What is Tailgate Conservation, anyway?

In today’s episode, we’re talking with the award-winner author, conservationist, and forester Hal Herring. You’l hear about how he balances his work as a planter, a sawyer, and writer; his journey and experiences from his youth in the American South to his career in the forests of the American West, his experiences with conservation and public lands across his career, and why he considers public lands to be the soul of the American Dream. 

Books, resources, and other notes from today’s episode:

• Field & Stream
• James Fenimore Cooper
• The Spirit of The Border by Zane Grey
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• Outdoor Afro
• The Clean Water Act
• The Clean Air Act
• The Wilderness Act
• The Toxic Substances Control Act
• The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
• 1909 Homestead Act

Hal Herring is a conservation and environment writer of 28 years, the author of a book on historical firearms and old west history, and a longtime contributing editor at Field and Stream. He is completing a book on the American Public Lands, he’s hosted the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers podcast for 7 years and 200 episodes, and he has spent 26 years as a forestry contractor/subcontractor on public lands.

Learn more about Hal and his work:

• Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast
• Hal’s website
• Patagonia Film: Public Trust
• Instagram

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