Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 927 is my conversation with Travis Thompson, conservationist and executive director of All Florida. Travis is a fifth-generation Floridian who founded All Florida about three years ago to work on conservation at the state level. We get into the conservation work he does, why hunters and anglers had been left out of those conversations, and Florida's Amendment 2. We are not here to tell you how to vote, but to lay out what is at stake so you can decide for yourself.
Listen now: Spotify · the Tom Rowland Podcast feed.
Travis Thompson is a conservationist and the executive director of All Florida, a conservation organization he founded about three years ago. A fifth-generation Floridian whose father worked for the state, he grew up snook fishing, deer hunting, and at turkey camp, and works on conservation issues at the state level on behalf of hunters, anglers, and all Floridians.
All Florida is a conservation organization founded by Travis Thompson to work on conservation issues at the state level. Travis describes it deliberately as a conservation organization rather than only a sportsman's organization, looking at all aspects of conservation, from springs to cattle ranches and citrus groves, while making sure hunters and anglers have a seat at the table.
Amendment 2 is a Florida ballot measure addressed in this episode. Travis explains the considerations behind a yes or no vote so listeners can make their own decision. The podcast does not advocate for either side, but lays out why anyone who holds a fishing or hunting license would benefit from understanding it.
Travis says he noticed a major uptick in conservation conversations happening at the state level that hunters and anglers were being left out of, not intentionally, but because they had stopped asking to be at the table. He founded All Florida to make sure that perspective, which once led those conversations, is represented again.
Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 927 with Travis Thompson is available on Spotify and the Tom Rowland Podcast feed.
I wanted Travis on because he is doing the unglamorous work that actually protects the places we love to fish and hunt. He is a fifth-generation Floridian who grew up snook fishing and at turkey camp, and he turned that love into an organization that fights for conservation at the state level. This Anglers Unite conversation matters because hunters and anglers have been left out of decisions that affect us, and Travis is working to change that. I wanted listeners informed, not told how to vote.
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Travis explains why he founded All Florida about three years ago and chose to frame it as a conservation organization, not just a sportsman's group. He gets into what that distinction means. Hear it in the episode.
Travis describes the uptick in state-level conservation conversations happening without hunters and anglers, and why that happened. He explains how to get that voice back. Listen to that section of the conversation.
Travis walks through the case for voting yes or no on Florida's Amendment 2 without telling you which way to go. He lays out what is at stake for license holders. Press play in the player above.
Travis talks about being a fifth-generation Floridian who never left the state on vacation, falling in love with the springs, ranches, citrus groves, and fishing. He explains how that shapes his conservation work. Worth hearing in full.
Listen to the full conversation: Spotify · the Tom Rowland Podcast feed.
What I respect about Travis is that he is not waiting for someone else to protect the things he loves. He built an organization and got to work at the level where decisions actually get made.
Whatever you decide on Amendment 2, you should understand it, and this conversation will help. Press play in the player above, or find Episode 927 on Spotify and the Tom Rowland Podcast feed.
Travis Thompson · All Florida · Amendment 2 · Anglers Unite · Florida · Tom Rowland (host)
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Travis Thompson is a conservationist and the executive director of All Florida, a conservation organization he founded to work on state-level conservation issues. A fifth-generation Floridian who grew up snook fishing, deer hunting, and at turkey camp, he created All Florida to ensure hunters and anglers have a voice in the conservation conversations shaping the state, addressing everything from springs and water quality to cattle ranches and citrus groves.
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