39 min listen
Stewarding Winter
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
With more of us recreating on our winter snowscapes, how can we improve partnerships with land managers and other users to educate the growing number of winter recreationists? How can land managers help us reduce our collective impact on the lands where we recreate?
SPEAKER BIOS:
Tyler Ray: Tyler is an outdoor recreation attorney and advocate based in New Hampshire. He is the founder of Backyard Concept, LLC, and co-founder of Granite Backcountry Alliance, a WWA Grassroots Group pioneering the use of active forest glading as a winter recreation management tool on National Forest lands in New Hampshire and Maine. Tyler is also co-founder, with WWA, of the Ski Kind brand.
Anne Gaspar: Previously a USFS Wilderness Ranger, Timber Stand Improvement team member, Canada Lynx researcher, and Trails Coordinator on the White River National Forest, Anne is now the Program Manager for Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area and Hut Master for Summit Huts Association.
Shane Tulp: Shane has led a USFS Backcountry Trail Crew for the past 6 summers and has been a Snow Ranger for the Ouray and Grand Valley Ranger Districts for the past 3 winters via Colorado Mountain Club. He is also a Great American Outdoors Act Coordinator for the USFS in Gunnison, CO.
RESOURCES:
Granite Backcountry Alliance
Backyard Concept
Great American Outdoors Act
Colorado Mountain Club
Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area
Vail Pass Task Force
White River National Forest
Snow Rangers
Red Mountain Pass
RIMS App
Backcountry Film Festival
Ski Kind
SPONSORS:
Outdoor Alliance
The Mighty Arrow Family Foundation
REI
Denali Arts Council
TRANSCRIPTS:
(click here)
CREDITS:
Produced/Edited by Tess Goodwin
Co-hosted by David Page
Co-hosted and Directed by Emily Scott
Music by Rattlesnake Preachers feat. Kerry McClay
SPEAKER BIOS:
Tyler Ray: Tyler is an outdoor recreation attorney and advocate based in New Hampshire. He is the founder of Backyard Concept, LLC, and co-founder of Granite Backcountry Alliance, a WWA Grassroots Group pioneering the use of active forest glading as a winter recreation management tool on National Forest lands in New Hampshire and Maine. Tyler is also co-founder, with WWA, of the Ski Kind brand.
Anne Gaspar: Previously a USFS Wilderness Ranger, Timber Stand Improvement team member, Canada Lynx researcher, and Trails Coordinator on the White River National Forest, Anne is now the Program Manager for Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area and Hut Master for Summit Huts Association.
Shane Tulp: Shane has led a USFS Backcountry Trail Crew for the past 6 summers and has been a Snow Ranger for the Ouray and Grand Valley Ranger Districts for the past 3 winters via Colorado Mountain Club. He is also a Great American Outdoors Act Coordinator for the USFS in Gunnison, CO.
RESOURCES:
Granite Backcountry Alliance
Backyard Concept
Great American Outdoors Act
Colorado Mountain Club
Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area
Vail Pass Task Force
White River National Forest
Snow Rangers
Red Mountain Pass
RIMS App
Backcountry Film Festival
Ski Kind
SPONSORS:
Outdoor Alliance
The Mighty Arrow Family Foundation
REI
Denali Arts Council
TRANSCRIPTS:
(click here)
CREDITS:
Produced/Edited by Tess Goodwin
Co-hosted by David Page
Co-hosted and Directed by Emily Scott
Music by Rattlesnake Preachers feat. Kerry McClay
Released:
Jan 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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