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Sunday August 23, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
With just three months to go until the midterms, editors will be looking for timely and in-depth stories about the issues that will dominate the news cycle. This panel will bring together policy experts and advocates from around the outdoor, conservation, and climate space to discuss what’s at stake as Americans head to the polls in November.
Speakers
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Land Tawney

Co-chair, American Hunters & Anglers Action Network
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 →
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Aaron Field

Director of Private Lands Conservation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP)
Aaron Field joined the TRCP as director of private lands conservation in June of 2022.Previously, Aaron worked with North Dakota State University Extension and the North Dakota State Soil Conservation Committee as a leadership development specialist focusing on Soil Conservation District... Read More →
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Ben Gubits

VP - Advocacy and Campaigns, Protect Our Winters

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Mark Oliva

Managing Director, Public Affairs, National Shooting Sports Foundation
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 →
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Amy Kapp

Editorial Director/Editor-in-Chief, Rails to Trails Conservancy/ President of Outdoor Writers Association of America, Rails to Trails Conservancy

Sunday August 23, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
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