Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) 2026 Conference

Charlie Booher is a consultant at Watershed Results who specializes in natural resource conflict resolution. He has the great privilege of representing some of this country’s oldest, largest, and most generous conservation organizations in Helena, Montana and in Washington, D.C... Read More →

Land is a 5th generation Montanan quite literally born into conservation. From a young age Land got his hands dirty and his feet wet in the wilds of his home state while simultaneously being surrounded by conservation conversations led by his parents and many other leaders of the... Read More →

Aaron Field serves as the Director of Private Lands Conservation for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, where he works to meet TRCP's mission of "guaranteeing all Americans quality places to hunt and fish" by improving habitat and increasing recreational access on America's... Read More →

Ben Gubits grew up exploring the red rocks and mountain landscapes of Colorado, spending his childhood skiing, snowboarding, fly fishing, and developing a lifelong connection to the outdoors. His time studying in Durango deepened both his love for wild places and his commitment to... Read More →

Mark Oliva is the Managing Director for Public Affairs at the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (NSSF), the firearm industry’s trade association. He is responsible for NSSF’s communications on policy, government relations and legislative issues.

Prior to joining NSSF, Mark served 25 years in the Marine Corps, joining in 1991 and retiring in 2017 at rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant. Mark served in Public Affairs in the Marine Corps including a tour as a staff writer for Stars and Stripes newspaper on Okinawa, Japan. Mark... Read More →

Amy Kapp focuses on telling the story of America’s trails and their impact as the editorial director of Rails to Trails Conservancy and editor-in-chief of Rails to Trails magazine and the TrailBlog. Since joining RTC in 2013, she has also helped produce and edit 15+ trail guidebooks focusing on different regions of the United States through a partnership with Wilderness Press. Prior experiences include serving as a writer and editor, communications strategist, and print and digital... Read More →

Lefty Ray supplies photos and feature stories to a variety of clients and publications. He specializes in anything to do with a fly rod or a shotgun. His workshops and slideshows focus on practical methods used everyday in his photography. His clients have included Beretta, Remington... Read More →