Sep 9, 2021
Hunter, angler and conservationist Bianca McGrath-Martinez first drank the volunteerism Kool-Aid when she was serving with AmeriCorps. Today, her professional life (with MANY volunteer hours across different groups) is spent working towards an inclusive conservation movement with a program called Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors.
2:00 HECHO; Latino Outdoors Colorado
5:00 Growing up with a negative perception of hunting, and then the slow process of changing your mind as an adult
8:00 How you become comfortable with something that your family has traditionally been very cautious about, like firearms
13:00 Fly-fishing... can open the gate to other sporting disciplines
16:00 The backstory of the American conservation movement, it can sound rosy and peachy -- but there's also racism, censure, and genocide there, too
17:00 Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors - a policy-driven group that advocates for the conservation of wild lands in the Southwest
20:00 Parks podcast, Ashley's recommendation on a frank history of National Parks
23:00 Why it's important to re-teach ourselves American history through a historically accurate lens
28:00 The importance of bringing conservation (and sporting) to elected officials and other leaders
30:00 Find HECHO on Facebook, Instagram, and via their online newsletter
31:00 Cocktails and Conservation event in Utah in October. Keep track of HECHO events here.
32:00 Translating hunting/fishing regulations into Spanish
37:00 Bianca on the Your Mountain podcast, a great listen
38:00 Volunteerism accomplishes SO MUCH in the outdoors space. Check out Latino Outdoors' Yo Cuento blog, the group's job board, etc
43:00 Women's Wilderness (and their Trailblazers program)
45:00 "I did AmeriCorps... and I think I just sort of drank the Kool-Aid when it comes to volunteerism."
50:00 Tarpon fishing! Large, ancient, big-fighting fish
54:00 Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Ranching for Wildlife program -- an access program for new hunters on private lands
1:02 An upcoming Artemis episode... bowhunting with a baby or a toddler (yes... hunting WITH a baby/toddler, like, on your back)