolina-based former NASCAR guy to rancher and LandTrust's Landowner Marketing & Partnerships Manager. LandTrust is the premiere online outdoor marketplace to find your next outdoor excursion on private land. This exchange was recorded on September 21, 2024 on the first day of Fall 2024 and during Gabriella's first successful dove hunt.
Learn more about Taylor's story and LandTrust today!
SHOW NOTES
Follow Taylor
Ridgeview Land and Cattle
Learn about LandTrust
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In Episode 463 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Mark and Shallon of the Appalachian Homestead about a blanket closure to two regions of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in SWVA and how the order will affect locals who depend on hunting, fishing, and foraging. The Temporary Order was issued on October 2, 2024 and will be in effect until October 1, 2025. This is a developing story. Tune in to learn more!SHOW NOTESForest Service George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Closures Due to Hurricane HeleneAppalachian Homestead SubstackThe USDA’s Closure of National Forests - SubstackUS Forest Service Laws and Penalties Follow Appalachian Homestead on Instagram and YouTube
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In Episode 462 of District of Conservation, Gabriella sits down with Anne Brande, a fourth-generation photographer and founder of Albany County Conservancy, to discuss Wyoming wind woes. Her organization is fighting upwards of 20+ onshore wind projects. Learn more about her efforts on the podcast today.
SHOW NOTES
Albany County Conservancy
Learn more about Anne
Ludwig Photography
Cowboy State Daily: Wyoming May See Next Land Rush For Utility-Sized Solar Farms
Wyoming Conservationists Worry Fed Rule Will Let Turbines Kill More Eagles
Wyoming Anti-Wind Activist Works To Slow Rush To Build Turbine Farms
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In Episode 461 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses her first dove hunt, teases her upcoming interview with LandTrust's Taylor Moyer, and discusses three important nuclear energy developments domestically and globally.
SHOW NOTES
My First Dove
Financial Times: World’s biggest banks pledge support for nuclear power
Reuters: Microsoft deal propels Three Mile Island restart, with key permits still needed
DOE Report Finds More Than 60 Gigawatts of New Nuclear Capacity Could Be Built at Existing Nuclear Power PlantsSmashing Atoms: The History of Uranium and Nuclear Power
EnergyBants on TMI
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In Episode 460 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Andrew Sandstrom to discuss the state of Utah filing a lawsuit to return 18.5M Bureau of Land Management of what they deem "unappropriated" land back to the state. Tune in as they break down the lawsuit!
SHOW NOTES
Stand for Our Land Utah
AP: Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land
David Willms Linkedin Post
Utah News Dispatch: What Utah’s public lands lawsuit means for the future of public lands advocacy
EP 457: Affordable Housing on Public Lands
E&E News: Chief Justice Roberts invites Antiquities Act challenges
This Year, Congress Must Resolve To Reform The Antiquities Act
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In Episode 459 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses her upcoming fall hunting/fishing plans, her appointment to Virginia's Land Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees, and welcomes Commonwealth Foundation's André Béliveau onto the program for an important energy policy discussion and to discuss his organization's Energy Platform.
SHOW NOTES
Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments - September 13, 2024
Commonwealth Foundation: A New Vision for Energy
NRO: An ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Plan Is No Plan At All
Meet Andre
Follow Andre on Twitter
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In Episode 458 of District of Conservation, Gabriella kicks of Season 7 of the podcast by recapping her Lithuanian vacation. Namely, outdoor pursuits. These include her fishing (mis)adventures and two good days of mushroom foraging success. And comparing and contrasting EU vs US environmental campaigns. Tune in the learn more!
SHOW NOTES
Lithuania Travel Website
Recreational Fishing Neringa LTU
Forest mushroom hunting in Lithuania
57% of Vilnius Covered in Green Spaces
European Green Capital Award - Winning Cities - Vilnius 2025
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