National Wildlife Federation Outdoors
The National Wildlife Federation Outdoors Podcast explores the biggest conservation issues and most interesting conservationists and programs throughout the country, from national programs to statewide conservation efforts and current issues driving the conversation within the conservation community.
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NWF Outdoors Podcast has a New Co-Host!
Bill Cooksey from Tennessee and of NWF’s Vanishing Paradise team is joining Aaron Kindle co-host of the NWF Outdoors podcast. Bill brings a wealth of knowledge from the waterfowl side as a four-time TN duck calling champion, avid turkey hunter, accom...
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Problematic Paylakes with Aaron Wheatley and Gr...
In our latest episode, we sit down with two Midwestern fisherman and catfish advocates. They have grown increasingly concerned with "paylakes" in their region. We discuss what paylakes are, how they operate, and how they are decimating the public res...
69 min
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Delivering on Conservation by Leveraging Techno...
In this episode Aaron sits down with Samantha Pedder, VP of Marketing for Terra Technology Group, and Steve Bergmann, Administrator for the Administrative Services Division of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. We discuss the modernization of issuing...
60 min
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Take Action with Howard Vincent, President & CE...
For this episode we sit down with the President and CEO of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Howard Vincent. We talk pheasant and quail season outlooks and the issues the birds are facing, then we move on to several conservation topics including t...
67 min
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Waterfowl Time with Bill Cooksey
Aaron sits down with Bill Cooksey, of NWF’s Vanishing Paradise team, to talk waterfowl season. Bill is a dedicated conservationist, waterfowl expert, and a duck calling champion. We cover waterfowl hunting 101 – decoys, habitat, calling, conservat...
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Vanishing Seasons, Episode 7 - 30 Years as a Ne...
After a nice summer break, we head to New Hampshire for our 7th episode of Vanishing Seasons to hear from Eric Orff, a 30 plus year resident of New Hampshire and retired New Hampshire Fish and Game biologist. Eric shares his passion for wildlife and ...
27 min
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Why Grouse & Woodcock are Species of Conservati...
For this episode we sit down with Todd Waldron. Todd is a forester, conservationist, podcaster, and the Northeast Forest Conservation Director for Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society. He is a great guy with lots of passion for conserv...
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What the bipartisan infrastructure package and ...
Aaron sits down with Abby Tinsley, the Associate Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs for the National Wildlife Federation. They discuss the process of “reconciliation” how it works, what it will do, and what it means for hunting, angling...
47 min
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A New Era of Innovation and R3 with Mike Worley...
Aaron heads to Georgia for a chat with Mike Worley, Executive Director of the Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF). They explore GWF’s groundbreaking work to bring the recruitment, retention, and reactivation of hunters into an innovative, adaptive, and...
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From the City to the Woods: Getting it Done wit...
Aaron sits down with Cliff Cadet of UrbanArcheryNYC. They cover getting into hunting as an adult while living in the middle of New York City. Cliff shares his personal history, the journey that brought him to hunting, and the passion he now has for a...
52 min
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”Arctic Dreams” with Thor Tingey co-founder and...
Aaron sits down with Thor Tingey co-founder and owner of Alpacka Rafts. Thor has traveled extensively in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in Alaska using his company’s specialized rafts that he developed to do traverses across Alaska. We cover...
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The History of Sporting Journalism, current iss...
After a break to refresh, Aaron sits down with Andrew McKean, one of the most respected outdoors journalists and the current hunting and conservation editor of Outdoor Life magazine. We talk the history of Outdoor Life and sporting journalism, the la...
65 min
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Dust Off Your Dreams with Mandela Van Eeden
This week we are excited to feature a podcast from our partner, Artemis, and will head afield this week to talk with NWF Outdoor's newest member, storyteller and adventurer Mandela van Eeden. This episode was recorded on the edge of the forest near a...
68 min
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A Conservation Life - 30 years as a biologist, ...
It's been a long time coming but we finally had the opportunity to connect with Dr. Mamie Parker, an avid angler and former Assistant Director of Fisheries and Habitat Conservation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mamie is highly regarded as a...
56 min
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Vanishing Seasons, Episode 6 - A Florida Sporti...
In the sixth episode of Vanishing Seasons we head to Florida to visit with Travis Thompson, a fifth generation Floridian and hunting and fishing guide. Travis takes us on a multigeneration journey through a life in Florida hunting and fishing hundred...
28 min
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The Bureau of Land Management - What it Does, W...
In this special episode Aaron sits down with three Westerners with extensive experience working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the nominee to lead the agency, Tracy Stone-Manning. We discuss the ins and outs of the BLM's mandates and mi...
63 min
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Endangered? This Week's Proposal to the List th...
We sit down with Ted Koch, Executive Director of the North American Grouse Partnership to discuss the recent proposal on 5/26 to the list the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. We cover how we got here, what we can do to bring t...
49 min
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The Conserving and Restoring America the Beauti...
We sit down with Collin to talk about the recently released, "Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful" plan, formerly known as 30x30. We cover the plan's aim, its genesis, what we hope it does, how it can benefit hunters and anglers, and how ...
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Vanishing Seasons, Episode 5 - Respect and Refl...
For the 5th episode of Vanishing Seasons, we sit down with Stevie Kapanui Parsons, a native Hawaiian, wild harvester, and dedicated hunter and angler who now resides in Oregon. We explore changing ocean conditions, odd fish appearing in Oregon's ocea...
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Life's Journey to Salmon and Conservation with ...
Aaron and Mark Titus enjoy a wide ranging chat about, salmon, conservation, Bristol Bay, and the twists and turns of life that lead you where you're supposed to go if you're willing to follow. We cover how Mark became a filmmaker and podcaster, the p...
65 min
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From Vegetarian to Hunter and the Journeys that...
Aaron chats with Tovar Cerulli, speaker, conservationist, and author of the book, "Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance". We cover a life in the outdoors, the transition from vegetarian to vegan to hunter, his work in conservation, a...
64 min
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Vanishing Seasons, Episode 4 - Michigan Musings...
In the fourth installment of Vanishing Seasons we visit with Nick Green, a Michigan native and avid outdoorsman. Nick speaks of changes in waterfowl migrations, lessons from an old timer, and water too warm for trout. Nick sees the need to help hunte...
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Inclusive Journeys into Hunting and Making the ...
Aaron sits down with Crystal Egli of Inclusive Journeys to talk about her personal journeys into hunting, getting over her fear of firearms, connecting with Artemis, the digital "Green Book", and her work to make the outdoors more safe and accessible...
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Spring Time Good Times - Hunting Sheds, Turkeys...
Aaron chats with good friend and conservation colleague, Jeremy Romero, of the National Wildlife Federation. We cover spring activities, getting ready for turkey season, shed hunting - tactics, fun, calling, etc. We also talk Jeremy's work, migration...
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Western Roots - the Plants, People, and Critter...
Jeremy Maestas joins the podcast to talk the sage brush sea, partnering with private landowners to conserve rangelands, sage grouse, and the critters that rely on the western range - "good for the bird, good for the herd". We also speak about the Sag...
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