<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 493 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup on current events: the new coal executive order, if public lands will be tied to budget reconciliation discussion, and the impacts of broad tariffs on guns, ammo, and fishing tackle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/protecting-american-energy-from-state-overreach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY FROM STATE OVERREACH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.iwf.org/2025/04/08/center-for-energy-and-conservation-applauds-president-trumps-executive-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Independent Women’s Center for Energy and Conservation Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order to Unleash American Clean Coal Production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/republicans-weigh-sales-of-public-land-in-reconciliation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;E&amp;amp;ENews: Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.iwf.org/2025/04/03/repealing-ira-green-subsidies-could-fund-trumps-tax-cuts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Repealing IRA Green Subsidies Could Fund Trump’s Tax Cuts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://thereload.com/analysis-trumps-tariffs-could-hit-gun-industry-hard-member-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu/glossary/tariffs/#:~:text=Search-,Tariff,economic%20burden%20on%20foreign%20exporters." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://asafishing.org/advocacy/policy-updates/tariff-announcements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tariff Announcements Impact the Sportfishing Industry&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In Episode 493 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup on current events: the new coal executive order, if public lands will be tied to budget reconciliation discussion, and the impacts of broad tariffs on guns, ammo, and fishing tackle. SHOW NOTES<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/protecting-american-energy-from-state-overreach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY FROM STATE OVERREACH</a><a href="https://www.iwf.org/2025/04/08/center-for-energy-and-conservation-applauds-president-trumps-executive-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Independent Women’s Center for Energy and Conservation Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order to Unleash American Clean Coal Production</a><a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/republicans-weigh-sales-of-public-land-in-reconciliation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">E&amp;ENews: Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation</a><a href="https://www.iwf.org/2025/04/03/repealing-ira-green-subsidies-could-fund-trumps-tax-cuts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Repealing IRA Green Subsidies Could Fund Trump’s Tax Cuts</a><a href="https://thereload.com/analysis-trumps-tariffs-could-hit-gun-industry-hard-member-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> </a><a href="https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu/glossary/tariffs/#:~:text=Search-,Tariff,economic%20burden%20on%20foreign%20exporters." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> </a><a href="https://asafishing.org/advocacy/policy-updates/tariff-announcements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Tariff Announcements Impact the Sportfishing Industry </a>

EP 493: Coal, Public Lands, Reconciliation, Tariffs

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 492 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recounts her first Tidal Basin cherry blossom scouting trip in several years and how National Park Service lands, managed by Dept of Interior, serve as a backdrop for sakura each spring. Tune in to learn more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nationalmall.org/mission" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;Restoring, Preserving, and Enriching the National MALL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/is-it-illegal-to-shake-or-pluck-cherry-blossom-trees-dc-fact-check-when-do-the-cherry-blossom-trees-bloom-in-dc-laws-protecting-cherry-blossom-tress/65-d4e3b502-17ed-45cd-a953-4685d194a1b2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;VERIFY: Yes, it's illegal to shake or pluck the cherry blossom trees in DC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/about.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn More About the Cherry Blossoms&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/about.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In Episode 492 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recounts her first Tidal Basin cherry blossom scouting trip in several years and how National Park Service lands, managed by Dept of Interior, serve as a backdrop for sakura each spring. Tune in to learn more!SHOW NOTES<a href="https://nationalmall.org/mission" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Restoring, Preserving, and Enriching the National MALL</a><a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/is-it-illegal-to-shake-or-pluck-cherry-blossom-trees-dc-fact-check-when-do-the-cherry-blossom-trees-bloom-in-dc-laws-protecting-cherry-blossom-tress/65-d4e3b502-17ed-45cd-a953-4685d194a1b2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">VERIFY: Yes, it's illegal to shake or pluck the cherry blossom trees in DC</a><a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/about.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> Learn More About the Cherry Blossoms </a><a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/about.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a>

