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Jennifer Rokala on 11 years fighting for public lands at CWP

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In this special episode of The Landscape, the entire Center for Western Priorities team joins us for an interview with Jennifer Rokala, CWP’s outgoing executive director, to celebrate her 11 years leading the organization. Jen reflects on key victories throughout her tenure at CWP, the organization’s evolution as a communications-driven conservation hub, and her advice for Aaron as he steps into the role of executive director.

Plus, the team talks about the best food in the West. Here are the restaurants mentioned during this episode:

  • Hot Tomato Pizza – Fruita, Colorado
  • Bin 707 – Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Eegee’s – Tucson, Arizona
  • Taco Party – Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Rome Station – Rome, Oregon
  • BirdHouse – Page, Arizona
    • News
    • Emails Show How Interior Dept Delivered New Drilling Permits for Burgum’s Billionaire Ally — Public Domain
    • Shared ground: Coalition forms to promote affordable housing on public lands — Deseret News
    • Solar ranch aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win — Los Angeles Times
      • Resources
      • Housing and conservation experts agree: Public lands can’t solve the housing crisis. Here’s what can — Center for Western Priorities via Substack
      • Watch this episode on YouTube 

        • Produced by Aaron Weiss, Lauren Bogard, Kate Groetzinger, and Lilly Bock-Brownstein

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        Music: Purple Planet
        Featured image: Center for Western Priorities team

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