Ep. 490: Turtle Poaching, Disaster in Big Bend, and What's Next for the Boundary Waters
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Cal discusses recent policy news related to conservation issues including turtle poaching and border wall construction.
This week, Cal focuses on a slew of recent policy news, from border wall construction in Big Bend to the latest on Bears Ears, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and more. This week’s Calls to Action: Write to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop the border wall through Big Bend National Park once and for all: https://gov.texas.gov/contact https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/contact-us Weigh in on updated primitive camping rules in Vermont: https://fpr.vermont.gov/primitive-camping-rule-amendment Demand a travel management plan as part of the Blue Mountains forest management plan update: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=301397 Tell the Forest Service to keep our roadless areas wild, productive and accessible for generations to come and support the No Action Alternative . Get more info and take action here: https://takeaction.io/bha/maintain-national-forest-roadless-areas/ Presented by First Lite Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here . Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter…
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