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. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district-of-conservation/support
In Episode 432 of District of Conservation, Gabriella updates listeners on several finalized EPA and DOI (BLM) rules that potentially will affect grid stability, multiple-use management of public lands, and force a transition to net-zero—an unsustainable goal. Learn more on today's program.
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Explainer: New EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes
EPA: Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
E&E News: 3 energy questions hang over EPA’s carbon rule
BLM Restoration and Mitigation Lease Fact Sheet
Western Solar Plan Could Threaten 22M Public Lands Acres
IWF: Renewables Developers Win Big Discount On Public Lands
BLM Director Stone-Manning outlines new direction for agency
In Episode 431 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the new "beanless" coffee trend and problematic BIDEH update for national wildlife refuges that prioritizes climate change over wildlife management. Tune in to learn more!
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Reuters: Seattle-based startup makes 'beanless coffee' to help combat deforestation
A Beyond Meat-Backed Coffee Maker Is Selling 'Beanless' Coffee
Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
Are North American Forests Really Shrinking? What the Data Tell Us
UN FAO 2020 Report: 2020 Global Forest Resources Assessment
The Earth is getting greener. Hurray?
Wildlife Agency Strays From Conservation With Climate-Centric Refuge Rule
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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Let’s Reclaim Earth Day From Radical Environmentalists
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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NYT: Her Livelihood? Hunting Pythons in the Dead of Night.
The Biggest Burmese Pythons Ever Captured in Florida—Including a New No. 1
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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Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls
Washington Times: Will feds decimate one owl species to help another?
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
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/supportIn 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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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/supportIn 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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Cabela Family Foundation & IOTR Partnership
IOTR Right to Hunt and Fish Efforts
IOTR Blasts Biden Admin for Efforts to Attack Hunting
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 Youngkin vetoes 30 gun control bills
Pittman-Robertson Allotments for Virginia FY 2023 - $20.5m
New protections for Big Cypress? Miccosukee, hunters worry about being locked out
Biden Administration Locking Up Public Lands from West to East
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/supportIn 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
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/supportIn 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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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
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/supportIn 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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