District of Conservation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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