EP 492: Cherry Blossoms on America's Public Lands

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 491 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recaps her first bear den study from last week and analyzes the 31 deregulatory actions taken by the Trump administration&amp;#39;s EPA. Tune in to learn more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://partnerwithapayer.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;Partner with a Payer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fws.gov/program/wildlife-restoration#:~:text=The%20Wildlife%20Restoration%20Program%20provides,%2DRobertson%20PR)%20of%201937." target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;USFWS Wildlife Restoration Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In Episode 491 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recaps her first bear den study from last week and analyzes the 31 deregulatory actions taken by the Trump administration&#39;s EPA. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES<a href="https://partnerwithapayer.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Partner with a Payer</a><a href="https://www.fws.gov/program/wildlife-restoration#:~:text=The%20Wildlife%20Restoration%20Program%20provides,%2DRobertson%20PR)%20of%201937." target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">USFWS Wildlife Restoration Fund</a><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History </a>

EP 491: Bear Den Study & EPA Does Spring Cleaning

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 490 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes her friend and former Trump 1.0 Interior Department official, Todd Wynn, to the program. He discusses his foray into conservation/energy policy, working under Trump&amp;#39;s first administration Interior Secretaries (Zinke, Bernhardt), his thoughts on new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, leading the charge to legalize atlatl hunting in his adopted state of Arizona, if his daughters will take up hunting, and how to get more adult onset hunters into the sport. Tune in to learn more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/getwordout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Connect with Todd Wynn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/877238303038671/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;AZ Atlatl Association &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In Episode 490 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes her friend and former Trump 1.0 Interior Department official, Todd Wynn, to the program. He discusses his foray into conservation/energy policy, working under Trump&#39;s first administration Interior Secretaries (Zinke, Bernhardt), his thoughts on new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, leading the charge to legalize atlatl hunting in his adopted state of Arizona, if his daughters will take up hunting, and how to get more adult onset hunters into the sport. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES<a href="https://www.facebook.com/getwordout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Connect with Todd Wynn</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/877238303038671/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">AZ Atlatl Association </a>

EP 490: Arizona Atlatl Hunting & Trump Interior Dept 2.0 with Todd Wynn 

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 489 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back wildlife biologist and Whetstone Habitat LLC&amp;#39;s Zack Vucurevich. Zack is a former employee of U.S. Forest Service and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. He has an interesting take to cross-cutting measures being undertaken by DOGE and the Trump administration and how cuts won&amp;#39;t undermine public lands access. Tune in to learn more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Zack on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhetstoneHabitat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/whetstonehabitat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://x.com/ZackVucurevich" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://whetstone.beehiiv.com/p/cutting-the-fat-what-federal-budget-cuts-mean-for-conservation?utm_source=whetstone.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=cutting-the-fat-what-federal-budget-cuts-mean-for-conservation&amp;_bhlid=e3c98086c03e1dce6a6714d3ae48ba81ae4e33b5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Cutting the Fat: What Federal Budget Cuts Mean for Conservation&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In Episode 489 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back wildlife biologist and Whetstone Habitat LLC&#39;s Zack Vucurevich. Zack is a former employee of U.S. Forest Service and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. He has an interesting take to cross-cutting measures being undertaken by DOGE and the Trump administration and how cuts won&#39;t undermine public lands access. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTESFollow Zack on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhetstoneHabitat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whetstonehabitat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/ZackVucurevich" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a><a href="https://whetstone.beehiiv.com/p/cutting-the-fat-what-federal-budget-cuts-mean-for-conservation?utm_source=whetstone.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=cutting-the-fat-what-federal-budget-cuts-mean-for-conservation&_bhlid=e3c98086c03e1dce6a6714d3ae48ba81ae4e33b5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cutting the Fat: What Federal Budget Cuts Mean for Conservation </a>

EP 489: DOGE, National Parks & Malicious Compliance (ft. Zack Vucurevich)

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