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Electric Election Roadtrip: Brian Yablonski on Private Conservation

  • Brian Yablonski
  • The American Conservation Coalition (ACC) is touring the nation on its “Electric Election Roadtrip” to discover the innovators addressing our most pressing environmental challenges.

    PERC’s CEO Brian Yablonski sat down with Benji Baker, founder and president of ACC, to discuss private approaches to conservation from forest management to wildlife conservation. Ted Turner’s Flying D Ranch provided the perfect backdrop to discuss the conservation benefits of private lands. The two discuss the value of hands-on conservation management and the importance of empowering local knowledge for the benefit of our wild places.

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    • Brian Yablonski
      • Chief Executive Officer

      Brian Yablonski is the chief executive officer of PERC and the former chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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