Emerging

Lower Snake River Special with Eric Crawford of Trout Unlimited

This is an exciting episode because it is the first of a two part series about the Lower Snake River and the four dams preventing wild salmon and steelhead from living in their natural habitat. The Snake River is currently seeing its worst return of salmon and steelhead in over 200 years and the time to take action is now. Removal of the four dams on the Lower Snake is the only option left and Eric Crawford of TU explains it perfectly in this episode. We talked about why the dams need to be removed, how this will be done and how you can help. Here is the TU landing page to learn more about the issue and take action to help these wild salmon and steelhead populations. 

 

We hope you enjoy the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss, or people you want to hear from, shoot us an email at 5rivers@tu.org. Stay tuned for part two with the Youth Salmon Protectors coming soon! 

Season 2 Episode 5 with Hannah Leonard of Sporting Lead Free

On this episode of Emerging, Libby and I talked to Hannah Leonard of Sporting Lead Free. Sporting Lead-Free is a non-political, educational initiative working to reduce inadvertent lead consumption by wildlife and people through the voluntary choice of lead-free ammunition and tackle. Hannah is the outreach coordinator for this awesome organization and she has some incredible stories and passion for this issue. Be sure to check out the episode to learn more! 

Here are the links we mentioned in the show... 

Sporting Lead Free overview video 

Resources page to find lead free alternatives 

We hope you enjoy the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss, or people you want to hear from, shoot us an email at 5rivers@tu.org 

 

Season 2 Episode 4 with Andrew Reichardt of NCC-TU

If you are hoping to increase youth engagement in your local TU chapter or want to get more beginners into your club, this episode is definitely for you! On this episode of Emerging, Libby and I talked to Andrew Reichardt from the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited. This is one of the oldest TU chapters and has some incredible history. One of the coolest aspects of this history is their recent initiative to increase youth engagement in Trout Unlimited. They have a great film called TUrnaround coming out soon so keep your eyes out for that. Here is a link to NCC-TU's website. 

The fisheries discussed in this episode are the traditional lands of the Piscataway, Pamunkey, Nentego (Nanichoke), Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Monacan, and Powhatan people. Click here to learn more.

We hope you enjoy the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss, or people you want to hear from, shoot us an email at 5rivers@tu.org 

Season 2 Episode 3 with The Mayfly Project

For this episode of Emerging, Libby and I chatted with Jess Westbrook and Kaitlin Barnhart of The Mayfly Project. The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) national organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor and support children in foster care. We discussed what they do and how you can help! Check out the links below to get connected with them. 

 

The Mayfly Project website

Project locations

Dr. Wallace Nichols

 

We hope you enjoy the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss, or people you want to hear from, shoot us an email at 5rivers@tu.org

Season 2 Episode 2 with Nick Halle of Trout Unlimited

On this episode of Emerging we sat down with Nick Halle the Volunteer Operations Coordinator for Trout Unlimited. He lives up in Missoula Montana so we discussed the recent crisis on the Madison River, his work with TU, fishing out West and much more. 

As discussed in the show, here is the link to an article Nick wrote about the Madison River crisis. Also, this link will connect you with your local TU chapter. 

We hope you enjoyed the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss or people you want to hear from shoot us an email at 5rivers@tu.org

Welcome to Season 2 of Emerging!

Ep. 17 Season 1 Finale

Well, 2021 was quite the year. It was an honor to start up this podcast and bring on some amazing guests for you this past year. I will be forever grateful to all of you listeners and to 5 Rivers. Stay tuned for Season 2 starting up in August with your new host, Cliff Watson. It's been quite the ride.

- Joseph 

Ep. 16 Simms Fishing Products CEO - Casey Sheahan

For this episode of Emerging, we got a chance to chat with Simms CEO, Casey Sheahan, about Simms, conservation, and a little about fishing. As always, the music is by the Wright Brothers. 

Ep. 15 Huge Fly Fisherman

For this episode, we got a chance to talk with Ben Sittig, aka, Huge Fly Fisherman. Ben is a great dude and we had a great conversation about everything Huge. Make sure to check Ben out on Instagram and Youtube to follow him on his adventures. As always the music is brought to you by the Wright Brothers. 

Ep. 14 Captains For Clean Water

We were joined by Capt. Chris Whittman from Captains for Clean Water to talk about the ongoing water crisis in Florida. Since this episode was recorded, the disaster at Piney Point has occurred. We urge you to take a look at Captains for Clean Water's resources about the disaster and continue to educate yourself on the issues in Florida. As always, the great music is by the Wright Brothers.