District of Conservation

In Episode 237 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes American Stewards for Liberty executive director Margaret Byfield to the program. Margaret came on to discuss her background in property rights, Endangered Species Act reforms, and fighting 30x30 - the misleading initiative to conserve public waters and lands by 2030. Margaret goes into great detail about the dubious nature of the prop...

In Episode 236 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Fairfax City Councilman Sang Yi about yesterday's City Council vote to institute a stormwater utility fee, a.k.a. rain tax, by a 4-2 vote. The proposal will cost city taxpayers $4.48 million in 2022. Yi was one of two council members to oppose it.  Councilman Sang Yi was first elected to office in May 2018. He was the top vote-gette...

In Episode 235 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses two news stories for listeners. One regarding incoming Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announcing his intent to withdraw the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the other about Biden's EPA revoking the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). Tune in! SHOW NOTES Virginia Mercury: Youngkin pledge...

In Episode 234 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Washington State-based bear hunter & The Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting author Douglas Boze and Western Bear Foundation president Joe Kondelis about the fallout from the cancellation of the spring 2022 black bear hunt. Plus, the politicization of wildlife management and how the incremental efforts to ban bear hunts could r...

In Episode 233 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes Center for Industrial Progress founder, author, and philosopher Alex Epstein to the program. In this exclusive teaser clip fo her forthcoming YouTube interview and Townhall.com write-up, Alex discusses what led him to start the Center for Industrial Progress and the problem with efforts to decarbonize in the U.S. Tune in! SHOW NOTES Bo...

In Episode 232 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses three important stories floating under the radar: the BLM's renewable energy push under a "multiple-use" management framework and if going carbon-free is practical; the implications of the cancelled black bear hunt in Washington State; and PERC and Greater Yellowstone Coalition's partnership of the first Elk Occupancy Agreement and ho...

In Episode 231 of District of Conservation, Gabriella dives deep into the new Department of Interior report on the current federal oil and gas onshore and off-shore leasing program. She points out the similarities it has to the Obama administration's War on Coal and regulations/statements issued that decimated the coal industry between 2008-2016. Plus, some good news about monarch butterflies. Tun...

In Episode 230 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes Mark Jones , Gun Owner of America's National Hunter Outreach Director and the Regional Director for the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Mark spent 26 years as the Wildlife Research Program Supervisor at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.  GOA was founded in 1976 by the late Sen. H.L. (Bill) Richardson. The GOA Boa...

In Episode 229 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the Democratic Party losing ground with voters due to their anti-Second Amendment positions and "Yellowstone" Season 4's record-breaking premiere .

In Episode 228 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses two important items and introduces listeners to North Branch Outing Club guide/outfitter Dave McCool. Tune in! SHOW NOTES Florida HB 579 - Aquatic Plant Management | Conservation Nation video on AguaCulture WFB: Energy Secretary Granholm Violates Ethics Pledge To Boost Proterra, Watchdog Claims VLOG: Michigan Brownells Ladies Cast &am...

In Episode 227 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recaps her speech at UTSA and discusses all things Virginia—specifically focusing on Tuesday's election results and Virginia DWR signing off on Sunday hunting on public lands.  SHOW NOTES EP 226 with Stephen Gutowski recapping gun vote EP 224: Youngkin vs. McAuliffe KEN PERROTTE: VDWR board signals its support for Sunday hunting on public...

In Episode 226 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back The Reload's Stephen Gutowski to discuss the results from Virginia's statewide elections and gun control's defeat in Old Dominion. Plus, Stephen previews the forthcoming NYSRPA v. Bruen case before the Supreme Court and whether or not may-issue will be struck down nationally.  SHOW NOTES Gun Control in Virginia Dealt Heavy Bl...

In Episode 225 of District of Conservation, Gabriella previews her talk at University of Texas-San Antonio, the latest in gray wolf news, and GoWild App getting to name a new Kentucky crayfish. SHOW NOTES UTSA Speech Details - 11/2 NSSF: FIREARM INDUSTRY SURPASSES $14 BILLION IN PITTMAN-ROBERTSON EXCISE TAX CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONSERVATION Washington Examiner: Biden administration refuses to follow...

