The Zookeeper and Backcountry Biologist of Wallowa County - Vic Coggins

Executive Director of Wallowa History Center and Allen Canyon Cattle - Sadie Kennedy

Welcome Sadie Kennedy to the show! Sadie joins us from Wallowa County where she serves as a mother of 4, business owner, lawyer and the Executive Director of the Wallowa History Center. We were able to hold the interview at the historic forest service ranger station that is now the History Center. Sadie has a wealth of knowledge about Wallowa County and how the valley was settled. She serves as an incredible representative of the area and the members of Wallowa community. We were so pleased to meet her and learn more about the programs and resources the Wallowa History Center has to offer. Enjoy the episode and below are links to all of the extra information that was shared during this episode. Additional information: Wallowa History Center - www.wallowahistory.org [http://www.wallowahistory.org] Allen Canyon Cattle - www.allencanyoncattle.com [http://www.allencanyoncattle.com] David Weaver support - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-davids-cancer-battle-and-road-to-recovery [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-davids-cancer-battle-and-road-to-recovery] Lily Barnes Skull Cleaning - 208-892-4454 - holm7983@gmail.com [holm7983@gmail.com]

The Zookeeper and Backcountry Biologist of Wallowa County - Vic Coggins

Welcome back to the show! We had the pleasure of talking with Vic Coggins, a retired Wildlife Biologist who resides in Northeastern Oregon. Vic talked with us about his career and his adventures whilst navigating various controversial topics amongst sportsman's groups and policy. He played a large roll in the reintroduction of sheep and goats to Wallowa County and includes all the data points and experiences of this event in his book " Memoirs of a Backcountry Bio- 50 years managing Wallowa County Wildlife." His advice to the younger generation is to get outside, be in touch with the landscape you are responsible for, and be a worthy representative of the species that surround you. If you are interested in hearing more about his career and a life of a biologist give this episode a listen! Additional information: Lily Barnes Skull Cleaning 208-892-4454 holm7983@gmail.com [holm7983@gmail.com] Memoirs of a Backcountry Bio- 50 years managing Wallowa County Wildlife By Vic Coggins and Vicky Coggins Publication price $39.50 +s/h / Coggins Wildlife Publishing 64948 Aspen Grove Road Enterprise, OR 97828

Cultivating a life through Grassland Ecology- Dr. James P Muir

Dr. Jim Muir is a Grasslands Ecologist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center. He is an accomplished researcher, world traveler, mentor, and dear friend. Jim talks about growing up a in Africa and Portugal and the different perspective that brings to his life. He has found connections all over the world though science and gives his advice to those seeking to go into academia. It was lovely to chat with someone so passionate about their job, welcome Jim!

Finding his way; a career in contract forestry- Kyle

We welcome Kyle to the show! So fortunate to sit down with him and get to talk about his career in contract forestry. Coming from the midwest Kyle was lucky to grow up in the land of lakes but was eager to explore the PNW. After college he made his way to the west and found various jobs working as a forester, living out of his car and exploring numerous national forests. Kyle has made a living performing surveys, most notably the Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) surveys for local national forests. He shares some of his most notable growing moments in his career and fine tuning his survey skills. We hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. If you are in need of elk, deer, or cat skull cleaning see below: Lily Barnes- Skull cleaning Contact information: 208-892-4454 , holm7983@gmail.com [holm7983@gmail.com]

Season 1 Finale

Maddy and Katherine give lessons learned and recap the first season of DDR. Life and podcast updates. Thanks for listening!