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John Waldron is Executive Director of the NY Chapter of the Brotherhood of the Junglecock (that's a bird who's feathers where once highly prized for fly tying if you were wondering!).  For over 25 years, the NY Chapter of BOJC has provided high quality fly-fishing and conservation-focused education to thousands of kids - many of them completing the seven year program and achieving the status of graduating in our Masters program, usually in their late teens. Our annual Campfire is our once a year, three-day event that is well supervised, safe, and most importantly - designed to for fun and learning at the same time. We've literally had generations of kids come through our program and become adults who cherish the world of fly-fishing and are keenly aware of their role in keeping our fisheries in excellent health for generations to enjoy. For many families and sponsors, the NY BOJC annual campfire is a calendared event each year! If you have kids ages 5 - 17, we encourage you to contact us about our program and look forward to seeing you at our 2022 Annual Campfire - we are celebrating 25 years of service in 2022. For more information: www.nybojc.org For more information on DirksOutdoors: www.dirksoutdoors.com Email us at: [email protected]

Much of the outdoors - especially in hunting - has been long dominated by rural, non-diverse groups.  Conservation and outdoor opportunities like hunting and fishing - depends wholly on future generations to support and actively influence them.  So the effort is on among many outdoor-oriented organizations who are recognizing the need to have hunting and other outdoor activities reflect the diversity of our great country.   Great interview here with Hank Forester, Director of Hunting for the NDA and a newly recruited and urban based hunter, Avery Toledo - who lives in the NYC area and through an NDA-sponsored event - has discovered the adventures of hunting and the greater outdoors.   Avery shares his path to hunting and how it has impacted his life - and gives us hope that we can open the outdoors and the opportunities it presents  - to those who live in urban areas around our country.  Very inspiring indeed!  For more information:  www.deerassociation.com  For more on DirksOutdoors: www.dirksoutdoors.com Email: [email protected]

When he is not practicing medicine - Dr. Worthing can be found either teaching, guiding or just on the water somewhere with his tenkara fly rod in hand.  He is also an outdoor writer and has contributed may articles on the subject of Tenkara - including some great articles that found there way into the books: Tenkara Fly Fishing and Tenkara Kebari.   He is a foremost and well-known Tenkara fishing guide - and has partnered with two other exceptional Tenkara guides - EriK Ostrander and John Vetterli.  The trio formed Tenkara Guides LLC (www.tenkaraguides.com) which provides an array of tenkara teaching and guiding services in  the USA.  Great interview where we discuss all things Tenkara - so if you want a solid update on Tenkara - this is the interview.  Enjoy!  Where to find Dr. Rob Worthing: www.tenkaraguides.com  Where to find DirksOutdoors:  www.dirksoutdoors.com Email: [email protected]

Our recent interview with Aaron Kindle - Director of Sporting Advocacy with the National Wildlife Federation.  Great interview on key NWF initiatives and how people can learn about and support them.   Be informed.  Get Involved.  Make a difference.  The future of Conservation depends on it. www.nwf.org www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

This is a second interview on the issue of crowding on the Delaware River system for trout anglers.  It all started with the blog post  that I caught from John Clark: Here's the link to the blog post that started us on this discussion path: https://bucketlistangler.com/the-delicate-question-of-whether-to-govern-boat-traffic-the-west-branch-of-the-delaware/ In this podcast, we give John a chance to explain his position on the issue of crowding - especially boat traffic - on the Upper Delaware River system, one of the best wild trout fisheries on the east coast of the United States. www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

Bill Connors is one of the best outdoor writers here in NYS  and his columns continue provide all of us great points of view and information on the constantly changing hunting & fishing landscape.  We cover a lot of territory - so don't miss this great interview! www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

Join me as my son Dan and I discuss all matters about the state-of-fly fishing today.  The popularity of fly fishing is creating all kinds of issues - and access and crowding is one of them.  www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

Ben Furimsky is determined to overcome the impacts to his annual production of The Fly Fishing Show (www.flyfishingshow.com) from 2020.  Great interview with Ben discussing how the Fly Fishing Show 2022 will be a spectacular return to the fly fishing industry stage.  Great insights on what it really takes to put on a mulit-state show - one of the world's largest fly fishing shows.  www.flyfishingshow.com www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

Before coming to Trout Unlimited in September 2001, Chris Wood served as the senior policy and communications advisor to the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service where he helped protect 58 million acres of publicly owned land. Chris began his career as a temporary employee with the Forest Service in Idaho and also worked for the Fish and Wildlife program of the Bureau of Land Management.  He is the author and co-author of numerous papers and articles and three books including, Watershed Restoration: Principles and Practices (AFS 1997), From Conquest to Conservation: Our Public Land Legacy (Island Press, 2003), and My Healthy Stream: A handbook for streamside owners (Trout Unlimited and Aldo Leopold Foundation, 2013). www.tu.org www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

Yes, that Laurie Dirkx with an "x"!  Outdoor photographer and writer Laurie Dirkx spent some time with us on the DirksOutdoors Radio Show to share her tips and insights on taking better outdoor photos.  Taking better than average outdoor photos is not an easy trick but Laurie put us all at ease with her tips for doing it better.  Great show, great insights!  You can find Laurie at www.lauriedirkx.com 

Pure Fishing is one of the leading fishing companies in the U.S. and the world with a host of great brands almost every angler knows and/or is fishing with.  Brands like Fenwick, Penn, Berkley, Ugly Stick, Fin Nor, Van Staal, and now - reintroducing the venerable British brand - Greys.   Jim Murphy wouldn't say this about himself but we will: he's an industry icon in many ways.  For one, he's been actively in the fly fishing business for over 30+ years and is not slowing down in any way.  I didn't know this until our interview but he created the value priced Redington brand of fly rods - and basically created a new middle ground for high quality but affordably priced rods.  He knows fly fishing because he lives and breathes it. We were fortunate to corner him not long ago and get his perspectives on the industry, tackle technology, and how Greys is working to establish itself as a leading brand for innovative, quality rods at price points many seasoned and new anglers can afford.   For more information on Greys: www.purefishing.com www.dirksoutdoors.com email: [email protected]

Aaron Leonard is on a mission: finding ways to help veterans gain access to wide range of outdoor activities and places where they can find solace, friendship and a healing relationship with the great outdoors. Working for the Sierra Club - one of America's largest and oldest organizations focusing on preserving the outdoors for current and future generations - Leonard makes the it happen.  He worked with a larger group to bring about the Outdoor Rx Act for NYS.  The act is a downpayment for helping current and future generations of vets gain benefit from the outdoors.  In this interview, Leonard explains his role, what the Outdoor Rx Act can do and the future of veteran access and education about the wonders of our great American outdoors.  Sierra Club Military Outdoors:  www.sierraclub.org Contact Aaron Leonard: [email protected] www.dirksoutdoors.com Email: [email protected]