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 430 of District of Conservation, Gabriella debriefs listeners on her recent Conservation Nation film trip to Washington/Oregon, her visit to Mt. Rainier National Park, and how to make Earth Day conservationist again.
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National Park Week
Let’s Reclaim Earth Day From Radical Environmentalists
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In Episode 429 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Amy Siewe - aka the Python Huntress - about her journey from real estate professional to python hunter. Amy demystifies the activity and discuss why invasive species management is important to conservation.
Tune in to learn more!
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Amy's Bio
Python Huntress Website
NYT: Her Livelihood? Hunting Pythons in the Dead of Night.
Former real estate professional Amy Siewe joins the fight against the growing python problem in Florida
The Biggest Burmese Pythons Ever Captured in Florida—Including a New No. 1
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In Episode 428 of District of Conservation, Gabriella does a deep dive into current hot button energy, environment, and conservation stories. Topics ranges from the USFWS potentially culling 500k barred owls to save the spotted owl, a new group claiming Republicans need to comply with Biden's EV mandate, and a new study on whether jeans are bad for the planet. Tune in to learn more!
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California
Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls
Washington Times: Will feds decimate one owl species to help another?
Owl Research Institute
Opinion | Why Republicans Will Regret Their Crusade Against Electric Cars
Most Americans Are Not Completely Sold on Electric Vehicles
Majority of Americans say they are unlikely to purchase electric vehicles
NYP: Wearing jeans is bad for Earth, study finds — and yes, even just once
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In Episode 427 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats with Daily Caller News Foundation energy reporter Nick Pope. Nick recently published an expose on massive salmon kill-offs resulting from breaching Klamath River dams. Tune in to learn about the situation unfolding there.
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Nick Pope Byline at DCNF
Follow Nick on Twitter/X
‘The River Is Essentially Dead’: How Enviros’ Push To Save Salmon Ended Up Killing ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Them
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In Episode 426 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Luke Hilgemann - executive director of the International Order of T. Roosevelt. The group's mission is to protect the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation that is so closely tied to our namesake’s legacy. The International Order of T. Roosevelt will stand up against bad actors to protect our hunting heritage and at-risk wildlife habitats before they are gone.
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IOTR Website
Luke's Bio
Cabela Family Foundation & IOTR Partnership
IOTR Right to Hunt and Fish Efforts
International Order of T. Roosevelt Launches Six-Figure Digital Campaign to Educate Hunters on Their Rights
IOTR Blasts Biden Admin for Efforts to Attack Hunting
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In Episode 425 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses two updates: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoing 30 gun control bills in late March and the fight to prevent portions of Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated wilderness. Tune to learn more!
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Governor Glenn Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills, Vetoing 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners, Violating Their Constitutional Rights
Governor Youngkin vetoes 30 gun control bills
Pittman-Robertson Allotments for Virginia FY 2023 - $20.5m
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN JOINS THE GOVERNORS SPORTSMEN’S CAUCUS
New protections for Big Cypress? Miccosukee, hunters worry about being locked out
Biden Administration Locking Up Public Lands from West to East
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In Episode 424 of District of Conservation, Gabriella catches up with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) since their first interview in fall 2020. Senator Marshall shares how his hunting season went, bills he's working on, the Biden administration's attacks on hunters and gun owners, fighting natural asset companies, and lead bans on America's public lands. Tune in to learn more!
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EP 114: Congressman Roger Marshall, Avid Hunter and U.S. Senate Candidate (Kansas)
First for Hunters Podcast: U.S. Senator, Veteran, Doctor, and Sportsman - Roger Marshall
Senator Marshall Leads Letter To ATF Targeting Kansas Firearm License Holders
MULLIN, COLLEAGUES STAND WITH SPORTSMEN, REINTRODUCE BILL TO STOP THE BAN OF TRADITIONAL AMMO & TACKLE
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In Episode 423 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Andrew Sandstrom, a conservative conservationist activists hailing from Utah, to discuss the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service's Bear Ears National Monument Draft Plan. This is the third plan of its kind.
The Biden administration's preferred alternative - Plan E - would rely on indigenous knowledge and prohibit grazing, so-called trophy hunting, recreational shooting, and OHV access throughout most of the national monument.
Learn more in today's episode.
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Follow Andrew on Twitter
A "Monumental" Trek Through Utah! Conservation Nation E11
Deseret News: Opinion: Expanding national monuments could undermine true conservation efforts
BLM, USDA Forest Service invite input on Bears Ears National Monument draft plan
Idaho Capital Sun: BLM looks to emphasize indigenous knowledge with newly unveiled Bears Ears management plan
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In Episode 422 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Dan Gates from Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management - a 501 (c) 4 organization fighting bans on big game hunting. Dan talks about several ballot initiatives being mulled in Colorado this year and how his state is center stage for the fight over the future of conservation.
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Website | Instagram | Facebook
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In Episode 421 of District of Conservation, Gabriella sits down with Ty Walker of Smoke in Chimneys - a restored former Department of Interior trout hatchery in Newcastle, Virginia.
This agribusiness's mission is simple: to figuratively put the smoke back into the chimneys, or in other words, bring life back to the land physically and spiritually. The farm's trout is sought after by renowned restaurants in the D.C. Metro Area, Richmond, and other cities on the East Coast.
Smoke and Chimneys hosts elevated farm-to-table events, produces in-demand, land-conscious farm products, and facilitates powerful experiences of encounter with the Creator. Tune in to learn more about this innovative Virginia business today!
