Aaron and Mark Titus enjoy a wide ranging chat about, salmon, conservation, Bristol Bay, and the twists and turns of life that lead you where you're supposed to go if you're willing to follow. We cover how Mark became a filmmaker and podcaster, the plight of salmon, and the latest with Bristol Bay along with the intent and aspirations of Mark's company, Eva's wild. 

Mark's company and links to his films and podcast found at: https://www.evaswild.com/

Show notes:

3:00 – Mark’s recent steelhead and sea run cutthroat adventures

5:30 – how Mark’s father’s love of hunting and fishing got Mark to Washington State

8:50 – how Mark became a filmmaker

11:30 -Mark immersion as a filmmaker and winning the Washington state screenplay competition

16:10 – Mark’s first epiphany that drove him into making films about salmon

19:30 - why protecting pristine areas like Bristol Bay is better than having to restore places already degraded

22:15 – Mark’s next life events that led to filmmaking about Bristol Bay

28:00 - the plight of wild salmon

32:25 – the proposed Pebble Mine

36:50 – the utter insanity of developing the Pebble Mine

40:20 – the friction between user groups and how protecting Bristol Bay is an exception

43:00 – how wild salmon’s food value gets people more engaged and the founding of Eva’s Wild

47:20 – how taking an animal’s life and eating it can connect people to landscapes and incites love of landscapes and engagement in conservation

50:15 – gratitude replacing fear

52:05 – connecting instead of dividing

58:10 – the status of Bristol Bay and what we can do

1:00:30 – the move to permanent protection for Bristol Bay

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