District of Conservation

In Episode 334 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with her friend and firearms industry creator Rachel Stroud. Known as RapidFire Rachel on social media, Rachel and Gabriella connected in October 2021 at Brownell's Ladies Hunt at North Branch Outing Club in Michigan. Rachel discusses her journey in the firearms industry, her take on gun bunnies, raising a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy, why her posts have positively attracted followers, being a hunter, iguana management, 1923 portraying African big game hunting, and much more. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Follow Rachel on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

In Episode 333 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Roy Hill. Roy is the senior brand communications manager at Brownells. They discuss a myriad of issues, ranging from the historic levels of firearms purchases, coming reforms to suppressors, Iowa Constitutional Amendment 1, 2023 trade show season preview, and a special project Brownells and Gabriella collaborated on. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Brownells Website

Connect with Brownells on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Follow Roy online

Iowa Amendment 1, Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment (2022)

In Episode 332 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her friend and Columbia Sportswear fishing athlete Cindy Nguyen. Tune in to learn Cindy's story and foray into the Great Outdoors. 

SHOW NOTES

Cindy's Columbia Profile

Cindy's Website

Connect with Cindy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

In Episode 331 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discussed her "Conservation Nation" series episode on Lava Ridge getting coverage on Jesse Watters Primetime and a bizarre proposal from the Biden administration to ban new natural gas stove installation. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Conservation Nation EP 12: Lava Ridge 

EP 329: Biden's Wind Goals Imperil Idaho's Magic Valley

Jesse Watters Discusses CFACT's 'Conservation Nation' Lava Ridge Episode

Bloomberg: US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears

Consumer Reports: What the Inflation Reduction Act Could Mean for Your Next Appliance Purchase

American Gas Association: Natural Gas Cooking Safety

Methane and NOx Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves, Cooktops, and Ovens in Residential Homes

Do Professional Chefs Use Gas or Electric Stoves?

In Episode 330 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews former CNS News reporting intern and Paul J. Rainey biographer Peyton Holliday. Peyton discusses what sparked her interested in this fascinating historical figure - a real-life Great Gatsby - whose life was cut short at 46, his contributions to wildlife filmmaking, conservation, service to country, and connection to Universal Pictures. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Peyton's Author Biography

Connect with Peyton on Instagram and Twitter

Peyton's Thesis: Paul J. Rainey: Northeast Mississippi's Hidden Legend and Rainey IG Account

Rainey's African Hunt (1914) and Library of Congress Record

Rainey's Connection to Universal Pictures Founder Carl Laemmle

Paul J. Rainey Estate -Tippah Lodge

Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary: Audubon Society

Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gate. New York Zoological Society, Bronx Park

Daily Journal: Life of adventure: Tupelo native publishes thesis on Tippah County legend Paul J. Rainey

In Episode 329 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with two leaders behind the "Stop Lava Ridge" movement, Diana Nielsen and Dean Dimond, to discuss the significance of the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project in Southern Idaho.  This proposed project is endorsed by the Biden administration as part of their goal to generate 25 gigawatts of onshore wind energy by 2025. This interview ties with today's release of Conservation Nation Episode 12 on the very subject. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Conservation Nation Episode 12: Lava Ridge

Stop Lava Ridge and Facebook Group

Lava Ridge Wind Project Proposal - Friends of Minidoka

Boise State Public Radio: Western public lands are key to Biden's clean energy goals. In Idaho, opposition is mounting

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties, Idaho

In Episode 328 of District of Conservation, Gabriella reflects on the podcast having a record 2022 in terms of listenership and follower growth plus previews an exciting guest lineup for the first week of January 2023. Tune in!

In Episode 327 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the biodiversity framework devised at the COP15 conference in Montreal, Canada, and her review of using an "America the Beautiful" pass for the first time in 2022. Tune in to learn more!

SHOW NOTES

Final COP15 Biodiversity Targets

COP15: historic global deal for nature and people

WSJ: Companies Face Prospect of New Biodiversity Rules From U.N.’s COP15 Summit

IWF - COP15 Agreement: Redistribute Billions From Rich To Poor Nations To Achieve 30-By-30

Gabby's Review: America the Beautiful Pass

Buy an 'America the Beautiful' Pass

Change.org Petition: Public lands for the people, not the privileged

Perspectives: The timed entry system should be scrapped

Opinion: Overcrowded US National Parks Need a Reservation System

Substack: Why Is Booz Allen Renting Us Back Our Own National Parks?

In Episode 326 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with RealClearInvestigations reporter John Murawski about the largest-planned solar energy facility, thus far, in Virginia and the battle brewing in Charlotte County, Virginia, about the proposed project. Plus, why there are crickets from environmentalists over the methods - including deforestation-  that need to be employed to achieve net-zero goals to get solar energy powering more than 2.8% of U.S. electricity generation. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Real Clear: Solar's Lofty Ambitions Are Consuming Ever-Larger Expanses of Land Down Below

John Murawski Work

Contact John here and follow him on Twitter

In Episode 325 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festive Director Beau Beasley. Beau discusses the latest in riparian access issues, his forthcoming book slated to drop in May 2023, and new features at the 2023 Fly Fishing and Wine Festival in Doswell, VA. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Follow Beau online and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Check Out Beau's Books 

Healing Waters: Veteran’s Journey of Recovery in Their Own Words

Read His Reporting on Riparian Access Issues

Get Your Ticket to the 2023 VA Fly Fishing & Wine Festival