In Episode 224 of District of Conservation, Gabriella compares and contrasts Virginia's gubernatorial candidates - Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin - on firearms/Second Amendment rights, sportsmen's issues, and energy. At the end of her analysis, she mentions who earned her vote yesterday. Tune in! SHOW NOTES Firearms McAuliffe's gun control platform / gun violence as public health issue / 2019...

In Episode 223 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her new friend Mallory Walser - a former TV broadcast journalist-turned-avid hunter . Like Gabriella, Mallory grew up in California. Mallory previously worked for KBZK, KTUU, and KEYC before her current job in digital media.  Mallory discusses learning to hunt from her husband (whom she met in Minnesota while covering an ice fis...

In Episode 222 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses a breaking news story relating to the upcoming Virginia gubernatorial election and how the state's electric utility company funneled $200K to a shadowy leftist group discouraging gun voters from voting for Glenn Youngkin, who is more pro-gun than Terry McAuliffe.  SHOW NOTES Richmond Times-Dispatch report on Dominion Energy Reloa...

In Episode 221 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Congressional Western Caucus Chairman and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA). Rep. Newhouse took the helms of the caucus in January and is a fourth-term congressman representing Washington State's Fourth Congressional District.  Rep. Newhouse discusses their 30X30 alternative, Western Caucus priorities, how they are challenging the...

In Episode 220 of District of Conservation, Gabriella revisits national monument designations in wake of the Biden administration's decision to restore three sites to pre-Trump levels. Learn about the response from Utah, what the Antiquities Act allows, and how national monuments can, ironically, keep sportsmen and women out if few stakeholders are involved.  SHOW NOTES White House Fact Sheet...

In Episode 219 of District of Conservation, Gabriella explores the brewing wolf war out West, the REEF Act, and why fishermen need to have their concerns about offshore wind projects, like Vineyard Wind, heard.  SHOW NOTES Yellowstone IG Post on Wolves and Press Release | Sportsmen's Alliance Response REEF Act Vineyard Wind | Time Magazine Article | Offshore Wind Effects on Fisheries | Commer...

In Episode 218 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Beth Alcazar and Chris Cheng about their involvement in U.S. Concealed Carry Association's (USCCA) "Reality Check" campaign. Get to know them today! Beth is an Associate Editor at Concealed Carry Magazine and firearms instructor. Chris is a competitive shooter , Silicon Valley tech worker, and winner of Season 4 of The History Chann...

In Episode 217 of District of Conservation, Gabriella briefs listeners on the news of Tracy Stone-Manning's confirmation to lead the Bureau of Land Management.  SHOW NOTES WashEx article Daily Caller Matt Foldi x NatResources GOP tweet Field & Stream article U.S. Senate Vote Tally: 50-45 Your Mountain Podcast

In Episode 216 of District of Conservation, Gabriella publishes extended interviews Arthur Stewart and Tyler Martin from Cameron Energy Company based in Warren, PA. She and her "Conservation Nation" videographer Madison Hughes can be heard asking the guys questions from their filming trip back in July. Learn more about their conventional well drilling services and fracking here .  SHOW NOTES...

In Episode 215 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses recent lectures, videos, and news stories listeners may have overlooked. Today, she previews Episode 6 of her Conservation Nation video series on fracking and discusses a new bill to make geothermal energy exploration more feasible.   SHOW NOTES  VIDEO: "Conservation is Conservative" Webinar   CN EP 6: Drilling Int...

In Episode 214 of District of Conservation, Gabriella reads reviews and gives listeners the skinny on news stories/trends they overlooked. Here's what she discussed today: her upcoming "Conservation is Conservative" webinar, the continued politicization of gray wolf delisting, Bureau of Land Management HQ news, why National Parks are still safer than cities, and Clean Energy Week needing to highli...

In Episode 213 of District of Conservation, Gabriella sits down with the co-hosts of the digital series Able Outdoors: Chad Waligura & Ashlee Lundvall. Gabriella met Ashlee and Chad at SHOT Show years ago. Both have amazing stories of surviving adversity and encouraging others with disabilities to get outdoors. Learn more about their story, their show, and how to make hunting inclusive for eve...