In Episode 541 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes Fred Bird - Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation's Eastern States manager. Fred discusses his role with the organization, New Hampshire right to hunt and fish moving through the legislature, rigs to reef, MAP Waters Act, EXPLORE Act, and how the outdoors still brings Americans together. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Connect with Fred and on Instagram

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation

NH CACR15: Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment

Granite Staters’ Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity: Get Right to Hunt and Fish to the Ballot

State Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish

New Hampshire - R3 Mandates

Steel to Sanctuary

Rigs to Reef: A Conservation Program Environmentalists Shouldn't Oppose

In Episode 540 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Charles Whitwam, cofounder of HOWL for Wildlife, to the show. Charles discusses HOWL's 2026 priorities, the impact of their new documentary Killing Catalina, and federal and states policies they're watching. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Watch Killing Catalina on YouTube

Support HOWL for Wildlife

Support Origins Foundation

In Episode 539 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes ClimateDepot editor Marc Morano to recap his trip to the recent World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland. The mood was different this year, as climate alarmism takes a backseat at the annual confab. The Trump administration took center stage at the event, and climate activists like Al Gore were afterthoughts. Tune in to learn more.

SHOW NOTES

Climate Depot

CFACT

Follow Marc on X

Read Marc's Reports from Davos

Trump Withdraws from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

In Episode 538 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Cam Edwards, editor of Bearing Arms, to discuss Virginia Democrats targeting gun owners and hunters with a slew of bad legislation in Richmond.

Cam discusses the bills already heard in the General Assembly, what bills could be introduced, if a Second Amendment Sanctuary movement will return to Virginia, if lawsuits will stop bad legislation from going into effect, and how to get involved to protect gun rights and more in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Connect with Cam on Twitter/X

Bearing Arms

Track all gun control legislation here

CNU Wason Center Poll on Gun Rights

In Episode 537 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses how renewables have gone dark in many of the areas impacted by Winter Storm Fern, how state policymaking invites unstable grids, the need for new pipelines in the Northeast, and why energy abundance policies will catch on in the states. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

President Trump Endorses Consumer Regulated Electricity (CRE)
Javier Blas Tweet on Five ISOs/RTOS

ISO New England Realtime Status

Coal Power in Winter Storm Fern

Liz Bowman Pipelines

ISO New England: Electrocute Everything

NYISO

PJM

ERCOT

Electricity Maps

In Episode 536 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Lucy Biggers, head of social media at The Free Press.

Lucy has used social media to discuss her journey from AOC supporter, NowThis contributor, and climate alarmist to realist. Lucy discusses her day-to-day at The Free Press, her evolution, debunking climate talking points, how society treats climate skepticism as heresy, why the world is souring on net-zero climate politics, why environmentalism isn't at odds with human progress, how to fight climate anxiety, and much more.

Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Read and follow The Free Press

Follow Lucy on Instagram and Twitter/X

I Helped Make Standing Rock Go Viral. Now I Regret It.

I Helped AOC Win. I Understand the Fantasy Zohran Is Selling.

Bill Gates Has Finally Admitted That Climate Doomerism Is a Mistake

In Episode 535 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup of the biggest energy and conservation news stories of the week: Interior Secretarial Order 3447, President Trump endorsing consumer regulated electricity, and today's meeting between the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

SO 3447 - Expanding Hunting and Fishing Access, Removing Unnecessary Barriers, and Ensuring Consistency Across the Department of the Interior Lands and Waters

IG Reel on SO 3447

Trump Truth Post on AI Data Centers and Electricity

President Trump Endorses Consumer Regulated Electricity (CRE)

EP 525: Consumer-Regulated Electricity (ft. Travis Fisher of Cato Institute)
Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity

Free Markets for Electricity

Cotton Introduces Bill to Lower Energy Costs for Arkansans

EP 526: The Greenland Mystique (ft. Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan)

Don't Dismiss President-Elect Trump's Greenland Moves

Denmark seeks 'common way forward' on Greenland after meeting with Trump officials

In Episode 534 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Stephanie Hickey - a longtime communications professional in the outdoor industry. Stephanie was recently promoted to executive director of the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA). She shares her background, vision for POMA going forward, the importance of outdoor storytelling, the value of POMA membership, why it's important to print in endemic and non-endemic media outlets, her most memorable hunting trips, and how she hopes to instill hunting in her three children. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Join POMA and Attend 2026 Summit in Minnesota

Follow Stephanie on Facebook and Instagram

In Episode 533 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses some breaking energy and conservation news: the untimely death of Congressional Western Caucus Chair and Congressman Doug LaMalfa, the future of energy production and conservation efforts in Venezuela, and America250 celebrations on public lands -- including the recent Illumination of America display on the Washington Monument. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Speaker Johnson Statement on Life and Legacy of Rep. Doug LaMalfa

Lummis' Statement on the Sudden Death of Congressional Western Caucus Chair Doug LaMalfa

Rep. LaMalfa Supports Measure to Protect Hunting and Fishing on Public Lands

Venezuela's fall echoes Berlin Wall collapse, says expert whose parents fled Soviet Union

Why Maduro's ouster will have 'limited' impact on gas prices as they sink to near 5-year low

Trump administration launches new bid to pressure US oil companies on Venezuela

US sets new LNG export records in banner year marked by new capacity

Venezuela’s hungry hunt wildlife, zoo animals, as economic crisis grows

Venezuela crisis: Zoo animals stolen and eaten amid food shortages

Venezuela Biodiversity

As Venezuela’s crisis rolls on, its wildlife is increasingly at risk

Freedom250 & National Events

America250

Thousands show up for light show to commemorate America’s 250th birthday at Washington Monument

In Episode 532 of District of Conservation, Gabriella kicks off 2026 with Travis Thompson of All Florida. Travis discusses the success of Florida's recently completed bear hunt, why outrage over the hunt is unwarranted, the importance of balanced used, the importance of right to hunt and fish amendments, why black bears aren't endangered, how animal rights groups and rewilders are targeting conservatives, how to disagree better with fellow conservationists, and 2026 resolutions. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

All Florida

Follow Travis on Instagram

International Order of T.Roosevelt

Florida bear hunt: 52 black bears killed, FWC says

Japan deploys troops in bid to stem surge in deadly bear attacks

IUCN: American Black Bear - Least Concern