{"id":24017,"date":"2025-01-15T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-conservation-district-announces-its-new-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:46:07","slug":"mancos-conservation-district-announces-its-new-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-conservation-district-announces-its-new-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos Conservation District announces its new podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The cover art of the Mancos Conservation District\u2019s new podcast, \u201cDistrict Dialogues.\u201d (Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

To reach more people and to, among other things, educate community members on exactly what the Mancos Conservation District is and does, it\u2019s starting a podcast called \u201cDistrict Dialogues: A Conservation Podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first episode will be out Friday, Jan. 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to come up with a new, unique way that we could share some conservation stories,\u201d said Sensa Wolcott, the district\u2019s watershed coordinator and \u201cidea person\u201d behind the podcast.<\/p>\n

The benefit of a podcast, Wolcott said, is \u201cthat people could utilize it on their own time and not have to go somewhere at a specific date and specific time to participate and learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

The challenge is that \u201cnone of us have made one before,\u201d Wolcott said.<\/p>\n

To make it happen, then, there was a lot of groundwork and many questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike how do you edit it,\u201d said Reese Greenbaum, an AmeriCorps member at the district who\u2019s done a lot of the \u201cgrunt work\u201d in making the project a reality. \u201cAnd the different posting sites. I thought it was just posted places, I didn\u2019t know it was that complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe editing I knew would be complicated,\u201d Greenbaum said.<\/p>\n

Starting Jan. 24, it\u2019ll be available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and the Mancos Conservation District website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The plan is to launch an episode quarterly, and send it out with their newsletter. So if you\u2019re interested, subscribe to their emails<\/a> to know when they post a new episode.<\/p>\n

Though the podcast market is certainly established and it may feel like \u201ceveryone has one,\u201d they\u2019re \u201ctrying really hard to make it interesting enough where it\u2019s targeted to who we want listening,\u201d said Taylor Schultz, the education and outreach coordinator at the Mancos Conservation District, who also is working on the podcast.<\/p>\n

And so they\u2019re bringing in a variety of speakers from all different \u201cstakeholder groups\u201d across Montezuma County who will \u201ctell their stories about conservation,\u201d while someone from the conservation district hosts and spearheads the conversation, Wolcott said.<\/p>\n

The first episode will cover what a conservation district is and why they were created.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll also delve into why they\u2019re doing a podcast in the first place \u2013 what a special district is and give an overview of Mancos Conservation District\u2019s upcoming year, Schultz said.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Wolcott said other episodes will cover a range of topics like soil health and agricultural land and how they\u2019re interrelated, or forest and watershed health, and water conservation.<\/p>\n

A larger theme is the level of collaboration in and around Mancos, and how critical these partnerships are.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work closely with private landowners and ag producers, but we also work with federal landowners and tribal entities,\u201d said Wolcott. \u201cI think showing that collaborative effort and showing how everyone is working together to conserve natural resources in our area is really one of the highlights I would like to bring out.\u201d<\/p>\n

And though the stories may be Montezuma County-specific, it doesn\u2019t mean they \u201cdon\u2019t tie to bigger issues. But we really want to focus on that local aspect and bringing those stories out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolcott said telling stories is something she first got interested in during her graduate work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people aspect is a really important part of conservation,\u201d said Wolcott. \u201cI got really interested in using stories and telling stories to inspire people to care more about their natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

The podcast project is made possible by an education and outreach grant the Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded to the conservation district about six months ago.<\/p>\n

In addition to the podcast, that grant is supporting \u201ca slew of activities,\u201d like climate-smart workshops, their annual water festival, a movie night and BBQ, and some other educational activities like field trips and lessons at schools, Schultz said.<\/p>\n

Wolcott said she hopes people take away this \u201cIdea of connecting to our natural resources and conservation on a more personal level,\u201d and Schultz is \u201cexcited to highlight all the different programs that MCD has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not in-the-know on our Facebook page, it\u2019s like we\u2019re just another office in Mancos,\u201d Schultz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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