Join Artemis Program Manager Annita Lucchesi and Artemis Coordinator Paige McMahon as they speak with Vanessa Castle, a Lower Elwha Klallam angler, mother, fisheries advocate, and conservationist. Vanessa shared with us her nation’s experience undamming and healing their ancestral river in Washington, the cultural and social impacts of tribal fisheries, how tribal communities throughout the Pacific Northwest have resisted colonial environmental policies, and how restoring salmon heals a community.

As sportswomen, we don’t fit into any box or stereotype but enjoy being our full, authentic selves. There is no one definition of a sportswoman – Artemis celebrates the million ways to be one, and uplifts sportswomen as unique leaders of the sporting world and conservation. We are a nationwide community reflecting the diversity, leadership, expertise, and sisterhood of women hunters and anglers. Artemis sportswomen encourage one another in their growth and success as hunters and anglers, and role model women’s leadership in caring for the lands and waters we harvest from and know so well. Join us in our work to elevate sportswomen as sporting and conservation leaders today!

Learn more: https://artemis.nwf.org/

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