Outdoor Adventure Series

Today on the Outdoor Adventure Series, our guest is Tracy Hajduk, the National Education Coordinator for the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. She has worked for NOAA for the past 13 years, coordinating national partnerships to help increase ocean and climate literacy and access to the national marine sanctuaries through education. Topics We Discussed  How students who are not near a san...

Tane Casserley is our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series. Tane is a Research, Resource Protection, and Permitting Coordinator at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and Mallows Bay - Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary. He is responsible for developing programs to address commercial and recreational uses in and around the sanctuaries. Tane has led NOAA archaeological expeditions in...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series Podcast is Rick Saez Rick is an adventurer, author, accomplished photographer, and podcaster. He is the host of the Outdoor Biz Podcast. Rick joined us back in 2021 to chat about his work. He recently returned from Ireland, where he accompanied a group of journalists on a press trip sponsored by Tourism Ireland and Steller. He is also an author, spea...

Hello everyone. Welcome back for another episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series Podcast.  The Outdoor Adventure Series celebrates individuals & families, businesses and organizations that seek out and promote the exploration, stewardship, conservation, access, and enjoyment of the outdoors. In this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we continue to celebrate the National Marine Sanctuari...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Bernie Verwiel Bernie is the Senior Manager, Partner Relations at Covac Global. His responsibilities include creating partnerships with travel agencies, tour operators, and companies to add Covac Global’s services to their travel assistance portfolios. Aha Moment When I learn about a successful evacuation conducted for a traveler connected to one...

Hello everyone. Welcome back for another episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series Podcast.  Our guest today is Heather Physioc.  Heather is an Outdoor Enthusiast, Photographer & Writer. She is passionate about traveling, exploring, photographing, and writing about the natural world. She hopes her images and writing can inspire a closer connection to nature and greater adoption and awareness of...

In this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we continue to celebrate the National Marine Sanctuaries' 50th year of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today is Dr. Leila Hatch. Leila Hatch is a Research Ecologist at the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries' Science and Heritage Division. She coordinates NOAA’s efforts to monitor underwater sound across the sanctuary...

In this episode, we continue our celebration of NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ 50th year of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Matt McIntosh. Matt is a Visual Information Specialist at NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries via the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. He provides graphic design, illustration, photo...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Jeff Gray. Jeff is the Superintendent at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, an underwater museum in a section of Lake Huron. Nestled up against the shores of northeastern Michigan are nearly 100 known shipwrecks. These shipwrecks tell the story of the Great Lakes' maritime history. The waters of Thunder Bay are treacherous: to mariner...

Our guest today is Ed Arnett, Ph. D., Chief Executive Officer at The Wildlife Society Ed has been a wildlife biologist, researcher, conservationist, and educator for more than 30 years. He has worked in the conservation policy and communications space in the last decade. Aha Moment The day I truly learned that policy is vitally important for conservation and that most of what happens to ensure pol...

On this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we interview Keith Caceres, Astronomy Enthusiast, and former Las Vegas Astronomical Society president.  This episode focuses on the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope, the next generation of space telescope and the replacement for the Hubble. Keith discusses the significance of James Webb in astronomy and technology, comparing and contras...

Our guest today on the  Outdoor Adventure Serie is Dan Clouser. Dan is an Author, Blogger, Podcast Host, Speaker, and Consultant. After running the Berkshire Baseball & Softball Club, a nonprofit youth sports organization he founded over 30 years ago, In 2019, Dan, his wife Sandy, and their faithful golden retriever, Youkilis, tackle RV life as they travel across the country.  Dan shares that...

In this episode, we continue our celebration of the National Marine Sanctuaries' 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Ed Lyman. Ed is a Natural Resource Specialist, and Regional Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator at the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary He works closely with NOAA Fisheries un...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Katie Hearsum. Katie is an Outdoor Enthusiast, Freelance Writer, and the Author of Urban Hikes Denver: A Guide to the City's Greatest Urban Hiking . Based in Colorado, Katie covers topics about tourism and the outdoors for publications such as U.S. News & World Report, 5280, and Elevation Outdoors magazine. She has explored all around the...

Our guest on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Steve Ramirez. Steve is an Outdoor Enthusiast, Author, Naturalist, and Educator. He has always seen his life as a quest that is driven by a search for meaning and a desire to make a positive contribution to humanity and the natural world.  Steve is also the author of two books:   Casting Forward: Fishing Tales from the Texas Hill Country (Nov. 2020). Ca...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Robert Annis. Rob is a former print journalist who is now an outdoor travel writer and gear reviewer. As he likes to state, he gets paid to go out in the woods and chronicle the stupid things I do. His goal is to have readers go, "If this idiot can do it, so can I." Aha Moment -- When I wrote about traveling to the Dakotas to grapple wit...

Our guest on the Outdoor Adventure Series today is William (Brad) Bradley. Brad is a retired co-founder of NIC Inc., a technology solutions company. He is the owner and President of Little Osage Ranch, LLC, and the President and co-founder of FarmTender, LLC. He manages 2,000 acres of pasture, cropland, and timber using regenerative agriculture along the eastern Kansas border, including cattle, sh...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Grace Bottitta-Williamson. Grace is the National Recreation and Tourism Coordinator at the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), our nation’s system of underwater parks.  The National Marine Sanctuaries are celebrating 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. The Office serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks en...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Matthew Dickerson. Mathew is a Writer and Trout and Fly Fishing Enthusiast. He is the manager, editor, and feature writer for Trout Downstream. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (and has served on the OWAA board of directors since 2021). He is the author of numerous books about trout, fly-fishing, rivers & ecology. ...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Katie McKalip. Katie is an Outdoor Enthusiast and Communications Director at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. She is also the President of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Katies shares a little about her background and how she ended up in Montana, her internship with the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and now as the Communic...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Heath Seiner Heath is an Outdoor Enthusiast, Upland Bird Hunter, and Co-Founder at Hunt Redi. Hunt Redi gear is sourced and handcrafted in the USA, down to the thread. They are committed to providing quality products, innovative solutions, and a focus on customer service to the upland community. We met through Heath via our friend and Upland Bird...

In this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we continue celebrating The National Marine Sanctuaries' 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today is John Armor, Director of NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), our nation’s system of underwater parks. John provides a strategic vision for the program and overall policy direction. Aha Moment [Abridged...

Hello everyone. Welcome back for another episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series Podcast.  Our guest today is Anietra Hamper. Anietra is an award-winning Outdoor Adventure Journalist & Owner of ThreeWordPress.  Anietra began her career as a television news anchor and investigative reporter.  She now writes for a variety of publications with a niche in outdoor adventure and fishing around the w...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Scott Kovarovics Scott is the Executive Director at the Izaak Walton League of America. The League is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022 and is one of America’s oldest and most successful conservation organizations. The League has carved out a unique role, promoting hands-on conservation and citizen science while advocating for strong state...

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Michael Juergens. Michael is an Outdoor Adventurer, Certified Sommelier & Specialist of Wine, and Founder of Bhutan Wine Company. He is a senior partner with a Big Four consulting firm, where he runs the Winery Solutions practice, overseeing the portfolio of services the firm provides to wineries. He is also a Bestselling Author, Serial Entrep...