episode 61: Brian Puccerella
Brian Puccerella is back in the studio on Alamosa’s south side to talk about the newly minted gear library. The gear library is just like it sounds: a library with equipment that anyone can rent to experience the outdoors.
episode 60: Kevin Terry and Audrey Liu
Marty Jones talks fishing with Kevin Terry, the southwest program director for Trout Unlimited. Kevin has been working on the Rio Grande Cutthroat trout recovery for nearly 20 years. We are also joined by Habitat For Humanity’s Audrey Liu. Audrey and Marty talk about the upcoming Bike2Build happening later in June.
episode 59: SLV Wildfire Council
As we usher in the summer, we’re joined by Jami Larsen, Matt Nolting, and Adam Moore of the SLV Wildfire Council to talk about how to prepare ourselves for wildfires and where risks exist for wildfires in the Valley.
episode 58: SLV Trout Unlimited and Wil Rickards
In our latest two-part interview we talk with Doug Camp and Kevin Milder from San Luis Valley Trout Unlimited. They have a summer of community programs to get people more comfortable with fishing. We also talk with ASU’s Adventure Program Coordinator Wil Rickards about the upcoming Outdoor Family Festival. This festival will be at Cole Park following the Rio Trio race.
episode 57: “The Economic Value of Water Resources in Colorado’s San Luis Valley”
Though we just scratched the surface of the The American Rivers study “The Economic Value of Water Resources in Colorado’s San Luis Valley” in the latest episode of the Outdoor Citizen podcast, Emily Wolf, Claire Sheridan, and Heather Dutton give us a great look into the impact water has on the Valley’s recreation.
episode 56: Estevan Vigil and Andy Rice
On the latest episode of the Outdoor Citizen, we are joined by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Aquatic Biologist Estevan Vigil and Alamosa Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rice.
episode 55: Wildlife Refuge Safaris ft. Evert Brown and Lisa Clements
On the latest Outdoor Citizen, we talk with birders and Friends of the San Luis Valley Wildlife Refuges members Evert Brown and Lisa Clements about birding in the Valley. They give us information on a series of Wildlife Refuge Safaris taking place this spring and summer.
episode 54: Mick Daniel, SLVGO!
We’re joined again by Mick Daniel from San Luis Valley Great Outdoors. Mick and Marty discuss the railroad proposal to abandon 27 miles of track between Monte Vista and South Fork and convert it into a fully functional recreational trail.
episode 53: SLV Cliffhangers
On this episode, we’re joined by the SLV Cliffhangers high school climbing club and “Spirit of the League” award winner Caden Jackson. Jackson and coaches Shawna Lease and Sean Sluyte talk about how the club started after Jackson had the idea to bring climbing to the youth of the San Luis Valley. The idea behind creating a high school climbing club helps to diversify the options students have for an extracurricular activity.
episode 52: Jenny Nehring and Amy Engle
On this episode, we’re joined again by Jenny Nehring and first-time guest Amy Engle to talk all about the 42nd Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival. There are plenty of cranes arriving and plenty of things to do in Monte Vista during crane fest week. Nehring and Engle discuss the festival’s impacts on the San Luis Valley and the wonder of being a stopover for the Sandhill Crane migration. It’s a wonderful, natural spectacle that everyone can partake in.
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