Ep 104: Working Against the Current

In this week's episode, Jason talks with Drew YoungeDyke. Drew is the Director of Conservation Partnerships for the National Wildlife Federation Great Lakes Regional Center, strengthening the federation’s partnerships with independent affiliate conservation organizations in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, as well as managing media outreach and communications for the region. Drew grew up in Central Lake, northern Michigan, near Lake Michigan, Torch Lake, and the Chain of Lakes. He graduated from Michigan State University’s James Madison College with a BA in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy and earned his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.

Drew serves on the board of the Northern Michigan Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, 2% for Conservation, the Pigeon River Country State Forest Advisory Council, and is a member of multiple conservation and environmental organizations. He is also an outdoor writer, published in National Wildlife magazine and multiple regional outdoor magazines, earning several awards in craft for writing, video production, and podcasting from the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and 2% for Conservation.

When he is not doing all that, Drew lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife Michele and son Noah, and spends his time fishing, paddling, camping, surfing, cross-country skiing, trail running, hiking, hunting, skateboarding, and training in his garage gym.

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