Covering the Outdoors with Lisa Ballard

National Wildlife Federation Outdoors

Aaron and Bill sit down with renowned outdoor media personality, Lisa Ballard. Lisa is a professional skier, hunter, angler, outdoor writer, Emmy-winning TV producer, and two-time Ruger North American sporting clays champion who has traveled the world skiing, hunting, fishing, and covering the outdoors. We cover her career, the unique opportunities and challenges she has faced as a woman, how her media work led her to conservation, RAWA, and climate issue she’s experienced at home and while traveling.

https://www.lisaballardoutdoors.com/densmoredesigns.html

http://nwf.org/Outdoors/Blog/06-30-2021-Recovering-Americas-Wildlife

https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Policy/Recovering-Americas-Wildlife-Act

Show notes:

1:00 – Aaron and Bill discuss their recent journey together in Tennessee through the area where the tornado recently destroyed large areas of the state.

3:10 – Intro and background on Lisa Ballard.

4:25 – What Lisa has been doing outside recently.

8:10 -- How Lisa got into the outdoor media world! From professionally skiing to PBS!

10:00 -- Story about making a film about teaching a bird dog how to hunt.

14:30 -- That first moment Lisa knew she was going to be paid to work outside… the real reward is bringing the outdoors to other people.

19:18 -- How does one become a Lisa Ballard in these days? How does one become an outdoor media professional in 2021? Speak well. Record well. Write well. Know your outdoor skills!

12:41 -- The path to competitive shooting.

25:03 – Mentorship.

26:09 -- Advice for men listening who are planning on taking a woman out hunting (for the first time). Make sure it’s warm and dry… bring snacks… be mindful of time. This advice goes for both men and women!

28:57 -- Rifle and shotgun advice for women.

31:20 -- Artemis Sportswomen shout out & short message for their podcast.

33:06 -- Lisa’s evolution in the outdoor world as a woman. How have things changed?

“When you are hunting, you really are part of your natural surroundings and women really connect to that emotionally”

37:26 -- The journey to conservation and Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.

41:16 – Climate Change and Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.

44:31 -- In Montana, where Lisa is from, what would Recovering America’s Wildlife Act look like. Extreme drought, extreme wildlife, extreme fishing restrictions…

47:54 -- State agencies have limited resources; getting them some additional help through Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will be huge. Good for the bird, good for the herd!

50:36 -- Lisa reflects on climate change from the perspective of a hunter, angler, skier and overall professional outdoors woman. For starters, what she has noticed by documenting glacier recession around the world.

55:50 – A skier’s perspective on climate change and a reflection on how WEIRD the climate trends have been.

1:00:00 – Parting comment from Lisa Ballard: GET OUTDOORS!

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