The Rustbelt Outdoors

Episode 7 Luke Brooks

Luke is the French Creek Valley Conservancy stewardship coordinator. Luke has led an exciting so far living in places like Grand Teton national park and Utah to eventually find his way back to Pennsylvania. He has worked for the Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service. This was an awesome conversation, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I did. https://www.instagram.com/frenchcreekvalleyconservancy/ [https://www.instagram.com/frenchcreekvalleyconservancy/]

Episode 6 Andy Bater

On today's episode I sit down with Andy Bater. There is no good way to describe him. He has had a life that has taken from farming to AI to communications and broadcasting and everything in between. Andy is a great and a very intelligent man. We had a great conversation that allowed to very different viewpoints to come together and find common ground. I look forward to sitting down with Andy again. https://www.instagram.com/switchgrassfarmer/ [https://www.instagram.com/switchgrassfarmer/]

Lessons from Pop Episode 2

On today's episode we hear from Kaitlyn Carlson and Stephanie Grandelis. Kaitlyn was featured on episode 5 of the Rustbelt Outdoors podcast and Stephanie was on episode 3. Kaitlyn talks about her aunt instilling a passion for the outdoors and learning in her at a very young age. Stephanie talks about one of the most fundamental lessons in the outdoors, how to dress. These 2 lessons pair perfectly with each other because they build the foundation of enjoying the outdoors. https://www.instagram.com/stephbealsgrandelis/ [https://www.instagram.com/stephbealsgrandelis/] https://www.instagram.com/frenchcreekvalleyconservancy/ [https://www.instagram.com/frenchcreekvalleyconservancy/]

Rustbelt Adventures Episode 2

On this episode of Rustbelt Adventures MaryEllen and I recap the first part of our Zion trip. We Talk about craziness at the airport and the most stars we've seen in our lives. The Zion trip was MaryEllen's number destination in the U.S.

Episode 5 Kaitlyn Carlson

On today's episode I talk to Kaitlyn Carlson the education and outreach director of the French Creek Valley Conservancy. The Conservancy is a nonprofit organization doing all kinds of habitat work and conservation all along French Creek. Kaitlyn does a great job explaining the organization's role in the creek's ecosystem. I learned a lot from our conversation hopefully you do too. Please check out Conservancy at the links below: https://www.frenchcreekconservancy.org/ [https://www.frenchcreekconservancy.org/] https://www.facebook.com/FrenchCreekConservancy [https://www.facebook.com/FrenchCreekConservancy] https://www.instagram.com/frenchcreekvalleyconservancy/ [https://www.instagram.com/frenchcreekvalleyconservancy/]