The Nature Reliance Podcast: Where Wilderness and Human Nature Collide

Listen in on this great interview with Eric Comley, Extension Agent for 4H Youth Development Garrad County Kentucky.  Eric is a Kentucky Master Naturalist and has a educational, entertaining and insightful Youtube channel (link below).  In this interview Craig chats with Eric and asked the following questions.  Some of these prove to be hilarious.

• Tell us about your background and what put you into the work you do now for Garrad 4H
• What have you found is the best way to help kids interact with the natural world?
• What have you found is the best way to help adults interact with the natural world.
• WOuld you care to share the most enjoyable time you have had in the outdoors?
• WOuld you care to share the funniest time you have ever had in the outdoors?
• What about the outdoors has humbled you?
• Do you have any goals for yourself in the coming year as it relates to your work?
• What is a little known or unknown fact about Eric Comley that people will find hard to believe that you dont mind sharing.
• Where can people find your work and what you are involved in.  How can any of our listeners get opportunities to learn from you?
• What courses at a college would be good for identifying plants
• What would you recommend for beginners to get into plant study

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*** Links to Eric Comley ***
YouTube:  Epioblasma Brevidens

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In this podcast, NRS Director Craig Caudill talks about some of the successes and failures of leadership that he has both witnessed and implemented at NRS.  The focus is upon utilizing the subjective idea of humility as a measuring stick for proper leadership.  He lays out three aspects of humility and then lays out several key ways to recognize it and measure it.

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Art of Manliness Podcast #675  (The Humble, Narcissistic Leader)
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There is a significant and important distinction between a person that obtains skills and one who retains them.  Take it a step further and you get into the territory of skills that are retained and then utilized under stress.  In this podcast, Craig looks at the landscape of outdoor skills obtainment, what it looks like, and how to navigate where you need to be so that you can retain skills for your use. 

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Podcast #2:  How to prepare so you don't die in the outdoors.

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I'm your host, Tracy Trimble.   Now, I’m a firm believer that if you do something with risk and haven’t had an accident then you just haven’t been doing it long enough, because accidents will happen.  It is like an undefeated boxer.  An undefeated boxer is just an individual that hasn’t fought long enough.  Defeat is bound to happen and an accident is bound to occur.  Such an accident hit our search and rescue team back in 2019.  If you have listened to the PC before you know that I am a member of a SAR team that services Central KY and primarily the Red River Gorge area.  This team is an all-volunteer team but is one of the most professional organizations I have been associated with and that is a direct reflection of our leadership:  John May, our Chief;  Mike Hackett, our assistant chief; and Mark Ryan our training officer.    Today John and Mike join Craig and me as we discuss that 2019 accident.  The following discussion details a fall that John underwent when he and another teammate, Becky, were rappelling to gain faster access to a lost hiker.   John and Mike detail the small errors that culminated that night.  They discuss the errors, the uncontrolled descent or fall, Mike’s medical assistance to John, raising John back to the cliff’s topside, and John’s injuries and recovery.  Note that the team provided us with photos of that night and we have included them in a blog located at naturereliance.org.

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·        Ultimate Knot Course

·        Foraging For Fun, Eating Weeds

·        Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear – Survival Fundamentals

·        14 Day Quarantine Skills Summit

·        Edible and Medicinal Trees – Winter Season

·        Introduction to the Study of Edible and Medicinal Plants

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All survival schools and instructors say it is important, why does no one teach how to do it.  In this podcast noted author and professional survival instructor Craig Caudill from Nature Reliance School shares part 2 of his methods to start bulletproofing your mind for survival and disaster readiness.

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·        Foraging For Fun, Eating Weeds

·        Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear – Survival Fundamentals

·        14 Day Quarantine Skills Summit

·        Edible and Medicinal Trees – Winter Season

·        Introduction to the Study of Edible and Medicinal Plants

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In this podcast, Craig myth bust some commonly held beliefs about the shadow stick method as well as discusses some easy to use navigation methods using the sun.

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·        Foraging For Fun, Eating Weeds

·        Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear – Survival Fundamentals

·        14 Day Quarantine Skills Summit

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Today's topic is mountaineering.  Tracy Trimble interviews and discusses with Mark Ryan the outdoor activity of mountaineering or as some might call it mountain climbing.  He has summitted Mount Rainier many times as well as a single summit of Denali - the highest peak in North America.  Mark is the training officer for the Wolfe County Search and Rescue team located in Central Kentucky and brings a wealth of experience and information with him.

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In this podcast, Craig details some insight into why Facebook is a terrible platform and why NRS is migrating to other options.  We will continue to be on Facebook until we no longer can be.  Which appears to be coming soon.
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·        Foraging For Fun, Eating Weeds

·        Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear – Survival Fundamentals

·        14 Day Quarantine Skills Summit

·        Edible and Medicinal Trees – Winter Season

·        Introduction to the Study of Edible and Medicinal Plants

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Join Craig as he shares some crazy stories of his experiences with bobcats and a bunch of interesting bobcat facts.

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·        Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear – Survival Fundamentals

·        14 Day Quarantine Skills Summit

·        Edible and Medicinal Trees – Winter Season

·        Introduction to the Study of Edible and Medicinal Plants
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All survival schools and instructor say it is important, why does no one teach how to do it.  In this podcast noted author and professional survival instructor Craig Caudill from Nature Reliance School shares his introductory methods to start bulletproofing your mind for survival and disaster readiness.

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Shamanese (The Long Knife) built by LT Wright Handcrafted Knives
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