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Website | Instagram
Why Smoke in Chimneys?
Virginia Living: Taste the Wild
Garden and Gun: A Century-Old Trout Hatchery in Virginia Is Making Waves
Filson: REVIVAL OF A TROUT HATCHERY
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In Episode 420 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats with Cathy Holman- a Wyoming based lifestyle influencer and media personality who operates the Prairie Wife in Heels brand. Cathy discusses her journey to Wyoming prairie wife, mother, and media personality, the Prairie Wife in Heels origin story, how Cody, Wyoming, first drew her into the Cowboy State, her time hosting a Wyoming country music station, what her thoughts on the trad wife trend are, raising outdoor kids, and her recent mountain lion hunt that garnered social media attention. Tune in to learn more!
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Prairie Wife in Heels Website
Connect with Cathy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Bespoke Episode with Cathy and Gabby
Cathy's Stint on Country Radio
Cathy's Mountain Lion Hunt Heard Around Social Media
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In Episode 419 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup on the latest conservation news you may have glossed over: two federal public lands bills, 2023 National Park Service lands visitor numbers, and oyster recovery in the Chesapeake Bay. Tune in to learn more!
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Zinke Introduces the Bipartisan Public Lands in Public Hands Act
Zinke pitches bill restricting federal land transfers
Maloy and Lee introduce bill to transfer parcels of federally owned land in Utah to the state
Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy’s latest bill seeks to transfer federal land around state parks to Utah
Hidden gems, off-season trips highlights of 325.5 million national park visits in 2023
Oyster rebound undercut by returning diseases, weak market
Hope on the Half Shell
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In Episode 418 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses NYC City Council mulling a tide pod ban under the guise of curbing microplastic pollution and how climate activists are inducing anxiety on the public. Tune in to learn more!
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NYC Villanizes Tide Pods In Effort To Combat Microplastics Pollution
Pods Are Plastic Bill
Microplastics Are a Big—and Growing—Part of Global Pollution
Climate Change Is Fueling a New Type of Anxiety, Therapists Say
NIH: The psychology of climate anxiety
Unhinged Sheldon Whitehouse Tweet
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In Episode 417 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Stuart Saulters of the American Public Gas Association. Stuart discusses his career in energy policy, what APGA does and how it differs from other natural gas outfits, natural gas benefits, why the federal government is unfairly targeting this reliable, clean energy source, and more.
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APGA | Stuart Saulters
DOE Furnace Rule
DOE’s Regulations on Gas Stoves
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In Episode 416 of District of Conservation, Gabriella does a Virginia-themed roundup focusing on the following: a House of Delegates bill to liberalize wildlife roadkill pickup, the first recipient of Governor’s Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program, and the 3rd annual Virginia Elk Hunt lottery details.
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HB 1025 Deer, bear, turkey, or elk; claiming after struck by motor vehicle.
Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Blue Catfish Processing Grant Award
Blue catfish are invasive in Virginia. The state is paying to get more of them on people’s tables.
BLUE CATFISH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM
Virginia Elk Hunt Lottery
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In Episode 415 of District of Conservation, Gabriella revisits with Virginia houndsman Andrew Pullen and the latest with Virginia right to retrieve.
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EP 274: Virginia Right to Retrieve Law and Private Property Rights with Houndsman Andrew Pullen
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In Episode 414 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the updated DOI/BLM Western Solar Plan and its six proposals - including one to raze down 22 million public land acres across 11 states - to catalyze utility-scale solar projects. The affected states would be: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Tune in to learn about this problematic plan.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Significant Progress to Catalyze Solar Energy Development Throughout the West
2024 Draft Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development PEIS/RMPA
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development
The Dark Side of Solar Power
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy
Utility-Scale Solar vs. Distributed Solar: Advantages and Disadvantages (Part 2)BHA OPPOSES SOLAR DEVELOPMENT IN PRIORITY HABITAT, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND POPULAR PUBLIC LAND HUNTING GROUNDS
BLM PLANS SOLAR PROJECTS ON WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS
Solar Energy Development Environmental Considerations
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In Episode 413 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recaps her recent to Safari Club International's annual convention, now held in Nashville, Tennessee, and what she observed there. Listeners will hear some snippets from Henry and Lakeisha Woodard, House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and former USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto.
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Safari Club International
Women Go Hunting
Barstool Outdoors
Pursue the Wild | Wild and Uncut
House Natural Resources Committee
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Hunt the Vote
New LDEQ Secretary Aurelia Giacometto Announces Vision for Agency
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In Episode 412 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Travis Thompson— a Florida conservationist involved in Duck Ranchin, All Florida, and efforts to protect the Sunshine State's right to hunt and fish this fall. Tune in to learn more!
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Connect with Travis Thompson
Duck Ranchin
Cast and Blast Florida Podcast
Get Involved with All Florida
Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
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In Episode 411 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the revelation that Taylor Swift reportedly bought carbon offsets ahead of her Era Tour last year. Carbon offsets, however, have come under scrutiny by both the Right and the Left. Tune in to learn more.
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IWF: Taylor Swift Shouldn’t Sully Her Reputation with Problematic Carbon Offsets
Taylor Swift produces 138 tons of CO2 emissions in 3 months to see 'soulmate' Travis Kelce
Just Plane Wrong: Celebs with the Worst Private Jet Co2 Emissions
Taylor Swift Turns to Carbon Offsets for Her Sky-High Footprint
New Yorker: The Great Cash-for-Carbon Hustle
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions
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