In this episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, we sit down with John Freemuth, the endowed chair of the Cecil D. Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University.

Freemuth had just participated in a panel discussion at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Fort Collins, Colorado, along with Acting Bureau of Land Management Director William Perry Pendley, who told reporters at the conference that his previous statements about climate and immigration aren’t relevant to his job heading up BLM today.

Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple PlanetPhoto: Lauren Bogard

We wrap up the Go West, Young Podcast summer road trip in Missoula, Montana, just in time for National Public Lands Day.

Guests

* Tracy Stone-Manning, National Wildlife Federation* Aaron Murphy, Montana Conservation Voters* Land Tawney, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers* State Representative Marilyn Marler

News

* Lawmakers show bipartisan irritation with Interior over withheld documents* Revealed: Trump’s Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups* BLM Boss Releases Long Recusal List as Bennet Pushes for Ouster

Host/writer: Aaron WeissRoad tour producer: Lauren BogardFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

We wrap up the Go West, Young Podcast summer road trip in Missoula, Montana, just in time for National Public Lands Day.

Guests

* Tracy Stone-Manning, National Wildlife Federation* Aaron Murphy, Montana Conservation Voters* Land Tawney, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers* State Representative Marilyn Marler

News

* Lawmakers show bipartisan irritation with Interior over withheld documents* Revealed: Trump’s Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups* BLM Boss Releases Long Recusal List as Bennet Pushes for Ouster

Host/writer: Aaron WeissRoad tour producer: Lauren BogardFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

In the latest episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, Senator Jon Tester of Montana talks about the need to permanently fund the Land & Water Conservation Fund, how public lands became a key issue for Montana voters, and the need to address climate change sooner rather than later.

News: Trump’s border wall could destroy archaeological sites

Come see Go West, Young Podcast live in Missoula on Thursday, September 26th at Imagine Nation Brewing.

Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

In the latest episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, Senator Jon Tester of Montana talks about the need to permanently fund the Land & Water Conservation Fund, how public lands became a key issue for Montana voters, and the need to address climate change sooner rather than later.

News: Trump’s border wall could destroy archaeological sites

Come see Go West, Young Podcast live in Missoula on Thursday, September 26th at Imagine Nation Brewing.

Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

In the latest stop on our summer road trip, Go West, Young Podcast stops in Tucson, Arizona for a conversation with House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, Sonoran Institue CEO Stephanie Sklar, and NativesOutdoors founder Len Necefer.

News

* Army Corps suspends permit for Rosemont mine* New sections of border wall going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

History

* The San Xavier tornado of 1964* More photos from the Arizona Daily Star

Host/producer: Aaron WeissLive tour producer: Lauren BogardFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

In the latest stop on our summer road trip, Go West, Young Podcast stops in Tucson, Arizona for a conversation with House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, Sonoran Institue CEO Stephanie Sklar, and NativesOutdoors founder Len Necefer.

News

* Army Corps suspends permit for Rosemont mine

* New sections of border wall going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

History

* The San Xavier tornado of 1964

* More photos from the Arizona Daily Star

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Live tour producer: Lauren Bogard

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

Representative Deb Haaland and Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan join us in this episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, recorded at the Wildlife Corridors Summit in Taos, New Mexico.

News

* Sage-grouse populations continue to decline in Idaho and across the West* Conservation groups warn new oil and gas leases will threaten the sage-grouse even more* First lawsuits are filed over the Trump administration’s assault on the Endangered Species Act

Join us live in Tucson

* When: Thursday, August 29th, 3:30-5:30 pm (taping starts at 4:00 pm)* Where: American Eat Company, 1439 South 4th Avenue, 85713* Who: Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Len Necefer, CEO & Cofounder of NativesOutdoorsStephanie Sklar, Executive Director of the Sonoran Institute

Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

Representative Deb Haaland and Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan join us in this episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, recorded at the Wildlife Corridors Summit in Taos, New Mexico.

News

* Sage-grouse populations continue to decline in Idaho and across the West* Conservation groups warn new oil and gas leases will threaten the sage-grouse even more* First lawsuits are filed over the Trump administration’s assault on the Endangered Species Act

Join us live in Tucson

* When: Thursday, August 29th, 3:30-5:30 pm (taping starts at 4:00 pm)* Where: American Eat Company, 1439 South 4th Avenue, 85713* Who: Congressman Ra√∫l Grijalva, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Len Necefer, CEO & Cofounder of NativesOutdoorsStephanie Sklar, Executive Director of the Sonoran Institute

Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, we uncover a trend flying below the radar across the Bureau of Land Management: the Trump administration is writing long-term management plans that leave out almost all conservation measures and ignore years of local input from community members and elected officials.

Guests

* Mike Penfold, former BLM state director in Montana and Alaska* Mark Pearson, executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance* Tristan Henry, member of the Oregon chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

Learn more

* Penfold: BLM wants to develop public land Montanans cherish* Great Falls Tribune: Land protections stripped from BLM’s draft plan* ONDA: Disturbing trend hits Oregon’s desert public lands* BLMWild: Proposal threatens millions of acres in Alaska* Pew: Millions of public acres could lose protections

History

* Albuquerque’s Solar Building is completed in 1956

Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: [email protected]Music: Purple PlanetPhoto: North Fork Owyhee Wild & Scenic River by Greg Shine, BLM

Special thanks to Emily Diamond-Falk and Jackie Feinberg of the Pew Charitable Trusts for suggesting and helping with this episode!